It's crystal clear folks. The virus killed millions, so Bhattacharya's comment that "the extraordinary measures being carried out in cities and states around the country are surely justified" is valid.

When he made the statement the global death toll was under 400,000, and his comment that "projections of the death toll could plausibly be orders of magnitude too high" turned out to be wrong.

Jay Bhattacharya, May 24, 2020 "If it’s true that the novel coronavirus would kill millions without shelter-in-place orders and quarantines, then the extraordinary measures being carried out in cities and states around the country are surely justified. But there’s little evidence to confirm that premise—and projections of the death toll could plausibly be orders of magnitude too high." https://www.wsj.com/articles/is-the-coronavirus-as-deadly-as-they-say-11585088464

Global death toll May 2020: 390,000

Global death toll today: 6,800,000

I hope this doesn't confuse her further, but I'm not optimistic.

It's crystal clear folks. The virus killed millions, so Bhattacharya's comment that "the extraordinary measures being carried out in cities and states around the country are surely justified" is valid.

When he made the statement the global death toll was well under 400,000, and his comment that "projections of the death toll could plausibly be orders of magnitude too high" turned out to be wrong.

Jay Bhattacharya, May 24, 2020 "If it’s true that the novel coronavirus would kill millions without shelter-in-place orders and quarantines, then the extraordinary measures being carried out in cities and states around the country are surely justified. But there’s little evidence to confirm that premise—and projections of the death toll could plausibly be orders of magnitude too high." https://www.wsj.com/articles/is-the-coronavirus-as-deadly-as-they-say-11585088464

Global death toll May 2020: 390,000

Global death toll today: 6,800,000

I hope this doesn't confuse her further, but I'm not optimistic.