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This gets to the government's central messaging problem, and it starts with Trump.

85 percent of people infected have "mild to moderate symptoms."

But if enough people are infected, that can still mean catastrophe. 15 percent of X denominator will be critically sick or die.
We are all staying at home and canceling events to protect them and to avoid overwhelming our hospitals.
And for some, "mild" won't feel so mild:
It's tough to hold conflicting ideas in one's head:

Most of us will be OK; This is a national health crisis.

But I think it's not too much to ask that the president be able to grasp this logic.
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