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2023-02-11 22:38:05 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 0DBF5C25AC70256A60004A4568BAB49EDAC48B4773F8FC3024B1E155AF4C7791
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In March 2020, Norfolk Group member Jay Bhattacharya predicted that COVID-19 would only kill 20,000 to 40,000 Americans. https://www.wsj.com/articles/is-the-coronavirus-as-deadly-as-they-say-11585088464 As of Feb 11, 2023, excess deaths in the U.S.A. from the COVID-19 pandemic exceeds 1.2 million, >300x higher than Dr. Bhattacharya's prediction. https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nvss/vsrr/covid19/excess_deaths.htm
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