His February Essay matched his public comments at the time. Not much was known yet and they obviously didn’t trust information coming out of china. And I think they were also trying to placate the public. Something the public doesn’t need nor appreciates.
By March 11, They had better data out of non China countries, and they realized that this really was 10 times worse than the flu. And that was reflected in Dr. Fouci’s comments. And he even framed those comments of :ten times more lethal than the seasonal flu” as a way for Americans to get their heads around this.
Which public comments?
By March 11, They had better data out of non China countries, and they realized that this really was 10 times worse than the flu.
Could be. I hope Dr. Fauci takes the opportunity of this 'formal' publication to explicitly clarify his Feb 28 statement.