Health
Use of “normal” risk to improve understanding of dangers of covid-19 – The BMJ
Accumulating data on deaths from covid-19 show an association with age that closely matches the “normal” risk we all face. Explaining risk in this way could help people understand and manage their response, says David Spiegelhalter
As covid-19 turns from a …

- David Spiegelhalter, chair1
- 1Winton Centre for Risk and Evidence Communication, Statistical Laboratory Centre for Mathematical Sciences, Cambridge, UK
- david{at}statslab.cam.ac.uk
Accumulating data on deaths from covid-19 show an association with age that closely matches the normal risk we all face. Explaining risk in this way could help people understand and manage their response, says David Spiegelhalter
As covid-19 turns from a societal t…
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