[maxlamb]

Yes, I’m sure lots of people in Italy, Paris and Madrid wishes they had spent more time/energy challenging the notion that ventilators are important as they are letting hundreds of people die every day because of the lack of ventilators. /s

[chrisseaton]

I can't understand this point of view. It's more important than ever to put out good, accurate data and to help the public understand what is going on.

Also - what happens if something changes and now literally 20% of people do require ventilation? You won't be able to get that message across now because that's what they already think and the message won't be any change to readers!