SCIENTISTS SAY NEW, LOWER CDC ESTIMATES OF COVID-19’S SEVERITY ARE OPTIMISTIC

Prominent scientists have warned of a grim future for the coronavirus pandemic, while President Donald Trump has said the virus will “go away,” even without a vaccine.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is splitting the difference.

The nation’s top public health authority this week posted scientific parameters that show its earlier view of the pandemic — considered too rosy by some experts — has gotten even rosier.

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