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Scott Gottlieb, MD 🇺🇸@ScottGottliebMD

This is cumulate growth in #COVID19 cases on Diamond Princess post forced quarantine vs. cumulative growth in Hubei cases from time zero of Wuhan’s forced quarantine Jan 23. It’s a crude graphic we created, so interpret very cautiously, but gives some insight into relative spread

367 likes29 repliesPosted Feb 13, 2020

View the original on X Written by Scott Gottlieb, MD 🇺🇸. Captured Sep 4, 2026.

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Leads with a specific number, which is concrete enough to be worth a second of attention.
Written from experience rather than as advice, which is harder to argue with.
Short enough to read in full without expanding, which removes a step before the point lands.

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Hook: Leads with a number
Structure: Hook → Landing
Style: Conversational paragraphs at a steady pace.
Tone: corporate
Written for: Growth and marketing teams

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1/n #COVID19 hits older, vulnerable adults hardest. But there’s also data suggesting some disproportionate impact on younger adults when viewed relative to #flu. We compare hospitalizations by age from this China COVID19 data set to rates in U.S. for flu t.co

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