The CDC released new death rate estimates for the coronavirus. Many scientists say they’re too low.

The CDC released new death rate estimates for the coronavirus. Many scientists say they’re too low.

“This is terrible. This is way too optimistic,” Andrew Noymer, an associate professor of population health at the University of California at Irvine, told BuzzFeed News, adding, “With this document, the CDC is determined to smash its credibility with the public health community of which it is supposedly a leader.”