Former CDC director Chen Tzay-jinn points out that while at present the death rate from SARS is about 10-20 %, this could be a serious overestimate.
和涂醒哲同時離職的前任疾病管制局局長陳再晉指出，目前雖說 SARS 可能病患的死亡率約在百分之十至二十間，然而這個比例可能嚴重高估。