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BREAKING: In a very concerning statement, the @CDCgov now says people exposed to COVID-19 do not need to get tested.
This is incomprehensible at almost every level. Will report back after a couple convos. Follow if interested. https://apple.news/AReXfBQh9TPGjhPZmnVjs4Q">https://apple.news/AReXfBQh9...
This is incomprehensible at almost every level. Will report back after a couple convos. Follow if interested. https://apple.news/AReXfBQh9TPGjhPZmnVjs4Q">https://apple.news/AReXfBQh9...
As I go through these conversations I am trying really hard not to bring my biases into the conversation.
I will share what I know in 30 minutes right here.
I will share what I know in 30 minutes right here.
In an hour, I have not been able to find one legitimate interpretation of what& #39;s been done.
So I will tell you what I think and others think: we will report much lower cases and soon report higher hospitalizations and deaths.
And it gets worse.
So I will tell you what I think and others think: we will report much lower cases and soon report higher hospitalizations and deaths.
And it gets worse.
To review what the CDC did:
-They said asymptomatic people exposed to COVID no longer need to be tested
-They also said people who travel into the country or interstate from high prevelence areas should not be quarantined
-They said asymptomatic people exposed to COVID no longer need to be tested
-They also said people who travel into the country or interstate from high prevelence areas should not be quarantined
Today we test about 10% of people infected and detect 3% of spread. That will get even worse. Counties will stop testing. Our visibility into the pandemic will decrease.
Super-spreaders will go undetected.
Super-spreaders will go undetected.
80% who get COVID don& #39;t know where they got it. 40% of people are asymptomatic, 1/2 of transmissions occur before symptoms occur. We do a poor job testing these people but Saliva Direct & other new innovations are designed to make that easier & cheaper.
So why did they do this? Here are some fragments:
-The CDC has historically has entirely career scientists with one exception, the Director. In the past, that was a public health expert.
-Trump has 5 political people inside the CDC which is unprecedented.
-The CDC has historically has entirely career scientists with one exception, the Director. In the past, that was a public health expert.
-Trump has 5 political people inside the CDC which is unprecedented.
-The scientific answer is no longer the best answer.
-Koch Brothers& #39; people have been involved in working with the White House on CDC guidelines-- on schools. I wouldn& #39;t be surprised if they had their hand at this too.
-Koch Brothers& #39; people have been involved in working with the White House on CDC guidelines-- on schools. I wouldn& #39;t be surprised if they had their hand at this too.
The political benefit for Trump to doing this I can imagine would be in his mind:
-Schools don& #39;t have sufficient tests. The cases requiring in person opening were lost. This could be a next move.
-Colleges: no reason to test, no reason not to let people travel in
-Schools don& #39;t have sufficient tests. The cases requiring in person opening were lost. This could be a next move.
-Colleges: no reason to test, no reason not to let people travel in
-Travel is a driver in the economy. Quarantines prevent that. Also hotels. Who owns hotels?
-His base likes to see him bully the deep state. This isn& #39;t that disguised
You could think of 10 other possible reasons. I& #39;ve had none of those verified. But here will be the tell...
-His base likes to see him bully the deep state. This isn& #39;t that disguised
You could think of 10 other possible reasons. I& #39;ve had none of those verified. But here will be the tell...
Every time you hear someone point to this and say "The CDC said...", that is a clue.
The fact that you won& #39;t find a scientist to confirm this in some ways helps him. Here& #39;s how....
The fact that you won& #39;t find a scientist to confirm this in some ways helps him. Here& #39;s how....
Yes 5 million people have been infected & know it. Let& #39;s say he& #39;s willing to give Biden those votes.
For everyone else, these are just restrictions from his point of view. If I don& #39;t feel sick, why should I have to do anything?
For everyone else, these are just restrictions from his point of view. If I don& #39;t feel sick, why should I have to do anything?
Make an enemy of the scientists? They& #39;re not supporting him anyway.
This isn& #39;t fascism. Its dangerous populism.
He& #39;s not running on the death toll. He couldn& #39;t compete. He& #39;s running on the stock market & the American way of life.
This isn& #39;t fascism. Its dangerous populism.
He& #39;s not running on the death toll. He couldn& #39;t compete. He& #39;s running on the stock market & the American way of life.
Motives here are speculation and frankly not even relevant. Whatever the reason, this is going to lead to more death & a more prolonged crisis.
If you haven’t. Listen to former @CDCgov director @DrTomFrieden.
This is the CDC and whether you can trust them. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/in-the-bubble-with-andy-slavitt/id1504128553?i=1000487651691">https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcas...
This is the CDC and whether you can trust them. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/in-the-bubble-with-andy-slavitt/id1504128553?i=1000487651691">https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcas...
