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Deborah Birx, the previous administration's coronavirus response coordinator, said most COVID-19 deaths in America could have been prevented had the administration had acted earlier and more decisively.“I look at it this way: The first time, we have an excuse. There were about 100,000 deaths that came from that original surge,” Birx said. “All of the rest of them, in my mind, could have been mitigated or decreased substantially.”
Other than discouraging mask use (let the record show that it was Fauci who announced initially that masks were of no value), having Fauci and Birx as the face of covid was the greatest error Trump made in handling the pandemic, hey?
She unnatural carnal knowledgeing enabled it!
If you take a job like that, you can’t be afraid to speak truth to power. She wasn’t up to that task.
You are correct that she wasn’t up to the task. But to be fair, not everybody knows whether they will be up to the challenge when they take on a new role. So yes - she was part of the problem, but I still give her credit for speaking out now, even though it puts the entire administration (including herself) in the crosshairs of the criticism.
So yes - she was part of the problem, but I still give her credit for speaking out now, even though it puts the entire administration (including herself) in the crosshairs of the criticism.
It's not an easy thing to do. You are putting your career on the line. But life/death situations should override that.
Meanwhile ...https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/29/us/covid-cases-vaccines-eligible.html?campaign_id=60&emc=edit_na_20210329&instance_id=0&nl=breaking-news&ref=headline®i_id=108420427&segment_id=54446&user_id=d36dcf821462fdd16ec3636710a855faPresident Biden on Monday called on governors and mayors to maintain or reinstate mask-wearing orders, saying that because of “reckless behavior,” the coronavirus was again spreading fast, threatening the progress the nation has made so far against the pandemic.“People are letting up on precautions, which is a very bad thing,” he said. “We are giving up hard-fought, hard-won gains.”Mr. Biden asked the nation to hold on longer, saying that he had directed his coronavirus team to ensure that there was a vaccination site within five miles of 90 percent of Americans within three weeks.On Monday, New York said all adults would be eligible starting April 6, joining at least 37 other states that will make all adult residents eligible for vaccinations by mid-April.
Totally agree about Birx. While Fauci and others spoke the truth much earlier, Birx was still enabling a president who lied daily about the pandemic and made life worse for millions of Americans.
Variants surging. Get vaccinated as quickly as you can.
Mind boggling, really. https://www.mlive.com/coronavirus/data/Go through the charts and it is the worst in the thumb area and Northern Michigan. Schools are driving the outbreaks. Many school districts threatening to go virtual after spring break.
The nursing home populations and.seniors are nearly all vaccinated. This surge is being driven by the young and unvaccinated. Including school age children.5th and 7th grade classes at my son's school are now virtual due to exposures. Email to the parents recommending quarantining for a week after spring break if the family goes anywhere where it is surging or stays and does not follow safety protocols.4th wave. It isn't over. Get vaccinated. Wear your mask.
I tried; now it’s too late. Just tested positive. This is not fun.