Kolek planning to go pro
To the flu, yes.A vaccine is basically a shortcut to herd immunity. It provides the immunity without the getting sick part. But if you do get sick with it once, you're probably not going to get it again or become a carrier for it.
To mask or not to maskhttps://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2020/04/coronavirus-pandemic-airborne-go-outside-masks/609235/Today in the Atlantic goes through what WHO and CDC were saying not to do, the pivot and whether any of it makes sense. Different experts say different things.This goes back to the politics of this. Leaders receive input from all kinds of experts, and they don't all agree. Leaders make decisions based on that input in real-time. WHO and CDC have made some bad (in retrospect) calls in this. Our leaders rely on those opinions and make decisions accordingly. Some decisions are poorly made even without that input as exemplified for all to see, but it doesn't help when leading health authorities are making erroneous statements or confusing recommendations.Stay safe everyone
So you want to blame the media for reporting on what the CDC actually advised?
You worry way too much about the "blame game" versus making legitimate criticisms of how leaders have managed this.
There is always time for blame later. WWII we screwed up endlessly in the first few years. If it was reported that way we would have lost the war. These are unique times and leaders are going to make mistakes. Whether that is DeBlasio, Trump, Jerry Brown, DeSantis, the head of WHO, CDC, or some bureaucrat that lets 20M masks to expire. What is the point?
“The claim that the United States has more coronavirus deaths than China is false,” Senator Ben Sasse, a Nebraska Republican, said in a statement after Bloomberg News published its report.
“I would urge every nation: Do your best to collect the data. Do your best to share that information,” [Michael Pompeo] said. “We’re doing that.”
Well, it's official https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-04-01/china-concealed-extent-of-virus-outbreak-u-s-intelligence-saysBut I laugh at these statements:This is the wrong focus. Nobody should care who has more cases, just find the best solution going forward.Sure...we've done our best to collect data. cough.
You are dead on Rocky -- at this point China is irrelevant because we now have a problem. I was looking at worldometers since I was a bit shocked by the numbers being thrown out by the admin...But...if you look at deaths per 1M population, Italy/Spain are at the level that would be equivalent of 2M here. Why there are people still not focused on improving our situation as best as possible at this point, I dont know.
Because blaming others and gaslighting along the way is easier.
There must be some recurring theme on Faux News because I keep hearing adherents repeating statements that "when this is all past, China has to pay for all this because they're responsible for it."
https://awfulannouncing.com/espn/adam-schefter-rips-nfl-proceeding-business-as-usual-ignoring-carnage-in-streets.htmlAdam Schefter ripping the NFL for refusing to change the draft.
At this point I would just take some medical PPE from China. I would pay for it!
I hear that one a lot on social media. I also hear from the same people that, they are pretty sure they had COVID back in October. They don't seem to understand those two things are incompatible. If this was circulating widely in the US in October, then it didn't come from China...and we do know this started in China.
Knowledge isn’t their strong suit? Go figure.
Come on man, you're better than this. Not every other comment has to be an arrogant partisan pissing contest, regardless of the side you're on.In other news, looking forward to hearing the praise for DeSantis for FINALLY doing what he should have done a month ago My GF's mom lives in the central part of Florida. She informed her about the new rule and she was puzzled cause "doesn't seem like anybody else is changing anything". Which is exasperating. Especially since her mom's BF would clearly be in the intersection of multiple vulnerable populations.
Said that “new” evidence suggesting that asymptotic people could spread the disease was a “game changer.” 🙄🙄🙄
Georgia’s governor issued a stay at home order. Said that “new” evidence suggesting that asymptotic people could spread the disease was a “game changer.” 🙄🙄🙄Oh and it is only for two weeks.
If there is anything to be mad at China about it is this + not allowing the CDC to observe in China like they requested initially. Based on the NY Times article interview with the Canadian WHO leader, the asymptomatic angle was completely swept under the rug. In reality this seems to be a major factor in spread. Now South Korea, Singapore and HK seemed to either figure this out or take a path to test and not trust to figure this dynamic out. If this was definitively ID'd much earlier my guess is the CDC would have taken a different course early.
So basically, we trusted China more than we trusted South Korea or Singapore. That alone is a pretty serious indictment of the administration.