If you work for Trump you are going to have to be a liar. The new medical advisor whom Trump is leaning on for the COVID response is Dr. Scott Atlas. He has been shown on camera where he basically call for herd immunity to stop the virus. Now that he is being challenged for this view, he is saying that he never advocated for herd immunity but that he is not surprised that people frame him because this is Washington! Well, he is Washington now and he has the audacity to call people liars when what he said was recorded! But Trump will like that he is caught with a lie because that has happened to Trump many times before and he and his base don't care.
Atlas has also questioned the effectiveness of wearing masks. He and CDC also said that asymptomatic people don't need to be tested. The FDA has said that a new vaccine may be fast track to market even if phase three trials are not completed. I doubt that most scientists in the CDC and the FDA agree on these declarations. It seems that the politicians are calling the shots in the Federal government and not the scientists. Add to that of local and state level people like DeSantis of Florida and Kemp of Georgia, we can see that we will not be winning the fight against this virus any time soon.
When the CDC gave the new guideline that asymptomatic people don't need to be tested, Dr. Fauci was under anesthesia for surgery. So they did not want to get the opinion of the top scientist on the epidemic before making such a decision. In China when this pandemic started, they called on Dr. Zhong Nan Shan, their Dr. Fauci. When he said the country needed to go into lock down mode, it was advice followed. Here, we listen to incompetent people instead of our top scientists. So we will continue to suffer.
Did a little research on Atlas. I don't know why I'm surprised, but apparently he does not have a background on infectious diseases. So, why would you put someone in position to advise if they are not an expert? Well, the answer is obvious and Atlas is known for his conservative viewpoints on healthcare. He's been around, so it seems to me that he was asked to come on board to give an alternative viewpoint to the public. I'm not sure why anyone would take the job unless it's a way to push his own agenda. But this adds fuel to the flame for people who are like minded to him.
ReplyDeleteWe will see what happens next week and the week after if the people at the Trump gatherings were infected. Did you notice that, what I think were city officials in Wisconsin, weren't wearing masks during his press conference? And even though they were social distanced from Trump, they were not social distanced from each other? By the way, I heard that a lot of the secret service that have to protect POTUS, have gotten the virus. They keep bringing in replacements. I don't know how he hasn't gotten it yet (at least that's what they told us).
-LBOAYM
Yes, Atlas is a neuroradiologist, so I don't think he has much infectious disease or epidemiology expertise. So I don't know what his agenda is but I don't think it is for getting a good reputation among peers!
ReplyDeleteI have not heard about the secret service getting a lot of cases since the Tulsa rally. I have not heard that they needed to bring in a lot of replacements. Where did you get this information. Are you part of the "deep state"?
How do you feel about the Washington Post?
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By the way, Birx was at St. Marys yesterday and applauded the efforts in Detroit on how they handled the virus. Look for her to be silenced or not seen in the near future!
https://www.clickondetroit.com/news/michigan/2020/09/02/dr-deborah-birx-visits-michigan-addresses-states-response-to-covid-19/
-LBOAYM
I don't know if Trump supporters would take Washington Post's words about this but I will accept that you are not part of the deep state. I am just wondering why I have not read it on CNN or in the LA Times.
ReplyDeleteI hear that the Michigan governor is extending the emergency order. How are the majority of the citizens of that state taking it?
It looks like in many places in the country the cases are decreasing. Only some of the Midwest states are going up. But even though places like Florida is seeing an improvement, the Labor Day weekend is upon us. Beaches like those in Florida are going to be open. People are going to get together. I am afraid we may see a spike after the holiday.
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