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I can’t stand the paranoia on new cases and their ignoring deaths! People simply don’t understand that at this stage, catching the virus might actually be a good thing; very few people die. There’s a part of me that would just like to get it and get it over with, but at 71 and a husband with pre-existing conditions, it’s not quite as easy.
I loved hearing yesterday that Fauci actually supports a national mask mandate–and at the same time, he thinks we’ll have a vaccine by the end of the year. Whose side are you on, doc?
Someone who is a technical advisor to a decision-maker will generally focus on one aspect of the issue: in this case, Fauci is clearly focused on minimizing deaths and suffering from this specific disease…if that is one’s only concern, then yeah, vaccines, masks, lockdowns all together might well make sense. Other experts in public health, though, might be concerned with the impact on other diseases resulting from a situation in which people aren’t getting testing and treatment because of lockdowns and fear. Social scientists might note the impact of lockdowns on mental health, suicide rates, etc. Economists and people in general are concerned about jobs. Some lawyers and politicians, as well as many individuals, do have concerns about legalities and civil liberties.
Fauci should have *either* adopted a broader perspective or, more likely, clarified that “I’m looking at it specifically from this perspective, there are other perspectives that matter.” And even when it comes to Covid-19 prevention and treatment, it seems to me that he comes across as too rigid and too inclined to communicating in terms of ‘this is the way it is’ rather than actually explaining data and alternatives.
The whole topic of decision-making under conditions where expert knowledge is essential is a fascinating one. I wrote about one very interesting and important example here: Radar Wars: a case study in science and government.
As with many words, the word “expert” has been totally debased by the Left. Personally, I do not listen to many so-called “experts” these days, since so many have been wrong so often. In fact, the entire medical establishment, with all its recommendations for what foods you should and should not eat; which vaccinations you should get, etc. has been thoroughly discredited.
The IHME group that makes all the scary virus case and death predictions has been wrong so often, and had predictions not come true, is changing their death numbers so often that it has been discredited. In our local news, we get death and case numbers each day, and, of course, every day there are more. No stats on recoveries or number of tests-the case and death stats are just numbers with no context, including age-ranges of those who died. And the IHME is still giving a number of “total lives that could be saved” if everyone wears their mask everywhere. It’s all BS and I totally ignore them.
But whose fault is it that Fauci stayed in his office, while Ms Birx continued to hold hers?
On March 13th, with his declaration that COVID was a National Emergency, Trump made Bill Gates the Acting Executive over all matters related to COVID.
Fauci is a Gates’ protege, just as Birx is a Bloomberg protege.
BTW, back in March, Trump could have stated that COVID had was serious and that he would assign it the “emergency” status once all the facts are in.
Now among the many facts that are in, is the fact that Trump has given over one billion dollars to Gates’ GAVI, the vaccine arm of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
It should also be noted that basically the idea 225,000 people have died from COVID is a mere anecdotal accounting of the situation.
Have autopsies been done on even half the people that ha COVID? Was the virus that is supposedly the problem isolated in the patients’ tissues, when the autopsies that did occur were done?
Koch’s principles no longer are applied to anything in this day of “modern medicine.”
I just had a lengthy conversation on social media with a woman who had two friends who had COVID. They thought they were recovered, but then some time later, experienced terrible symptoms. To this woman, this meant that COVID must be avoided at any cost.
I listed five separate items that might have accounted for their terrible symptoms. Once she revealed the drug that both had been given while initially treated for COVID it all became clear. The drug they were on has listed those terrible symptoms as side effects for some people.
Of course, that drug interaction will not be acknowledged by the Mainstream Media as that negates their story that this infection is the worst thing ever. Despite it having a mere 0.06% fatality rate for people under the age of 70 who are relatively healthy. (Plus if it is the worst thing ever, then release the use of HCQ!)
On edit: the drug her friends took, rocephin, has its side effects listed here:
https://www.drugs.com/sfx/rocephin-side-effects.html
So, clear Reagan would not vote Biden
HA ha hahaha
Via Instapundit:
I’m sure Savannah Guthrie and Today are reminding their audience of this every chance they get.