All things political. Coronavirus Edition. (4 Viewers)

[Maxp]

I fear we are really going to be in a bad place due to the obvious cuts to the federal agencies that deal with infectious disease, but also the negative effect the Affordable Care act has had on non urban hospitals. Our front line defenses are ineffectual and our ability to treat the populous is probably at an all time low. Factor in the cost of healthcare and I can see our system crashing. What do you think about the politics of this virus?

 

[Complex Kid]

I'm shocked ya'll

 

[SoggyBottomBoy]

I like this direction. This approach will help get the economy going again, IMO. Of course, it will rely on vaccine availability which I hope is remedied soon.

Trader Joe's, Dollar General And Others Are Paying Workers To Get Vaccines

Grocers from Aldi to Trader Joe's are pitching financial incentives to their employees to encourage them to get vaccinated.

www.npr.org

 

[wardorican]

I'm shocked ya'll

I'd hope General Perna isnt just winging it and has some sort of plan, even if the Admin doesnt have a high level plan.

 

[DaveXA]

I'd hope General Perna isnt just winging it and has some sort of plan, even if the Admin doesnt have a high level plan.

Oh, there was a plan. It just wasn't implemented the way it should have been. CDC and the FDA have always had plans, but the Administration had other ideas.

 

[wardorican]

President Biden Announces National Strategy to Combat COVID-19

President Biden outlined his coronavirus pandemic relief plan from the White House State Dining Room. The president warned Americans that, "things are going to continue to get worse before they get better," saying the death toll in the U.S. would likely top 500,000 next month. He then set out...

www.c-span.org

Biden currently talking. He's well into it. Nice to just hear clear policy and what he's asking people to do.

 

[wardorican]

He's signing the defense production act for protective equipment, vaccine equipment and supplies, etc.

 

[wardorican]

https://www.whitehouse.gov/priorities/covid-19/ 200 page pdf is linked down the page. That's the plan he's talking about that they're going to follow.

 

[efil4]

So not only did the Trump admin disassemble the WH team on Global Health Security and Biodefense, but also defunded PREDICT, ( under US Agency for International development ) in 2019 whose SOLE PURPOSE was to....

predict.

 

[DaveXA]

Fwiw, watching Fauci, he's showing why I've always liked him. He's straightforward, pulls no punches and tells it like it is. One of the reporters asked if they were starting from scratch, he said no and that there were some good ideas from the previous administration that were good and that they would amplify those good ideas and expand with new ideas from the Biden plan. I think without the butting heads with Trump and Biden encouraging him to continue to be himself, the messaging will be a lot clearer.

He did a good job today.

 

[wardorican]

Fwiw, watching Fauci, he's showing why I've always liked him. He's straightforward, pulls no punches and tells it like it is. One of the reporters asked if they were starting from scratch, he said no and that there were some good ideas from the previous administration that were good and that they would amplify those good ideas and expand with new ideas from the Biden plan. I think without the butting heads with Trump and Biden encouraging him to continue to be himself, the messaging will be a lot clearer.

He did a good job today.

I'm hoping to have time to watch later. I'd like to have a better handle on what's new, and what's the same.

 

[DaveXA]

I'm hoping to have time to watch later. I'd like to have a better handle on what's new, and what's the same.

He didn't elaborate a ton on details yet. He did say more will come soon. The press did ask if the timetable for getting most of the country vaccinated by mid 2021 was the same and he said that hasn't changed. But, I'd encourage a watch. I think the tenor of the updates will be much different and you'll see a more unified message on Covid within the Administration.

 

[wardorican]

Dr. Fauci gives first White House press briefing under Biden administration

Dr. Anthony Fauci and Press Secretary Jen Psaki spoke about the Biden administration’s COVID-19 plans and other new executive orders at the Jan. 21 press briefing on the first full day of the administration.

news.yahoo.com

video of the full hour.

 

[zztop]

This should come as no surprise to most people who saw people using these terms

Implicit bias against Asians increased after Trump's secretary of state and others popularized "Chinese virus"

New research suggests that the use of terms like "Wuhan flu" and "Chinese virus" by conservative media outlets and Republican figures had a measurable

www.psypost.org

 

[DaveXA]

This should come as no surprise to most people who saw people using these terms

Implicit bias against Asians increased after Trump's secretary of state and others popularized "Chinese virus"

New research suggests that the use of terms like "Wuhan flu" and "Chinese virus" by conservative media outlets and Republican figures had a measurable

www.psypost.org

Yep. That was one of the more despicable things the Administration did. Trump was a terrible leader. And his attempt to divide people was second to none. Good forking riddance.

And yeah, it's personal with me. My wife is Korean and my younger son is dating a beautiful Chinese girl.

 

[CoolBrees]

My wife had gotten the Pfizer first dose as a social worker. Had some mild side effects.

My MiL and both my parents are waiting for their name to be called for the vaccine. What gets me is they both have friends that were Trumpers who didn’t wear masks and believe it’s the flu who are scheduled to get them or have already gotten them.

i know that being a dumbass isn’t reason for being denied getting the shot but it pisses me off that they have been endangering us all for a year and then get the vaccine first.

 

[wardorican]

No, really? Who'd have thought?

Fauci: Lack of facts 'likely did' cost lives in coronavirus fight

Anthony Fauci on Friday said that a lack of facts “likely did” cost lives over the last year in the nation’s efforts to fight the coronavirus pandemic.

thehill.com

In an appearance on CNN, the nation's leading infectious diseases expert was directly asked whether a “lack of candor or facts” contributed to the number of lives lost during the coronavirus pandemic over the past year.

“You know it very likely did,” Fauci said. “You know I don’t want that ... to be a sound bite, but I think if you just look at that, you can see that when you’re starting to go down paths that are not based on any science at all, that is not helpful at all, and particularly when you’re in a situation of almost being in a crisis with the number of cases and hospitalizations and deaths that we have."

“When you start talking about things that make no sense medically and no sense scientifically, that clearly is not helpful,” he continued.

 

[Taurus]

No, really? Who'd have thought?

Fauci: Lack of facts 'likely did' cost lives in coronavirus fight

Anthony Fauci on Friday said that a lack of facts “likely did” cost lives over the last year in the nation’s efforts to fight the coronavirus pandemic.

thehill.com

Although I like him, Dr Fauci is a living example of the difference between diplomacy and salesmanship

 

[DaveXA]

Although I like him, Dr Fauci is a living example of the difference between diplomacy and salesmanship

So...which one is he?