zombinis3 Loc: Southwest

Yep said with authority from one who has a definite belief on what is most important and how it should be ran.

nwtk2007 Loc: Texas

As late as Feb 29 Trump had scientists like Fauci saying it was nothing more than a strong flu and the effects would be minuscule compared to the seasonal flu. I don't believe was can expect Trump to have been smarter than the experts he was told he wasn't listening to, when he actually was.

proud republican Loc: RED CALIFORNIA

Exactly right !

zombinis3 Loc: Southwest

This is what was said ;
On Feb. 29, Fauci gave an interview on the NBC morning talk show “Today,” during which he stated that at that moment in time, “the risk is still low, but this could change.”

“I’ve said that many times even on this program,” Fauci stated in that interview. “You’ve got to watch out because although the risk is low now, you don’t need to change anything you’re doing. When you start to see community spread, this could change and force you to become much more attentive to doing things that would protect you from spread.”

The situation with COVID-19 in the United States was indeed drastically different on Feb. 29 than it was in mid-April.

By 3/02/2020 6 cases were reported by CDC

lindajoy Loc: right here with you....

A little more to what Fauci said here too~~

Fauci on coronavirus threat in late-February

The President claimed during the availability with the governor of Florida that Fauci, the nation's top infectious disease expert, downplayed the threat of the coronavirus in February, saying that it was "no problem."

"You go back, and you take a look at even professionals like Anthony were saying, 'This is no problem.' This was late in February. This is no problem. This is going to blow over."

Facts First: Trump is wrong that Fauci publicly said the virus was "no problem" and would "blow over." While it is true that Fauci said in late February that Americans did not need to change their behavior patterns at that time, he also clarified that these conditions could change and coronavirus could develop into a major outbreak.

Trump is presumably referring to an interview Fauci did with NBC's "Today" show, which conservative social media users have been sharing as evidence that experts dismissed the threat of the virus as late as February 29. The President himself promoted a tweet in mid-April referring to the interview.

In Fauci's actual interview, he is much less assertive than Trump makes him out to be. He even couched his language by saying multiple times that the virus could become much worse.

"At this moment, there's no need to change anything that you're doing on a day by day basis. Right now, the risk is still low," Fauci said, "but this could change. I've said that many times even on this program."

"When you start to see community spread, this could change and force you to become much more attentive to doing things that would protect you from spread."

When asked how the outbreak would end, Fauci stated that the situation could escalate.

"This could be a major outbreak. I hope not. Or it could be something that's reasonably well controlled," Fauci said. "At the end of the day, this will ultimately go down. Hopefully we could protect the American public from any serious degree of morbidity or mortality. That's the reason why we've got to do the things that we have in our plan."

Canuckus Deploracus Loc: North of the wall

To you and zombini...

Glad people are picking up on this...

lindajoy Loc: right here with you....

Its been in circulation for some time, its ignored as it doesn’t fit the time line narrative they want and as for Fauci, I do not trust the man, his CDC and especially not the WHO...The political outreach here works to no ones advantage but their agenda!

zombinis3 Loc: Southwest

As untrustworthy as fauci,cdc and the who may seem. It seems that the three are the only stable infomation sources out there. Yes mistake were made from all but since this virus was pretty much unknown default suggestions were made. Some have proven workable others have effects that have bad results. If opening up the country it should be done like a off ramp from the freeway with limited choices and with set policies. Not like the on ramp to the freeway where choices are many .

lindajoy Loc: right here with you....

I do agree.. Gradual reopening with distance measures in place until more time has passed.. Washing hands all the time, disinfecting work places or your home regularly, etc.. Social distancing in stores a must etc.

Altho from the little I have seen
Beaches, Galveston Texas, as an example not many are following it..

newbear Loc: New York City

zombinis3,

What does 'an exercise for pandemic preparedness' look like?

Any specific pandemic is brand new phenomenon requiring different counter-measures due to varying and unpredictable severity, not to mention velocity.

I do believe you understand the complexities involved, but there are overtones of an agenda in your writing.

Canuckus Deploracus Loc: North of the wall

Yep

newbear Loc: New York City

zombinis3,

Canuckus is an old friend who lives in China and we actively lobby the Chinese Communist Party to stop censoring the Hollywood movies made for China. (This is a joke!!!)

What is not a joke: The CCP censoring arm recently deleted all the scenes that implied Freddie Mercury was gay, from the film recounting his career as a front man of the rock group 'Queen'. LOL!

zombinis3 Loc: Southwest

The same as holding fire drills, causality drills on board ship , during the cold war which kids were told to dunk and cover. It is used to check and see if there are any weakness in the response. Also it is used to make sure everyone knows what to do in accordance to their position. If any weakness is found the weakness should be corrected. In this case the transition team probably sat around a table and talked about it . Like I said earlier this was a new virus so all they had were default actions. If you read overtones of a agenda you were right but it was not toward anything other then making sure that the country and its citizens were safe.

newbear Loc: New York City

Canuckus,

when you wake up, you can answer me through a proxy, why you are so angry all of a sudden, when somebody challenges you?

Stay strong and be safe - sorry no emojis!!!

Canuckus Deploracus Loc: North of the wall

Chuckle... I'm rarely angry on the forum.. Although I would be lying to say it has never happened....

I do enjoy discourse with those who are able to engage with passion without allowing that same passion to interfere with the relationship...

I do hope that you're safe... Up later than usual.... Is everything ok?