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@MikePfirrman Very interesting, so apparently that drug has multiple uses or is being used off label. Very interesting to see the doctor's selections and the "why's". I am hoping that your logical assumption, that they are treating aggressively due to rapid COVID progression, is wrong. I'm hoping they are just trying to get ahead of what "could happen". Time will tell.
Or he was already taking all those other drugs for typical reasons before the COVID diagnosis. The announcement said he "has been" taking them, which in ordinary usage is somewhat vague but more compatible with his taking them for longer than two days since diagnosis, as is the reference to a "daily" aspirin.In addition to the polyclonal antibodies, the President has been taking zinc, vitamin D, famotidine, melatonin, and a daily aspirin.4 -
@MikePfirrman
Is it possible that the mix that appears hit or miss, could be what Walter Reed actually put together? You can that I tend to lean optimistic, even though I am a major cynic.
Totally agree with the unpredictable nature. And then on top of it, these news reports are all vying for "a story" and I am having a hard time parsing when true, and what's false.
This morning there was a discussion about Trump's pre-existing conditions, they mentioned his age and weight, but then said that his "most dangerous" condition is being male. I was very surprised by that.
Problem with the masks is they got pulled into political divisiveness and have become a statement. Or at least, that is my thought.
(Haha, getting to the end, i noticed we both called ourselves cynics.
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Other than the Remdesivir, which @MikePfirrman excluded in the post you appear to be commenting, all the things he seems to be taking were announced by the White House before he was taken to Walter Reed, so it seems unlikely that they are what Walter Reed actually put together. Can't find it now, but a story in either the Washington Post or New York Times in the past couple of days quoted an unnamed White House source as saying that the president was directing his own medical care -- in the way many try to do when they ask their doctors if they should be taking X or Y that they heard about on the Internet or from a friend. The difference would seem to be that for ordinary patients, most doctors probably push back harder on whether the suggested treatment is appropriate.4 -
Noreenmarie1234 wrote: »He just tweeted a new video. He says he is feeling okay but the next couple of days will be the real test. He definitely looks under the weather, but that is to be expected.
I thought it was weird the press was harping on if he was ever on oxygen. He hasn't been now or the past 2 days. Most patients with any type of respiratory illness are initially given oxygen whether they need it or not. They give oxygen to pretty much everyone who is admitted so I thought it was weird they kept asking like it would make any difference or mean anything.
The audio I heard from the WH physician seemed carefully parsed to say the president wasn't on oxygen TODAY, not ruling out yesterday. Also, the reporters were asking for an explanation, if he was on oxygen, why that was. That would have allowed the doctor to make clear whether it was just precautionary or whether there was a specific reason, like low blood oxygen. That would make a difference. The American people have right to know whether the president is physically able to do his job. It's unfair to blame the reporters for doing their jobs, which is to try to get the public the facts they need and deserve, when people whose salaries are paid by the public choose to give incomplete and misleading answers.10 -
lynn_glenmont wrote: »Noreenmarie1234 wrote: »He just tweeted a new video. He says he is feeling okay but the next couple of days will be the real test. He definitely looks under the weather, but that is to be expected.
I thought it was weird the press was harping on if he was ever on oxygen. He hasn't been now or the past 2 days. Most patients with any type of respiratory illness are initially given oxygen whether they need it or not. They give oxygen to pretty much everyone who is admitted so I thought it was weird they kept asking like it would make any difference or mean anything.
The audio I heard from the WH physician seemed carefully parsed to say the president wasn't on oxygen TODAY, not ruling out yesterday. Also, the reporters were asking for an explanation, if he was on oxygen, why that was. That would have allowed the doctor to make clear whether it was just precautionary or whether there was a specific reason, like low blood oxygen. That would make a difference. The American people have right to know whether the president is physically able to do his job. It's unfair to blame the reporters for doing their jobs, which is to try to get the public the facts they need and deserve, when people whose salaries are paid by the public choose to give incomplete and misleading answers.
They did say he wasn't on oxygen today or yesterday or the day before and they continued to ask in the clip I saw. Being on oxygen for one day doesn't mean anything as it is standard protocol for anyone with a respiratory illness who arrives at the hospital before you can say for sure if they need it or not. I completely agree, the people need to know how capable he is but, I just think it was a weird question on the reporters part (with likely no medical background) because it really means nothing if he was on it or not a few days ago. I did think it was overly cautious that they avoided saying he was likely on it initially. Probably because a lot of people with no medical background would interpret being on oxygen as a very ominous sign.
The whole thing was just a side note thought I had while watching. Not like it means anything or was super important, I just found it interesting.6 -
lynn_glenmont wrote: »@MikePfirrman Very interesting, so apparently that drug has multiple uses or is being used off label. Very interesting to see the doctor's selections and the "why's". I am hoping that your logical assumption, that they are treating aggressively due to rapid COVID progression, is wrong. I'm hoping they are just trying to get ahead of what "could happen". Time will tell.
Or he was already taking all those other drugs for typical reasons before the COVID diagnosis. The announcement said he "has been" taking them, which in ordinary usage is somewhat vague but more compatible with his taking them for longer than two days since diagnosis, as is the reference to a "daily" aspirin.In addition to the polyclonal antibodies, the President has been taking zinc, vitamin D, famotidine, melatonin, and a daily aspirin.
Lynn, I had interpreted the meds the same as you, and without spotting the past tense word like you, I had assumed that the famotidine, melatonin and aspirin were part his pre-Covid daily supplements as they looked like ones an older overweight person might need. While Mike, on the other hand has Covid related explanations for each which were rather interesting. Not sure that in the short run, we will be told their purposes.3 -
just adding to the discussion. New on the TV just touched upon President Trump. And I think it was the white house physician commenting but the comment was "yesterday morning.... he had a fever and a Blood oxygen level that was dropping". ( think I typed that right ) I am assuming that "yesterday morning" was friday.2
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Me too, Mike, me too. My first thought after Trump's positive diagnosis was well, at least now everybody will be smarter about masking up. But that's not happening; it's still a choice at the WH whether one wants to wear a mask or not.
Are You Kidding Me???? Have we not listened and learned anything?? What will it take?
Today, heard one of his supporters interviewed on NPR, who was asked point-blank whether she though Trump ought to have worn a mask. She said "no" because it was everyone's individual choice. (This is not an word for word quote, but i promise that it's an accurate representation of what she said.)
Please note, in the interest of the "no politics" rules here, that I'm not offering any opinon in this post about the woman interviewed, her opinions, or anything else. I'm just reporting an interview I heard, as neutrally as possible.
Comments such as from his supporter irritate me to no end.
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Apparently Hope Hicks said she was one of the more consistent mask wearers in the WH and was upset that others did not wear them and sneered at those who did. She also was apparently upset that initially it seemed that people were throwing her under the bus as the person who infected Trump when it now seems they were likely infected at the same time. WH has said they aren't changing from the less accurate 15 min tests to the apparently more accurate 45 min tests or a mask mandate.This morning there was a discussion about Trump's pre-existing conditions, they mentioned his age and weight, but then said that his "most dangerous" condition is being male. I was very surprised by that.
It was entirely avoidable that masks got portrayed as a political statement.
It is true that men on average seem to do more poorly than women, although maybe women get tested more to explain the stats.
Unless I'm mistaken, they haven't been able to exactly pin down where the point of exposure was. Masks may not be the 'be all to end all' BUT it has been shown to decrease people's odds of getting Covid so I hope people don't start saying "See? It didn't do any good to wear a mask after all". It's sad and frightening when anyone gets this virus but I find it specially disheartening when someone does 'everything right' and still has to fight the battle. Of course there will be those tiny leaks someplace. Nothing is 100%.
We all need to continue doing THE best we can.
And JMO it should've stopped being a choice several months ago. I'm sure the disagrees will mount up for me now. But really, it's a simple action to take. There are many other freedoms I'd fight for, but this isn't one of them. I also use my seat belt religiously. Anybody remember when that was a thing?? 19 -
@ReenieHJ
full disclosure, though I think of myself as close to centrist, I likely lean more right than left. That being said, I wear my mask in any public space, if not for myself then out of respect for others
Seatbelts, yes, I used to be terrible about them. The turning point was when my kids were getting their drivers licenses, and then I became religious about them just as I expected them to. Now I feel naked without them and am often searching for a seatbelt in places like a movie theater as well (not recently of course). The funny extreme about cars is I remember being loaded loose into the back end of a station wagon to fit more kids in a car. The current extreme, that I have a harder time with, is the weight required for booster seats. My kids were petite. My son would have been in a booster seat in Middle school. He got harassed enough without that.4 -
lynn_glenmont wrote: »@MikePfirrman Very interesting, so apparently that drug has multiple uses or is being used off label. Very interesting to see the doctor's selections and the "why's". I am hoping that your logical assumption, that they are treating aggressively due to rapid COVID progression, is wrong. I'm hoping they are just trying to get ahead of what "could happen". Time will tell.
Or he was already taking all those other drugs for typical reasons before the COVID diagnosis. The announcement said he "has been" taking them, which in ordinary usage is somewhat vague but more compatible with his taking them for longer than two days since diagnosis, as is the reference to a "daily" aspirin.In addition to the polyclonal antibodies, the President has been taking zinc, vitamin D, famotidine, melatonin, and a daily aspirin.
Lynn, I had interpreted the meds the same as you, and without spotting the past tense word like you, I had assumed that the famotidine, melatonin and aspirin were part his pre-Covid daily supplements as they looked like ones an older overweight person might need. While Mike, on the other hand has Covid related explanations for each which were rather interesting. Not sure that in the short run, we will be told their purposes.
I have no special experience and I'm not a scientist. But I did sleep at a Holiday Inn.
Seriously, Lynn may certainly be right. I have read that both Melatonin and the H2 blocker (some believe) have therapeutic effects. I'm guessing that they were given by his in house docs. But I do believe Lynn that he's directing his own healthcare advice. Certainly a possibility with him. A man that believes he knows better than Fauci on this disease, who has long been considered the most authoritative person on infectious diseases in the US, would certainly think he's smarter than the docs at Walter Reed.9 -
I think most of us have our favorite supplements but polymorphism in the human genome vary from person to person so while a specific supplement may be helpful for some people yet do nothing for another. I think most any food/supplement shown to increase life health span can be positive when dealing with Covid-19 since we are coming to understand there often are known or unknown health risks that lead to getting/dying from Covid-19. Sadly not everyone takes a deadly disease like Covid-19 seriously. UK almost lost their head of state very early in this pandemic. Locally the number of Covid-19 positive tests are over the top of past numbers but unlike back in March news reports only cover the number of positive test results.2
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MikePfirrman wrote: »A man that believes he knows better than Fauci on this disease, who has long been considered the most authoritative person on infectious diseases in the US, would certainly think he's smarter than the docs at Walter Reed.
Valid point on Trumps personality. The issue I have had with Fauci (and many others) at one point he stated that masks will do nothing (I listened to rebroadcast of those comments just in the past few days) and now masks are everything. Yes, I know we are all learning about this disease and therefore changing of position makes sense. But, at the same time that we grant that right to change position to someone like Fauci, due to political machines, that same right of changing one's position over time is treated very differently when it comes to the president. In general, I hate politics and I hate how it impacts the facts we are told. (Hopefully that was not deemed a political statement. I don't what to do that.)
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The fact, that most everyone, or even anyone, changed their mind about covid, as a virus, how it spreads, treatment, etc, from what it was in the beginning, shows how little was known. Most reasonable people will agree, social distancing, face coverings and hand washing, helps reduce the spread. Recent events show this to be true. How much more proof does anyone need, until there is safe effective treatment and a safe vaccine?14
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missysippy930 wrote: »The fact, that most everyone, or even anyone, changed their mind about covid, as a virus, how it spreads, treatment, etc, from what it was in the beginning, shows how little was known. Most reasonable people will agree, social distancing, face coverings and hand washing, helps reduce the spread. Recent events show this to be true. How much more proof does anyone need, until there is safe effective treatment and a safe vaccine?
I totally agree. I just want that applied equally to all of us. 3 -
@ReenieHJ
full disclosure, though I think of myself as close to centrist, I likely lean more right than left. That being said, I wear my mask in any public space, if not for myself then out of respect for others
Seatbelts, yes, I used to be terrible about them. The turning point was when my kids were getting their drivers licenses, and then I became religious about them just as I expected them to. Now I feel naked without them and am often searching for a seatbelt in places like a movie theater as well (not recently of course). The funny extreme about cars is I remember being loaded loose into the back end of a station wagon to fit more kids in a car. The current extreme, that I have a harder time with, is the weight required for booster seats. My kids were petite. My son would have been in a booster seat in Middle school. He got harassed enough without that.
Speaking generically, there's a difference between changing one's mind based on new evidence (even old evidence to which the individual in question is newly exposed), and changing one's mind because of whim, popularity (in the face of counter-evidence), pecuniary advantage, peer pressure, or that sort of thing.
Some people learn, and change their opinions. Personally, I respect that . . . even among politicians. Some people don't utilize learning in this way, but change opinions out of - essentially - lack of character. It's not always obvious which is in play in a given case, of course.14 -
MikePfirrman wrote: »lynn_glenmont wrote: »@MikePfirrman Very interesting, so apparently that drug has multiple uses or is being used off label. Very interesting to see the doctor's selections and the "why's". I am hoping that your logical assumption, that they are treating aggressively due to rapid COVID progression, is wrong. I'm hoping they are just trying to get ahead of what "could happen". Time will tell.
Or he was already taking all those other drugs for typical reasons before the COVID diagnosis. The announcement said he "has been" taking them, which in ordinary usage is somewhat vague but more compatible with his taking them for longer than two days since diagnosis, as is the reference to a "daily" aspirin.In addition to the polyclonal antibodies, the President has been taking zinc, vitamin D, famotidine, melatonin, and a daily aspirin.
Lynn, I had interpreted the meds the same as you, and without spotting the past tense word like you, I had assumed that the famotidine, melatonin and aspirin were part his pre-Covid daily supplements as they looked like ones an older overweight person might need. While Mike, on the other hand has Covid related explanations for each which were rather interesting. Not sure that in the short run, we will be told their purposes.
I have no special experience and I'm not a scientist. But I did sleep at a Holiday Inn.
Seriously, Lynn may certainly be right. I have read that both Melatonin and the H2 blocker (some believe) have therapeutic effects. I'm guessing that they were given by his in house docs. But I do believe Lynn that he's directing his own healthcare advice. Certainly a possibility with him. A man that believes he knows better than Fauci on this disease, who has long been considered the most authoritative person on infectious diseases in the US, would certainly think he's smarter than the docs at Walter Reed.
I think there's a good chance you're both right. It could be that first list of medications/supplements was a list he was taking both for other health indications AND as covid preventative. And they had hoped it would keep him asymptomatic once he tested positive. Unfortunately we are getting info from multiple sources with varying levels of expertise, so who the heck knows? I'm not going to comment on his condition any further to avoid veering into off-limits territory.2 -
@ReenieHJ
full disclosure, though I think of myself as close to centrist, I likely lean more right than left. That being said, I wear my mask in any public space, if not for myself then out of respect for others
Seatbelts, yes, I used to be terrible about them. The turning point was when my kids were getting their drivers licenses, and then I became religious about them just as I expected them to. Now I feel naked without them and am often searching for a seatbelt in places like a movie theater as well (not recently of course). The funny extreme about cars is I remember being loaded loose into the back end of a station wagon to fit more kids in a car. The current extreme, that I have a harder time with, is the weight required for booster seats. My kids were petite. My son would have been in a booster seat in Middle school. He got harassed enough without that.
Speaking generically, there's a difference between changing one's mind based on new evidence (even old evidence to which the individual in question is newly exposed), and changing one's mind because of whim, popularity (in the face of counter-evidence), pecuniary advantage, peer pressure, or that sort of thing.
Some people learn, and change their opinions. Personally, I respect that . . . even among politicians. Some people don't utilize learning in this way, but change opinions out of - essentially - lack of character. It's not always obvious which is in play in a given case, of course.
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@ReenieHJ
full disclosure, though I think of myself as close to centrist, I likely lean more right than left. That being said, I wear my mask in any public space, if not for myself then out of respect for others
Seatbelts, yes, I used to be terrible about them. The turning point was when my kids were getting their drivers licenses, and then I became religious about them just as I expected them to. Now I feel naked without them and am often searching for a seatbelt in places like a movie theater as well (not recently of course). The funny extreme about cars is I remember being loaded loose into the back end of a station wagon to fit more kids in a car. The current extreme, that I have a harder time with, is the weight required for booster seats. My kids were petite. My son would have been in a booster seat in Middle school. He got harassed enough without that.
Speaking generically, there's a difference between changing one's mind based on new evidence (even old evidence to which the individual in question is newly exposed), and changing one's mind because of whim, popularity (in the face of counter-evidence), pecuniary advantage, peer pressure, or that sort of thing.
Some people learn, and change their opinions. Personally, I respect that . . . even among politicians. Some people don't utilize learning in this way, but change opinions out of - essentially - lack of character. It's not always obvious which is in play in a given case, of course.
Yeah I feel like it's been very clear the whole time that the initial directive against masks was based on fear it woul divert PPE from HC workers, and the possibility covid was highly aerosolized and masking would give a false sense of security.
Once it was clearer that covid mostly traveled in larger droplets, and the cloth mask "industry" was flourishing, they reversed course and apologized for the confusion. Anyone whose still harping on early advice is just being stubborn. This is how science works when faced with something unknown. You start out with educated guesses and keep correcting yourself as more and more data becomes available. They couldn't be expected to get everything right on day 1, the fact that they are willing to correct themselves should instill more confidence, not less 20 -
@ReenieHJ
full disclosure, though I think of myself as close to centrist, I likely lean more right than left. That being said, I wear my mask in any public space, if not for myself then out of respect for others
Seatbelts, yes, I used to be terrible about them. The turning point was when my kids were getting their drivers licenses, and then I became religious about them just as I expected them to. Now I feel naked without them and am often searching for a seatbelt in places like a movie theater as well (not recently of course). The funny extreme about cars is I remember being loaded loose into the back end of a station wagon to fit more kids in a car. The current extreme, that I have a harder time with, is the weight required for booster seats. My kids were petite. My son would have been in a booster seat in Middle school. He got harassed enough without that.
Speaking generically, there's a difference between changing one's mind based on new evidence (even old evidence to which the individual in question is newly exposed), and changing one's mind because of whim, popularity (in the face of counter-evidence), pecuniary advantage, peer pressure, or that sort of thing.
Some people learn, and change their opinions. Personally, I respect that . . . even among politicians. Some people don't utilize learning in this way, but change opinions out of - essentially - lack of character. It's not always obvious which is in play in a given case, of course.
Yeah I feel like it's been very clear the whole time that the initial directive against masks was based on fear it woul divert PPE from HC workers, and the possibility covid was highly aerosolized and masking would give a false sense of security.
Once it was clearer that covid mostly traveled in larger droplets, and the cloth mask "industry" was flourishing, they reversed course and apologized for the confusion. Anyone whose still harping on early advice is just being stubborn. This is how science works when faced with something unknown. You start out with educated guesses and keep correcting yourself as more and more data becomes available. They couldn't be expected to get everything right on day 1, the fact that they are willing to correct themselves should instill more confidence, not less
Here in Italy, in the beginning, our politicians and experts said the same--masks don't work, nada, nada..... However medical personnel were wearing them, film clips on the news showed the Chinese wearing them, Chinese doctors that came to Italy for advice on COVID said that people weren't wearing masks,....
This happened because there were not enough masks available for the public to buy. To reduce panic everyone was told that they didn't really work. Once we had a supply built up--they were mandatory. Magic.
News now--cases are going up again since everyone returned from their vacations this summer, and schools opened 3 weeks ago. We were down to almost nothing this summer. Sigh. Masks are now mandatory outside with a $400 fine if you're caught without.10 -
Listening to, and taking, advice from, people who are educated, experienced experts in their fields, is a sign of good leadership, IMHO only.13
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@ReenieHJ
full disclosure, though I think of myself as close to centrist, I likely lean more right than left. That being said, I wear my mask in any public space, if not for myself then out of respect for others
Seatbelts, yes, I used to be terrible about them. The turning point was when my kids were getting their drivers licenses, and then I became religious about them just as I expected them to. Now I feel naked without them and am often searching for a seatbelt in places like a movie theater as well (not recently of course). The funny extreme about cars is I remember being loaded loose into the back end of a station wagon to fit more kids in a car. The current extreme, that I have a harder time with, is the weight required for booster seats. My kids were petite. My son would have been in a booster seat in Middle school. He got harassed enough without that.
Speaking generically, there's a difference between changing one's mind based on new evidence (even old evidence to which the individual in question is newly exposed), and changing one's mind because of whim, popularity (in the face of counter-evidence), pecuniary advantage, peer pressure, or that sort of thing.
Some people learn, and change their opinions. Personally, I respect that . . . even among politicians. Some people don't utilize learning in this way, but change opinions out of - essentially - lack of character. It's not always obvious which is in play in a given case, of course.
Yeah I feel like it's been very clear the whole time that the initial directive against masks was based on fear it woul divert PPE from HC workers, and the possibility covid was highly aerosolized and masking would give a false sense of security.
Once it was clearer that covid mostly traveled in larger droplets, and the cloth mask "industry" was flourishing, they reversed course and apologized for the confusion. Anyone whose still harping on early advice is just being stubborn. This is how science works when faced with something unknown. You start out with educated guesses and keep correcting yourself as more and more data becomes available. They couldn't be expected to get everything right on day 1, the fact that they are willing to correct themselves should instill more confidence, not less
Indeed.
The desire to believe a thing is really powerful, even in the face of evidence. It can be dangerous, can interfere with learning.
A thing I like - and there aren't many - about stupid political memes on social media is that when I find myself reacting with high emotion, it's like a giant flashing arrow pointing at one of my biases. 🤣4 -
Ok, different topic and I am curious. Does anyone have the science behind the why africa has such low COVID numbers?
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Ok, different topic and I am curious. Does anyone have the science behind the why africa has such low COVID numbers?
According to this article, it leans towards populations already having SARS-CoV-2 and other related antibodies: https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2020/08/pandemic-appears-have-spared-africa-so-far-scientists-are-struggling-explain-why2 -
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Ok, different topic and I am curious. Does anyone have the science behind the why africa has such low COVID numbers?
According to this article, it leans towards populations already having SARS-CoV-2 and other related antibodies: https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2020/08/pandemic-appears-have-spared-africa-so-far-scientists-are-struggling-explain-why
@oocdc2 Thank you for sharing the article but confused by your statement. If I replace "it" and SARS-CoV-2" with their replacement noun "COVID", you would have written "COVID leans towards populations already having COVID". I am guessing I am missing what you were saying.
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Ok, different topic and I am curious. Does anyone have the science behind the why africa has such low COVID numbers?
According to this article, it leans towards populations already having SARS-CoV-2 and other related antibodies: https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2020/08/pandemic-appears-have-spared-africa-so-far-scientists-are-struggling-explain-why
@oocdc2 Thank you for sharing the article but confused by your statement. If I replace "it" and SARS-CoV-2" with their replacement noun "COVID", you would have written "COVID leans towards populations already having COVID". I am guessing I am missing what you were saying.
SARS-CoV-2 is the name of the virus that causes COVID-19 (The disease)
COVID-19 vs. SARS: How Do They Differ? - Healthline
https://www.healthline.com/health/coronavirus-vs-sars
Apr 29, 2020 · Both COVID-19 and SARS are caused by coronaviruses. The virus that causes SARS is known as SARS-CoV, while the virus that causes COVID-19 is known as SARS-CoV-2. There are also other types of human...6 -
MikePfirrman wrote: »A man that believes he knows better than Fauci on this disease, who has long been considered the most authoritative person on infectious diseases in the US, would certainly think he's smarter than the docs at Walter Reed.
Valid point on Trumps personality. The issue I have had with Fauci (and many others) at one point he stated that masks will do nothing (I listened to rebroadcast of those comments just in the past few days) and now masks are everything. Yes, I know we are all learning about this disease and therefore changing of position makes sense. But, at the same time that we grant that right to change position to someone like Fauci, due to political machines, that same right of changing one's position over time is treated very differently when it comes to the president. In general, I hate politics and I hate how it impacts the facts we are told. (Hopefully that was not deemed a political statement. I don't what to do that.)
I think in addition to public health officials "changing their mind" in the face of new information, there is also the problem that health is complicated and the public health issues are complicated and yet, as with most messaging to large populations, simple messaging is deemed more effective. Early on, when the percentage of the population infected was still extremely low throughout the U.S., they apparently deemed ensuring adequate PPE supplies for health workers to be far more important than trying to convince people to cover their faces with cloth masks or coverings improvised from scarves, t-shirts, etc. They apparently deemed it hard to send both messages, because a lot of people presumably would have decided that rather than make do with a cloth mask they would try to get masks that should have been reserved for health care workers. So they told us masks weren't really important for most people (which, when there were only tens of thousands of infected people in a population of 300+ million, was probably true, on average).
Then when the number of infected people in society at large grew to the point that getting everybody to mask up became relatively more important, people not unreasonably felt they had been lied to or that public health officials had changed their minds.
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Welcome back @snowflake954 . I have been wondering how things were in your area.3
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They are talking letting him out of the hospital tomorrow. That would be really dumb to do. He needs to be in there longer for his own good.2
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He took Dexamethasone, which I've read can have serious side effects. 26% of people that were given this died. It's not the kind of drug you just hand out. That means, to me, they have to be concerned enough to have done this.8
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