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<blockquote data-quote="Nandina" data-source="post: 756229" data-attributes="member: 23742"><p>I agree that the media tend to overblow many crisis events, but in this case I am grateful for the information from the experts who regularly appear on the news because, as Copa said, we hadn’t been getting the full story and in many cases I believe we still aren’t.</p><p></p><p>Listen to the experts—not the pundits, not the talking heads on cable TV and please—not the politicians—several of whom have now been exposed to the virus and have self-quarantined.</p><p></p><p>Listen to experts like Dr. Anthony Fauci, a very highly regarded immunologist, head of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. He is not political; having worked in several administrations. He’s just plain smart. He appears regularly on TV and is usually present at every press conference involving the administration addressing the virus. And he is highly educated on this virus and virology in general. My greatest fear is that they will shut him up. Talk about political. </p><p></p><p>He just said today that this virus is 10 times as lethal as the flu. We already know It is spreading like wildfire. Look at how the numbers are multiplying exponentially. You can’t really compare it to the flu in terms of recovery or who will get sick. There are vaccines and medications for influenza—there is nothing for coronavirus, and we’re at least a year to a year and a half away from a vaccine.</p><p></p><p>And feel free to check me on this, but please understand that just because you feel fine, don’t have risk factors, etc., does not mean you can’t still carry the virus and pass it on to others. You can. That is what is so insidious about it. You can be perfectly fine, be carrying the virus and pass it on without knowing it to someone who perhaps does have a compromised immune system or is elderly and becomes ill from it.</p><p></p><p>The media is not causing governments to quarantine parts of cities, as is being done in New York City right now. Nor is the media responsible for canceling major events all over the country, also happening now. This is planning on the part of state and local governments whose administrators understand public health and the effect this virus has on large populations of folks in close proximity to one another. You need only to look at the recent cruise ship situation to understand this virus’ reach and how rapidly it spreads.</p><p></p><p>I don’t mean to be an alarmist. I just want to be educated on it. I don’t think it’s a political ploy on the part of one political party. What makes it political is when information is withheld to make the “numbers look better,” or when top health officials who have years of public health experience under their belts and know exactly what is happening and what will come, are shoved aside or their positions replaced when they tell the truth.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Nandina, post: 756229, member: 23742"] I agree that the media tend to overblow many crisis events, but in this case I am grateful for the information from the experts who regularly appear on the news because, as Copa said, we hadn’t been getting the full story and in many cases I believe we still aren’t. Listen to the experts—not the pundits, not the talking heads on cable TV and please—not the politicians—several of whom have now been exposed to the virus and have self-quarantined. Listen to experts like Dr. Anthony Fauci, a very highly regarded immunologist, head of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. He is not political; having worked in several administrations. He’s just plain smart. He appears regularly on TV and is usually present at every press conference involving the administration addressing the virus. And he is highly educated on this virus and virology in general. My greatest fear is that they will shut him up. Talk about political. He just said today that this virus is 10 times as lethal as the flu. We already know It is spreading like wildfire. Look at how the numbers are multiplying exponentially. You can’t really compare it to the flu in terms of recovery or who will get sick. There are vaccines and medications for influenza—there is nothing for coronavirus, and we’re at least a year to a year and a half away from a vaccine. And feel free to check me on this, but please understand that just because you feel fine, don’t have risk factors, etc., does not mean you can’t still carry the virus and pass it on to others. You can. That is what is so insidious about it. You can be perfectly fine, be carrying the virus and pass it on without knowing it to someone who perhaps does have a compromised immune system or is elderly and becomes ill from it. The media is not causing governments to quarantine parts of cities, as is being done in New York City right now. Nor is the media responsible for canceling major events all over the country, also happening now. This is planning on the part of state and local governments whose administrators understand public health and the effect this virus has on large populations of folks in close proximity to one another. You need only to look at the recent cruise ship situation to understand this virus’ reach and how rapidly it spreads. I don’t mean to be an alarmist. I just want to be educated on it. I don’t think it’s a political ploy on the part of one political party. What makes it political is when information is withheld to make the “numbers look better,” or when top health officials who have years of public health experience under their belts and know exactly what is happening and what will come, are shoved aside or their positions replaced when they tell the truth. [/QUOTE]
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