I guess at this point everyone ignores the CDC no matter who is president (wearing masks when advised not to etc.). The CDC under both Trump and Biden have been pretty bad, it's just consistent static.
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I guess at this point everyone ignores the CDC no matter who is president (wearing masks when advised not to etc.). The CDC under both Trump and Biden have been pretty bad, it's just consistent static.
I acknowledge that I must be in the minority to think that the CDC and Fauci have done a fairly reasonable job. Certainly not perfect, but reasonable. The rules have changed when they've learned more or collected more data, or now with the variants, but it comes off as crying wolf. They've given the best case rules and guidelines as things have changed. It's more the people who have failed, either by expressing some form of personal freedom or subscribing to disinformation. Most of the restrictions on masks or social gatherings have been up to local authorities.
I do think it might be time for Fauci to step down. Under the theory you can't please all of the people all of the time he's pretty much disappointed everyone at some time and is starting to come off as a government figurehead. It would be good to wipe the slate clean with a new face and fresh presentations.
I heard speculation today that the timing of the increased concern about covid is teacher's unions not wanting to go back to the classroom this fall but desiring to work from home for another year.
... lawn gnomes are behind it all!Quote:
Originally Posted by Yppej
Aha! I was wondering who was behind having me work 10 hours day to deep clean, disinfect, and otherwise prepare classrooms, bathrooms, cafeteria, etc. - with me all the while thinking it was for the return of students and teachers alike!Quote:
Originally Posted by bae
I don't think the CDC gave people a fair chance to get vaccinated before removing mask mandates (they didn't give the 6 weeks from vaccine availability to all adults). So I wore masks a few weeks after the CDC said they were not necessary, because everyone deserves a chance to get vaccinated before being exposed to the maskless hoards.
Then I dumped masks too, figuring people have had their chance to get a vax if a vax was what they wanted (never 100% true as people will always have extraordinary circumstances, but kinda). And I LIKED IT. No more masks!
Then weeks ago masks became mandated again here. So I wore them again, annoyed but law-abiding, "oh I'm so virtuous, I obey the law", all along figuring our public health authorities were dofuses since they were neither aligned with the CDC nor state policy, but what can you do (I also think poorly of them because they had handled the pandemic very poorly before that).
But I don't really think the CDC has done well, mask messaging errors early on, screwing up testing early on, aresols errors, removing masks mandates before people had a good faith chance to get vaccinated etc..
And for weeks now it seems there have been rising stories of Delta and increased threats. Weeks before the latest from the CDC. But personally, I was sick of thinking about covid. And if I heard another invermectin pusher blabbing about Delta and vaccines not working, I would just lose it :0!. But eventually I figured maybe I should try to figure out what was going on, grumble so sick of covid, I want to panic about something else instead. Well it was none too clear what if anything was going on. But here we are.
The huge jump in cases in several states, hospitals being overwhelmed, skilled nurses in short supply, the likelihood of yet more emergent variants--those elements are clearly no match for overreaching union bosses...I think Jeppy is f**king with us.Quote:
Originally Posted by bae
But I've long thought there was something sinister about lawn gnomes.:devil:
Vermont is the best state in the country - best vaccination percent, best adolescent vaccination percentage, lowest hospitalizations, so few cases no restrictions have been put back in place, and the only part of the state with substantial transmission is Burlington. Some parts of the state are rated low risk and most are !moderate. But instead of celebrating since the CDC is only warning about areas of substantial or high risk, this week the Vermont Department of Education recommended universal masking in schools. Who do you think is behind that? Hint: if you're following evidence and facts then it sure ain't the scientists.
Lawn gnomes. Better than whatever nutball conspiracy theory you're selling.Quote:
Originally Posted by Yppej
Are you saying lawn gnomes because they "work" from home? Yeah, I see how hard those working from home work. About as hard as a lawn gnome. Gnome is a good term for those who don't want to go back to the classroom but sit on their lawn with a laptop, though zoombie is pretty good too.Quote:
Originally Posted by bae