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The CDC held a press briefing on 11/19, and it's fairly stunning to see the misinformation they're propagating. Remember this when someone wants to hold the CDC up as a reliable source:
1/6 https://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2020/t1118-covid-19-update.html
1/6 https://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2020/t1118-covid-19-update.html
"THERE IS SIMPLY NO MORE IMPORTANT TIME THAN NOW FOR EACH AND EVERY AMERICAN TO RE-DOUBLE OUR EFFORTS TO WATCH OUR DISTANCE, WASH OUR HANDS AND MOST IMPORTANTLY WEAR A MASK. MORE AND MORE SCIENTIFIC DATA IS SHOWING THAT MASKS CAN PROVIDE SOME PROTECTION TO THE WEARER."
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Just look at the over-the-top language... "no more important time," "re-double our efforts," "more and more scientific data." There is nothing precise here until they say masks CAN provide protection. "More and more" data that they CAN?
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Walke mentions the MMWR report on mask use in Arizona: "as they put in their local policies related to use of masks, you saw a decrease in cases."
@ianmSC has posted some information contradicting the CDC's conclusions:
https://twitter.com/ianmSC/status/1330997234020753408?s=20
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@ianmSC has posted some information contradicting the CDC's conclusions:
https://twitter.com/ianmSC/status/1330997234020753408?s=20
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Later Walke says "we're seeing exponential growth in cases."
It's disturbing that a CDC Incident Manager does not understand what "exponential" means, but COVID cases are not growing exponentially. They always follow a curve similar to a Gompertz curve.
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It's disturbing that a CDC Incident Manager does not understand what "exponential" means, but COVID cases are not growing exponentially. They always follow a curve similar to a Gompertz curve.
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An NPR reporter asks whether the CDC has data to back their warning about small household gatherings. Answer: "ITâS A GOOD QUESTION. AND FRANKLY ITâS A HARD ONE TO STUDY... WEâRE STILL LOOKING INTO THIS. WEâRE STILL STUDYING THE SORT OF OVERALL IMPACT OF SMALL GATHERINGS"
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