Institutional COVID denial has killed public health as we knew it. Prepare to lose several centuries of progress.
Todd Datz, Managing Director of Media Relations & Public Affairs for , interviewed
“Todd Datz, Managing Director of Media Relations & Public Affairs for @HarvardChanSPH, interviewed @CDCDirector @DrMandyCohen
‘...on COVID lessons and restoring trust in public health’.”
People I know are yet again talking about sudden health problems:
“People I know are yet again talking about sudden health problems:
Hearing loss. Loss of smell. Movement issues. New onset asthma. Heart conditions. Clots in the legs. Zero connection being made to COVID.
The only thing public health succeeded at is covering their own ass.”
I truly think it would be useful for the public to understand “what, exactly, were this project’s stated goals?”
“So one can only conclude that the CDC purposefully redesigned their COVID graphic to downplay the severity and reduce attention paid to the —by far— number one cause of death by infectious disease.
Why? What purpose does this suppression serve?”
Covid-19 was presented as a one and done infection, that ‘only’ killed the vulnerable, that didn’t harm kids, that was spread by droplets not air.
“Covid-19 was presented as a one and done infection, that ‘only’ killed the vulnerable, that didn’t harm kids, that was spread by droplets not air. That vaccines would prevent. Now NONE of the above are true, we are floundering in denial with no plan. Covid is not over.”
Covid levels right now:
September 2, 2024 Covid levels
If you want to make an ordinary COVID transmission map less informative, just adjust the hue by -150 in PhotoShop to turn scary red to calming blue.