1. Joe Biden did not end testing. As long as this virus had a test, I have been administering them to my patients (did 5 today actually). President Biden said in 9/22 that the pandemic was over, but WHO & HHS decided the public health emergency finished in 5/23. - ThreadSky

jaysoutbreak.bsky.social • 27 days ago

1. Joe Biden did not end testing. As long as this virus had a test, I have been administering them to my patients (did 5 today actually). President Biden said in 9/22 that the pandemic was over, but WHO & HHS decided the public health emergency finished in 5/23.

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smartdonkey.bsky.social•27 days ago

He ended government-funded testing, which made testing unaffordable for many. Even the crappy tests costs $10/each and you should test negative on two tests 24-48 hours apart to be sure you’re not positive. If a family of 4 has to drop $80 on tests (more if 1 is +), testing has ended for most.

smartdonkey.bsky.social•27 days ago

And if we’re splitting hairs over wording, the WHO declared an end to the emergency phase of the pandemic, not the pandemic itself (which Biden has done). Conflating the two is incredibly irresponsible and inaccurate.

jaysoutbreak.bsky.social•27 days ago

Re-read my statement please. Reading is fundamental.

smartdonkey.bsky.social•27 days ago

Your statement acknowledges that Joe Biden declared a premature end to the pandemic by saying it was over eight months before the WHO said the *emergency phase* of the pandemic, not the pandemic itself, was over.

https://www.who.int/europe/emergencies/situations/covid-19

jaysoutbreak.bsky.social•25 days ago

I acknowledge that he “said” it was over. But if you use your fundamentals of reading, I also say the CDC didn’t follow suit until later. Reading the whole paragraph is key to not missing context.

smartdonkey.bsky.social•25 days ago

So, you acknowledge that Biden was publicly communicating a false message that contradicted the scientific community and, in doing so, minimized the dangers and scope of a virus that was responsible for millions of dead Americans?

jaysoutbreak.bsky.social•27 days ago

Money has to shift. That’s business. Take the price gauging up with congress, big pharma, and biotech companies. 👣

smartdonkey.bsky.social•27 days ago

Except this was at the behest of Biden. He could have continued the emergency, but he chose to end it which shifted the costs onto individuals. It also ended the student loan payment pause, eviction moratoriums, and paid sick leave.

jaysoutbreak.bsky.social•27 days ago

2. President Biden didn’t reduce the recommended isolation time, that recommendation arose from the CDC (12/2021) after public health practitioners and medical professionals all over the US had more evidence and understanding of the infectious periods.

smartdonkey.bsky.social•27 days ago

The CDC is part of the executive branch and the buck stops with POTUS. Do you really think Walensky and Cohen were doing anything other than what Biden wanted?

jaysoutbreak.bsky.social•27 days ago

Yes, because Biden listened to licensed professionals who actually work in the field. He doesn’t throw fits and threathen tarrifs anytime he doesnt get his way.

smartdonkey.bsky.social•27 days ago

He and the CDC listened to the CEOs who asked for a shortened isolation timeline. It was a short-sighted move based on dollar signs, not science, and it failed miserably (which was the main theme of Joe Biden’s presidency).

https://www.npr.org/2021/12/29/1068731487/delta-ceo-asks-cdc-to-cut-quarantine

jaysoutbreak.bsky.social•25 days ago

I asked for a cookie one time, doesn’t mean that I got it. We ask for things all the time that sometimes come true. It’s called shooting their shot. This doesn’t change the fact that WHO made the decision to call an to the pandemic.

smartdonkey.bsky.social•25 days ago

Don’t be obtuse. You asking for a cookie and CEO asking politicians for favorable legislative and executive actions aren’t the same. You “shoot your shot”, they just write a check for $464,991 (how much they gave the Biden campaign in 2020) and stick their hand out.

jaysoutbreak.bsky.social•27 days ago

3. The CDC decided in 2/22 to shift the metrics of hot zones to hospitals and healthcare systems. This gave more accurate reflection of the viruses impact on the community. 4. The Biden administration launched a national research action plan to study long covid on 4/22.

jaysoutbreak.bsky.social•27 days ago

5. If we are going to criticize the Biden administration, let’s do it with facts. “Fact Checking” might not be a thing you are used to, but I deal with facts on a daily basis. Your time is better learning and reading about what about, not “guestimating” how we got here.

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