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BeardOfKnowledge

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Jul 22, 2015
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Not excusing China's initial response it was poor and you're right to criticise it. Separate that from subsequent action taken which is exemplary and not just down to government action, but populations willingness to buy into voluntary social distancing and testing.
This is the dumbest post I've ever seen on the internet. Kudos to you.
 

Yossarian

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Oct 25, 2015
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Why did it fail? Why did it have such blindspots? Otherwise it helps no one to improve in the future. Honest assessment is a must. Calling it a failure without looking at the reasons is just setting you up for failure.
The CDC has been the same animal under both parties, they've failed as hard under several administrations. These government entities are clogging the system with red tape, corruption, incompetence, etc. In fact both parties have criticized the CDC and DHS for their lack of preparation. It's not a partisan issue, it's a government fail issue.
 

Zeph

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Jan 22, 2015
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The CDC has been the same animal under both parties, they've failed as hard under several administrations. These government entities are clogging the system with red tape, corruption, incompetence, etc. In fact both parties have criticized the CDC and DHS for their lack of preparation. It's not a partisan issue, it's a government fail issue.
You are ignoring the response from the government in power and the responses from regional democratic government. It's not a complete analysis to focus on the CDC.
 

Splinty

Shake 'em off
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Dec 31, 2014
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Agreed but will depend on testing and buy in from population. Must be already spreading there right?
Yes it's already spreading. When I say a week later in two weeks and all that we're talking about this exponential spreads Where the system starts feeling it. We already have community spread in brazoria county.
 

Zeph

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Jan 22, 2015
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And this is why the UK's approach is one of the worst yet.
Possible that this guy was an outlier and not a reinfection. Been said the virus can last 30 days in very few. Need more information to confirm either way yet.
 

Yossarian

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Oct 25, 2015
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You are ignoring the response from the government in power and the responses from regional democratic government. It's not a complete analysis to focus on the CDC.
This is literally what this federal agency (CDC) is here for. It wasn't ready way before Trump made some silly remarks. The CDC should be at the forefront, not running behind what politicians think we should do.
 

Zeph

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Jan 22, 2015
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This is literally what this federal agency (CDC) is here for. It wasn't ready way before Trump made some silly remarks. The CDC should be at the forefront, not running behind what politicians think we should do.
Trump laid off their pandemic response team in 2018.
 

Atto

Chinese Virus
Feb 11, 2016
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Corona is a cough, fever, tightness of chest, trouble breathing and fatigue. It attacks the lungs through secondary overload of the immune system response. It doesn't go after the gut and it's not like a cold.
Dry Cough*