CDC director grilled over mask guidance in heated Capitol Hill hearing

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'We are in a race between the vaccine and the virus.'

Asked what she would say to parents who are considering getting their kids vaccinated now, the CDC director, while acknowledging some parents may not want to be first in line, said she would encourage all parents to get their children vaccinated and for children to ask for the shot.

"I always considered the CDC to be the gold standard. I don't anymore," Collins said, going onto to tick through what she called"conflicting, confusing guidance" from the CDC that contradictsThe Maine senator listed three examples she claimed have helped erode trust in CDC guidance, contending it's too strict.

"I want our kids back in camp," she said, talking about how her 16-year-old son counts down the days to his summer camp each year."We now have 38,000 new infections, on average, per day. Last May 11th, it was 24,000. And we sent a lot of kids home and camps were closed. The camp guidance is intended to get our kids to camp and allow them to stay there."

Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski expressed frustration at what she said were CDC roadblocks for Alaskan cruise ships. On masks, she said fishermen in her state dangerously keeping ocean-soaked masks on at all times out of fear the Coast Guard would cite them for violation of federal law. "I, frankly, appreciate the fact that we have leaders today who recognize that we still have gaps in information, who occasionally may err on the side of caution in order to save lives. And I share the frustration, but the frustration is rooted in the fact that we are still less than a year and a half into a virus that we are still beginning to understand," Murphy said.

"Senator Paul, with all due respect, you are entire -- entirely and completely incorrect. The NIH has not ever and does not now fund gain-of-function research in the Wuhan Institute of Virology," Fauci said."I fully agree you should investigate where the virus came from, but again, we have not funded gain of function research on this virus in the Wuhan Institute of Virology."

 

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We should use the boosts provided by safe, effective antiviral treatments like Ivermectin. Those boosts would probably allow us lap the virus a few times before the end of the race.

It’s a emergency vaccine, to prevent deaths. You need to drop the emergency use of the vaccines and give them full approval, like the flu vaccine, if these vaccines are totally safe. Don’t keep telling people even when vaccinated you need to keep wearing mask.

Airport staff (cleaners, not pilots or flight attendants) have had breakthrough infections from cleaning planes that have travelled internationally. Breakthrough infections, without actual contact with ppl flying internationally ... It's a race alright, and I sure hope we win

A Year and they STILL dont have a CLUE what they are doing-

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Just wear the damned mask for fucks sake! If we all abide by the CDC guidelines we can get back to normal. I don’t understand the resistance! And get the shot.

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Dear Dr. Fauci, Tell America The Truth Singapore Airport workers testing positive for possible India Variant while FULLY VACCINATED. The NZ, or Australia Airport worker fully vaccinated, now infected. 10,000 SURGING new cases in Florida. Is this the India variant coming to NYC.

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Sigh stfu about COVID already.

So what would happen next?.... Who is winning

Szczepić szmato obowiązkowo '

The virus won by means of fooling people into believing the vaccine is worse

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