After months of downplaying the coronavirus threat, the White House has changed course, urging Americans to wear masks and avoid large gatheringsBut it is not clear whether the public will listen, after months of recovery talk and political battles over everything from masks to infectious disease modeling., and that if the government wants to change the course of the U.S. outbreak, officials need to deliver clear, consistent messages.
An administration official rejected the idea that the messages coming from the White House have been confusing or inconsistent. "Since March, the administration has consistently recommended the use of face coverings consistent with CDC guidelines, and that messaging has been included in every set of guidance from the administration," the official said. “The messaging understands the urgency of certain states.
At the same time, more than 80 percent of Americans trust medical scientists, and more than two-thirds trust Fauci, the government’s top infectious disease expert, according to a recent“The CDC and the other public health experts within the government need to be on the front lines talking to the country every day,” Lipsitch said. “People without scientific qualifications … do not need to be stealing the show in terms of public communication.
As cases soared in the Southeast in June, Trump repeatedly said that the new infections were simply a reflection of more testing. And as hospital capacity reached alarming levels in Texas and Arizona last week, Penceattended a huge indoor rally at a Dallas church
It has nothing to do with Down playing. It seems America has a Mutated variant of the COVId-19 Virus. Once thought to be 4/5 to 1, it is now estimated at 2x-3x the rate. It's like wind in a wild fire... Good Luck with those Masks.......
The educated public will listen. Problem is, a large percentage of the public are uneducated or just plain stupid.
Downplaying threat doesn't usually involve all the actions the Trump Administration has taken to combat the virus. Media overplaying things as usual.
Remove Trump and all his cronies. Install Biden. That is how the White House can build trust. TrumpIsANationalDisgrace
WAY TOO LITTLE, WAY TOO LATE.
Narrator: They didn't listen.
Trump still arranging large events, though, and ignoring the RussianBounty
It’s not the White House that’s created the dismissive attitude. It’s the constant change in advice from so-called experts, like Dr. Fauci & WHO. They have not been right on anything. People feel better off following their own good sense.
Trump is still holding public speeches! No masks required. Disclaimers must be signed so those who would get sick don’t sue trump or his campaign! When he gives pressers, he cares not about social distancing..
Someone needs to explain to Trump then, because i don’t see any progress at all from this White House
'The White House' clearly does not include Trump. As long as 1/3 of the country hangs on his every word, just having a functionary (and that includes Pence) utter 'mask' changes nothing. Non-compliance by that 1/3 crushes broader public health initiatives.
That’s all boglona, Trumps still having his Racist Rallies with no masks, no social distancing, and nothing but hatred and divisiveness being spewed from Trumps Lying Mouth
“Downplaying” is a nice word for actively calling it a hoax, politicizing it, polarizing mask use, doing nothing, and shifting stimulus money to cronies.
Way too little Way too late It’s on you realDonaldTrump vp GOP Because the fire is burning and you couldve put it out when it was still containable We will not forget.
Probably because people took to the streets by the thousands. Standing shoulder to shoulder. Did people actually believe we were not going to see a severe increase in cases? Or did the ChineseVirus just not matter during protests?
It’s clear a lot of the public just isn’t listening. Trump has been pathetic on this & it might be the thing that sinks him. One can only hope. I’ve never seen such abject failure in leadership.
Trump has already turned his supporters against mask wearing. How will we convince them to take the vaccines when they come along?
Mass protests and riots have been encouraged and glorified by the leftist media.
FAUCI SAID , and the CDC backs him up.... masks do nothing
They won't cos their ears are full of fat.
Dr. Trump will lead us to the promised land!
Nope
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