President Donald Trump on Wednesday confidently downplayed the risks of a second wave of the coronavirus outbreak in the fall that his own health officials say is almost certain to hit.
Trump’s comments come one day after CDC Director Robert Redfield warned in a Washington Post interview that a second wave of the coronavirus in the fall could be “even more difficult” than the current outbreak if it coincides with flu season. The CDC director's comments drew ire from the president, who asked Redfield to clarify his statement during the press briefing.
“It doesn't mean it's going to be more, as some people have said, or worse, it's just going to be more difficult because we have to distinguish between the two,” Redfield said, adding that what he wanted to articulate was that more Americans should get the flu vaccine. But he added "we will be much, much better prepared" to contain outbreaks. "Whether or not it's going to be big or small depends on our response. Nobody can predict what is going to happen with an outbreak, but you can predict how you're going to respond to it."
Source: Healthcare Press (healthcarepress.net)
Believe Trump at your own peril. He’s singing his re-election songs that always begins with: “I don’t know, could be, but we’re doing an amazing job,” as if 50,000 dead and a country shut down is some kind of victory. He still doesn’t get it. He only thinking of himself.
He has been right more than the doctors
realDonaldTrump VP IngrahamAngle Fake MSM..what do you want Trump to say..Americans as per our scientists be prepared COVID19 will come back in Fall potentially killing 1m Americans? How about Biden saying this to the Americans & get a Noble Prize?
That’s what does. He still thinks he can lie his way out of this. Lying is the only thing he knows. It gotten him this far, because people let him lie. Many more will die because of him. End the insanity. VoteBlueToSaveAmerica
It really is embarrassing to hear America's so called President prove his lack of knowledge or ability to reject bad writing by his staff. 25TrumpNOW
Yes I will believe the idiot that said the Covid was a hoax and not to worry earlier this year
Corona will be back with more friends in the fall.
Optimism is not downplaying. Politico should have “opinion” disclaimers
This is so much nonsense
And the flu will be here every year. Our scientists now have Enough people that recovered to work on a vaccine. But don’t hold your breath no vaccine for SARS or MERS either.
Just like it would simply, magically go away?
Also said: “going to zero pretty quickly”; “totally under control”; “left with broken tests”; “no one could imagine this”. Amongst others. Makes PERFECT sense to think now he is informed? NOT. upsidedownliving vote2020
LIAR!
25 th Amendment !!!!
When Trump waves his hands we call that the moth effect. He's making up stories as he tries to fly away without having to answer questions. A masters interpreter of half truths. America don't trust a word coming from the upside down conundrum of a story teller...
As anyone who has studied the issue can tell you, the 'Spanish' Flu actually started in KANSAS USA. The 1918 Spanish Flu Pandemic, started in late 1917, early 1918 in Kansas, was discovered in a US Allied WWI Military Base in Italy. It LASTED THREE YEARS AND KILLED 50,000,000.
Yea because you know more than the Dr.s and you have been so right about everything so far. It must be from your uncle that taught at M.I.T.
Here we go again, then tomorrow he wud say he wasnt warned or he takes no responsibility and blames others .
He needs to stop talking.
So many lies.
Well, we all know now how his earlier predictions turned out.
Officials have been wrong from the beginning
And he knows this because?
Look it up to the person to wash your hands, stay home if your sick, take the vaccine when ready. Heard immunity and informed consent is what has to rule now. The public knows what they need to do and it is now on them. The old you can take the horse to water but he may not drink
Just like it was going to disappear to nothing, and by spring it would be gone
Just like his bullshit in January and February
Do you believe him?...
This is irresponsible to repeat this without fact checking. Covid19 is still around and killing people everyday
Our president is a quack.
Wow FakeNewsPolitico really sucks at this whole news reporting thing.
And when the event actually happens, Don EXOTIC LyinKing WILL LOOK TO REWRITE HISTORY!!
Where the hell does he get his information! that asshole 😂😂😂
Wait for it....Handity, Lumpa, and their little brother will jump all over this! No need for any proof...just a majority of the mobile home folks that will believe it.
Why does anyone even listen to him?
Actually no he didn’t, Dr Birx said it will come back but like it is now, realDonaldTrump said the same thing, also adding we will be better prepared to handle it!!! This is why I’m so happy The President does these updates himself, so we can see the truth, FAKENEWS AGAIN
Wondering when Politico will shut down an lay off staff?
So y’all don’t think it’ll be different with ample testing and all the info and data we’ll have in 7 months?
No one has a clue to how this virus will manifest itself or how long it will stay with us. Even the CDC can only speculate at this point because they don't understand its workings either. What the world need is evidence of a vaccine not unfounded speculations from a layman.
I can hear the left now praying for larger doses.
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