Fauci ominously added
Pence is holding the first coronavirus briefing in two months.
The vice president opened the briefing by heralding the progress made in hard-hit states like New York and New Jersey.
“We have made truly remarkable progress in moving our nation forward,” Pence said.
However, Pence then shifted to noting the high level of new cases in many parts of the country, which the president has sought to downplay in recent days.
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Echoing the president, Mike Pence blamed the rising number of new coronavirus cases on increased testing.
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However, public health experts have said the rising number of cases is more attributable to states reopening and Americans relaxing social distancing practices.
It’s also important to note that coronavirus hospitalizations are rising in many states, indicating the crisis is worsening.
Not just “more testing.”
Also, Pence says there is plenty of hospital capacity, which is also not true.
Striking a notably different tone than Vice President Mike Pence, Dr Anthony Fauci warned some parts of the country are facing a “serious problem” in terms of the spread of coronavirus.
The infectious disease expert applauded the states that have safely reopened their economies in a “prudent way that’s been effective.”
But Fauci ominously added, “We are facing a serious problem in certain areas.”
And it’s not just More Testing.
We just got reopening guidelines. No mandate for masks, but they will encourage students and employees to wear masks. Instructors who opt to teach remotely must still be on campus their full schedule; if you have health concerns, you may “discuss concerns” with your Associate Dean.
When asked why we felt we could not mandate masks even though every other school in the state is, the VP just told us “some things are different for different schools” and “that’s the way the task force came down”. In short, it could just be an arbitrary, Fox News based decision. There were no faculty, no students, and no one below upper level administration on their task force. No one with scientific or medical backgrounds.
I know have some very weighty decisions to make; I will wait until I get a response from my Associate Dean, but at this point, it doesn’t sound like they’ve given him power to do much.
That’s so horrifying.
Is there any news coverage of it? Is there a union? Any way to hold their feet to the fire?
Our local paper reported, but they will not couch it in negative terms. They always give a glowing spin to anything happening at either of the colleges. The union seems to be saying the administration has the right to make the decisions.
I have no idea right now where things will go, since I am not quite old enough to retire.