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Now that I have shown pandemic plans of both the Bush and Obama Admnistrations that Trump ignored, let's move on to the next one of his "villains" whose work he also ignored: the @WHO.

Of course, WHO was producing scores of plans/strategies to deal with this for a long time.../1
...but, @POTUS and @PressSec, let's limit it to WHO plans based on the most data - the global plan of 2005 & the updated plan of 2009. (There are more, but let's start there.) Remember, these people with most info on pandemics are the ones you cut off...

apps.who.int/iris/bitstream…
...in February, the same time that @POTUS was screaming "Everything's great!" the @WHO released their draft for countries on strategic plans of dealing with COVID. This, as always with Trump, was ignored....

who.int/docs/default-s…
...the @WHO also released later strategic updates. This is one from April, also ignored by @POTUS...

who.int/docs/default-s…
...now the wonderful thing about @WHO is, unlike Trump, they analyze and prepare for every scenario. But unfortunately, since the president had his little Trumper Tantrum and cut them off because they won't kowtow to Fox News, we aren't using these strategies. But let's take...
...a look. (This will go on for awhile.)

Aviation strategies by @WHO for COVID:

who.int/publications-d…
...how to keep healthcare workers safe: Strategy by WHO ignored by Trump...

who.int/publications-d…
...how to protect people going to religious services: Strategy by WHO, ignored by Trump.

who.int/publications-d…
...how to protect residents of nursing homes and other long-term care facilities: Strategy by WHO, ignored by Trump.

who.int/publications-d…
...how to protect people who must handle dead bodies: Strategy by WHO, ignored by Trump.

who.int/publications-d…
...how and when to get people immunized (particularly children) to avoid outbreaks of measles, mumps, etc. Prepared by WHO, ignored by Trump.

who.int/publications-d…
...how to manage sporting events: Prepared by WHO, ignored by Trump.

who.int/publications-d…
...I could keep going all day. These are called "technical reports." How many of these are there, put out by the organization Trump declares a failure to appease Fox News? Strategies ignored by Trump, who instead relies on "let's be warriors."

The total number of these are....
...56. That's right. 56 technical plans for COVID, put out by WHO, all ignored by Trump. And none of these reports use as their strategies "Let's be warriors. Let the old people die. "

Fifty six WHO plans. 10 USA plans. Trump uses none of them. And that is why we're dying.

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Pushing back on the tsunami of stupid from Trump is like battling ocean tides. But people need to know WHY it's stupid.

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If you give people with COVID-19 some corn, 80% of them dont get serious or critical! And 96% don't die! Everyone should eat corn at all times!

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Speaking as someone who has known Trump for decades, I promise you, he is lying about taking hydroxychloroquine. I also expect he will soon trot out some physician to lyingly confirm he is, or will drop the topic and deny he ever said it.

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