Thread by @OBusybody

1/5 I tried to ignore the political theatre of the Rose Garden event since I find it a ridiculous use of resources.

Now, however, that Fauci is using it to suggest an outdoor event without masks could cause a large outbreak, it needs to be addressed.
aljazeera.com/news/2020/10/1…

2/5 The first obvious issue is that the event was not only outdoors; it was an indoor/outdoor event.

This makes tying an outbreak to “rose garden” impossible to determine and irresponsible to suggest.

3/5 Next, of the 11 positive cases (out of 107) 5 are constantly around each other in a variety of other indoor situations.

In other words there is no evidence that being near each other in the rose garden was the cause of spread for Trump, Melania, Christi, Conway, or McEnany.

4/5 For the other 6, there are far more likely transmission times:

Drago and Journalist: Multiple indoor/outdoor events prior to +
Laurie: At multiple events leading up to Rose Garden
Jenkins: Most likely got it from a close colleague
Lee & Tillis: Many other indoor engagements

5/5 Add in the possibility of false positives, the lack of any major health issues as a result, and the fear that comes from suggesting outdoor spread is common.

Wouldn’t it be great if Fauci focused on getting kids back in school?
medicalxpress.com/news/2020-09-l…