45 yrs ago I had a great HS civics class (Mr. Loveland, Hall HS, Hartford CT), remember civics? So I know something about states rights + US Constitution. But that's not the point & you know it. POTUS had responsibilities to lead a national #COVID19 response, protect Americans:
This WH, Exec Branch of Fed Govt failed to detect virus entry into NY from Europe, failed to inform states and direct them to block resurgence across the South this summer, failed to enact my Oct 1 plan to prevent this newest deadly resurgence, result: 225,000 American lives lost
In its place, WH launched a deadly disinformation campaign: 1) discrediting masks, 2) downplaying severity of epidemic, 3) falsely attributing deaths to co-morbidities, 4) pushing fake herd immunity, 5) pushing fake cures, hydroxychloroquine, 6) attacking scientists, including me
All of which Mr. "GOP Senate candidate" as you describe yourself, leads me to believe that might want to reflect a bit more before you accuse a scientist of being a "political hack"
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Many thanks @AlisynCamerota @JohnBerman hosting me @abbydphillip @NewDay as we head towards unprecedented case counts, 100,000 new cases/d: Legacies of Governors will be cemented in next 5 months based on what they did to save lives in this period
Given that Executive Branch of Federal Govt will not lead our #COVID19 response, lives will be lost or saved depending on whether Governors implement mask mandates, social distancing to prevent hospital surges
I also spoke on new @imperialcollege study on declining antibody in 365,000 UK 🇬🇧 residents. I spoke briefly about the work of Dr Akiko Iwasaki @VirusesImmunity@YaleIBIO who points out the importance of memory B cells, also T cells, so the news may not be all bad
By summer I knew White House never intended to contain COVID19 in America. It would have required fed govt to take control of response, exert leadership. When they rebuffed my Oct 1 plan in July instead launched disinformation campaign, our fate was sealed cnn.com/2020/10/25/pol…
It’s why I felt compelled to speak out, openly criticize WH and it’s task force. I saw the decimation in the Hispanic community right in front of me. Ann said to me, “I can see this is eating you up” For me their FU rejection of my Oct 1 plan to save American lives = final straw
About a month later they brought in Dr Atlas as part of a larger WH attempt to rewrite history, spin new tales around fake herd immunity, discredit masks, force open schools, attribute COVID19 deaths to co-morbidities, Great Barrington, well planned Soviet style disinformation
Thread 1/3: I was moved by Dr @uche_blackstock tweet: the refrain “being silenced” in academic medicine. Many exceptions, and it’s still a half-baked idea 💡 but some of us have expressed concerns about suppression of ideas in academic health centers, not where u think I’m going
I don’t mean political correctness. I’m speaking about something different:The freedom and time to speak out about social justice, combat Antiscience, take on causes, without the constraints imposed on us by the money making machine that’s become the modern Academic Health Center
There’s a new weapon of oppression manifested as over credentialing masquerading as achievement, meaningless board exams, MOC, EHR electronic cash registers, ridiculous CME rules on what you can or can’t say. Designed by a machine of administrators to consume, distract, squash us
I believe this week’s #COVID19 numbers will portend what’s in store for our nation later this fall winter. I believe we might have forestalled this had I been successful in persuading the POTUS and White House CoV Task Force to adopt my Oct 1 Plan, instead they denied deflected
Ideally we could have delayed the surge long enough maybe until Feb March as vaccines became available. Of course that assumes vaccines will be available by then and we don’t know that for sure
In any case looks like the train 🚂 is coming, not helped by a White House in denial, accelerating disinformation. It will be a rough fall and winter, advising to install now your social distancing team for next few months, look after mental health. Things will improve by spring
Thread 1/4: I haven't said it as strongly as this, but no question that White House CoV Task Force refusal to mount a national strategy, CDC suppression, and deliberate anti-science disinformation campaign are responsible for our huge loss of life. My documentation in this thread
I found it meaningful to follow @LinaHidalgoTX tonight on @allinwithchris@chrislhayes we spoke on totally different topics: The Judge spoke about voting, I spoke about #COVID19 of course. But definitely #Houston TX was well represented tonight!
FYI I’ve had the opportunity to speak with @LinaHidalgoTX multiple times this year about #COVID19. And yes she really is that smart and committed. As is Mayor @SylvesterTurner, we’re blessed with strong smart leadership in H-Town, and genuinely kind compassionate people who care
In Texas we’re building for the future: Judge Hidalgo, born in Colombia 🇨🇴 29 yo brilliant @Stanford grad; Mayor Turner African American @Harvard_Law grad: diversity, brains 🧠, pragmatic leadership. My advice to young people: come to #Houston TX home of the real American dream