I'm going to try to save some lives today. Here's a timeline of the science behind wearing masks. I believe the messaging about "wear a mask" may be the problem. There is no scientific basis to believe CLOTH masks prevent the spread of COVID.
1/23: NYT "Many in China Wear Them, but do Masks Block Coronavirus?" The chairperson
of the public health committee for the Infectious Disease Society of America: "surgical masks are really
the last line of defense."
“...we worry about people feeling they're getting more protection from the mask than they really are. Bc surgical masks aren't fitted or sealed, they
leave gaps around the mouth so you're not filtering all the air that comes in.” This comment was about surgical, not cloth masks.
1. Biden attempts to influence the Supreme Court, a co-equal branch of the government, and while standing in front of a banner naming him the President Elect. This is Obstruction of Justice in plain sight. The Impeachment inquiry should immediately begin.
2. BIden says he will "build onto the Affordable Care Act" including "expansion." Hey media, maybe someone should ask him how he plans to pay for that, if it will be by Exec Action or through legislation. And what are the details to "lower healthcare costs?"
3. BIden admits his transition team will soon be starting the work to "flush out the details" of his plan. What? Hey Leslie Stahl, Biden just admitted that he never had nor disclosed the true details of his plan. Why weren't these details demanded BEFORE the election?
This is a true story I've been holding until after the election.
In August I was contacted by a nationally well respected journalist. You know this person. The journalist had received a tip from someone associated with Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philly.
The tip was that Joe Biden was going to TJUH and getting laser treatment on his brain, probably for neuropathy, and was returning to get MRIs done to check the progress of the treatment.
TJUH is where Beau Biden was treated and also where Joe's son in law practiced.
Since I live near Philly, the journalist asked that I go up to TJUH and ask around. TJUH is a sprawling hospital campus, where this type of treatment could take place in any of three buildings. I did my best but was unable to find a second source.
Trump brought up Biden Advisor Ron Klain last night. Klain said the Obama response to H1N1 was "luck." Here's exactly what he said:
Klain is now a Biden advisor regarding COVID-19. Here's what he's said with regard to COVID. It can all be found on my Ultimate COVID-19 Timeline. Search for KLAIN.
Re-listening to Trump audio w/Woodward. Trump said death rate was 5% & "it goes through the air" (which is diff than "airborne").
Both facts were public knowledge at the time. China had announced Wuhan had a 4.9% CFR & coronavirus was known to spread via respiratory droplets.
Trump reveals no special knowledge in this comment. The 5% CFR and coronavirus spread via "the air" were both publicly known. The fact the media is blowing this up into such a controversy is dishonest at best, criminal at worst. And Woodward knows this. That's why he waited.
In fact, here's NBC News on 1/24 explaining how the virus spreads.