1/This is interesting. @WhigStandard scrubbed 2 articles from early 2020 in the past 24 hrs where Karen Moore took a pragmatic & reasonable view on risks from C19. Another PH official who followed standard fact based & reassuring comms before the coordinated fearmongering started 
2/In this one, the risks of C19 v. the flu are downplayed and confidence of readiness is expressed.
web.archive.org/web/2020050419…
web.archive.org/web/2020050419…
3/This one is very interesting:
"In 2003, an outbreak of SARS — caused by a different coronavirus — was successfully contained with public health measures such as isolation and quarantine. It was kept to just 8,000 cases worldwide and eventually eliminated from humans....
"In 2003, an outbreak of SARS — caused by a different coronavirus — was successfully contained with public health measures such as isolation and quarantine. It was kept to just 8,000 cases worldwide and eventually eliminated from humans....
4/...But with 10 times as many cases and the virus spreading rapidly in countries like Iran and Italy, Moore said doing the same for COVID-19 is now impossible.
“We have lost the chance to eliminate it,” Moore said.
“We have lost the chance to eliminate it,” Moore said.
5/In February 2020, Karen Moore knew that attempting to contain C19 was a fool's errand and that C19 was here to stay. They all knew this. Everything that came after has been grift and lies. @Roman_Baber @anthonyfurey web.archive.org/web/2020121719…
6/Update: Articles have been restored. Thanks @WhigStandard.
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