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Joy-Ann (Pro-Democracy) Reid 😷

9 Jan, 6 tweets, 2 min read

https://twitter.com/christinapushaw/status/1479589271631806470

So you’re saying cancel our annual screenings for breast cancer, colon cancer, and regular preventive care checkups in general? And folks should just “what me worry” on diabetes, HIV, heart disease and the rest and just “live their lives” like yayyy… I’m only sick when I’m ER’d?

https://twitter.com/christinapushaw/status/1479589271631806470

@MichaelRajner

As my friend @MichaelRajner recently pointed out, Florida’s health department literally operates a program called “test and treat” to reduce the incidence of HIV, including in those who may not even feel sick. This is sound public policy. broward.floridahealth.gov/programs-and-s…

@RonDeSantisFL

When I work out of 30 Rock in NYC I and everyone else in the crew and talent test 3 times a week to ensure we’re not contagious with COVID, so we can protect our coworkers and their families. Presumably @RonDeSantisFL and his weird Surgeon General Adapo think that’s dumb.

Do these people think ANYTHING should be done to prevent COVID? Or are they just determined for as many people as possible to catch it so his Regeneron donors can get richer off that particular treatment? Make it make sense.

I ventured out of my home studio ONE DAY last week and tested first thing when I got to the DC bureau because I don’t want to catch or spread COVID. This is how most human beings, the vast majority of whom are not sociopaths, feel about trying NOT to spread viruses.

If you literally don’t care whether you spread a virus that can and has killed millions of people, please have a check-in with your soul.

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