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Eric Feigl-Ding Profile picture
@DrEricDing
May 26 • 12 tweets • 8 min read Twitter logo Read on Twitter
Welp—Remember how @CDCgov claimed there was no “outbreak” at their CDC conference 3 weeks ago? ➡️Now we learn 181 cases of #COVID19 arose of 1800+ CDC staffers/guests…. So basically 1 in 10 folks at a single CDC conference caught COVID. Yet @CDCDirector Walensky dismantles… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… Image
2) Oh the irony… The CDC’s Epidemic Intelligence Service officers and alumni — the disease detectives deployed to identify and fight outbreaks — met April 24-27 at an Atlanta hotel. The conference drew 1,800 in-person attendees, the first in-person Epidemic Intelligence Service… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
3) I’m young enough to remember when @CDCgov staff tried to downplay the epidemic at the event by saying somehow that ***“the cases we’re aware of at this time should not be referred to as an ‘outbreak.’”***

Is it just me or should someone at the CDC apologize for this clear as… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
4) more irony… @CDCgov touted its conference as “showcasing their work”. Read that again with the 181 case outbreak in mind…. And let that sink in.
5) Perfect timing - @CDCgov just dismantled its (already minimizing) warning system for #COVID just 2 weeks ago… new @CDCDirector leadership please for the love of god.
6) If you are tired of COVID minimizing and gaslighting that it’s nothing… please sign up for @TheWHN at WHN.global
7) If you want to join a community of precautionary folks on Twitter Communities— join here.
twitter.com/i/communities/…
8) There is also a new XBB family strain of COVID spreading in China. 65 million cases a week would be ~5% of China infected per week if you think carefully at the scale of China’s 1.2 billion population. But hey, pandemic over? #CovidIsNotOver
9) To be clear, I’m not “turning against” the @CDCgov. I’ve worked in public health my entire career, and CDC is supposed to be the crown jewel & shining light atop the hill in public health… but it has lost its rudder under @CDCDirector Walensky and does not seem be a competent… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
10) @CDCgov needs new leadership, yes—but don’t say “I will never trust the CDC again”—leadership will change and old staff turnover will evening remake the CDC into a renewed agency. I’m hopeful for the #2 person - Dr @nirav_uscdc —who just started in March 2023 and potentially… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
11) is it just a near media blackout on COVID coverage due to corporate pressure alone or does the CDC just not want to cover it either?
For the moment, I’ll give the @CDCgov the benefit of the doubt - as long as they own up that they really screwed up the communications on… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
12) To be clear—outbreaks of #COVID19 are still happening everywhere. The @CDCgov conference was just one prominent example, but there are others such as right now at the the Italian cycling 🚴‍♀️ tournament… a huge outbreak has stricken many elite cyclists… more than 2020 race👇

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May 24
THIS IS PERSONAL—Asian American hate is on the rise. And it is no accident that xenophobic pandemic conspiracies contributed to nearly 75% of Chinese Americans experienced racism/hate in past year. ➡️To date, ***almost half the country*** believes China purposefully released… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… Image
2) Against this backdrop, so many—especially Republican members of Congress—still peddle a certain narrative that China deliberately spread the virus, despite no scientificevidence that the virus was purposefully engineered in a Wuhan lab.

newsweek.com/stopping-asian…
3) As concerning as it is that so many Americans—and our elected officials—continue to believe China unleashed the COVID-19 pandemic, it is unsurprising, particularly given our country's long and sordid history of xenophobia and racism toward those of Chinese descent.
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May 23
📍Worrisome—New XBB-driven #COVID wave in China🇨🇳with ~40 million infections per week by late May and ~65 million infections/week by June… all while state-media downplayed outbreak last week. ➡️Bad sign—40% cases are already **reinfections** and rising as immunity from previous… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… ImageImage
2) leading scientist in China: “Zhong Nanshan said that it is very important to develop a vaccine with better protection against the XBB variant. He revealed that there are currently two vaccines against XBB that have been preliminarily approved, and three or four more will be… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… Image
3) Furthermore, Chinese CDC also stopped updating weekly virus statistics earlier in May. Thus the true extent of the new wave is hidden. cnbctv18.com/world/china-br… Image
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May 22
In 1997, Congress passed legislation that allowed the U.S. Mint to create platinum coins of any denomination — including $1 trillion.

Here are the 37 words of a law that allows for the $1 Trillion coin: “The Secretary may mint and issue bullion and proof platinum coins in… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… Image
2) “While defaulting on debt is a serious problem, carrying debt isn’t always a bad thing for individuals or countries, according to financial experts. 
“It’s almost like our credit rating that we have personally,” White said. “Let’s say we graduate high school, and we have no… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
3) “People perceive national debt as a negative, Grey said. But instead, he argues, you can think of it as a savings account, because people are earning interest through the bonds that they hold. 
That said, Grey wants the national debt to be paid off in one fell swoop since it’s… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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May 15
Folks—listen up—I have a very bad feeling about the stock market 📉 as we head towards the June debt ceiling cliff… short selling indicators are approaching fall 2007 and March 2020 warning levels… i.e. massive shorting of stock positions has already begun. 📖Short story—In… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… ImageImage
2) for those wondering… I’m personally converting my retirement funding into FDIC-insured short term CDs that earn ~5% APR. One can easily convert them inside your brokerage accounts via buying their brokered CDs (no fees)—you do *not* have to pull money out of retirement IRA… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… Image
3) Dear trolls who tell me to “stay in your lane”… you assume I don’t watch the markets, or assume I don’t know economics, or assume I haven’t studied the 2008 crisis. You also all forget that @michaeljburry was an MD physician - before his BIG SHORT that profited $800 million.… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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May 11
💊BLOCK ANYONE SOFT ON BIG PHARMA— Biden WH should not appoint anyone who is too soft on drug industry. The only person I fully trust as the next @NIH director is Dr Vincent Rajkumar @VincentRK, a tireless fighter for lower drug prices.

washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/…
2) “Fundamental changes” in HHS policies are “long overdue.” The senator said that he has long-standing concerns that health leaders aren’t using all of the tools at their disposal, citing decisions at CMS, FDA and NIH.

washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/…
3) “No drug therapy, no matter how effective and life-saving it might be, is worth anything to the person who can’t afford it. Further, the high cost of prescription drugs has resulted in tens of billions of unnecessary costs to Medicare, Medicaid and other federal programs,”… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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May 5
⚠️Sobering—White House recently received a sobering warning of #COVID roaring back—experts estimating ~20% chance of a surge rivaling the onslaught of #Omicron in next 2 years—one estimates even **40% likelihood** of an omicron-like wave. #COVIDisNotOver
washingtonpost.com/health/2023/05… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
2) “The potential for large indoor gatherings to fuel coronavirus infections remains high, as illustrated by about three dozen cases linked to a CDC conference last week. The virus remains on pace to be one of the top 10 causes of death this year.”
3) luckily we have a very functional and cautious @CDCgov… oh wait, the CDC conference “not an outbreak” outbreak.
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