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BigmanPigman

(52,208 posts)
Fri Jul 24, 2020, 03:49 AM Jul 2020

"New CDC guidelines come down hard in favor of opening schools"

https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/23/health/cdc-coronavirus-school-guidelines-new/index.html

"New US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines on education and child care come down hard in favor of opening schools, saying children don't suffer much from coronavirus, are less likely than adults to spread it and suffer from being out of school."

"But the new guidelines posted Thursday do recommend that local officials should consider closing schools, or keeping them closed, if there is substantial, uncontrolled transmission of the virus."

"The CDC has been promising new guidelines for more than a week, after demands from President Donald Trump that the agency alter its recommendations for opening schools."

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"New CDC guidelines come down hard in favor of opening schools" (Original Post) BigmanPigman Jul 2020 OP
The Classic Mistake zipplewrath Jul 2020 #1
His reelection committee should be freaking out right about now. BigmanPigman Jul 2020 #2
From your lips to God's ears zipplewrath Jul 2020 #4
We can only hope Sherman A1 Jul 2020 #5
Redfield is being a loyal toady, dispensing bad advice just like his dear leader. PSPS Jul 2020 #3
Trump has corrupted everything. procon Jul 2020 #6
There have to be whistleblowers at CDC who need to amass, come out and tell about the pressures CurtEastPoint Jul 2020 #7

zipplewrath

(16,688 posts)
1. The Classic Mistake
Fri Jul 24, 2020, 04:03 AM
Jul 2020

People only read the headline. When dispensing advice, one needs to deliver the headline that most don't want to hear. Explanations to follow. The executive branch is currently delivering the message that the President most wants to hear and hoping that people will read between the lines. A bad strategy in so many.

BigmanPigman

(52,208 posts)
2. His reelection committee should be freaking out right about now.
Fri Jul 24, 2020, 04:09 AM
Jul 2020

The fucking moron is shooting himself in the foot and the GOP are going to pay for it in Nov. Those voting parents and grandparents aren't going to be too happy about this, especially when you think about how people normally get sick in the Fall. This will pack a double punch...right around voting time.

zipplewrath

(16,688 posts)
4. From your lips to God's ears
Fri Jul 24, 2020, 04:18 AM
Jul 2020

As the old saying goes. The reality of politics is that what we say and what is heard can be contradictory.
He has very few weeks to get "on message " he's never shown a tendency towards that.

procon

(15,805 posts)
6. Trump has corrupted everything.
Fri Jul 24, 2020, 05:28 AM
Jul 2020

How can doctors, who took am oath to do no harm, cave into Trump's self-serving political ambitions and place hapless citizens at risk?

CurtEastPoint

(19,136 posts)
7. There have to be whistleblowers at CDC who need to amass, come out and tell about the pressures
Fri Jul 24, 2020, 07:13 AM
Jul 2020

they face to tell lies.

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