ChipMcDonaldJan 2, 2023

I'm waiting for a curbside order at Lowe's.

.... and see a guy probably in his late 70s/80s wearing portable oxygen go inside with no mask. Not around his neck, to be pulled on - he's wearing a t-shirt. No mask as he goes inside.

While another guy, probably in his 80s, comes out... while I hear a woman going by behind my car hacking every few seconds.

Alienating. The #CDC has done nothing to inform and warn the public.

#pandemic #insaneworld
#xbb #covid #CovidIsNotOver

Show threadmellow kismetJan 2, 2023
@chipmcdonald It's appalling how far the CDC has fallen in terms of credibility and effectiveness since the pandemic started.
Show threadChipMcDonald
@morekindness It was perhaps always an illusion.
Jan 3, 2023 at 12:04amWeb
Show threadmellow kismetJan 3, 2023
@chipmcdonald Perhaps. The CDC was respected worldwide, though. All very disillusioning.
Show threadChipMcDonaldJan 3, 2023
@morekindness #CDC has respected members making respectable papers in respectable environments for respectable organizations...
.. but are also conduits for careers outside of their organizations. It's obviously politicized as every other .gov. Nobody is brave enough to step off the ladder to the next level of their career. Obviously CDC, #HHS, #NIAID, et al are aware to stay in their lane.
Show threadmellow kismetJan 3, 2023
@chipmcdonald Well, there are likely multiple factors that underlie their mishandling of covid and particularly the communications to the public. Political factors were clearly present in the first years, but even with a new administration, they don't seem have learned or corrected course. Prob still fear of political backlash, but I would hope the CDC leadership would have more integrity than that. Though it may be too late to undo the damage that was done early on & restore the public's trust.
Show threadChipMcDonaldJan 3, 2023
@morekindness Sorry, at this point IMO it's very clear the #CDC are as corrupt as any other government agency. They're very, very carefully couching what they say in the most minimalist terms possible, and paying no care to appearances or consistency in messaging. They like their positions, and don't want to buck the system.
Even now, with XBB moving in, the performative move to test only Chinese flights coming into the U.S. - ignoring that everyone else on a flight with infected people are exposed, no tracing - it's illogical from a health preservation standpoint. It doesn't make any sense. I know people that work at the CDC, they' know better.