The CDC has paused testing for rabies and pox viruses.

It's vital we keep a close eye on them as rabies is virtually 100% fatal without vaccination, and smallpox killed hundreds of millions (we really don't want a similar virus returning).

Losing track of these viruses is a recipe for catastrophe.

The reason for the pause in testing is widespread layoffs, hiring freezes and resignations.

By July, the rabies team will be down to just one person with the clinical expertise to advise state and local officials, and the pox virus team will have none.

C.D.C. Pauses Testing for Rabies and Pox Viruses

The diseases were removed from a list of tests the agency conducts for state and local health departments. Experts worry that with drastic staff reductions, the testing may not resume.

The New York Times
@luckytran Because natural immunity is better. /sarcasm

@RegGuy @luckytran

Talking to those people there are two groups.

One who really thinks there is a natural immunity, bc they are "Herrenmenschen". Those white supremacists have a tendency for magical thinking and feel invincible.

The other group are rich elitists, thinking it's a social issue and being wealthy and privileged will either protect you from situations which get you infected or open up the possibility of a treatment to cure you. There are conspiracy theories about the despicable things they do and that's possibly the other way of magical thinking to feel invincible.

Both together are the new ruling class and decided that science and institutions like the CDC are only for the weak and woke and therefore must be dismantled.

On the other side, that's what destroys those groups in the end and secure the survival of humanity. But with a lot of collateral damage. Endless passion and suffering. It's a silent war of fascism against it's own. #history_repeating

@luckytran OMG!

They really want us all dead!

@grammasaurus @luckytran

They just want the money. They don't give a flying fuck about whether we live or die.

@bruce @grammasaurus @luckytran

It's not a significant amount of money, and none of it's coming out of their pockets. Besides, they can steal all the money without consequences, for example they can do clumsy insider trading and stock market manipulation with no fear of investigation.

So it's not that. They do want a lot of people dead. The possible reasons why are not comfortable, from: creating a miserable underclass makes them feel powerful, up to pestilence is in the book of revelations.

@petealexharris @bruce @luckytran Stephen Miller’s stated goal of 100M Americans is totally aligned with the “pestilence is in the book of revelations” school of thinking.
@luckytran that’s literally the most bonkers thing I’ve ever heard