Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

Skip to comments.

Infectious disease expert: Coming weeks will be ‘darkest’ of COVID-19
nypost ^ | 10/19/2020 | Lee Brown

Posted on 10/19/2020 6:39:59 AM PDT by ChicagoConservative27

A leading infectious disease expert in the US has warned that the coming weeks “are going to be the darkest” of the entire coronavirus pandemic.

Michael Osterholm, director of the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota, says the US is seeing a fresh surge in cases while awaiting a vaccine.

“We do have vaccines and therapeutics coming down the pike, but when you actually look at the time period for that, the next six to 12 weeks are going to be the darkest of the entire pandemic,” he warned Sunday on NBC’s “Meet the Press.”

(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Government; News/Current Events; Your Opinion/Questions
KEYWORDS: covid; darkest; disease; infectious
Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first 1-2021-4041-60 next last
Never heard of Osterholm, he went on meet the press, and he says, Osterholm stressed that although the US wants to achieve herd immunity, “we don’t want to get there through disease — we want to get there through a vaccination program.” Michael - Full of crap.
1 posted on 10/19/2020 6:39:59 AM PDT by ChicagoConservative27
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | View Replies]

To: ChicagoConservative27

Oh Noes!!!!!!!!


2 posted on 10/19/2020 6:40:41 AM PDT by Artcore (Trump 2020!)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: ChicagoConservative27
We do have vaccines and therapeutics coming down the pike,

Were about ready to turn the corner in a big way. All thanks to Trump's warp speed.

3 posted on 10/19/2020 6:42:12 AM PDT by 1Old Pro (FILL THE SEAT)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: ChicagoConservative27

When one steps back & looks at all off this collectively - the “Build Back Better” and “Great Reset” rhetoric, with the talk of vaccinations, digital dollars, and all else that’s happening - it becomes apparent that the powers that be have plans for dark days ahead of us.

This has absolutely nothing to do with a virus. This fake pandemic is only the method being used to impose globalization and a one-world government


4 posted on 10/19/2020 6:43:48 AM PDT by surroundedbyblue (Proud to be an Infidel & a deplorable.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: ChicagoConservative27

We have extra toilet paper to last into New Year.


5 posted on 10/19/2020 6:44:41 AM PDT by Berlin_Freeper
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: 1Old Pro

You’re cheering this??? Really? Vaccines and therapeutics derived from fetal stem cells and you’re rooting for that?

The virus has a 99.9% cure rate. Why on earth would you accept any of these “treatments”?


6 posted on 10/19/2020 6:45:05 AM PDT by surroundedbyblue (Proud to be an Infidel & a deplorable.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 3 | View Replies]

To: Berlin_Freeper
We have extra toilet paper to last into New Year.

Pretty sure by now everyone does.

7 posted on 10/19/2020 6:45:58 AM PDT by 1Old Pro (FILL THE SEAT)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 5 | View Replies]

To: ChicagoConservative27

Yes, dark days indeed. All democrat voters should stay home on November 3rd.


8 posted on 10/19/2020 6:47:41 AM PDT by reegs
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: surroundedbyblue

“The virus has a 99.9% cure rate. “

Many people refuse to hear that. They like being victims and being self-righteous. Bureaucrats and politicians like being heroes and saviors.


9 posted on 10/19/2020 6:49:58 AM PDT by dljordan
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 6 | View Replies]

To: ChicagoConservative27

How dark? Didn’t we already do “darkest”? Wasn’t that when “the scarf “ said we were going to lose 1.5 million people if we didn’t shut down?


10 posted on 10/19/2020 6:50:29 AM PDT by ripnbang ("An armed man is a citizen, an unarmed man, a subject.")
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: ChicagoConservative27

No, the darkest period of the pandemic was when Andrew Cuomo was shoving thousands into nursing homes to die. But thanks for playing.


11 posted on 10/19/2020 6:50:31 AM PDT by Buckeye McFrog (Patrick Henry would have been an anti-vaxxer.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: ChicagoConservative27

What does this guy know? Ties to CCP? Ties to Democrat party?


12 posted on 10/19/2020 6:50:33 AM PDT by Pajamajan ( Pray for our nation. Thank the Lord for everythill you have. Don't wait. Do it today.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: ChicagoConservative27

I’m shocked, just shocked, they would say this the few weeks before the election.


13 posted on 10/19/2020 6:50:49 AM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: ChicagoConservative27

Something in the works to postpone election day?


14 posted on 10/19/2020 6:51:01 AM PDT by Phillyred
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: ChicagoConservative27

Cases != Sickness, and there’s no corresponding rise in deaths. This second “wave” is nothing more than more efficacious testing, false positives, and the detection of people who had the virus long ago or at least had been infected for some time with no symptoms.


15 posted on 10/19/2020 6:52:08 AM PDT by Little Pig
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: ChicagoConservative27

This fear whore should shut the hell up. Yes, “cases” have doubled, but deaths have remained steady at around 80-85% less than when “cases” were at this level during the summer


16 posted on 10/19/2020 6:52:14 AM PDT by j.havenfarm ( Beginning my 20th year on FR! 2,500+ replies and still not shutting up!)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: ChicagoConservative27

This was supposed to be part of the democrats big superlative, fantastic, colossal, gigantic extravaganza, October surprise.

The problem is we all saw this coming 3 months ago and 6 months ago.

Every trump hating acolyte will be discovering and reporting the imminent death threat from the “RONA” monster personified in d j trump and his mask resisting army.

That damned Biden criminal family history keeps getting in the way.


17 posted on 10/19/2020 6:52:27 AM PDT by MIA_eccl1212 (When the bad guys have leverage they use it)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: ChicagoConservative27

The “experts” have been hawking that sh*t since March.

Done with it all.


18 posted on 10/19/2020 6:53:25 AM PDT by AFB-XYZ (Option 1 -- stand up. Option 2 -- bend over.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: surroundedbyblue

You are correct.


19 posted on 10/19/2020 6:53:57 AM PDT by vpintheak (Live free, or die!)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 4 | View Replies]

To: Phillyred
Something in the works to postpone election day?

Horse has already left the barn. Millions have already early-voted and by Election Day (just two weeks from tomorrow), as many as 40% will have already voted.

If scaredy-cat Dems want to sit at home Election Day in their face masks binge-watching "Orange Is The New Black", that's okay by me.

Trump supporters are going to vote in huge numbers!

20 posted on 10/19/2020 6:54:26 AM PDT by SamAdams76 (Orange Man GOOD!)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 14 | View Replies]


Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first 1-2021-4041-60 next last

Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.

Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson