Posted on 07/18/2020 7:05:09 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
Maybe Abbot has seen the light.
Then why did you shoot down my VFW post?
Abbott is pissing me off and I voted for the guy.
And was just for a hand full of S Texas counties, Bexar county being dominant.
Great! DeSantis (FL) said the same thing about 2 weeks ago and I sure hope he sticks with it. Write to them and support them.
Looks like a lot of Mexicans (legal or illegal) are coming in with the virus. Close the border.
That was -3400+ case count, not death count.
His message now is that people should ignore the rumors…
CNN spread the following scary “story”, which got picked up by loads of US and foreign media outlets. haven’t seen any corrections made as yet:
18 Jul: CNN: 85 infants under age 1 tested positive for coronavirus in one Texas county
By Faith Karimi and Raja Razek
Updated 2350 GMT (0750 HKT) July 18, 2020
Eighty-five infants under age 1 have tested positive for coronavirus in one Texas county...
“We currently have 85 babies under the age of one year in Nueces County that have all tested positive for Covid-19,” said Annette Rodriguez, director of public health for Corpus Christi Nueces County.
“These babies have not even had their first birthday yet. Please help us stop the spread of this disease.”
She did not provide additional details on their conditions.
Nueces County has the fastest growth in new cases on the seven-day average than any other metropolitan county in the state,” said Peter Zanoni, the Corpus Christi city manager...
In a letter to Gov. Greg Abbot, state representatives Sheila Jackson Lee and Joaquin Castro said that local jurisdictions should be granted the ability to issue stay at home orders to help contain coronavirus cases...
https://edition.cnn.com/2020/07/18/health/texas-infants-coronavirus-trnd/index.html
I posted multiple articles, detailing what FakeNewsMSM has been making of the above, at this thread:
http://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3866246/posts
had to use outine.com to open the following (the KRIS site would not open properly for me to read):
18 Jul: KRIS6 TV Corpus Christi: Canales clarifies reports about local infant COVID numbers
by Tim Griffin
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — As news about 85 infants testing positive in Nueces County went viral as a national news story, County Judge Barbara Canales made a statement that attempted to provide additional clarification on the report.
Several national news organizations have reported about Nueces County after City County Health Director Annette Rodriguez mentioned at a press briefing on Friday that 85 babies were diagnosed with COVID-19 in Nueces County.
“On Friday, July 17, during a press conference, a spokesperson mentioned that 85 infants under the age of one had tested positive for coronavirus,” Canales said in a statement released Saturday afternoon. “This number reflects the cumulative total of positive tests for infants under the age of 1 since the beginning of testing in mid-March, which has resulted in 8171 positive test results.”
“For context, the spokesperson was using that statistic to illustrate that no one is naturally immune to this virus. While the elderly and those with existing medical conditions are at greater risk of illness and death, anyone can get the virus, from the elderly to infants, and without regard to race, gender, or economic status. The number was used to illustrate this point.”
Canales’ statement was meant to indicate the total number of infants who have tested positive throughout the pandemic.
“However, without this context, stating this number during our press conference led many to believe that we had a sudden surge in infants under the age of one testing positive. We have NOT had a sudden surge of 85 infants testing positive.”...
“Nueces County has been aggressive in testing the family members of those infected, especially those who work or live in high-risk situations: senior care centers, jails, group homes and halfway houses, and meatpacking plants,” Canales said. “By contact tracing and testing the immediate family members for those with known exposure who work in high-risk critical infrastructure jobs, this may account for our higher degree of testing and positive test results among infants.”
One child has died in Nueces County during the pandemic. That person was brought to the hospital with unrelated symptoms and tested for COVID-19 while at the hospital. The child later died at home.
The cause of death for that child still has not been determined, pending an autopsy.
https://www.kristv.com/news/coronavirus/canales-clarifies-reports-about-local-infant-covid-numbers
I can no longer stand to look at his face. Nor do I believe a word he says.
Agree!
They’re going to go after Abbott, hard....going for continued shut downs/closing....all to get Vote by Mail.
Here’s their latest angle....
85 babies under 1 year old in Nueces County have tested positive for COVID-19, according to report
https://www.texastribune.org/2020/07/18/texas-babies-coronavirus-nueces-county/
Claiming their NICUs are full. No real info to back it up.
Just another excuse to keep TX on lock down.....for Vote by Mail.
Just get a mesh mask.
I made some, back when I was making masks, a few months ago.
If I have to go inside, anywhere, that’s what I wear.
Do you have to wear a certain type of mask? Like company issued?
I’m sorry this is causing you so much discomfort and distress. You’re not alone and folks need to push back.
254 counties in Texas.
Less than 25 have more than 20 deaths.
Doubt it?
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/cases-updates/county-map.html?state=TX
This is a scam. More die from normal than this.
This should have been a virtual convention five years ago. There is NO good reason for the expense and hoopla of an in-person convention.
People who died for what ever reason being coded as Wuhan Virus, without being tested.
Jane Long: "They’re going to go after Abbott, hard....going for continued shut downs/closing....all to get Vote by Mail."
Abbott thinks he is being smart by just closing all the places we would go instead. He will not get my vote next time around.
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