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CDC director warns of "impending doom" amid COVID spike [Caveat Emptor]
CBS News ^ | 03/30/2021 | Melissa Quinn

Posted on 04/02/2021 8:40:41 AM PDT by Jan_Sobieski

Washington — Dr. Rochelle Walensky, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), issued a dire warning of a sense of "impending doom" as coronavirus infections and hospitalizations tick up and pleaded with Americans to not let up on mitigation measures.

During a briefing from the White House COVID-19 Response Team and public health officials, Walensky said there are "continuing concerning trends" in the nation's response to the coronavirus pandemic, with the number of infections, hospitalizations and deaths all rising. The number of coronavirus cases in the U.S. has surpassed 30.2 million, according to Johns Hopkins University.

"I'm going to pause here, I'm going to lose the script and I'm going to reflect on the recurring feeling I have of impending doom," Walensky said, appearing to grow emotional. "We have so much to look forward to. So much promise and potential of where we are and so much reason for hope. But right now I'm scared."

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To: Jan_Sobieski

Phony cow. “I am going to go off script” as she reads the script with her eyes darting back and forth.


41 posted on 04/04/2021 1:55:18 PM PDT by Stentor
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This call by the CDC has not aged well. What would we do without experts?


42 posted on 05/14/2021 10:32:55 AM PDT by Kid Shelleen (Beat your plowshares into swords. Let the weak say I am strong)
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