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Dr. Birx: CDC at 'inflection point,' expects real change following watershed admission
FoxNews.com ^ | 8/21/2022 | Peter Aitken

Posted on 08/22/2022 7:23:59 AM PDT by mykroar

Former White House coronavirus response coordinator Dr. Deborah Birx praised the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for its rare admission of missteps in how the agency responded to COVID-19.

"A lot of directors would have just tried to tweak [it], and tweaking the agency at this point was not going to be successful," Birx said during an appearance on "Face the Nation" on Sunday. "This is an inflection point."

CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky last week ordered a "reset" of the agency, which will focus on creating a faster dissemination of information and response to new health threats. Some moves include internal staffing changes and steps that will streamline the data release process.

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TOPICS: Health/Medicine
KEYWORDS: birx; cdc; covid; virus
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To: BenLurkin

Exactly. They will politicize the agency even further with emphasis on achieving the goals of the Big Reset and on granular control of American citizens’ behaviors, options and risk of death using coercion & propaganda.


21 posted on 08/22/2022 7:40:06 AM PDT by JayGalt (For evil men to accomplish their purpose it is only necessary that good men should do nothing.”)
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To: mykroar
Likely related...

CDC Suddenly Discovers Personal Risk Assessment After Mandate Damage Is Done

Houston, We Have a Problem (Part 1 of 3)

22 posted on 08/22/2022 7:41:56 AM PDT by mewzilla (We need to repeal RCV wherever it's in use and go back to dumb voting machines.)
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To: mykroar

I think it’s more a question of developing a narrative that allows them to appear to take the higher ground. IOW we are taking care of it so nothing to see here.


23 posted on 08/22/2022 7:42:25 AM PDT by JayGalt (For evil men to accomplish their purpose it is only necessary that good men should do nothing.”)
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To: mykroar

Deborah, SUYTOGH, just to let you off easy.


24 posted on 08/22/2022 7:44:12 AM PDT by OKSooner
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To: mykroar

There are two layers within the CDC: 1) politically appointed bureaucrats who get paid a lot, and 2) conscientious interns who risk their lives traveling to the worst of the worst around the world to control outbreaks of ebola, cholera, etc., and who get paid comparatively little. Those who have been through the intern program, even if they are now part of the regular structure, are the best of the best—public servants at their finest. The politically appointed bureaucrats who have never risked their lives for little money because it was a noble thing to do, are sometimes a different breed entirely. Those in government employ include both the best and the worst. Unfortunately the reputation of the worst undeservedly sullies that of the best. I’ve never worked for the CDC, but I know a little about the internal workings. I have worked for other branches of the government, got fed up with it, and left. There are many, many people in government who couldn’t get a job in the private sector if they tried. Unfortunately, the true public servants in government have two jobs to do: their own and the jobs of those who are incompetent or immoral.


25 posted on 08/22/2022 7:44:16 AM PDT by Engraved-on-His-hands
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To: mykroar

Health care became political years ago. But now we know about it.


26 posted on 08/22/2022 7:44:54 AM PDT by lurk (u)
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To: mykroar

The most corrupt agency in the District of Corruption wants to tweak a few things. How about wholesale firings and a trial at the Hague?


27 posted on 08/22/2022 7:47:04 AM PDT by bray (The Vax is fake and deadly)
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To: Codeflier

I got,that Impresion too, especially when it was said

“CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky last week ordered a “reset” of the agency, which will focus on creating a faster dissemination of information and response to new health threats”

Which in lib speak means that they Will Be even faster with their demands for shutdowns and masks and quarantines and misinformstion to keep the sheep scared and fearful of going out in public etc.


28 posted on 08/22/2022 7:47:39 AM PDT by Bob434 (question)
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To: mykroar

The only “reset” they are going to do is make the CDC more powerful, and closer alligned to the NWD agenda. Anyone who thinks this is good news is clueless.


29 posted on 08/22/2022 7:48:15 AM PDT by Fido969 (45 is Superman! )
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To: Sacajaweau

Their actions resulted in so many bad things happening.

* Health care systems instructing their doctors to tell patients to “follow CDC guidelines” which were useless. Doctors could not use their own education, experience and insights.
* Children irreparably harmed with endless masking and silly “social distancing” rules
* Refusal to investigate efficacy of off-label drugs and extreme politicization of HCQ and Ivermectin.
* Creating a climate of hysteria and over the top fear.
* Lockdowns destroying the economy leading government to print endless amounts of money igniting inflation and wiping out retired peoples’ savings and ruining decades of financial planning.
* Refusal to acknowledge the many danger signals coming from VAERS data.

And on and on and on.


30 posted on 08/22/2022 7:49:19 AM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom (“May your neighbors respect you, trouble neglect you, angels protect you and heaven accept you”)
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To: BenLurkin

Agree.

Faster does not mean transparent or truthful.


31 posted on 08/22/2022 7:49:27 AM PDT by reformedliberal (Make yourself less available.)
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To: mykroar

CDC is proof Government MUST not be in the MEDICAL business at all. OR any business.


32 posted on 08/22/2022 7:51:11 AM PDT by goodnesswins (The Chinese are teaching calculus to their 3rd graders while ours are trying to pick a pronoun.)
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To: mykroar

First reform - kick out the top layer of management.


33 posted on 08/22/2022 7:51:59 AM PDT by glorgau
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To: Bob434
The good news is that the CDC has been so thoroughly discredited that nobody with an ounce of sense would ever listen to them anyway.

Let’s be brutally honest here and recognize the CDC for what it is: a government security blanket for dingbat suburban Karens who are afraid of everything and allergic to life itself.

34 posted on 08/22/2022 7:52:42 AM PDT by Alberta's Child ("It's midnight in Manhattan. This is no time to get cute; it's a mad dog's promenade.")
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To: Alberta's Child

They’re murderers.

The CDC has blood on its hands.


35 posted on 08/22/2022 7:53:32 AM PDT by mewzilla (We need to repeal RCV wherever it's in use and go back to dumb voting machines.)
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To: BenLurkin
Sadly, I fear this is merely an introduction to an era of even greater abuse of power — under the guise of “public health.”

Partner, u ain't lying.

They should reduce the pensions of Dr. Fauce and Dr. Birx.

They are the culprits.

36 posted on 08/22/2022 7:55:42 AM PDT by TheConservativeTejano (The Business of America is Business)
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To: Alberta's Child

Many Folks may not recognize them, but their mandates will affect people negatively as businesses fire anyone that doesn’t comply, refuse business to those who aren’t vaccinated or masked etc. They will still weild a great deal of power as steeple busineeses fall Inline. There are still businesses that won’t let you in u less you are wearing a mask (mostly health related businesses at this point)


37 posted on 08/22/2022 7:56:07 AM PDT by Bob434 (question)
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To: 1Old Pro

LOL...yeah, more “equity.” That’s the ticket.

Do they do pronouns there? That could be another quick fix.


38 posted on 08/22/2022 7:57:10 AM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom (“May your neighbors respect you, trouble neglect you, angels protect you and heaven accept you”)
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To: ProtectOurFreedom

I’ll also add that places ,ike dentists, hospitals etc, who fired employees who didn’t comply with vaccine requirements are nkw still hurting to the point where making appointments is a joke. Some departments were efen shut down due to lack of personell, and for those who had emergencies, they had, and co tinge to have very long wait times.

Many folks needed medical cars and never got it during the pandemic, and im betting that a good deal of people died as a result of lack,of care.


39 posted on 08/22/2022 7:59:10 AM PDT by Bob434 (question)
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To: Bob434

And yes, I see the spelling mistakes in my post. Hate this tablet!


40 posted on 08/22/2022 8:01:01 AM PDT by Bob434 (question)
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