Dr. Sanjay Gupta
Posted on 04/12/2020 10:02:55 AM PDT by Kaslin
South Korea announced its first coronavirus cases around the same time the U.S. did, back in January. Yet, two months later and the U.S. has 50 times more cases and almost 100 times more fatalities. CNN's Dr. Sanjay Gupta has suggested that that discrepancy is because the U.S. did not act quickly enough on its mitigation efforts.
"i think that we acted late, Jake," he told CNN host Jake Tapper on Sunday's "State of the Union."
He added that we "did not test adequately," and it allowed the virus to circulate in communities across the country.
Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, told Tapper that Gupta's assessment was "unfair."
"You know it isn't as simple as that, Jake, I'm sorry," Fauci responded.
It's unfair to compare us to South Korea, Fauci explained, because they were able to completely shut everything down, a move that the U.S. "may not have been able to do." There were several factors to consider.
"I don't think you can say we are where we are because of one factor," Fauci said. "It's very complicated, Jake."
Fauci, a White House coronavirus task force member, conceded that "obviously" if they had started the mitigation process and social distancing earlier, lives could have been spared. But, the doctor refused to get into hypotheticals. What goes into those kinds of decisions, he argued, is "complicated."
"There was a lot of pushback about shutting things down back then," Fauci recalled.
Yet, Dr. Fauci expressed his cautious optimism that America could be turning the tide soon, as the rate of hospializations are beginning to level in hotspots like New York City. Once we get the capability to test in real time, he noted, we can begin a "gradual, rolling reentry" to normal life.
Dr. Anthony Fauci expresses “hopeful... cautious optimism” as signs emerge that the coronavirus curve may have begun to flatten. https://t.co/Y3z65Z1EFy pic.twitter.com/YUfyXKPLdz— State of the Union (@CNNSotu) April 12, 2020
I knew that was coming when I saw the love letter he wrote to Hillary.
And there would have been NO reason to issue a national quarantine back in January or even February..I went to the mall every week in January and February, trust me if the virus were around here in LA County I would have gotten it for sure, my hands are always in my face its a bad habit
Well, at this point it’s looking like 42 Givernors had different information.
WTF were all 50 told that caused this response and what did they tell each of the counties that was of such dire consequences.
A lot of people came to different conclusions
Now, the killer part is just how high they will raise taxes next year to make up for their “revenue “ shortage.
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“””Vice President Pence forbade anyone on the task force from appearing on CNN.”””
I believe that excluded Fauci and Birx. Trump is willing to let those two hang themselves with their own rope.
My guess is that the 8 hold-outs have figured out that the info from both the media and certain so-called “experts” in the Task Force (ahem) is wrong.
Another bean farting social climbing world socialist Indian absolute nobody. All day (and all through Levin’s radio show online streaming as well) cnn runs this big mouth slavering about how we need less meat protein in our diet.
Beans.... from an indian beaner. Where is Peter Sellers when you need a great impression of Professor Godbolly (played by the inimitable Alec Guinness! In “A Passage to India”).
WE are not India, Gupta ole buddy, and dang sure not China.
“This is not a major threat to the people of the United States and this is not something that the citizens of the United States should be worried about right now,” Dr. Fauci told Newsmax’s Greg Kelly on January 21.
Odd that they did not make the comparison as per capita instead of absolute numbers.
Maybe he’s no longer a task force member.
I wonder if Paul Ryan is in charge of Weekend Viewing of Fox.
I guess he rose to his level of competence as a CNN shill. Sad waste of a career in medicine.
Gupta is CNN’s “drive by” doctor.
Fox weekend is UNWATCHABLE during day. No different than CNN.
Obviously
Regarding the memo from Navarro, I think that Trump set up the CV task force and initiated the China travel ban with a couple of days of getting that memo.
fauci may well be the greatest threat to our Freedoms we have ever encountered.
He’s slick protected pluticrat, has a personal agenda, refuses to obey orders from President Pence, has deep connections to Hillary Clinton,is clearly totalitarian, and has as much security now as the VP.
Add this all up, and there is but one conclusion.
He will suffer the Presidential Zot.
Ride the lightning Fauci!
And, disregarding Fauci's opinion. On January 21st, Fauci said the virus wasn't a threat to Americans.
USA 329 million
S. Korea 50 million
You are a moron Dr. Sanjay Gupta.
If you even have a license to practice medicine, they need to take it away from you. You are dangerous to the people you treat.
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