Posted on 12/08/2020 4:52:13 AM PST by Oldeconomybuyer
LOS ANGELES - With the coronavirus running rampant in Los Angeles and hospitals projected to overflow by Christmas, officials have fallen back on a familiar refrain: Stay home.
Some 33 million Californians are now under a new regional stay-at-home order that began Sunday night, a last-ditch effort to turn the corner on an alarming rise in coronavirus cases statewide.
The percentage of Angelenos staying home except for essential activities has remained unchanged since mid-June - around 55% - despite pleas from health officials in recent weeks for people to cut down on their activities, according to a survey conducted by USC.
“It’s not because the public is irresponsible; it’s because they are losing trust in public health officials who put out arbitrary restrictions,” said Dr. Monica Gandhi, an infectious-disease specialist at UC San Francisco. “We are failing in our public health messaging.”
Health officials are up against a fatigued public, as well as a number of people who don’t believe in the danger of the virus, Gandhi said. But she is also part of a growing number of experts who think there’s a better way to engage those who do want to take the pandemic seriously — by taking a lesson from the public health strategy known as harm reduction.
Typically used to describe sex-education programs and needle exchanges for drug users, harm reduction aims to mitigate the risks of dangerous behaviors instead of trying to get people to cease altogether.
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“It’s not because the public is irresponsible; it’s because they are losing trust in public health officials who put out arbitrary restrictions,”
Yeah, like Pelosi with the blowdryer/haircut...
This was NEVER about public health.
Given the WuFlu stats are crap, likely more.
Sounds like LA and the doctors are finally waking up from their tyranny. They are looking at the inconsistency of these ‘health orders’ and asking legit questions.
Full body condoms, with scuba gear, its the only way to be sure.
Ivermectin is a proven cure for Covid 19..........
My daughter lives in S CA and says the restrictions are virtually unenforceable.
AHOLES sent out a reminder text just after 12 today about 4 times in a row...
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