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CDC's suggestion to cancel football, band in nearly every US school called 'unrealistic'
CNN ^ | Mon January 17, 2022 | Elizabeth Cohen

Posted on 01/17/2022 10:10:14 AM PST by MinorityRepublican

If the scientists at the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention had their way, to curb the spread of Covid-19 right now, nearly every US school would cancel football, wrestling, band and loads of other mainstay school activities.

In another piece of guidance, the CDC tells people who've recovered from Covid-19 that they can leave their homes after five days -- and while they are out and about for the next five days, they should avoid being around more than 80% of the US public.

Dr. William Schaffner, an adviser to the CDC for four decades, said it's "unlikely, unreasonable, and unrealistic" to think Americans will follow either of the agency's suggestions.

"Making public health recommendations -- they are not a platonic ideal," Schaffner added. "They have to work in the real world."

(Excerpt) Read more at cnn.com ...


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1 posted on 01/17/2022 10:10:14 AM PST by MinorityRepublican
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2 posted on 01/17/2022 10:11:43 AM PST by Seruzawa ("The Political left is the Garden of Eden of incompetence" - Marx the Smarter (Groucho))
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Let’s the American people start a petition to cancel the CDC. They’re doing a lot more damage to the U.S. than Covid.


3 posted on 01/17/2022 10:12:01 AM PST by adorno
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CDC should be dissolved, for real.


4 posted on 01/17/2022 10:13:14 AM PST by cranked
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5 posted on 01/17/2022 10:13:43 AM PST by Magnum44 (...against all enemies, foreign and domestic...)
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Extracurricular activities like band and football are what make school tolerable for many young people. Those who take an active interest in their own education also enjoy the extracurricular activities. We cannot allow the left to take them away.


6 posted on 01/17/2022 10:14:04 AM PST by Freee-dame
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The CDC really doesn’t care about “defeating” COVID-19, they care about destroying American culture.


7 posted on 01/17/2022 10:14:55 AM PST by House Atreides
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Fauci and the CDC should be disbanded and sent packing...Fools all


8 posted on 01/17/2022 10:15:49 AM PST by Hojczyk
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To: MinorityRepublican

Liberals HATE school sports.

It gets in the way of their indoctrination efforts.


9 posted on 01/17/2022 10:16:26 AM PST by Bratch
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Cancel the CDC!


10 posted on 01/17/2022 10:18:43 AM PST by Taxman (SAVE AMERICA!)
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They finally poked the bear!


11 posted on 01/17/2022 10:19:30 AM PST by Highest Authority (DemonRats are pure EVIL)
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Democrat response:


12 posted on 01/17/2022 10:29:47 AM PST by Karl Spooner
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Who elected these Nazis anyway?


13 posted on 01/17/2022 10:31:49 AM PST by Antoninus (Republicans are all honorable men.)
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There can be no rational public health policy until CDC is abolished.

They have caused enough damage.


14 posted on 01/17/2022 10:37:20 AM PST by cgbg (A kleptocracy--if they can keep it. Think of it as the Cantillon Effect in action.)
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Slightly off topic ... A family member is going through this:

A 3rd grade boy tested positive, was not very sick, and can go back to school in 5 days.

His 5th grade sister is not sick at all, but “must” take a test. If she’s positive she can go back in 5 days. If she’s negative she can go back in 15 days.

Not kidding, not misinformed.


15 posted on 01/17/2022 10:53:13 AM PST by CaptainPhilFan ( )
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But injecting everyone and forcing mask everywhere was practical???????


16 posted on 01/17/2022 11:01:19 AM PST by Whatever Works
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My old tagline was a quote from the CDC site, “We don’t know how people are infected with Ebola.”

They’re just as clueless about covid but they’re working hard to spread it.


17 posted on 01/17/2022 11:01:33 AM PST by bgill (Which came first, the vax or the virus?)
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Nope- no way. Our state’s kids were “virtual” from March through end of May 2020. Football practice started up in July 2020 and we’ve been in school, in the stadiums, gyms, and concert halls ever since. This was before vaccines and before we knew much about the lethality (or lack thereof) of the disease. The PTA and Booster Clubs never even had to solicit volunteers to clear away the bodies after every event.


18 posted on 01/17/2022 11:21:36 AM PST by philled (If this creature is not stopped it could make its way to Novosibirsk! )
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"CDC's suggestion to cancel football, band"

That's because when the scientists were in school the jocks gave them wedgies and the cheerleaders laughed when they asked them for dates.

19 posted on 01/17/2022 11:34:57 AM PST by Enterprise
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It is the CDC that needs to be canceled.


20 posted on 01/17/2022 11:39:55 AM PST by CodeToad (Arm up! They Have!)
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