The LA Times has been running a video series about coronavirus issues, hosted by its owner, Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong. That's "interesting" enough. Beyond interesting is an episode with a South African geneticist, where Soon-Shiong repeatedly plugs a vaccine being developed by a company he owns, specifically to fight the South African variant of COVID. (The good doctor is now talking about selling the paper to focus on the vaccine ... and selling to the vulture capitalists at Alden.)
This is why scientists are right in saying medical doctors aren't scientists. An MD and professor at Johns Hopkins is claiming that COVID will be almost gone by April due to herd immunity — which sets the herd immunity percentage way too low. Dr. Marty Makary is a surgeon, so he surely doesn't have an M.S., let alone, a Ph.D., in virology, immunology, etc. Add to it that he doubled down on his claims, and did so on Faux, and there you go.
Pfizer claims its vaccine stops COVID's spread, not just blocks symptoms, at 90 percent efficiency.
Fauci: Face masks into 2022 might not be a bad idea. He also said don't one-dose the Pfizer or Moderna jab.
Gottlieb: Case downturns are a good sign, even with the rise of the newer variants. He also said herd immunity won't come without vaccination of children. Shut up, wingnuts, and Dr. Makary. The best Cabinet secretary in the Trump administration by a country mile; would be nice to see him get a new official post if he wants it. Also, while not thinking it was lab-created, he wants more Chinese transparancy.
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