Who will alert THE People's CDC and fellow travelers like Gregg Gonsalves, as well as general panic-mongers like Jessica Wildfire, that just maybe they can relax now? (Yes, especially since that NPR link is itself incorrect and alarmist; per Worldometers, we're down to at most 250 people dying per day in the last week, and a rolling average of 200 or less. And, that IS the same as a [baddish] flu season.)
Of course, that's assuming that they WANT to relax. I've already said before that Wildfire appears to monetize her Medium and Substack through various fearmongerings. Hey, Jessica, remember monkeypox? Or your prepper phase? (Which will surely be back soon, just with some new disaster to prep for.) Or your playing half-footsie with antivaxxerism?
The People's CDC? To the degree I've done a medium-level dive into its official website, I think it's a mix of non #BlueAnon Dems — likely including Berners — looking to score points off Biden, people who are seriously worried for themselves or friends and loved ones who can relax a little bit, and people who are beyond seriously worried and want others to suffer with them.
Professionals like Gonsalves? Academia is blood sport. So is national media and social media in spades. Mix them together, and while she's not perfect, I'm sure, it's no wonder he fires away at an Leana Wen. (Her new book is very good, though sadly published six months too soon, so we don't get more on this issue within COVID.)
Update, Feb. 28: Two weeks since the original, Worldometers shows that daily case numbers and daily deaths both have continued to decline.
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