Fauci warns against 'overreacting' to new strain, advises against banning UK flights
By: Zack Budryk (MSN)
"second verse same as the first???"
Herman's Hermits.
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Fauci warns against 'overreacting' to new strain, advises against banning UK flights
Anthony Fauci, the nation's top infectious diseases expert, said Monday that he would not recommend suspending flights from the United Kingdom over a more infectious coronavirus strain detected in southern England.
The U.S. should "without a doubt keep an eye on it," but "we don't want to overreact," Fauci told CNN.
"Follow it carefully, but don't overreact to it," he added.
Adm. Brett Giroir, the White House coronavirus testing czar, also told CNN that travel restrictions came up during a discussion late Sunday with Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Robert Redfield.
"I think we're waiting for CDC kind of recommendations. Last night, talking to Dr. Redfield, there was not a recommendation for that. Again, every hour we get more information. I think, as we have done and we need to do, we need to listen to the best experts," Giroir said Monday morning.
Asked later if restrictions are on the table, Giroir replied: "I think everything is possible. We just need to put everything on the table, have an open scientific discussion and make a best recommendation."
Fauci's and Giroir's comments come as numerous European nations have announced restrictions on travel to and from the U.K. in light of the new strain. Other countries imposing restrictions or bans include Argentina, France, Canada, Ireland, Chile, Colombia, Hong Kong, Estonia, Poland, Norway, Turkey and Latvia.
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) and New York Mayor Bill de Blasio (D) have both called on the federal government to ban travel from the U.K. as well.
"Why don't we act intelligently for a change?" Cuomo asked during a press briefing Monday, echoing an earlier statement from his office. "Why don't we mandate testing before people get on the flight or halt the flights from the U.K. now? Many other countries have done this."
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Again with the "fugedabottit". Well maybe not but I don't think this was necessary..........yet. Let's get some more info before we drop the force shields.
For the people who want to talk about downplaying the virus, you can look to Dr. Fauci as much as anyone else. I’m not saying he’s right or wrong on a specific point, but this is not the first time he has cautioned against overreacting.
Dr Fauci made light of the President saying that he would have vaccine within a year.
From May 15th:
"We're looking to get it by the end of the year if we can, maybe before," Trump said Friday during in a Rose Garden event centered on his administration's efforts to fast-track a vaccine .
“Vaccine work is looking VERY promising, before end of year,” Trump tweeted on Thursday.
In that same article:
"But experts say that the development, testing and production of a vaccine for the public is still at least 12 to 18 months off , and that anything less would be a medical miracle."
“I think it’s possible you could see a vaccine in people’s arms next year — by the middle or end of next year. But this is unprecedented, so it’s hard to predict,” said Dr. Paul Offit, a professor at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and the director of the Vaccine Education Center at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.
Trump's own top infectious disease expert, Dr. Anthony Fauci, told the "Today" show that January 2021 is the earliest a vaccine could be ready , but cautioned that that timeline is "aspirational" and depends on companies producing a vaccine before researchers are sure it will work."
That was back in May when NBC was pitting Dr Fauci against the President. That's what I love about the internet - NBC can't hide or deny it now. Neither can Dr Fauci!