Nobel Hobos 2 wrote:Rojava Free State wrote:
Or maybe he is right? I mean do you have evidence that we must stay completely locked down and can't reopen anything anywhere this summer?
You're doing that San Lumen thing now. Putting the extreme opposite of your own view as though that's what I'm saying. I've never said that before and I'm not saying that now.He said the U.S. had to institute severe measures because Covid-19 cases were exploding then. “But now is the time, depending upon where you are and what your situation is, to begin to seriously look at reopening the economy, reopening the country to try to get back to some degree of normal.”
However, Fauci also cautioned states against reducing social distancing measures too quickly, adding they must take “very significant precautions.”
“In general, I think most of the country is doing it in a prudent way,” he said. “There are obviously some situations where people might be jumping over that. I just say please proceed with caution if you’re going to do that.”
Fauci has been criticized in recent days by Republicans, including U.S. lawmakers Rand Paul and Andy Biggs, for making comments appearing to advocate for keeping some businesses closed longer.
Just last week, Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, warned members of Congress that the United States could face even more “suffering and death” from the coronavirus if some states rush to reopen businesses too early.
It could also hinder states “on the road to try to get back to an economic recovery,” he testified at a hearing before the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions on May 12. “It would almost turn the clock back rather than going forward. That is my major concern.”
That's from the article San Lumen linked.
Funny how those in favor of lifting restrictions, now find dr. Fauci to be an authority on what's good for the economy. They didn't put a lot of weight on his words when he was talking about what's good for people's health ... ie the one subject on which he's a genuine authority.
Maybe I shouldn't have said "burning his reputation". It's more like trading it. His reputation goes down with the Save Lives people, but it goes up with the Save Jobs people.
Idk if you're talking about me or Lumen but I never doubted Fauci's authority.