Joe Biden and Elizabeth Warren Called Out Trump's Missteps on COVID-19 in January

[TomCADem]

Joe Biden and Elizabeth Warren called Out Trump's Missteps on COVID-19 in January. Indeed, Elizabeth Warren wrote a letter to the White Housing calling the Trump administration out for cutting a $200 million program that trains scientists in China and other foreign countries to detect viruses that could become pandemics two months before the first case of COVID-19 was detected in Wuhan, China:

https://www.king.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/2020.01.30%20Letter%20to%20USAID%20re%20Predict%20Program%20(1).pdf

Unlike some candidates who try to shoehorn everything into Medicare for All, Biden and Warren understood the urgent need to take preventative steps to identify and contain the spread of COVID-19, because once it is here, the effects will be devastating even if you have single payer as Italy found out.

https://www.cnbc.com/2020/01/28/elizabeth-warren-releases-public-health-plan-amid-coronavirus-outbreak.html

Elizabeth Warren releases plan to prevent and contain infectious diseases amid coronavirus outbreak

Democratic presidential hopeful Elizabeth Warren on Tuesday outlined the steps she would take to prevent and contain infectious diseases, as authorities across the globe race to address the new coronavirus.

Warren’s plan, released less than a week before the Iowa caucuses, calls for increased public health funding for agencies including the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Department of Health and Human Services.

The coronavirus, a flu-like respiratory infection which was first diagnosed last month in China and has been found in the United States, has killed more than 100 people and sickened more than 4,500, Chinese health authorities said Tuesday. The State Department is advising U.S. travelers to reconsider travel to China. On Monday, major U.S. stock indexes the Dow and the S&P 500 suffered their worst days since October.

Warren’s infectious diseases plan also draws on her previously released plans to address climate change and the opioid epidemic, issues which exacerbate the spread of diseases, as well as her health-care agenda.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2020/01/27/coronavirus-donald-trump-made-us-less-prepared-joe-biden-column/4581710002/

Joe Biden: Trump is worst possible leader to deal with coronavirus outbreak

The possibility of a pandemic is a challenge Donald Trump is unqualified to handle as president. I remember how Trump sought to stoke fear and stigma during the 2014 Ebola epidemic. He called President Barack Obama a “dope” and “incompetent” and railed against the evidence-based response our administration put in place — which quelled the crisis and saved hundreds of thousands of lives — in favor of reactionary travel bans that would only have made things worse. He advocated abandoning exposed and infected American citizens rather than bringing them home for treatment.

Trump’s demonstrated failures of judgment and his repeated rejection of science make him the worst possible person to lead our country through a global health challenge.

The outbreak of a new coronavirus, which has already infected more than 2,700 people and killed over 80 in China, will get worse before it gets better. Cases have been confirmed in a dozen countries, with at least five in the United States. There will likely be more.

[Tarheel_Dem]

1. K&R

[TomCADem]

2. What Was Bernie Saying About COVID-19 Back In January?

I know on this board there was some discussion of the potential impact of the virus on political rallies and Bernie really likes his rallies.

[Tarheel_Dem]

3. I honestly don't know what BS was saying in January. For that matter, other than his usual pablum..

about billionaires, I couldn't honestly tell you much about what he says. I just plain hate to hear him speak.

[TomCADem]

4. When Joe and Other Candidates Were Speaking Out, I Thought Bernie's Silence ...

...was a bit odd. Of course, talking about COVID-19 epidemic could have dampened his campaign's strategy of relying on visuals of people packed together at political rallies.

[cp]

5. Thank you, Elizabeth Waren

[Cha]

6. Mahalo, Sen Elizabeth Warren.. & Joe Biden!

thank you for this, Tom!