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oldsoftie

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110. I only post factual info. Here are links for every item I mentioned.

Mon Apr 27, 2020, 06:24 AM

Apr 2020

LA County infection rate far above what was thought.
https://www.usnews.com/news/health-news/articles/2020-04-21/la-county-coronavirus-infections-are-up-to-55-times-that-of-reported-cases

NY cases likely above 2 million
https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/new-york-virus-deaths-top-15k-cuomo-expected-to-detail-plan-to-fight-nursing-home-outbreaks/2386556/

Almost ALL of patients in NY had underlying conditions
https://time.com/5825485/coronavirus-risk-factors/

Covid 10x more deadly than flu (March; already posted right above your post)
https://reason.com/2020/03/11/covid-19-mortality-rate-ten-times-worse-than-seasonal-flu-says-dr-anthony-fauci/

Getting the flu vaccine doesnt mean you wont still get the flu
https://www.cdc.gov/flu/vaccines-work/vaccineeffect.htm

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Birx says deaths will be 'dramatically decreased' by end of May, criticizes media coverage as 'very [View all] Danmel Apr 2020 OP

Somebody needs to check the water supply in D.C. Jamastiene Apr 2020 #1

Call her Baghdad Birx... Lock him up. Apr 2020 #82

How about DENVERPOPS Apr 2020 #94

yeah. so, no need to get the feels for ms birx. she's part of the idiocracy KG Apr 2020 #2

Trump has her on a tight leash. Chipper Chat Apr 2020 #3

The fact that she only goes on FoxNews tells you Chipper Chat Apr 2020 #5

Or.... SergeStorms Apr 2020 #47

Exactly Chipper Chat Apr 2020 #77

Reason for those scarves? Choke marks on her neck. erronis Apr 2020 #58

Actually...this is sad. Everything Trump touches dies.... ashredux Apr 2020 #4

Yep. She's thoroughly compromised now. calimary Apr 2020 #64

Is "slicey and dicey" a medical term? mahannah Apr 2020 #6

It might be clanging... littlemissmartypants Apr 2020 #30

Or it's just referring to a fairly common expression that's been around for decades. Igel Apr 2020 #78

Wouldn't it be something if it was both? nt littlemissmartypants Apr 2020 #91

hopey changey sheilahi Apr 2020 #33

Perfect DENVERPOPS Apr 2020 #42

DUzy Laura PourMeADrink Apr 2020 #37

Why can't people put up a happy headline about 2,600 deaths in one day? gibraltar72 Apr 2020 #7

She should be ashamed. Scarsdale Apr 2020 #9

Let's keep this simple.... FarPoint Apr 2020 #8

End of next month? dawg day Apr 2020 #10

Yeah That's the WTF Point of her Statement Stallion Apr 2020 #74

End of the next month? pazzyanne Apr 2020 #76

Oh Please.. Sierra89 Apr 2020 #11

She may be an expert, but she is also another Trump sycophant. Lonestarblue Apr 2020 #16

Sums her up to a tee. llmart Apr 2020 #51

What does Dr. Fauci say? gab13by13 Apr 2020 #12

Well I certainly hope she's right... Maxheader Apr 2020 #13

Ask her about June...second wave coming after this premature "opening " ashredux Apr 2020 #14

We SHOULD all hope she's right. oldsoftie Apr 2020 #15

What's changed to hope that she's right? Bengus81 Apr 2020 #21

Well, a month ago the death rate was 10x that of the flu. Now its much lower. oldsoftie Apr 2020 #45

What do you mean??? A month ago there was only 268 deaths that day (3/26/20)??? USALiberal Apr 2020 #54

3/11, Dr Fauci:"COVID-19 Mortality Rate 'Ten Times Worse' Than Seasonal Flu" oldsoftie Apr 2020 #70

Where you getting your info? Yeehah Apr 2020 #103

I only post factual info. Here are links for every item I mentioned. oldsoftie Apr 2020 #110

Thank you DeminPennswoods Apr 2020 #112

Hope is meaningless in the light of actual science. paleotn Apr 2020 #57

Data drives action. Data 2 months ago is totally different than data of today. oldsoftie Apr 2020 #73

This will take some creative sharpie-ing of the Johns Hopkins charts nt Shermann Apr 2020 #17

Trump will order an end to testing Kaiserguy Apr 2020 #83

Here we go! Shermann Apr 2020 #88

We've had 2300+ new positives in Kansas in 21 days,before we were having just a few Bengus81 Apr 2020 #18

Birx has lost any credibility she once may of had duforsure Apr 2020 #19

sure hope so, but reopening stuff too soon will keep this going along as well beachbumbob Apr 2020 #20

I think... Mike Nelson Apr 2020 #22

And the second wave? When will that be? Maeve Apr 2020 #23

End of May must be the tiny safe window Laura PourMeADrink Apr 2020 #38

IMHO, no one has a clue. Steelrolled Apr 2020 #105

Deaths will drop in areas that have been hit hard already NickB79 Apr 2020 #24

Blah, blah, blabbety blab - that's all her words are worth. lark Apr 2020 #25

I do agree, but also wonder what the affect of being on Laura PourMeADrink Apr 2020 #39

Yes, she is in an almost impossibe situation, but she put herself there & didn't leave. lark Apr 2020 #40

Still dead Nasruddin Apr 2020 #52

Slice, dice and show us those protest crowds again media GusBob Apr 2020 #26

Frankly, she should call them the enemy of the people dalton99a Apr 2020 #27

she sounds like trump--hitting on the media. boring. riversedge Apr 2020 #28

Military people are not famous for their love of a free press. jaxexpat Apr 2020 #29

What are you talking about? Yeehah Apr 2020 #89

Okay. How does one explain colonel Birx' actions? jaxexpat Apr 2020 #96

I would love for her prediction to be right! James48 Apr 2020 #31

Weapon? That is quite a charge you have leveled. AllyCat Apr 2020 #36

No James48 Apr 2020 #106

Glad you are recognizing this is not human made. AllyCat Apr 2020 #107

Are you claiming COVID is a bioweapom? Miguelito Loveless Apr 2020 #61

So what about the people in their 40s & 50s with "mild" symptoms who are dropping dead from strokes? catbyte Apr 2020 #32

Unless there's some dramatic breakthrough which hasn't been reported... Hugin Apr 2020 #34

That would be great news Doctor! What is your rationale? AllyCat Apr 2020 #35

Welcome to trump world, scarf lady. Paladin Apr 2020 #41

Birx gets more and more in the tank for Trump every day. Sloumeau Apr 2020 #43

She is replacing disndat Apr 2020 #44

ATTN Dr. Brix we are at 55,000 deaths right now and we will blow past the 60,000 # that Trump .... Botany Apr 2020 #46

She's no longer operating in a reality-based world DeeDeeNY Apr 2020 #68

I hope she is just saying this crap in order to push for "the common good." Botany Apr 2020 #75

You could drive a tractor trailer between "will be" and "expects" bucolic_frolic Apr 2020 #48

She's looking at being the replacement for Azar - so she has to please the vulgar talking yam. scarletwoman Apr 2020 #49

Double standard. SergeStorms Apr 2020 #50

No it's not.... paleotn Apr 2020 #53

So she has a chit chat just for old time sake, with aright bigot and hack.........Fuck her........ turbinetree Apr 2020 #55

Dr. Brix, it is not the job of the free press reporters to flatter the president and his NCjack Apr 2020 #56

Okay, so Birx has either decided to sell out, Miguelito Loveless Apr 2020 #59

The same media that was SOOO fair to Obama and HRC? Mr. Ected Apr 2020 #60

She's bending the knee to Spanky Dopers_Greed Apr 2020 #62

Birx is on FOX auditioning for Azar's job. n/t displacedtexan Apr 2020 #63

That Was The "Favor". -NT- jayfish Apr 2020 #65

I don't believe her Lulu KC Apr 2020 #66

Trump's Mengele doesn't find injecting people with disinfectant "dicey" flibbitygiblets Apr 2020 #67

That's just the 'official' announcement that they're going to skew the numbers. Talitha Apr 2020 #69

the media isn't always fair RussBLib Apr 2020 #71

Dr Birx is being dishonest about the dramatic decrease in deaths by the end of May. Look at Italy. iluvtennis Apr 2020 #72

Dr Happy Talk has lost any credibility she might have. Once you become a Trump stooge... AKing Apr 2020 #79

Hey lady, WE DON'T BELIEVE YOU. cp Apr 2020 #80

I call her Baghdad Birx now. n/t Lock him up. Apr 2020 #81

There's a line between expert advisor and paid stooge Major Nikon Apr 2020 #84

So, deb, please indicate which headlines, and tell us how they should have read to please niyad Apr 2020 #85

Will there be anyone left to die when the end of May comes along? Totally Tunsie Apr 2020 #86

She's a lost soul. NT SayItLoud Apr 2020 #87

Overly optimistic? - Mitigation/isolation works keithbvadu2 Apr 2020 #90

Hope she is right Steelrolled Apr 2020 #92

"frankly, the number of people who have succumbed to this disease, will be dramatically decreased" mr_lebowski Apr 2020 #93

Study finds coronavirus could be more contagious than previously thought bucolic_frolic Apr 2020 #95

What Is She Looking At DallasNE Apr 2020 #97

What Is She Looking At DallasNE Apr 2020 #98

I'm guessing these models Sapient Donkey Apr 2020 #114

But There Are No Standards On Reporting DallasNE Apr 2020 #115

The Worldometer graphs... Buckeye_Democrat Apr 2020 #99

Nah, we'll hit 100,000 deaths even if no one else gets sick. tclambert Apr 2020 #104

She must be using the University of Washington model andym Apr 2020 #100

She and her reputation are toast. We saw the moment when he broke her completely... Hekate Apr 2020 #101

Dr. Scarf tonekat Apr 2020 #102

She no longer has any credibility. Joinfortmill Apr 2020 #108

She should stick to her questionable expertise. nt live love laugh Apr 2020 #109

She is such a ass kisser. Texaswitchy Apr 2020 #111

That is what the models seem suggest Sapient Donkey Apr 2020 #113