Former FDA chief Scott Gottlieb on New Zealand outbreak, back-to-school concerns

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[ghwk-phd]

This is a very shortened explanation of the science and facts of the situation: The death rate is dropping and the infectious rate is climbing, as always happens with every single flu/corona type pandemic. This is causes by two fundamental biological factors, first, antigenic shift (mutation) which always weakens a viruses virulence and invariably strengthen the infectiousness level. Second by natural antibody T-Cell immunization (herd immunity) which attacks, then deciphers and transcribes the viral RNA and memorizes and stores the genetic information within our own bone marrow for future recall. When under attack again from the same pathogen our immune systems understand exactly how to combat that particular microbial invader and will snuff it usually before we even know. The longer this drags on without allowing herd immunity to run its natural course through the healthy population the more the deaths numbers will accumulate among the vulnerable poor health population (simply by the length of time they're forced in isolation and Not from the virus itself.) This is how it's been happening for as long as viruses and humans have co-existed together and is well understood empirical science in the immunological/ epidemiological world for almost a century, at least until now when the politics, the media, and the science has sadly become indistinguishably the same thing and the internet is fueling the irrational mass hysteria.

[Muritaipet]

Commenting on the speculation in the video. The genome of the NZ outbreak has been sequenced, and it came from Australia and / or the UK. This is completely different from our previous outbreak, it hasn't been dormant or festering in the community. The most likely source is a failure in our border quarantine. Packaging is being tested, but it's really unlikely.

We have had people absconding from border quarantine, and have had to make it more secure. It was possibly made worse by the community it emerged in, who appear reluctant to seek medical help. Both issues need to be addressed

[blackcat]

no it didnt fool, and its being handled

[DeeWeber]

Love Scott! What would you tell teachers? I’d be trying to get them what they needed to be safe.

[sunnycheba]

Alyssa Milano is losing her hair because of covid-19. Hahaha