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Bernardo de La Paz

(48,982 posts)
1. They are being ignored by County Health and State. I see NO MENTION of falsifying records.
Mon Apr 27, 2020, 04:05 PM
Apr 2020

Where did you create that fake claim from? Was there some video on the page with your allegation buried inside?

in communication with the Kern County Public Health Department and discussed whether the state should reopen. In response, public health has offered the following statement:

In our ongoing effort to mitigate the impacts of COVID-19 on our residents and healthcare system, we continue to adhere to the guidance issued by Governor Newsom regarding the stay at home order.

Kern County Public Health Services recommends the following protective measures:
Stay at home except for essential needs.
Practice social distancing.
Wash hands with soap and water often.
Avoid touching eyes, nose or mouth with unwashed hands.
Cover your cough or sneeze with a tissue or your elbow.
Avoid close contact with people who are sick.
Stay away from work, school or other people if you become sick.
Wear face covering while in public if you are unable to maintain social distancing.

Demonaut

(8,914 posts)
2. listen 55 seconds in, he mentioned he's being pressured to add covid as the cause and then uses "we"
Mon Apr 27, 2020, 04:09 PM
Apr 2020

do you have a different take?, I may have misinterpreted it.

Freddie

(9,258 posts)
3. That's a popular RW meme
Mon Apr 27, 2020, 04:10 PM
Apr 2020

Doctors are reporting all deaths as COVID 19 so the state gets more $$. If anything deaths were under-reported due to lack of testing.

BlueIdaho

(13,582 posts)
5. Bakersfield? Isn't that the heart of redneck California?
Mon Apr 27, 2020, 04:13 PM
Apr 2020

Thanks but I don’t think I’ll take my medical advice from the heart of the mayonnaise farmer country.

 

Hoyt

(54,770 posts)
8. First off, these bozos are urgent care docs, meaning they treat colds, flu, poison ivy, etc.
Mon Apr 27, 2020, 04:22 PM
Apr 2020

I wouldn't trust a word they say about any major illness, pandemic, etc.

In fact, they probably aren't even letting people with CV19 symptoms in their office. Patients they do let in, they are likely doing everything they can to maximize billing.

onenote

(42,660 posts)
9. In addition to praising Ben Carson and Kevin McCarthy, here is what one of these guys posted
Mon Apr 27, 2020, 04:25 PM
Apr 2020

on April 23: "I think President Donald Trump has done an amazing job during this time. I have full faith in this administration. God Bless you sir and God bless America."

Tells me everything I need to know about their objectivity.

chia

(2,244 posts)
10. A pair of doctors just proved that medical training doesn't keep you from being amazingly ignorant
Mon Apr 27, 2020, 05:29 PM
Apr 2020
https://www.alternet.org/2020/04/a-pair-of-doctors-just-proved-that-medical-training-doesnt-keep-you-from-being-amazingly-ignorant/#.Xqcc-JeAeZI

It’s hard to know where to begin. What Erickson has done in his astounding demonstration of basic mathematical ignorance is to take the percentage of positive tests in the state and equate that with the number of people who have the disease. Many media outlets have treated statements from this amazing press event as if Erickson and Massihi had conducted over 5,000 tests. That’s not what they’re saying. They’re just quoting the number of existing tests and positive results at a time when almost all of those tests have taken place on patients demonstrating strong symptoms.

It’s as if you went into the cancer ward at Johns Hopkins and determined that 12% of Americans have lymphoma. Then Erickson has divided the number of deaths across the state of California, and divided by 12% of the entire state population to come up with a 0.03% case fatality rate. So … everyone back to work! This thing is no big deal!

Even more amazingly, this is Erickson’s next sentence: “I also wanted to mention that 96% of people in California who get COVID recover.” What happens to the other 4%? It’s apparently impossible to know.

Right now in New York City, 0.15% of the total population is already dead from COVID-19. Not 0.15% of those with symptoms. Not 0.15% of those infected. 0.15% of everybody in New York City. Is dead. Right now. Because of this disease.
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