White House enacts new safety precautions

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Michael Collins and Tom Vanden Brook, USA TODAY
Published 2:24 p.m. ET May 10, 2020 | Updated 8:25 p.m. ET May 10, 2020

... President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence will be tested daily for the virus, as will every staff member in close proximity to them. White House guests will be tested, workspaces will undergo regular deep cleaning, and staff will follow social distancing guidelines, undergo daily temperature checks and have their symptom histories reviewed, White House spokesman Judd Deere said Sunday.

“The president’s physician and White House operations continue to work closely to ensure every precaution is taken to keep the president, first family and the entire White House complex safe and healthy at all times,” Deere said ...

https://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/politics/2020/05/10/coronavirus-white-house-takes-new-precautions-protect-trump-staff/3105283001/

[C_U_L8R]

1. But not good enough for America?

Selfish assholes.

[Lock him up.]

17. It's a hoax some people say...

Lock em up!

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2. Mike Pence self-isolates for just 3 days

By Matt Stieb

Not all members of the White House coronavirus task force are taking the guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to heart. In the past two weeks, the vice-president and the president were seen in public spaces indoors without a mask, ignoring local protocol. Following confirmations that the vice-president’s press secretary, Katie Miller; the person who serves the president his meals; and 11 Secret Service agents tested positive for COVID-19, Trump is flouting CDC recommendations in his decision not to enter a two-week quarantine period. And while public health expert Dr. Anthony Fauci intends to self-isolate for 14 days after contact with one of the White House staffers, Mike Pence will quarantine just for the weekend, despite the time he’s spent with his press secretary ...

https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2020/05/fauci-self-quarantines-after-white-house-coronavirus-breach.html

[LeftInTX]

16. He isolated for only two!

Saturday and Sunday!

[DURHAM D]

3. Masks?

jftr - The tests they use at the WH have a 20% false negative rate.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

4. So it's not a Democrat hoax?

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5. All administration witnesses will testify remotely

By Dana Bash, Nicky Robertson and Devan Cole, CNN
Updated 2:44 PM ET, Sun May 10, 2020

All of the witnesses set to participate in a Senate committee hearing on the novel coronavirus this week, including Dr. Anthony Fauci, will testify remotely, the panel's chairman announced Sunday.

The Tuesday hearing by the Republican-led Senate Health Committee was already going to feature remote testimony from Dr. Robert Redfield, the head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and Dr. Stephen Hahn, the commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration, both of whom are self-quarantining following potential exposures to the virus last week.

The other two witnesses -- Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, and Dr. Brett Giroir, the assistant secretary for health at the Department of Health and Human Services -- had been planning to appear in person but will now do so remotely ...

https://www.cnn.com/2020/05/10/politics/senate-hearing-remote-witnesses-coronavirus/index.html

[Solly Mack]

6. Who gives a fuck if they're safe? What about the people?

[struggle4progress]

11. You say that. I say that. Within a month, most of the country will be saying that.

Let's ride the giant wave !

[Solly Mack]

12. Great photo. Even better sentiment.

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7. 'It is scary to go to work'

May 10, 2020, 11:24 AM EDT
By Allan Smith

White House senior adviser Kevin Hassett said Sunday it's "scary" to go to work in the West Wing after two Trump administration staffers tested positive for COVID-19 within the past week.

Hassett, who formerly served as President Donald Trump's top economic adviser, said on CBS News' "Face the Nation" that he practices "aggressive social distancing" and will "wear a mask when I feel it's necessary."

"It is scary to go to work," he said. "I was not part of the White House in March. I think that I'd be a lot safer if I was sitting at home instead of going to the West Wing. But, you know, it's a time when people have to step up and serve their country ...

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/it-scary-go-work-top-white-house-official-reacts-staffers-n1203991

[applegrove]

8. COVID Nazi- No tests for you (the public)!

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9. White House to direct supply of COVID-19 drug remdesivir

Author: RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR Associated Press
Published: 1:03 PM PDT May 10, 2020
Updated: 1:03 PM PDT May 10, 2020

... the White House said Friday it will step in to help coordinate distribution of the first drug that appears to help some COVID-19 patients recover faster.

Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany told reporters that Dr. Deborah Birx, a member of White House Coronavirus Task Force, will become one of the chief consultants on where the intravenous medication remdesivir will be distributed.

Alarm is growing in the medical community about access to the drug, which was cleared for emergency use last week by the Food and Drug Administration ...

https://www.abc10.com/article/news/health/coronavirus/white-house-to-direct-supply-of-covid-drug-amid-access-fears/507-4a06c264-5dd3-48fe-b70d-0b3e12727d1e

[KPN]

10. Don't worry, they'll fuck that up too. nt

[world wide wally]

13. A low down, dirty shame

[chowder66]

14. This is why they hoarded all the PPE. Never enough for Grifter's-R-Us. nt

[Baclava]

15. Better strap a 55 gallon drum of Lysol on em with a hose for hourly enemas too