CDC abruptly postpones coronavirus press briefing
Source: Politico
The CDC today abruptly postponed a press briefing on the coronavirus response.
CDC spokesperson Ben Haynes told reporters on the scheduled call that it had been pushed back and did not provide an explanation as to why or when it would be rescheduled. A White House spokesperson later said the CDC would participate in an afternoon briefing today on the coronavirus response with Vice President Mike Pence.
The postponement of the briefing comes after a number of states reported new cases over the weekend and federal officials confirmed the countrys first and second deaths from the virus. CDC has been holding sporadic telephone briefings with reporters, including a call on Saturday after the first death in the U.S. was announced.
CDC Director Robert Redfield told POLITICO last week that his agency intended to continue holding the calls and briefing the press as the coronavirus response evolves. The CDC today also removed information on its website that detailed how many people in the country had been tested for the virus. It now only displays the number of confirmed cases. CDC has not yet responded to a request for comment.
Read more: https://www.politico.com/news/2020/03/02/cdc-postpones-coronavirus-briefing-118815
Bernardo de La Paz
(48,788 posts)https://www.democraticunderground.com/100213036909
The CDC abruptly removed the number of people tested and the number of deaths from their website.
machoneman
(3,952 posts)hit under 1,000 nationally. Sad indeed.
Baitball Blogger
(46,575 posts)bluestarone
(16,721 posts)This will cause trouble with the stock market!
Denis Enko
(81 posts)dewsgirl
(14,961 posts)allowed to go out there and spew facts.
SergeStorms
(18,893 posts)No need for science, we'll pray it away!
Evolve Dammit
(16,632 posts)captain queeg
(10,036 posts)In Atlanta. Is this the one thats getting cancelled?
The worthless sack of fetid puss thinks controlling the info is the key? Its the exact opposite, people will be more stressed out when the know 1. Their government is lying to them 2. Effective measures are not in place 3. Testing is minimal 4. People are dying from the hoax.
thecrow
(5,519 posts)I was 3 months pregnant and lived near TMI... the newspapers were publishing very vague but still scarey articles and primitive diagrams of what was going on. My husband put me on a plane (which was full of other pregoes) and when I landed in Miami I bought a paper and lo and behold there was INFORMATION beyond what was being published in PA and multiple DETAILED diagrams of what was going on.
It melted down anyway, but at least I got to read about it.
Evolve Dammit
(16,632 posts)riversedge
(69,721 posts)and CDC do the talking...............
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Kathleen Sebelius said Trump and Pence should NOT talk about the virus--Instead let the scientists
and the CDC do the talking. she was on msnbc after the trump presser.
Actually she said it twice. Said this would give people more confidence in hearing what is going on with the virus.
This is a repost from a few days ago
Evolve Dammit
(16,632 posts)It means nothing anyhow.
cstanleytech
(26,080 posts)thecrow
(5,519 posts)yes it is.
tanyev
(42,359 posts)sandensea
(21,529 posts)And we don't want to anger Mother.
Lord Ludd
(585 posts)Long ago it become impossible for any movie to frighten me (OK, except for that evil ghost kid crawling out of the TV near the end of The Ring), but your photo gave me goosebumps. (Maybe it reminded me of seeing Psycho for the first time when I was 13.)
sandensea
(21,529 posts)More a thriller than horror, really - but nevertheless.
And the Seattle/Pacific Northwest setting really added to the effect (although I believe it was filmed in Vancouver, as so many films are).
And recent horror? Check out The Toy Box if you haven't already. Not for the faint of heart - but a simple yet interesting plot and great build-up.
Lord Ludd
(585 posts)Thanks -- trailer looks interesting.
And yes, the gloomy weather in Seattle/Vancouver really added to the feeling of dread in The Ring. Plus, Naomi Watts nailed it.
sandensea
(21,529 posts)And I agree on Naomi Watts - her best role thus far, I think. Great cast overall (although the kid calling her "Rachel" all the time was a little annoying).
"Forget the tape. This kid's scary."
Dopers_Greed
(2,640 posts)Pretty soon he'll be reporting "no infections" like his handler is for Russia
ashredux
(2,593 posts)BigmanPigman
(51,430 posts)which I am glad about since he is finally admitting he doesn't know shit. On CNN a panelist said that she "was also relieved to hear that but when tRump mentioned vaccines it was obvious they will need to continue to educate him". Educate tRump?!?!? I thought he knows more than all the experts in the history of the planet. You can't tell him anything since he doesn't give a shit.
Flaleftist
(3,473 posts)bucolic_frolic
(42,673 posts)Maybe that's why it's cancelled.
captain queeg
(10,036 posts)Stocks will go down again. Its not the disease thats got everyone terrified, its more the massive incompetence and lying that causes the lack of trust.
bucolic_frolic
(42,673 posts)gay texan
(2,403 posts)Evolve Dammit
(16,632 posts)2naSalit
(86,054 posts)It may be cancelled because they are fighting with vp about the truth. And this map can only be correct outside of the US.
https://gisanddata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/opsdashboard/index.html#/bda7594740fd40299423467b48e9ecf6
Lulu KC
(2,547 posts)It already had 102 US cases, while CNN 30 seconds earlier still said 100.
2naSalit
(86,054 posts)on however many testing kits there are available, last report we had maybe 1% of the number of kits required for this. And from the looks of it, there has been a surge in cases in China. Amazing that's there has only been one case in russia and it disappeared from the map... was there yesterday.
Houston, we have a problem.
Lulu KC
(2,547 posts)Yikes.
captain queeg
(10,036 posts)If theyd put as much effort into stopping the spread of the disease as they are putting into the coverup wed be in a lot better shape.
I think there was a moment when Do-nothing Donnie got elected when he realized he was in way over his head. But being surrounded by sycophants and performing for his adoring crowd I think hes actually convinced himself hes doing a great job. No reality is allowed to seep into his bubble.