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BGBD

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2. WHO

Reply to Takket (Original post)

Tue Apr 14, 2020, 10:34 PM

Apr 2020

spent a lot of time telling people not to panic. They never said dont take this seriously or don't prepare.

This idea that WHO covered something up is ridiculous. Anyone with eyes and a semi functional brain could look at what was happening in Wuhan in mid January and know that this one had a high chance of breaking out and killing a lot of people.

In early January I thought this would be more like SARS in that it was going to be easy to isolate and trace....and then they said they had confirmed asymptomatic transmission and an up to 14 day incubation period. That scared me enough that by late January I was very worried. I'm not special, just paying attention. People were yelling to get his attention on this and he was worried about rallies and Diamond&Silk photo ops.

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with very little effort, I found this January 13th WHO press release... [View all] Takket Apr 2020 OP

BOOM! SheltieLover Apr 2020 #1

WHO BGBD Apr 2020 #2

This also doesn't say "be prepared for a pandemic." Igel Apr 2020 #5

Anyone with eyeballs who saw the videos of people massing at Wuhan hospitals knew. SunSeeker Apr 2020 #7

THIS !!!! Trump cut CDC staff in China before outbreak uponit7771 Apr 2020 #9

And then he didn't go jack shit the whole month of February, despite the CDC Announcement. SunSeeker Apr 2020 #14

Seriously, how much more do they have to spell it out? I mean, for an alleged world leader... somaticexperiencing Apr 2020 #8

That is what got my attention and when. Pacifist Patriot Apr 2020 #16

+1, how many times a year does the WHO post novel virus genetic sequences?! If it's uponit7771 Apr 2020 #20

Trumpsters always assume political correctness when they can't understand what you said. raging moderate Apr 2020 #3

Is he endangering us with this move to not fund them? Captain Zero Apr 2020 #4

FYI they also said on almost that same day garybeck Apr 2020 #6

This is false, CDC never said those words it was China and uponit7771 Apr 2020 #10

Here is what it says garybeck Apr 2020 #17

Same release: "The genetic sequencing shared by China denem Apr 2020 #11

And his assertion that the media downplayed the pandemic..... SergeStorms Apr 2020 #12

Trump is so far beyond honesty and competence ...... PufPuf23 Apr 2020 #13

This needs to be repeated over & over in the media to fact-check the lies BComplex Apr 2020 #15

Around this time shanti Apr 2020 #18

On January 12th WHO Announced DallasNE Apr 2020 #19

But on Jan 20th PAHO/WHO issued update Laura PourMeADrink Apr 2020 #21

Truth will out! malaise Apr 2020 #22