A revealing slip from Ron DeSantis, governor of Florida:
“It’s airborne, it’s aerosolized, and so we just have to understand that when that’s happening, these waves are something that you have deal with with preventive — with early treatment.”Whoops! Heaven forbid the thought of preventive measures, which could make early treatment for COVID-19 unnecessary.
You can hear DeSantis slip at the 5:37 mark in yesterday’s installment of Consider This (NPR).
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Now there’s this news: “Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis — who has been criticized for opposing mask mandates and vaccine passports — is now touting a COVID-19 antibody treatment in which a top donor’s company has invested millions of dollars” (Associated Press).
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A reader shared the following:
“We know what works to prevent people from contracting this disease in the first place, masking and vaccination. We should be focusing on these preventive measures,” said Dr. Leana Wen, an emergency physician and visiting professor of health policy and management at the George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health. “It’s totally backwards to say that we should be focused on treatment instead of emphasizing prevention, and the steps that we know work to stop Covid-19 in the first place.”Thanks, Kirsten.
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EX Gov Abbott is receiving Regeneron treatment. He was also fully vaccinated but apparently insisted on attending large mass gatherings without a mask. Because hey they don't work.
See https://www.texastribune.org/2021/08/17/texas-governor-greg-abbott-positive-covid/
I almost have a feeling that it is being treating it as a non-story but I think he was basically spreading it in his meetings. I also didn't think that you would test positive within an hour or so of being near someone who is positive.
"We know what works to prevent people from contracting this disease in the first place, masking and vaccination. We should be focusing on these preventive measures," said Dr. Leana Wen, an emergency physician and visiting professor of health policy and management at the George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health. "It's totally backwards to say that we should be focused on treatment instead of emphasizing prevention, and the steps that we know work to stop Covid-19 in the first place." from https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/medical/regeneron-covid-19-antibody-treatments-work-but-theyre-not-the-path-out-of-this-pandemic/ar-AANtFHM
Kirsten
Thanks for that, Kirsten. I’ve seen people wondering why he would be getting Regeneron if he’s asymptomatic. It seems strange.
I’m going to add that doctor’s comments to the post, with credit to you.
A maxim I saw somewhere recently: if an athlete refuses to reveal vaccination status, it means they’re not vaccinated. If a politician refuses, it means they are. Elaine strongly suspects that our Mary Miller is vaccinated, even as she casts doubt on the efficacy of vaccines (and masks).
And in a new twist, doctors refusing to treat unvaccinated people.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/medical/regeneron-covid-19-antibody-treatments-work-but-theyre-not-the-path-out-of-this-pandemic/ar-AANtFHM
And speaking of athletes, here the Big 12 stance is vaccination or tests 3 times a week.
My university turned down a bowl game last year due to cases -- bye bye monies and seniors being recruited to go pro.
The NFL stance is really strict:
https://www.nfl.com/news/nfl-updates-covid-19-protocols-fully-vaccinated-players-largely-returning-to-pre
Kirsten
Kirsten, I couldn’t find the news about doctors at the link you sent. I’m going to guess that this story might be the one you saw.
At my university the policy is that students are “expected” to be vaccinated.
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