Interesting timing, Joe! 'The pandemic is over,' says Biden

Cdc today says 472 deaths per day, USA.

472x365= 172,280 per year run rate

Flu: 40-60 thousand per year.

Sounds more like Bush: Mission Accomplished to me.
 
Brandon’s remarks have caused quite a stir among media purveyors of panic porn, public health bureaucrats, pork-addicted politicians, and Wall Street. 😂

A sampling of the hair-on-fire headlines:

The Hill

Fauci says ‘we are not where we need to be’ after Biden declares ‘pandemic is over’​


Washington Post

Biden’s claim that ‘pandemic is over’ complicates efforts to secure funding​

Impromptu remarks on ‘60 Minutes’ come as officials struggle to secure new funding for coronavirus vaccines, tests and treatments​


New York Times
Biden says pandemic is over. But at least 400 people are dying daily

Reuters
Biden says “pandemic is over” even as death toll, costs mount

Popsugar

Is the Pandemic Finally Ending? Biden Says It's "Over," but Others Aren't So Sure​


Financial Times

Investors ditch vaccine stocks after Joe Biden says ‘pandemic is over’​

Top jab makers lose combined $10bn of market value amid fears over growing public apathy
 
Cdc today says 472 deaths per day, USA.

472x365= 172,280 per year run rate

Flu: 40-60 thousand per year.

Sounds more like Bush: Mission Accomplished to me.

But... If you are decapitated in a car accident, and have covid, it's a covid death. There's money to be made in covid deaths. Car wrecks... not so much.
 
Brandon’s remarks have caused quite a stir among media purveyors of panic porn, public health bureaucrats, pork-addicted politicians, and Wall Street. 😂

A sampling of the hair-on-fire headlines:
Are you terrified, snowflake?
 
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7751056/

The definition of a pandemic is typically related to r0. The number being below 1, describes a situation that infectiousness has fallen below persistent levels. COVID has been consistently a over that level

Additionally, as long the ratio is high, the likelihood of a variant spreading swiftly is high as well....meaning reactions may need to be expedited.
In conclusion, the basic reproductive number varies during the course of the disease and is also based on epidemiological factors like susceptible population characteristics, disease transmissibility rate, and control measures adopted. R0 helps the governments across the world to estimate the future caseloads, to strategize accordingly to accomplish containment goals within the specified time to avoid any unfavorable condition
I'm double boosted with bivalent.
 
In response to Biden’s declaration, Representative Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) tweeted, “If ‘the pandemic is over’ as Biden says, then all of the president’s emergency powers predicated on a pandemic, all COVID vax mandates, the emergency powers of every governor, emergency use authorizations, and the PREP act should all be voided tomorrow.”

Similarly, Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) tweeted, "Biden admitted last night that the COVID pandemic is over. In other words, there is no 'ongoing emergency' to justify his proposal for student loan handouts.

The Washington Post reports that “Biden’s remarks caught some senior officials off guard.” Anonymous administration officials told the Post they were concerned the president’s statement would make it harder for the administration to persuade Americans to get shots or secure new money from Congress. The White House is seeking an additional $22 billion from Congress to fight the pandemic, according to the New York Times.
"When you have the president of the U.S. saying the pandemic is over, why would people line up for their boosters? Why would Congress allocate additional funding for these other strategies and tools?" said Dr. Celine Gounder, an epidemiologist and senior fellow with the Kaiser Family Foundation. "I am profoundly disappointed. I think this is a real lack of leadership."

https://www.theblaze.com/news/biden...control-after-president-says-pandemic-is-over
 
Nice summary of the positive impacts we might see as a result of Biden’s common sense remarks on 60 Minutes. Looks like the $22 billion Covid relief request is almost surely dead. Good starting point and potentially more corrections to follow. 👍👍
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“COVID aid is not going to happen," said Republican Sen. Mitt Romney, who had been working on a deal. "Not with Republican votes." And if it doesn't happen with Republican votes, it's not going to happen. Some Republicans feel strongly that Congress has already spent too much on "pandemic relief," much of it unrelated to the pandemic at all, and they're ready to stop.

“But the now-doomed $22 billion COVID bill is just one change stemming from the president's comment.”

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/pandemic-is-over-not-just-another-biden-gaffe
 
His statements didn't change anything
Hope we’re right. Probably are, despite media reports that suggest it’s still in play.

“President Joe Biden's contention in a recent interview that the "pandemic is over" is complicating Senate Democrats' efforts to secure needed Republican support for COVID-19 relief funding that had been requested by Biden's administration.”

https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/covid-19-democrats-buck-biden-case-pandemic-aid/story?id=90177985
 
Hope we’re right. Probably are, despite media reports that suggest it’s still in play.

“President Joe Biden's contention in a recent interview that the "pandemic is over" is complicating Senate Democrats' efforts to secure needed Republican support for COVID-19 relief funding that had been requested by Biden's administration.”

https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/covid-19-democrats-buck-biden-case-pandemic-aid/story?id=90177985
Official government position/process isn't done via CBS News...strange enough
 
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