Tag: Trump trying to cover up his botched COVID-19 response

Watch: Trump abruptly ends news conference after reporter points out contradictory statements on plasma treatment

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President Donald Trump abruptly ended his press conference after a reporter asked for details about the emergency authorization of convalescent plasma from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

FDA Commissioner Dr. Stephen Hahn’s comments seemed to conflict with Trump’s characterization during the short Sunday press conference. The reports are still coming in on the research, but Trump said he fast-tracked what he called the “bureaucracy.”

“You have the treatment is safe and very effective, yesterday it was showing promising efficacy, so which of the two is correct?” Trump was asked by who appeared to be Washington Examiner reporter Rob Crilly, wearing a mask. Continue reading.

Hospitals Should Tell Trump to Shove His Orders and Send Their Data to the CDC Anyway

This is nuke-the-moon-to-control-the-tides crazy.

Don’t worry. Maybe your great-grandchildren will be able to go to Europe. From the New York Times:

The Trump administration has ordered hospitals to bypass the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and, beginning on Wednesday, send all coronavirus patient information to a central database in Washington — a move that has alarmed public health experts who fear the data will be distorted for political gain.

The new instructions are contained in a little-noticed document posted this week on the Department of Health and Human Services’ website, Sheryl Gay Stolberg reports. From now on, H.H.S., and not the C.D.C., will collect daily reports about the patients that each hospital is treating, how many beds and ventilators are available, and other information vital to tracking the pandemic …

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