Surgeon General Argues WH Guidelines Are 'National Stay At Home Order'

[riversedge]

Source: TPM





April 1, 2020 11:02 a.m.


Surgeon General Jerome Adams wouldn’t give a direct answer when asked whether all states should issue a stay-at-home order, during an interview on the “TODAY Show” Wednesday morning.

In light of the White House’s sobering briefing the night before that projected between 100,000 to 240,000 deaths from COVID-19 if social distancing is done correctly, anchor Savannah Guthrie asked Adams whether he is concerned that 17 states still haven’t issued stay-at-home orders.

After acknowledging the “somber news” from the briefing, Adams pointed to the “good news” that Washington state, California and Italy have flattened their curves through “aggressive mitigation” efforts.

Pressed again by Guthrie on whether every state should have a stay-at-home order given its effectiveness in states such as Washington and California, Adams responded that is the “whole point” of the White House’s 30 days to slow the spread guidelines.....................

Read more: https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/surgeon-general-jerome-adams-white-house-guidelines-coronavirus

[dewsgirl]

1. Well, the people of Florida haven't got the memo.

[ancianita]

5. Nope.

[la-trucker]

2. Please read our tea leaves

because our esteemed orangutan won't say anything explicitly for fear of making his MAGA crowd nervous

[ck4829]

3. I have a feeling someone's about to spend some more time with their family

[ArizonaLib]

8. Yes - and at the same time

One can watch wages fall as the Dow increases. No one on the news channels talked about how unemployment would go way up but the Dow would only sink by fractions of the unemployment increases. So no matter how much unemployment, money will still trickle up. They only showed the projections, not the relationship.

[Thomas Hurt]

4. Just Trump trying to take credit for the initiative and leadership of the Govs.

You don't hear the christofascists talking about family values and states rights anymore.

[jalan48]

6. Another Trump lackey doing his job as directed.

[C_U_L8R]

7. Go tell the megachurch charlatans

[keithbvadu2]

9. Adams knows he cannot commit to a definitive answer because Dotard would not hesitate to stab him in

Adams knows he cannot commit to a definitive answer because Dotard would not hesitate to stab him in the back.

[turbinetree]

10. Hey dude did you see this list.............does this stop the spread if some libertarian

governor basically says you don't have to stay at home..................you know dude, they have no fucking common sense just like the twit in the white house................he did call it a HOAX....................


https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2020/03/30/coronavirus-stay-home-shelter-in-place-orders-by-state/5092413002/

[rocktivity]

11. "Aggressive" mitigation?

Starting the "curve flattening" four months ago -- combined with travel restrictions into the U.S. -- would have been "aggressive mitigation" because the virus and social distancing would have been at the same starting line!


rocktivity

[Rebl2]

12. Well governor Parsons

of Missouri is paying no attention to this. Certain cities/counties in MO have had to do this on their own. Parsons is sucking up to trump.

[FailureToCommunicate]

13. I have been utterly disappointed in this "Surgeon General" each time he works up the

courage to squeak from a podium.

[marble falls]

14. If only the Covfefe in Chief would only say it convincingly and defer to experts.

[iluvtennis]

15. I call BS that the White House's 30 day plan is a stay at home order. nt

[SergeStorms]

16. Apparently the Surgeon General doesn't know...

that most Americans cannot translate Trumpian fuckwit to English. We also don't know how to read thrown chicken bones and claim to know their meaning. You have to be one of Trump's "best people" in order to do those things.