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iluvtennis

(19,912 posts) Fri Aug 14, 2020, 07:24 PM Aug 2020

Joe Biden setup health advisory board several months ago & gets regular briefings,Kamala now attends

politico Joe Biden and his running mate Sen. Kamala Harris called for every governor to mandate mask-wearing in public today for at least the next three months, citing studies that say it would save more than 40,000 lives and speed the nation’s economic recovery.⁣
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“Wearing a mask will give the life of a clerk in your local store or your letter carrier, your child's teacher, it will increase their prospects of not contracting the virus,” Biden said. “Even though it's uncomfortable, and we're not used to it, wearing a mask is going to get our kids back to school sooner and safer. Every American wearing a mask outdoors is going to get our businesses back and to full strength.”⁣
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The presumptive Democratic nominee set up a health advisory board several months ago and has been getting regular briefings, but this was the first time Harris joined him. They heard from former government health officials and public health experts on a range of topics, including how to safely bring kids back to the classroom, how to distribute a vaccine if and when one should emerge, and how to address the deep racial disparities in health exacerbated by the pandemic. Those briefing Biden and Harris including former FDA commissioner David Kessler, former Surgeon General Vivek Murthy, and former HHS assistant secretary Nicole Lurie.⁣
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In his remarks, Biden sought to portray masks, which have become deeply politicized and opposed by conservative lawmakers as an abridgement of freedom, as a virtuous act that bridges the partisan divide.

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Nice. Let the scientists and doctors educate/inform you - that's leadership.