The Trump Pandemic
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Re: The Trump Pandemic
The WHO's budget is less than the budget for the US CDC and yet they're expected to be a CDC for the entire world. Their European head was on the radio yesterday and he stoically avoided questioning or criticising any aspect of the UK government's response even though there's a fair amount of legitimate domestic concern. They can't take sides when trying to improve and coordinate public health provision for 7.5billion people, and Trump's antsy blathering about the WHO is obviously because they won't take his side in blaming everyone else for his administration's failings.
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Clinton Huxley » 21 Jun 2012 » 14:10:36 GMT
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So you popped in to mention the good done by the WHO, while neglecting to mention anything critical?
OK...sounds very 'sciency' of you.
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Lying for Trump. Causing endangering lives.
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Per million is just an alternative form of per capita. Something simple enough that even you should be able to understand.Scot Dutchy wrote: ↑Tue May 19, 2020 1:43 pmIt has no value statically. Expressing per million always favours the large countries. Countries whose populations are under a million it is not valid. San Marino has 1,209 deaths per million and has 34,000 population.Hermit wrote: ↑Tue May 19, 2020 12:10 pmNone, but bare numbers are less significant than those that are in relation to the total population of each country. The USA does not fare quite as badly in that regard. With 4558 positive test results per million 11 other countries do worse, and with 272 deaths per million it lies in 13th place. Spain (590), Italy (529), the UK (508), France (423), Sweden (362), the Netherlands (332) and Ireland (311) fare worse in terms of the latter.
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Re: The Trump Pandemic
...so the WHO has a budget of $2 billion, most of which was spent on polio and malaria prevention.
The CDC has a budget of over $6 billion.
Did they fail to predict this Pandemic or to make Preparations?
Do you think they were incompetent, or maybe Trump just didn't listen to them?
Your well thought through opinion on this would be greatly appreciated.
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Regardless of what went on in the early stages in China, including a failure to report the severity of the domestic outbreak, sacking medical staff who were trying to highlight the scale of the problem, and not allowing WHO observers into the affected region, there is absolutely no reason for anyone working in public health at a governmental level anywhere for failing to be informed or to act after 24 January when the paper outlining Covid-19 clinical features - symptoms, transmission, severity, mortality, treatment regimes etc - was published in The Lancent[1]. Four days later on the 30 January the WHO declared a 'public health emergency of international concern'[2] over what was then called the 2019 novel coronavirus - which should have left no government in any doubt about the seriousness of the infection or the potential risk to public health. And certainly no government could then reliably claim to have been caught by surprise even before the WHO declared Covid-19 a pandemic on 11 March[3].
China acted badly at the beginning and their actions were not just wrong but detrimental to public health beyond their own borders. So, remind me, what exactly is it that we're supposed to be criticising the WHO for again, and how might that criticism help to address the various problems thrown up by the pandemic?
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Have you scrolled through the comments and replies?
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Clinton Huxley » 21 Jun 2012 » 14:10:36 GMT
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If people were as critical of global organizations as you are of me, they would probably be a lot sharper.rainbow wrote: ↑Wed May 20, 2020 8:57 am...so the WHO has a budget of $2 billion, most of which was spent on polio and malaria prevention.
The CDC has a budget of over $6 billion.
Did they fail to predict this Pandemic or to make Preparations?
Do you think they were incompetent, or maybe Trump just didn't listen to them?
Your well thought through opinion on this would be greatly appreciated.
I think you are less competent than Trump...evidenced by contrasting your interests and words against his.
And you popped in to defend the global orgs too. I'm not surprised. You probably want an EU to rule you, rather than your elected officials.
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What exactly have the WHO done which is indefensible? Still waiting...
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Clinton Huxley » 21 Jun 2012 » 14:10:36 GMT
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Knuckled under to every political pressure.Brian Peacock wrote: ↑Wed May 20, 2020 2:41 pmWhat exactly have the WHO done which is indefensible? Still waiting...
In thrall to China, in particular, this time. Showed it, too.
It's probably FINE to be in thrall to the Chinese government. To most of the world, that likely isn't seen as a problem.
Why not let them go on with their fine work, without the US contribution? Why is it so critical that the US pay? How much should the US pay, in comparison to other countries?
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'In the thrall of China'? How are/were the WHO in China's power?
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Clinton Huxley » 21 Jun 2012 » 14:10:36 GMT
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It showed most clearly in their answer about Taiwan, but it isn't the main point. The main problem is that they will (MUST!) knuckle under to any country who wants something.Brian Peacock wrote: ↑Wed May 20, 2020 2:51 pm'In the thrall of China'? How are/were the WHO in China's power?
Oh, and it isn't just politics - Taiwan had earlier exposure, and controlled their early outbreaks better than Wuhan, so the information they refused to discuss in that call was relevant to the outbreak.
But if they aren't 'in thrall' to China, my mistake. I just don't trust them in relation to viruses, China, Taiwan or the US...but they are probably great for all the other stuff.
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So I guess you think the WHO would be better if it didn't take shit from nobody and if it had supreme authority and/or power?Cunt wrote:It showed most clearly in their answer about Taiwan, but it isn't the main point. The main problem is that they will (MUST!) knuckle under to any country who wants something.Brian Peacock wrote: ↑Wed May 20, 2020 2:51 pm'In the thrall of China'? How are/were the WHO in China's power?
Okay. So again you think the WHO should have the ability to just make that stuff happen regardless of who they're talking to or about.Cunt wrote:Oh, and it isn't just politics - Taiwan had earlier exposure, and controlled their early outbreaks better than Wuhan, so the information they refused to discuss in that call was relevant to the outbreak.
Right. So it doesn't matter if you've got good reason to take a pop at the WHO you just don't like how other countries have handled things 'in relation to viruses' - and I guess the WHO is responsible for that because ... what? They're not all seeing and all powerful?Cunt wrote: But if they aren't 'in thrall' to China, my mistake. I just don't trust them in relation to viruses, China, Taiwan or the US...but they are probably great for all the other stuff.
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China caused it!
WHO caused it!
CDC caused it!
Nanncy Pelosi caused it!
Obama left an empty PPE closet!
https://www.cnn.com/2020/05/20/politics ... index.html
This comes after an interview Sunday, where White House trade adviser Peter Navarro publicly blamed the CDC for the testing failures in the United States.
WHO caused it!
CDC caused it!
Nanncy Pelosi caused it!
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This comes after an interview Sunday, where White House trade adviser Peter Navarro publicly blamed the CDC for the testing failures in the United States.
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