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It seems the more public health officials and agencies refuse to acknowledge their mistakes, and double down on heavy-handed and one-sided approaches, the more the public’s confidence in them is shaken.
At the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, a lot of people turned to and largely trusted Dr. Anthony Fauci, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and other lead public officials and agencies for advice.
The mask debacle was probably the first big mistake that confused people on a wide scale and created broad skepticism.
The decision to advise people to isolate at home was another big mistake, according to many independent scientists. We now know that even CDC acknowledges most Covid is spread in the household. Instead of having people stay home and arresting those surfing by themselves at the beach, our public health officials should have encouraged people to get outdoors. Instead of closing parks and beaches, they should have advised people to go to them.
Some scientists knew this on the front end, but their views were attacked and silenced.
Another big mistake had to do with rushing to put so many people on respirators, which scientists now say probably hastened many deaths.
Another one was the mistaken panic and misrepresentation over running out of respirators: something that never actually happened.
Another one was the panic created over the idea that New York hospitals were being overrun. In fact, when makeshift facilities were erected and sent, such as a large ship, they were not needed.
Another mistake was controversializing medical treatments such as hydroxychloroquine and ivermectin rather than looking to the actual treatment experience of clinicians and study scientists, and providing a measured and fair assessment.
Another mistake was in public health officials failing to emphasize the importance of diet, exercise and a healthy weight.
Another mistake, according to many scientists, was attempting to isolate everyone rather than those most at risk. The rest of us could have gotten exposed in a way that scientists say is extremely safe for most, and achieved natural immunity which– according to the bulk of studies– is far superior than the vaccines to date.
Another mistake was in failing to recognize that instead of shutting down the economy, the millions who had gotten covid, either with or without symptoms, were likely safe to be the ones to keep the economy going since they largely had strong immunity.
Another widely-acknowledge mistake was in controversializing the vaccine development when it was happening under President Trump.
Another mistake was CDC falsely putting out information that stated the Pfizer and Moderna studies showed those who had already had Covid benefitted further by vaccination. The studies did not show this.
Another mistake was CDC’s director falsely stating that people who are vaccinated cannot spread Covid. They can, and do.
Another mistake was the false claim that people who are vaccinated do not very sick if they get Covid. Some of them do get very sick, and some of them die.
Another mistake was the initial suggestion, early on, that the vaccines would prevent Covid infection. Very quickly, this proved to be untrue. Then, vaccine advocates suggested that was never really the goal.
Another mistake was to controversialize scientists who, in retrospect, were correct with their advice and predictions about the course of action we should and shouldn’t take. Their voices were silenced if they were off the narrative.
Another mistake was allowing Dr. Fauci and others with conflicts of interest (because they were responsible for funding sensitive and dangerous research in partnership with the Communist Chinese) give advice and assessments on where and how they thought the virus originated.
Another mistake was in not being more precise in counting Covid deaths. Instead, deaths of people who happened to have tested positive for Covid and then died, were often grouped into the death count, even if their deaths had little or nothing to do with Covid.
Another mistake is not acknowledging natural immunity and the fact that scientists say it’s better and stronger than vaccine immunity. CDC has, instead, misrepresented the clear science on the issue.
Another mistake is in federal agencies calling Covid a “grave danger” to people in the workplace when, for most, scientists say it is not. CDC also acknowledges that in both adults and children, Covid is generally a non-serious and mild disease marked by few or no symptoms.
Another mistake is to imply that a great deal of research had been done and information was known regarding vaccine side effects, when that is not the case.
Another mistake is not to acknowledge and address the vaccine adverse events in a more open and honest fashion rather than to downplay or deny them.
Another mistake is to call the vaccines safe and effective without the measured caveats about side effects and lack of long term information.
Thoughts?
1. It was a mistake to call these shots a “vaccine” when in fact they are a gene therapy. They did not really become a vaccine until the CDC changed their definition of a vaccine
2. It was a mistake to impugn the unvaccinated when the vaccinated are just as likely (some studies show “more likely”) to infect others
3. It was a mistake to mandate a jab once the CDC’s VAERS and the European version of the same showed large numbers of adverse effect and deaths from the mRNA shots. They stopped the swine flu vaccination program after about 30 deaths; mRNA jabs (including boosters) have now caused many tens of thousands.
4. It was a mistake (especially in this country) to mandate anything with so many flaws that are obvious to thinking peoples’ exercise of free will and their belief in what’s good for them and their situation
I don’t think these were mistakes. The Biden regime is deliberately collapsing all the systems. This is all by design.
Mistakes my ass. Great work as us usual Sharyl, thank you.
The article and the comments are diplomatic and politically correct, but for the love of G*d, can we say the hidden things out loud?
We have a group of tyrants and thousands of unelected fledglings running the country. Medical tyranny is the flavor of the method. ‘They’ want to flatten US exceptionalism. The end game is a global government. This powerful few plan to CONTROL the world populous. Collectivism under the guise of Build Back Better. A summary from 25oo years ago;
Aristotle’s ‘Politics’, circa 380 B.C.
The Art of the Tyrant
* Sow quarrels among people
* Separate people physically
* Favors foreigners
* Makes wars
* Supports lawlessness, a lack of justice
* Excess laws
* Incites fear
The endpoints of the administration of exogenous mRNA are, for the most part, unknown and will not be known for many years.
Wait for the Novavax: Its a protein like every previous vaccine.
This is an incredibly useful article, except for one thing. We know Sharyl has the facts straight. She always does, but an article like this should include links to back up these statements. Don’t get me wrong. I believe they are true. I’ve bookmarked this article and would like to use it – I am going to be doing a speech on Covid soon and this would be great material, but I don’t want to have to look up all of the links. Sharyl if yo see this, please provide links. This is one of those articles that is a keeper, but is less useful without links.
Many many thanks for putting this together Sharyl.
I have to admit,my ‘debating’ skills leave much to be desired.When I find myself in a conversation with someone parroting MSM/CDC/GOVT. propaganda,I let my lack of tolerance and anger get the better of me.I lose my train of thought,can’t recall stats or facts and just walk away.
With the ‘ammo’ you provided here,I can now calmly maneuver them to the ropes and slap ’em silly with the truth.
Btw,I smelled a rat the minute they locked us down and made mail-in ballots a national priority.In my humblest of opinions,the FLU was weaponized for political reasons.I’ll let y’all draw your own conclusions on that matter.
Thanks again Sharyl.
Here’s a few more for consideration:
Another mistake is downplaying the importance treating patients earlier with monoclonal antibodies.
Another mistake is having the federal government control the distribution of vaccines and monoclonal antibodies instead of relying upon the tradition pharmaceutical distribution and pharmacies to administer the vaccines.
Another mistake is not following the data and science which show the current vaccines are not curbing the spread of Covid case.
Another mistake is failing to anticipate the negative effect of temporarily pausing the J&J vaccine on people’s perception of all vaccines.
Find out the group that controls this “NARRATIVE”, and you will solve the puzzle. (It’s like “Deep Throat” and “follow the money”.)
The difference here is not money, it is power. The control of the “NARRATIVE” does not need private money – already well sourced (US tax $).
What is extraordinary is how organized this group is and how deeply MSM is involved.
Thank God we still have a few representatives willing to oppose them.
Thank you for this list. I agree with some of the commentors that these “lies” were deliberate efforts to mislead the public. I have been following this “story” since early 2020, I cannot recall any claim by the CDC that wasn’t a lie. I was forced to recognize that the CDC does not care about public health, only about foisting vaccinations on the public – drugs whose manufacturer has no liability. Is this not a crime?.
The lie that underlies many of these is that the PCR test can reliably recognize the presence of the SARS-CoV-2 virus in people. It cannot, period. And yet this test has been the basis for public policy.
The so called “experts”, meaning the public agencies, and higher education, and their mouthpieces (media), simply continue to indoctrinate us with their store bought “science” and cooked one sided statistics. The truth is not important to them.
It is becoming more obvious every day that the CDC and NIH work for the pharmaceutical companies and not for We The People. And that Fauci is driven by both ego and a desire for personal wealth. This madness must be stopped legally, in the courts, and by more and more aware people who continue to demand medical freedom.
what we see in the news every day says a lot. with the judge shopping. , and the laws change with who every says it no there no trust left in the America gov. and if you look 75% of that has happened since the dnc has had control. and the reason for that is . the democrats are looking out for every one but us americans . and with between 1/4 and 1/3 of us are working 2 and 3 jobs jest to get buy. and the dnc jest keeps putting more and more on us and our tax dollars . it is time to replace and and all that dont put americans first in every way
“the democrats are looking out for every one but us Americans ”
The warnings about “domestic extremism” were ramping up as the Democrats launched one initiative after another which seemed INTENDED to infuriate average Americans, especially conservatives: open borders; special privileges for illegal aliens, including the in-progress $450,000 payout; cancelling pipelines and eliminating blue-collar jobs, especially in the energy sector; CRT in the schools and military; purgin the military; coddling BLM rioters while coming down hard on January 6th grandmas and goofballs; LGBTQ indoct4rination everywhere; inflation; impending “climate change” mandates; supply-chain problems; censorship; treating concerned parents like like criminals; FBI thuggery; endless absurd allegations of “racism” and “white-supremacy”; and – perhaps above all – vaccination mandates that are costing tens of thousands of people their jobs, careers, and pensions.
It seems that it is the INTENT of the Biden administration to stir up passions and provoke violence. Then they will say, “See, we warned you.”
Push Americans too far and the “see we warned you mob” will become the subject of their ire. IF this avalanche ever starts , God forbid, it will sweep all before it into the valley of chaos and destruction. Political parties will become the enemies of the people and unscrupulous leaders will emerge. That is just history repeating itself.
Thanks for your excellent work. We recommend you to our family and friends for honest reporting on issues that matter.
My fully vaccinated brother in law died of Covid Nov 2. My fully vaccinated sister got Covid at the same time.
My great niece (34) has a serious vaccine injury which has caused severe disability.
Were they really mistakes or intentional Lies?
Wow! Bam, bam, bam!!! So, free speech is not dead yet!
Go girl!
Other than that, we got everything right.
As always, Sharyl Attkisson delivers authentic journalism. That said, I believe we are finally at the watershed moment when we must simply label this scandal for what it always was: a crime against humanity. This link provides the “patent” trail which will clarify who the players/stakeholders are–and we must also activate the Nuremberg Trials 2.0. Let the trials begin!….Dr. David Martin: Who “They” Are: “The Names and Faces of the People Who Are Killing Humans”
https://www.bitchute.com/video/tyUJQ6XE058d/
Eye opening and at least it explains all that I have suspected since 3/2020 and the whole “flatten the curve” nonsense
Shattered is more like it. I blindly followed prior to C-19. I will no longer. Thanks for the list. I find I forget much of it as time goes on and to have a reference to refresh is great. There is so much it is hard to keep up on the current fiascos of these officials let alone previous ones.