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Re:Michael Lewis' 'The Premonition' Is a Sweeping Indictment... by xadhominemx on Monday May 03, 2021 @05:25PM (#27030881)
Which health officials claimed acknowledging the virus was xenophobic? And it turns out celebrating in the streets is basically completely safe.
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Re:Michael Lewis' 'The Premonition' Is a Sweeping Indictment... by DevKoala on Monday May 03, 2021 @05:28PM (#27030933)
https://qns.com/2020/02/mayor-dines-in-flushing-to-encourage...
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Re:Michael Lewis' 'The Premonition' Is a Sweeping Indictment... by xadhominemx on Monday May 03, 2021 @05:29PM (#27030955)
That’s a politician, not a health official.
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Re:Michael Lewis' 'The Premonition' Is a Sweeping Indictment... by DevKoala on Monday May 03, 2021 @05:30PM (#27030966)
Read the full article for the quote by Dr. Henry Chen.
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Re:Michael Lewis' 'The Premonition' Is a Sweeping Indictment... by xadhominemx on Monday May 03, 2021 @05:35PM (#27031019)
He works for a private health care network. He’s not a health official.
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Re:Michael Lewis' 'The Premonition' Is a Sweeping Indictment... by DevKoala on Monday May 03, 2021 @05:41PM (#27031097)
True, perhaps it was just that Democrat Mayor who used the word of a doctor to add validity to his assessment and criticize the response of the previous administration.
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Re:Michael Lewis' 'The Premonition' Is a Sweeping Indictment... by xadhominemx on Monday May 03, 2021 @05:52PM (#27031234)
Ok so to be clear, your best evidence of “many other health officials who claimed that acknowledging the virus was xenophobic” is a mayor citing comments made by a privately employed MD?
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Re:Michael Lewis' 'The Premonition' Is a Sweeping Indictment... by xxxxxxx12 on Monday May 03, 2021 @05:31PM (#27030978)
> And it turns out celebrating in the streets is basically completely safe.

You wouldn't know it walking around the well-to-do section of the liberal city I live in.

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Re:Michael Lewis' 'The Premonition' Is a Sweeping Indictment... by xadhominemx on Monday May 03, 2021 @05:36PM (#27031037)
I live in NYC and the streets and parks have been packed every nice day since last May.
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