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Debunking the "China coverup" narrative: let's examine what experts were sayingdiscussion/original content self.Sino
submitted 52 minutes ago by Hafomeng
As everyone knows, the push to blame China for the pandemic is a deliberate smear campaign run the by the Trump Administration to avoid responsibility for slaughtering thousands of Americans. That being said, the push to slander China is not only helping Trump avoid being held accountable by his base, but it's also stealing from China the immense praise they deserve for conducting one of the greatest and most effective disease containment programs in history. In the face of one of the most infectious and deadly respiratory illnesses in the face of the earth, China moved with agility and decisiveness that the world had never seen before, and in fact was more transparent than any other nation has been in the history of infectious disease outbreaks. It is important not to let this record be lost in the raucous that US news media stirs up each day. Here's an examination of how leading experts viewed China's response to the pandemic during the early months:
Michael Osterholm, director of the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota, on January 6th:
“This much information this early into an outbreak is a very positive thing, I feel confident at this point that the appropriate public health measures are being taken to both investigate the outbreak and to contain it as much as possible."
Dr. Gauden Galea, Director of the Division of Noncommunicable Diseases and Life-course, on January 9th:
“Preliminary identification of a novel virus in a short period of time is a notable achievement and demonstrates China’s increased capacity to manage new outbreaks,”
Matthew Frieman, coronavirus expert at the University of Maryland School of Medicine on January 9th:
“I am stunned by the timeline and speed of this isolation and characterization,"
Foreign Policy Magazine, in a very rare compliment towards China, on January 14th:
"China’s rapid recognition of this outbreak is particularly remarkable given that it is winter, when influenza and other infections cause many respiratory illnesses that make it difficult to tell whether any particular case of illness is the responsibility of a new respiratory disease."
Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations on January 17th:
the decision by the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, the Chinese Academy of Science and the Chinese Academy of Medical Science to share the genome sequence of the new virus with the world is a model for how scientists and government agencies must collaborate to tackle future disease threats.
Daniel R. Lucey, spokesperson for the Infectious Diseases Society of America on January 20th:
“China shared the genetic sequence of this nCoV (CP-3), which was discovered in record time on Jan. 7, by Jan. 12. This rapid discovery and action to share the genome of the virus should become the “new normal” for future epidemics.”
Yale Medical School, on January 23rd:
"Two weeks ago, we didn't even know what the nCOV2019 virus was. Today, thanks to China’s quick public release of the initial nCOV2019 virus genome, there are now 18 genomes connected to nCOV2019 that are being shared and studied by scientists around the world. By rapidly sharing this data, scientists were able to quickly identify nCOV2019 as a novel coronavirus related to those previously found in bats."
German Health Minister on January 24th:
“There’s a big difference to SARS. We have a much more transparent China, The action of China is much more effective in the first days already.”
President Trump himself, on January 27th:
"We appreciate China's efforts and transparency on coronavirus."
Jared Kusher on January 28th:
"China is being very transparent about coronavirus."
Leading United States Senators on January 24th:
"the Chinese government has taken steps to share information with international health experts, and we encourage their cooperation and transparency as this situation unfolds.”
Executive Director of the World Health Organization's Health Emergencies Programme Michael J. Ryan on January 29th:
"Before we start pointing the finger at China, we need to recognize there are genuine sensitivities around sharing data around new diseases, and I believe, in this case, the countries that have been affected,including China, have been remarkably transparent in this regard,"
HHC Secretary Alex Azar on January 29th:
"HHS Secretary Alex Azar praised China Tuesday for sharing the genetic sequencing of the coronavirus, enabling the CDC to quickly invent a diagnostic test and the NIH to rapidly advance a potential vaccine."
Gerald Parker, associate dean for Global One Health at Texas A&M and former top career official in HHS’s Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response on January 29th:
“Many government officials and other experts or policy folks actually have been pretty cautious about trying to impugn China for lack of transparency. In fact, we have been all, including me, very positive about the difference between today and what happened during SARS,”
25 national and international experts from China, Germany, Japan, Korea, Nigeria, Russia, Singapore, the United States of America and the World Health Organization, on February 24th:
In the face of a previously unknown virus, China has rolled out perhaps the most ambitious, agile and aggressive disease containment effort in history. The strategy that underpinned this containment effort was initially a national approach that promoted universal temperature monitoring, masking, and hand washing. However, as the outbreak evolved, and knowledge was gained, a science and risk-based approach was taken to tailor implementation. Specific containment measures were adjusted to the provincial, county and even community context, the capacity of the setting, and the nature of novel coronavirus transmission there.
The takeaway? China implemented the most transparent, agile, and effective disease containment program in history. International experts around the world are all on record proving this.
submitted 52 minutes ago by Hafomeng
As everyone knows, the push to blame China for the pandemic is a deliberate smear campaign run the by the Trump Administration to avoid responsibility for slaughtering thousands of Americans. That being said, the push to slander China is not only helping Trump avoid being held accountable by his base, but it's also stealing from China the immense praise they deserve for conducting one of the greatest and most effective disease containment programs in history. In the face of one of the most infectious and deadly respiratory illnesses in the face of the earth, China moved with agility and decisiveness that the world had never seen before, and in fact was more transparent than any other nation has been in the history of infectious disease outbreaks. It is important not to let this record be lost in the raucous that US news media stirs up each day. Here's an examination of how leading experts viewed China's response to the pandemic during the early months:
Michael Osterholm, director of the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota, on January 6th:
“This much information this early into an outbreak is a very positive thing, I feel confident at this point that the appropriate public health measures are being taken to both investigate the outbreak and to contain it as much as possible."
Dr. Gauden Galea, Director of the Division of Noncommunicable Diseases and Life-course, on January 9th:
“Preliminary identification of a novel virus in a short period of time is a notable achievement and demonstrates China’s increased capacity to manage new outbreaks,”
Matthew Frieman, coronavirus expert at the University of Maryland School of Medicine on January 9th:
“I am stunned by the timeline and speed of this isolation and characterization,"
Foreign Policy Magazine, in a very rare compliment towards China, on January 14th:
"China’s rapid recognition of this outbreak is particularly remarkable given that it is winter, when influenza and other infections cause many respiratory illnesses that make it difficult to tell whether any particular case of illness is the responsibility of a new respiratory disease."
Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations on January 17th:
the decision by the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, the Chinese Academy of Science and the Chinese Academy of Medical Science to share the genome sequence of the new virus with the world is a model for how scientists and government agencies must collaborate to tackle future disease threats.
Daniel R. Lucey, spokesperson for the Infectious Diseases Society of America on January 20th:
“China shared the genetic sequence of this nCoV (CP-3), which was discovered in record time on Jan. 7, by Jan. 12. This rapid discovery and action to share the genome of the virus should become the “new normal” for future epidemics.”
Yale Medical School, on January 23rd:
"Two weeks ago, we didn't even know what the nCOV2019 virus was. Today, thanks to China’s quick public release of the initial nCOV2019 virus genome, there are now 18 genomes connected to nCOV2019 that are being shared and studied by scientists around the world. By rapidly sharing this data, scientists were able to quickly identify nCOV2019 as a novel coronavirus related to those previously found in bats."
German Health Minister on January 24th:
“There’s a big difference to SARS. We have a much more transparent China, The action of China is much more effective in the first days already.”
President Trump himself, on January 27th:
"We appreciate China's efforts and transparency on coronavirus."
Jared Kusher on January 28th:
"China is being very transparent about coronavirus."
Leading United States Senators on January 24th:
"the Chinese government has taken steps to share information with international health experts, and we encourage their cooperation and transparency as this situation unfolds.”
Executive Director of the World Health Organization's Health Emergencies Programme Michael J. Ryan on January 29th:
"Before we start pointing the finger at China, we need to recognize there are genuine sensitivities around sharing data around new diseases, and I believe, in this case, the countries that have been affected,including China, have been remarkably transparent in this regard,"
HHC Secretary Alex Azar on January 29th:
"HHS Secretary Alex Azar praised China Tuesday for sharing the genetic sequencing of the coronavirus, enabling the CDC to quickly invent a diagnostic test and the NIH to rapidly advance a potential vaccine."
Gerald Parker, associate dean for Global One Health at Texas A&M and former top career official in HHS’s Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response on January 29th:
“Many government officials and other experts or policy folks actually have been pretty cautious about trying to impugn China for lack of transparency. In fact, we have been all, including me, very positive about the difference between today and what happened during SARS,”
25 national and international experts from China, Germany, Japan, Korea, Nigeria, Russia, Singapore, the United States of America and the World Health Organization, on February 24th:
In the face of a previously unknown virus, China has rolled out perhaps the most ambitious, agile and aggressive disease containment effort in history. The strategy that underpinned this containment effort was initially a national approach that promoted universal temperature monitoring, masking, and hand washing. However, as the outbreak evolved, and knowledge was gained, a science and risk-based approach was taken to tailor implementation. Specific containment measures were adjusted to the provincial, county and even community context, the capacity of the setting, and the nature of novel coronavirus transmission there.
The takeaway? China implemented the most transparent, agile, and effective disease containment program in history. International experts around the world are all on record proving this.
