For the last few months, Florida officials have been bringing COVID-19 vaccines to places where many people gather like concerts and malls to make it easier for someone to get a shot.
On Monday, the Polk County Sheriff’s Office hosted a pop-up at a location at an unusual venue that could put things into perspective: the funeral of 32-year-old Polk County Deputy Sheriff Christopher Broadhead. The father of five died from COVID-19 complications on Aug. 23 after being in the hospital for several weeks.
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Showing posts with label Tests. Show all posts
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Monday, August 30, 2021
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US's number one problem - testing: Donald Trump is lying about the size of coronavirus testing — but lying about size is typical for him says John Oliver
If there’s one thing Donald Trump does best it’s lie about the size of things.
“Last Week Tonight” host John Oliver pointed out that one of the most
dangerous things the president is lying about right now is the size of
the group of people that will be tested for the coronavirus.
When asked this week if the U.S. could reach the benchmark of 5
million coronavirus tests per day recommended by public-health
experts, Trump said USA would. “Well, it will increase it, and it’ll increase it by much more than that in the very near future,”
Trump said, before going off on another incoherent fever-dream that he has singlehandedly saved the world in some kind of war.
The reporter followed up, “Sorry, are you saying you’re confident you can surpass 5 million tests per day?”
“Well, we’re going to be there very soon,” he said, more concisely. “If you look at the numbers, it could be that we’re getting very close. I mean, I don’t have the exact numbers. We would have had them if you asked me the same question a little while ago because people with the statistics were there. We’re going to be there very soon.”
Currently, the U.S. is only able to test about 200,000 people per day.
“There is absolutely no way on Earth, on this planet or any other planet, that we can do 20 million tests a day, or even 5 million tests a day,” said Admiral Brett Giroir, assistant secretary of health. He’s the person in charge of the U.S. testing response.
Read more: John Oliver: Donald Trump is lying about the size of coronavirus testing — but lying about size is typical for him – Raw Story
“Last Week Tonight” host John Oliver pointed out that one of the most
dangerous things the president is lying about right now is the size of
the group of people that will be tested for the coronavirus.When asked this week if the U.S. could reach the benchmark of 5
million coronavirus tests per day recommended by public-health
experts, Trump said USA would. “Well, it will increase it, and it’ll increase it by much more than that in the very near future,”
Trump said, before going off on another incoherent fever-dream that he has singlehandedly saved the world in some kind of war.
The reporter followed up, “Sorry, are you saying you’re confident you can surpass 5 million tests per day?”
“Well, we’re going to be there very soon,” he said, more concisely. “If you look at the numbers, it could be that we’re getting very close. I mean, I don’t have the exact numbers. We would have had them if you asked me the same question a little while ago because people with the statistics were there. We’re going to be there very soon.”
Currently, the U.S. is only able to test about 200,000 people per day.
“There is absolutely no way on Earth, on this planet or any other planet, that we can do 20 million tests a day, or even 5 million tests a day,” said Admiral Brett Giroir, assistant secretary of health. He’s the person in charge of the U.S. testing response.
Read more: John Oliver: Donald Trump is lying about the size of coronavirus testing — but lying about size is typical for him – Raw Story
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