HERESY: Nets Deny the Science Behind CDC Loosening Isolation Rules

For nearly two years, Dr. Anthony Fauci was the pope of the media’s new church of science and the CDC was the Vatican Council handing down the dogmas of the rites and rituals around masks, isolation, and vaccine anointments. But with the CDC loosening isolation recommendations in the face of new information about the Omicron variant’s life cycle, the media’s faith was shaken as they openly denied the science and questioned the CDC’s judgment, including their desire to keep people well.

It was easy to grasp the science behind this move. ABC correspondent Trevor Ault even explained the decision during his segment on Wednesday’s Good Morning America. “The CDC this week shortening the Covid isolation period for people without symptoms from ten days down to five citing growing evidence the virus is most infectious two to three days after symptoms begin,” he reported.

But that didn’t stop co-anchor Whit Johnson from assailing CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky a short time later. “Many are applauding the move but you’re also facing some criticism for not including a test-out policy,” he told her.

Johnson tried to force her to retract the recommendation so hard that he used comments made by a Trump-era health official. “Former Surgeon General Jerome Adams says it’s not about the best science, it’s more of a compromise to keep the economy open. Why haven’t you included a test component?” he wanted to know.

Walensky shot back, telling him that “we had a lot of science to inform our decisions and it was science in many different areas.” She then spelled it out for him (Click “expand”):

First, we wanted to know how the virus works and how viral decay occurs. We know that the majority of virus transmission occurs within the first five days. This is somewhere between 85 and 90 percent. We’re talking about if you are able to isolate the virus for at least five days.

Also, epidemiologically speaking we are aware that many people will get sick. As we’ve seen, infection can affect up to 4 to 5 percent of the population in some countries. It is important to be prepared for these people especially when they are mildly or asymptomatic.

Behavior is the third. In some studies, we’ve found that only about a third people isolate themselves when asked. With this knowledge we were able to recommend isolation of five days followed by five more days in isolation.

There are more CBS MorningsThey were quite fanatical about their devotion to the church that they had helped found. “But we begin with a record number of new Covid cases, and The controversy surrounding the CDC’s Covid response,” announced fill-in anchor and correspondent Vladimir Duthiers.

He was backed up by correspondent Mark Strassman who said “Under fire at the CDC” and gave voice to the “Critics” who “Are frustrated, confused and angry at this new guidance…” Adding: “Critics refer to it as reckless. The CDC’s new end-of-quarantine guidance says nothing about passing a Covid test first, if you can find one.”

For the part of NBC’s TodayWalensky was attacked by Peter Alexander (fill-in anchor, chief White House correspondent), He started the interview by suggesting they weren’t following the science and questioning if the CDC was trying to keep people well:

If possible, we will start with the CDC’s recent decision cutting that isolation period in half. We are grateful that you and the other public officials acknowledged this. it wasn’t exclusively scienceHowever, there were also possible shortages of staff that could have influenced the final decision. Americans should feel secure?

After Walensky explained the science as she did with Johnson, Alexander shot back by noting “The CDC has come under fire for using mixed messaging during this pandemic.,” and demanding to “Why should Americans put their faith in the CDC”

Isn’t it interesting how the liberal media acknowledge criticism from the right only when it suits their purposes? Ultimately this proves that they media are only for following the science when it’s for restricting Americans with burdensome regulations and edicts, and not when it allows for lifting the yoke.

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The transcripts are below, click “expand” to read:

ABC’s Good Morning America
December 29, 2021
Eastern, 7:05:13

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TREVOR AULT : This week, the CDC reduced the Covid isolation for patients without symptoms from ten to five days. The CDC cited growing evidence that the virus is more infectious when symptoms first appear.

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Eastern, 7:07:27

WHIT JOHNSON – Speaking of testing: The new CDC guidelines this week reduced the time between isolation and recovery from ten days to five. Many are applauding the move but you’re also facing some criticism for not including a test-out policy. Former Surgeon General Jerome Adams says it’s not about the best science, it’s more of a compromise to keep the economy open. Is it possible to include testing?

DR. ROCHELLE WALENSKY is the CDC director. How does viral decay happen? We know that the majority of virus transmission occurs within the first five days. This is somewhere between 85 and 90 percent. We’re talking about if you are able to isolate the virus for at least five days.

Also, epidemiologically speaking we are aware that many people will get sick. As we’ve seen, infection can affect up to 4 to 5 percent of the population in some countries. It is important to be prepared for these people especially when they are mildly or asymptomatic.

Behavior is the third. In some studies, we’ve found that only about a third people isolate themselves when asked. We gathered all the science and came up with five-day isolation, followed by five-days in a mask.

It is obvious that we don’t have a test. We also know that PCRs may stay positive up to 12 week so it would not be practical for us to isolate people for too long if we relied solely on them.

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CBS Mornings
December 29, 2021
Eastern: 7:03 p.m.

VLADIMIR DUTHIERS : We start with a record amount of Covid cases. There is also controversy about the CDC’s Covid response. In a matter of minutes, the director at CDC will speak to us.

Yesterday saw more than 400,000 reported cases in the United States. This is the highest number of cases ever reported in one day. Over the past week, our country has seen an average of more than 240,000 cases per day.

Mark Strassmann is seen at the CDC headquarters in Atlanta just a few days after new guidance for those who are positive was released. Mark, Good Morning.

MARK STRASSMAN. Good morning Vlad. Now that the CDC has been under criticism, critics have become frustrated and confused by the new guidance. This reduces the amount of time people infected must remain in quarantine for from ten to five days. The CDC states that once they are free from symptoms the CDC will allow them to return to normal life.

[Cuts to video]

Critics consider it irresponsible. New guidance from the CDC on end-of quarantine does not include passing a Covid Test first.

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NBC’s Today
December 29, 2021
Eastern: 7:06 p.m.

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PETER ALEXANDER (President): With the CDC’s decision to reduce that period by half, we want to get started. Given that you and other public officials have acknowledged it wasn’t exclusively science but also those possible staffing shortages that played a role in the decision, should Americans feel safe?

DR. ROCHELLE WALENSKY is the CDC director. Good morning Peter. Thank you so much for being here.

We considered many areas of science when making this crucial decision. Of course, we also looked at how the virus acts. What percentage of the virus are you capable of transmitting after just five days? It is generally known that your most likely transmission time occurs within one to two days of you experiencing symptoms. Then again, it could be as early as two or three days later.

So, by the time five days of isolation has occurred, you probably have about 85 to 90 percent of all your transmission potential behind you while you’ve been in isolation.

It is important to note that that same decision also influenced the epidemiology of this condition. We expect even more cases to rise, given the skyrocketing numbers. Many people, especially those who were vaccinated and boosted, are either asymptomatic (or only slightly symptomatic). They may not be willing or able to adhere to ten days worth of isolation.

It was meant to be a reminder to people that they should isolate themselves for at least five days if you are highly infectious. Then, you need to use a mask to protect yourself from spreading any disease to other people.

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Eastern, 7:10:41

ALEXANDER

WALENSKY The pandemic provided us with a wealth of updated and new science in the two years since. It is my responsibility to communicate that science via the recommendations. And that’s exactly what we are doing.

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