The Omicron version of Covid-19 was the main story on Tuesday. President Biden gave an address outlining yet another strategy to stop the pandemic. NBC Nightly News anchor Lester Holt did an interview where he pushed Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy to recommend individuals impose a “self-lockdown” and “dial back” their lives “on all fronts.”
After a question on what to do if someone tests positive for Covid was asked, it appeared that there was an awkward video editing and transition between another question regarding the Omicron variant of Covid and mild symptoms.
In this aired question, Holt seemed to fear that those mild symptoms wouldn’t scare people enough to keep them locked in their homes and shut-in away from the rest of the world:
HOLT: You fear people might take this as an endorsement to live their lives knowing they are infected.
MURTHY: We’re hoping that it’s a milder variant overall. This is not only about our health, but also for yours. Right? It’s about the health of the people we love, people we interact with.
And so, if you feel – if you only have mild symptoms, that’s good, but we don’t want you to pass the virus to somebody else who may be vulnerable.
In the preface to his apparent follow-up question, Holt whined that “We’re seeing some cities take measures to protect their populations from this particular variant, However, lockdowns are not possible.”
This lead him to wonder if Dr. Murhty’s official recommendation was for people to lock themselves away anyway. He even hung the duties of the surgeon general position over Murthy’s head:
As a health professional, someone who’s committed to protecting the health of the American peopleWould you suggest that we start to make lifestyle changes and that we lock down our phones?
But Murthy didn’t take the bait. “Well, I think this is a time where it makes sense to be more vigilant about the decisions we make about how we engage with the rest of the world. It is possible to do what is most important for us. We can see family over the holidays, for example,” he said, noting precautionary measures.
But before the rest of Murthy’s comments could be shared, the audio cut out (Murthy’s lips still moving). Holt ended the video, and then moved on.
This was another case of NBC trying to generate what I coined over a year ago as “despair porn.” It’s where NBC lobbied crazyLockdowns and shut downs were held across the nation. Then, mournful reports about the financial and mental pain that it has caused filled the airwaves.
Disgusting.
Lester Holt’s renewed demands for harmful disastrous lockdowns was made possible because of lucrative sponsorships from GEICO and Consumer Cellular. You can find their contact information linked to let you know about biased news that they are funding.
Below is the transcript. Click “expand to read:
NBC Nightly News
December 21, 2021
Eastern: 7:07 p.m.LESTER HOLT: Returned to Covid. I talked earlier with the U.S. Doctor Vivek Murthy, General Surgeon.
[Cuts to video]
If you come up from a test, get a positive result, what should you do, especially let’s assume you don’t have any symptoms. What should you do
DR. VIVEK MURTHY U.S. Surgeon General (U.S.)
If you are positive for the virus, it is important to immediately isolate yourself from other people. The CDC advises that you wait ten days before you can spread the virus. Second thing that’s important for you to do is to notify people who you’ve been in contact with in the last 48 hours because they may be at risk.
If they are showing symptoms they need to be checked. They must also be quarantined if they have been in close proximity.
[Transition]
HOLT – Do you worry that some people might take this as an endorsement to live their lives knowing they are infected.
MURTHY: We’re hoping that it’s a milder variant overall. This is not only about our health, but also for yours. Right? It’s about the health of the people we love, people we interact with.
And so, if you feel – if you only have mild symptoms, that’s good, but we don’t want you to pass the virus to somebody else who may be vulnerable.
HOLT: Some cities are taking measures to safeguard their citizens from this variant of the virus, but not in the form of locking down.
As a health professional, someone who’s committed to protecting the health of the American people, would you recommend that we self-lockdown, that we begin to change our lifestyle and dial back on all fronts?
MURTHY: I believe this is the right time to pay more attention to how we interact with others. It is possible to do what is most important for us. It is possible to see our family on holidays.
It requires that we be more careful about how we use the tools available to us in order to safeguard ourselves. Tools that include getting vaccinated and boosted, and making sure we’re wearing a mask in public indoor spaces, and testing to make gatherings safer. Gather in well-ventilated areas whenever you can, even outdoors if that’s possible.
Doing these things will reduce your chances of contracting infection or getting sick. [Audio cut off]
[Cuts back to live]
HOLT: A portion of the conversation I had with Dr. Murthy.
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