Dr. Daniel Brooks, medical director of the Banner Poison and Drug Information Center, said in an interview on Monday night that the couple’s attempt to self-medicate was a cautionary tale.
“It’s incredibly dangerous and foolish for people to be doing this,” he said. “This is not going to be a magic pill for us to get us through this.”
Dr. Brooks said the couple had read about chloroquine phosphate on the internet, which he said was cluttered with a lot of misinformation about treatments for Covid-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus. He said the public should rely on authoritative sources such as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the World Health Organization and state health officials for medical advice — not the internet or politicians.
Why the experts should conduct the coronavirus press briefings and why the politicians, Trump in particular, should stay as far away from the cameras as possible. In fact, the hearing should not be held in the White House.
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It's the repetition where Trump excels.
Source: 8 Surefire Ways to Spot a Liar (Entrepreneur, 11/19/2015)
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3/17/2020 update starts here
Trump slammed for insisting he’s ‘always known this is a pandemic’ — after calling coronavirus a ‘hoax’. (AlterNet, 3/17/2020)
His first recorded remarks were on January 22.
“Are there worries about a pandemic at this point?” a reporter asked Turmp.
"No. Not at all,” the president replied. “And we have it totally under control. It’s one person coming in from China, and we have it under control. It’s going to be just fine.”
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White House press briefing, 3/13/2020 (above and below)
3/16/2020 update, "The 'good job' edition", starts here
And what "people are talking", Mr. Trump? You'd be much better served by quoting Anthony Fucci. Or letting him run the press conferences. Unlike you, he knows what he's talking about.
3/15/2020 update starts here
Reported in Cruise passengers under coronavirus quarantine say they lack food, basic medical attention. (USA Today, 3/14/2020)
Trump: 1,700 Google Engineers Working On Coronavirus Site. Google Says ... Actually, No. (Forbes, 3/13/2020)
Apparently a different Alphabet subsidiary called Verily is working on a small-scale Bay-area website for COVID-19 pre-testing triage.
The as-yet-unreleased site will help people understand if they should get tested, and then direct them to appropriate facilities. It is, however, not even in testing yet, and is currently designated only for the Bay Area: San Francisco and environs.
Verily does, however, have “hope of expanding more broadly over time.”
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Reported in Trump's repetitive rhetoric is a trick used in advertising. (USA Today, 2/26/2017)
I'll give you a moment to resurrect yourself from the floor after a fit of laughter.
Or, in the case of advertising, make you part with your money for products for which you have absolutely no use.
You'd think by now, Donald Trump would have used up all of his free passes.
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