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Dr. Birx: ‘We Underestimated Very Early On The Number Of Asymptomatic Cases’
Daily Wire ^ | 5/3/20 | By Daily Wire News

Posted on 05/03/2020 12:19:21 PM PDT by conservative98

White House Coronavirus Response Coordinator Dr. Deborah Birx told Fox News on Saturday night that the U.S. significantly underestimated the number of asymptomatic cases that existed of the coronavirus.

“I think we’re learning every day about the virus and how it interacts with us as human hosts. And that’s been very important to constantly be triangulating data,” Birx said. “I think we underestimated very early on the number of asymptomatic cases. And I think we’re really beginning to understand there are people that get infected that those symptoms are so low-grade that they don’t even know that they’re infected.”

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TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: coronavirus; drbirx; fauci; hillaryplant; listentotheexperts
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To: conservative98

Lol, “asymptomatic” cases, ie. People who aren’t sick. Thank you, “experts,” andyour breathless coterie of followers here on FR.


41 posted on 05/03/2020 1:01:46 PM PDT by Trailerpark Badass (There should be a whole lot more going on than throwing bleach, said one woman.)
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To: conservative98

And grossly overestimated the number of deaths, so the dead wood at the CDC failed miserably and should be fired for dereliction of duty.


42 posted on 05/03/2020 1:01:57 PM PDT by txrefugee
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To: Artcore
I really wish Trump would cut ties with these two nitwits already! If Birx and Fauci were on The Apprentice, they would’ve already had Trump tell them: “YOU’RE FIRED!”

Better idea.

Keep them, and just get some second opinions.

A rational, scientific medical discussion among Fauci, Birx, and a few distinguished physicians and epidemiologists who differ would be enlightening for all.

43 posted on 05/03/2020 1:05:13 PM PDT by Seaplaner
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To: bert

Looks to me like exoneration for those of us who have gotten it right all along


44 posted on 05/03/2020 1:05:33 PM PDT by gas_dr (Trial lawyers AND POLITICIANS are Endangering Every Patient in America: INCLUDING THEIR LIBERTIES)
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To: dynoman

Pointing out that someone is an arrogant often-wrong elitist is not the same as hating.

I don’t wish either of them any ill.


45 posted on 05/03/2020 1:05:34 PM PDT by Buckeye McFrog (Patrick Henry would have been an anti-vaxxer)
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To: conservative98

“We didn’t know what we were doing, but our ignorance was based on science, unlike you yahoos who only have common sense.”


46 posted on 05/03/2020 1:07:38 PM PDT by Mr Ramsbotham ("God is a spirit, and man His means of walking on the earth.")
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To: Buckeye McFrog

Good.

I think both of them were surprised Trump agreed to the 15 and 30 day social distancing guidelines. Most presidents would not have done it, interesting Trump was the one who did. Trump has handled this perfectly.


47 posted on 05/03/2020 1:08:49 PM PDT by dynoman (Objectivity is the essence of intelligence. - Marilyn vos Savant)
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To: Bob434
so these ‘experts’ didn’t know from past flues that many many folks would be asymptomatic?

This is true about most pathogens. A British university did an extensive study a while ago that showed that most people who had flu didn't know they had it; of the rest, only a small percentage sought medical help.

48 posted on 05/03/2020 1:09:01 PM PDT by Mr Ramsbotham ("God is a spirit, and man His means of walking on the earth.")
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To: dynoman

The Docs need to realize that the Anerican people were unbelievably cooperative with their request.

But our patience is at an end.

Any thoughts that we’ll keep doing this are delusional.


49 posted on 05/03/2020 1:14:44 PM PDT by Buckeye McFrog (Patrick Henry would have been an anti-vaxxer)
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To: conservative98

Er, um, you mean you guessed wrong.


50 posted on 05/03/2020 1:15:56 PM PDT by Renkluaf
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To: canuck_conservative
"... I'm still learning every day, and I'd work for half the salary of these "experts" ...."

Heck, I could screw up a few hundred million people's lives for only a quarter of it!

51 posted on 05/03/2020 1:22:59 PM PDT by Mr Ramsbotham ("God is a spirit, and man His means of walking on the earth.")
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To: Buckeye McFrog

This people in my father’s words: don’t know their anus from a hole in the ground...(had to clean it up a bit)


52 posted on 05/03/2020 1:29:21 PM PDT by Mouton (The media is the enemy of the people.)
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To: Mr Ramsbotham

So true!


53 posted on 05/03/2020 1:30:03 PM PDT by LateBoomer
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To: dynoman

No it isn’t.
It isn’t insane who hate people who needlessly and arrogantly destroyed one’s nation economy AND deprived millions of the routine medical care they need.


54 posted on 05/03/2020 1:33:18 PM PDT by hoosierham (Freedom isn't free)
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To: hoosierham

Trump agreed with them.


55 posted on 05/03/2020 1:38:45 PM PDT by dynoman (Objectivity is the essence of intelligence. - Marilyn vos Savant)
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To: Mouton

A particular FReeper who has a burr in his saddle about my posts keeps asking me if I think I am smarter than Trump’s task force.

At this point I have to say yes. Some of them anyway.


56 posted on 05/03/2020 1:43:18 PM PDT by Buckeye McFrog (Patrick Henry would have been an anti-vaxxer)
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To: conservative98

She must be great at "modeling" hurricanes.

57 posted on 05/03/2020 1:51:16 PM PDT by McGruff (Biden's still Hidin)
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To: conservative98
Asymptomatic - conveniently used to keep the more weak-minded Americans (Karens) terrified of their fellow citizens. And insisting we wear masks even in our cars.

But as someone asked this morning on FR - do we even know if they are asymptomatic or are the tests flawed - a lot of their tests have been.

59 posted on 05/03/2020 1:54:04 PM PDT by Let's Roll ("You can avoid reality, but you cannot avoid the consequences of avoiding reality" -- Ayn R)
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