Anthony Fauchi: Politicizing Ebola ‘Distration At Best And Very Annoying At Worst’
Fauchi also spoke out against fear mongering and politicizing, and explained why we shouldn’t quarantine other countries.
COLMES: You’ve got people like Rush Limbaugh saying that Obama purposely wants Ebola to come to the country, I mean this has got to drive you nuts as a scientist, right?
DR. FAUCI: I wouldn’t say it drives me nuts, but it certainly is a distraction at best and very annoying at worst. I always say and my colleagues in the healthcare and public health sector say, “Let evidence be the thing that directs your opinion and directs what you do.” Not just wild speculation so when you look at something like completely isolating a country, don’t let any planes in or out, just completely isolate them. That, in fact, would probably make matters worse, because the best way to protect Americans is to suppress the epidemic in West Africa, and if you shut them off to the rest of the world, it’s only going to get much worse there and spread to other African countries.
And, on the issue of catching Ebola from undocumented immigrants coming over the border:
DR. FAUCI: When people start talking about people coming in from Guatemala giving us Ebola, what are they talking about? It’s just connecting the wrong dots of different kinds of fears and opinions that you have about immigration. This has nothing to do with Ebola.
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Tammy Minton Haley October 8th, 2014 at 00:40
slightly off-topic…but…
anybody seen how dr. oz is reacting? let’s just say, he’s reacting about how you’d expect a physician to react that’s been called to testify in front of congress because of his unscrupulous shilling for “miracle weight-loss” and “amazing energy”…
dr. oz is a charlatan, taking advantage of over-weight housewives and uneducated rubes, and he is spreading misinformation about ebola, as well…
my sister thinks he’s god…geez…
Carla Akins October 8th, 2014 at 06:03
I detest the man – you know, that whole thousand sun intensity thing. His pseudo-science bullshit and refusal to take a stand on vaccines makes him dangerous. He’s Pat Robertson with a medical degree.
Tammy Minton Haley October 8th, 2014 at 07:19
i’d like to know how oprah feels about oz these days–you know, she’s the one who groomed him for his own show…
he’s just awful, with his miracle potions…
Carla Akins October 8th, 2014 at 08:38
Him and Dr Phil both. Uggh.
Tammy Minton Haley October 8th, 2014 at 00:40
slightly off-topic…but…
anybody seen how dr. oz is reacting? let’s just say, he’s reacting about how you’d expect a physician to react that’s been called to testify in front of congress because of his unscrupulous shilling for “miracle weight-loss” and “amazing energy”…
dr. oz is a charlatan, taking advantage of over-weight housewives and uneducated rubes, and he is spreading misinformation about ebola, as well…
my sister thinks he’s god…geez…
Carla Akins October 8th, 2014 at 06:03
I detest the man – you know, that whole thousand sun intensity thing. His pseudo-science bullshit and refusal to take a stand on vaccines makes him dangerous. He’s Pat Robertson with a medical degree.
Tammy Minton Haley October 8th, 2014 at 07:19
i’d like to know how oprah feels about oz these days–you know, she’s the one who groomed him for his own show…
he’s just awful, with his miracle potions…
Carla Akins October 8th, 2014 at 08:38
Him and Dr Phil both. Uggh.
tiredoftea October 8th, 2014 at 02:34
No, we sure wouldn’t want to pay any attention to the guy who knows the science. No, nope, not us, not at all.
tiredoftea October 8th, 2014 at 02:34
No, we sure wouldn’t want to pay any attention to the guy who knows the science. No, nope, not us, not at all.
Obewon October 8th, 2014 at 06:34
If GOP leader Limbaugh “0 true statements” contracted Ebola everybody would cheer!
Obewon October 8th, 2014 at 06:34
If GOP leader Limbaugh “0 true statements” contracted Ebola everybody would cheer!
greenfloyd October 8th, 2014 at 07:26
WHO
CDC Oct. 2, 2014: Interim Guidance about Ebola Infection for Airline Crews, Cleaning Personnel, and Cargo Personnel
It seems to me it would be a lot simpler and effective to enact a ban on non-essential travel to/from West Africa, where the situation appears to be deteriorating; over 100 dying yesterday in Sierra Leon alone. From there the disease has spread to the US and Europe. Today the Independent (UK) reports Ebola outbreak: Spread of deadly disease across Europe is ‘unavoidable’, warns WHO chief
floyd[@]greenfloyd.org October 8th, 2014 at 07:26
WHO
CDC Oct. 2, 2014: Interim Guidance about Ebola Infection for Airline Crews, Cleaning Personnel, and Cargo Personnel
It seems to me it would be a lot simpler and effective to enact a ban on non-essential travel to/from West Africa, where the situation appears to be deteriorating; over 100 dying yesterday in Sierra Leon alone. From there the disease has spread to the US and Europe. Today the Independent (UK) reports Ebola outbreak: Spread of deadly disease across Europe is ‘unavoidable’, warns WHO chief