White House officials officially extended the national emergency caused by the COVID-19 virus this week; saying the nation is still struggling to cope with the disease nearly three years after the initial outbreak.
Dept. of Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra unveiled the decision Wednesday morning.
“As a result of the continued consequences of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, on this date and after consultation with public health officials as necessary, I, Xavier Becerra, Secretary of Health and Human Services, pursuant to the authority vested in me under section 319 of the Public Health Service Act, do hereby renew, effective January 11, 2023, the January 31, 2020, determination by former Secretary Alex M. Azar II, that he previously renewed on April 21, 2020, July 23, 2020, October 2, 2020, and January 7, 2021, and that I renewed on April 15, 2021, July 19, 2021, October 15, 2021, January 14, 2022, April 12, 2022, July 15, 2022, and October 13, 2022, that a public health emergency exists and has existed since January 27, 2020, nationwide.”
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Control of the people of the USA is a big part of the fundamental change agenda.
I don’t see what the big deal is. This is a medical state of emergency that allows for free or reduced costs for vaccines, testing supplies, and some treatments, regardless of insurance status. Given the terrible state of medical insurance in this country, I am ok with these provisions. I have yet to see anyone in the federal government use these emergency powers for anything corrupt or controlling. But who knows, maybe I missed that part. We still average 400 deaths per day from COVID in America. Removal of these provisions could see that number rise significantly.
If I am missing something here, please show me some source material. I fail to see how this controls anyone.
First responders, USA military, all that got shadow banned and cost them financially. I couldn’t even get on a plane if I was traveling internationally. I think it is a huge deal. I see it. I think it is good for those that wanted but could not afford it. Does it help the healthy, young and strong? I would like to see source material on this.
As far as I know, there are no more mask mandates active in the entire country, and no international travel bans. This extension does not reactive any mask mandates or travel bans. According to the CDC website, the current protocol is a recommendation that US citizens travelling outside the country be immunized and/or get a booster. For those travelling into the US from certain area (hong kong, china, korea and… canada??), proof of a negative COVID test within 2 days is required. This is hardly more than a minor inconvenience. So again, I don’t see what the big deal is. You seem to be referring to old protocols.
I’m not sure what you are referring to about groups being “shadow banned”. Perhaps you could explain this in more detail.
“Does it help the healthy, young and strong?” Definitely! Free vaccines and testing supplies and masks (for those who want to wear them) can and will help healthy, young and strong folks. It will also help sick, old and immunocompromised people. Not to mention poor folks. Pfizer and moderna are already hinting that they will be raising the price of vaccines and boosters. Which is yet another example of the pharma industry socializing the costs while privatizing the profits. The government provided billions of dollars to these companies to cover the costs of trials and additional manufacturing capacity. We funded the research (as we have for decades) and they reap the profits… they double dip on all of us. It’s a dirty, rotten shame that no one talks about it.
Definitely? If you keep repeating it, and repeating it. Double blind Independent study test results please.