CDC is worried Americans aren't following its advice as U.S. coronavirus cases continue to rise

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

CDC Director Robert Redfield said Thursday that he's "very concerned" the agency's public health message on the coronavirus isn't "resonating" with the public as cases continue to rise across the U.S.

Testifying before the House Appropriations Committee, Redfield said he sees "a lot of people" not wearing masks in Washington, D.C., where he works, while many people do wear masks in his hometown of Baltimore. Crowds of people have been seen in recent weeks at protests, over the Memorial Day holiday and, Redfield noted, at the SpaceX launch this weekend.

Huge crowds gathered at Florida's space coast last week to watch SpaceX's first attempt at launching astronauts to space.

"We will continue to message as well we can," he said. "We're going to encourage people that have the ability to require to wear masks when they are in their environment to continue to do that."

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/cdc-is-worried-americans-arent-following-its-advice-as-us-coronavirus-cases-continue-to-rise/ar-BB152BiC?li=BBnb7Kz

[msongs]

1. ozark pool parties/huge street protests -viruses love them all nt

[cwydro]

2. Every kind of party, and every kind of protest.

It's really mind boggling.

[SouthernCal_Dem]

7. Pool parties are unnecessary....

Protesting is necessary when it comes to fighting white supremacy in the United States.

[Igel]

9. Heard this on NPR this a.m. while in denial that the sun had risen.

Not worth rummaging for that link, same info's here.

https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/state-and-regional/no-new-covid-19-cases-from-lake-of-the-ozarks-crowds-missouri-health-director-says/article_6f36ad32-d125-5382-b78f-74bd0f6510ac.html

One person was positive *at* the event, but none have been positively identified as resulting from the event.

[agingdem]

3. trump neutered the CDC...

Fauci has all but disappeared and Brix is now a trump-loving political hack...is it any wonder no one is paying attention?

[Doodley]

5. Exactly. CDC has been hijacked and that is why we are still having 20,000 new cases and 1000 deaths

per day while other nations have brought the spread under control.

[stillcool]

4. that's kind of funny...

[IcyPeas]

6. Where are these PSAs??

"We will continue to message as well we can," he said.

[Ferrets are Cool]

8. And in other news, the sun will rise in East tomorrow.