Did you lose your job in 2020 because of science? Did you lose your small business? Were you arrested in Canada for protesting a dictatorial mandate that threatened your job security? Did you get fired from the NYC police or fire department? BECAUSE OF SCIENCE?
Well. ‘Oops,’ says CDC’s Walensky. ‘Tough sh**,’ she adds with a twinkle in her eye and a wry smile.
“I have frequently said, ‘Science is the foundation of everything we do.’ That is entirely true. But I think the public heard that as ‘Science is foolproof, science is black and white. We get the answer and then we make the decision based on the answer.’ But the truth is science is gray. And science is not always immediate. Sometimes it takes months and years to actually find out the answer, and you have to make decisions before you have that answer. We might be faulted for not making exactly the right decision, in the moment. I’m okay with that. But I don’t want to be faulted for not making a decision. Because not making a decision in and of itself is a decision.’
She continues: “I have frequently said ‘we’re going to lead with the science’…I think public heard that as ‘science is foolproof. Science is black and white.’…The truth is science is grey. And science is not always immediate.“ pic.twitter.com/lQCvoKjFp8
— Alex Thompson (@AlexThomp) March 4, 2022
Let me translate that for you. “Yeah your life was destroyed thanks to errors in judgment that you didn’t have a choice about and were enforced by unelected officials making decisions for the entire country based on guessing. OH WELL. PS the science isn’t settled.”
But maybe you didn’t lose your job. Maybe you’ve complied all along, based on what they told you.
Yeah about that…
Strikingly frank answer from CDC director Walensky on them being too bullish on vaccines early on
“Nobody said ‘waning’ when this vaccine is going to work, ‘oh well maybe it’ll wear off.’ Nobody said ‘well, what if…it’s not as potent against the next variant’”
H/t @adamcancryn pic.twitter.com/yPj2VKKfj4— Alex Thompson (@AlexThomp) March 4, 2022
Did you get banned from social media for questioning the vaccines? A LOT OF PEOPLE DID.
Oops again, right? Well at least you didn’t assume an unnecessary risk to your health based on that.
Oh wait. Right.