What goes Around?
Comes Around…..
Sure Enough….
Now, those same agencies are central to explaining a new and uncertain threat — even as their credibility has been publicly questioned. They must balance warning the public about a potentially serious pathogen without provoking panic — or appearing to revive what some view as the kind of heavy-handed response they once rejected.
The outbreak has put “the shoe on the other foot” for officials who now must make their own public health decisions, said Anand Parekh, a former deputy assistant secretary for the Department of Health and Human Services.
President Donald Trump and Kennedy have given short remarks saying the situation is under control. Such reassurances can be counterproductive if they are not paired with clear explanations of what officials know, what they do not know and what they are still trying to learn, Parekh said.
Without that, he added, such statements can be perceived as “flippant” and risk undermining trust.
“There’s probably a portion of the public that appreciates just information as opposed to sort of telling people to worry or not to worry,” said Parekh, chief health policy officer at the University of Michigan School of Public Health.
Three people have died of hantavirus linked to the polar expedition ship Hondius that set off from Argentina on April 1. More than 140 passengers and crew members were on board the ship.
A handful of other hantavirus cases have been suspected or confirmed. More than 15 Americans are now in quarantine facilities in Nebraskaand Atlanta and are being monitored for symptoms.
The federal response was marked by a notably slow release of public information at a time of heightened concern, public health experts said. A formal health advisory to U.S. clinicians and health departments was not sent out until Friday, days after the CDC had already notified at least six states that American passengers had returned…..
Ref:.…Anthony Fauci…..2nd Chief Medical Advisor to President Biden and President Donald Trump as one of the lead members of the White House Coronavirus Task Force….Wiki…
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