Michelle Eastridge

[Michelle Eastridge @Mkokopelli]

@JakeSherman This is the wrong side of history to be part of. Dumpster fire is more like it.

[Michelle Eastridge @Mkokopelli]

@TRyanGregory @Dr_Perreault Link to purchase?

[Eric Feigl-Ding @DrEricDing]

11) my dedication to this moment in history… this is for you @CDCgov & @CDCDirector

[Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran]

The White House is not following the CDC’s COVID isolation guidance. They are actually going way beyond and telling people to stay home if they have tested positive within 10 days (ie. following what the science tells us). Very indicative.

[Eric Feigl-Ding @DrEricDing]

⚠️BEYOND ANGRY—Lots of confusion on CDC’s new isolation guidelines— why? Because The CDC MADE THEM CONFUSING & VAGUE ON PURPOSE. Proponents claim it still has “some isolation” & still “some precautions”. But if you read actual guidelines (which are clear as mud)—see if you think they are vague/confusing…

1) stay home if symptoms “not better explained by another cause” ➡️ummm WHAT THE HELL??? Do people need to both likely ask doctor to exclude all other causes, or SELF-DIAGNOSE and play SELF-EPIDEMIOLOGY to attribute symptom causation to be <50% other cause? How do people even do that? Give me a frigging break.

2) If no fever, “Symptoms getting better overall”—➡️how do you define BETTER and OVERALL? 💡What if sneezing less frequent but runny nose still bad? 💡What if coughing less, less headache, but sneezing more? HOW THE HELL DO PEOPLE WEIGHT THESE DIFFERENT SYMPTOMS?!?! (Also keep in mind 50% of all COVID transmission is asymptomatic…. So this one is disingenuous to begin with). What the heck @CDCgov — you know this is outright dereliction of duty to put out trash guidelines like this!

3) After you go back to school/work/social settings—➡️for next 5 days (which does NOT guarantee you’re not infectious anymore at all to begin with)… “take precautions such as …. [LIST]… and/***or*** [LIST]”… the 🔥key detail I want to highlight is the super vague “or” near the end of that sentence! Why? Well, the explicit meaning therefore is simple “CHOOSE ONE OF THE ABOVE [LIST] OF PRECAUTIONS”. Thus, the @CDCDirector is basically telling you that you can do almost nothing and casually do one like “Simply TEST” and you can be around others—the CDC doesn’t even say “Only if you test negative”—just simply “test”!

This is honestly one of the WORST guidelines the @CDCgov has ever written. It is purposefully vague and allows a myriad of loopholes and subjective interpretations— exactly the kind of stuff corporate executives and politicians love — they can say they are complying with the CDC while doing virtually nothing much at all to protect people and public health!

This on on too of the already horrible shoddy data/analysis that the guideline is supposedly based on (see earlier 🧵), and based on data from likely illegally enacted CA guidelines (see other legal complaint 🧵)…. ➡️This is honestly one of the worst despicable disingenuous corrupt guidelines that the @CDCgov @CDCFlu has ever done and @CDCDirector has ever rubber stamped. The CDC used to be a shining beacon on a hill—it is now inept and/or complicit and has betrayed its mission to disease *control and prevention* that is in its very name.

(Share if you agree. Or explain in comments if you disagree.)

P.s. to my friends inside the CDC network—know that I respect you very much for your tireless work and efforts.🙏 The arc of the moral universe is long—but it does bend to justice. Keep doing quality science, keep internally fighting the good fight for public health, and know that your efforts to voice your opposition to CDC leaders will not in vain. The inept political leaders do not represent for all of you, and do not take away from your best efforts to protect public health. Don’t be afraid to stand up for reason, stand for good unpolluted science, and stand on the right side of history. In a world of public health—Don’t be a Mandy Cohen, be a Rosa Parks. Stay strong.✊🏼
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[Eric Feigl-Ding @DrEricDing]

5) colleagues tell me that CDC Director Mandy Cohen notoriously has a very thin skin- especially being snubbed by those who she wants to kiss up too. Many think she really wants to be a political / corporate pleaser. We should tell her to be PUBLIC HEALTH SAFETY pleaser instead.

[Eric Topol @EricTopol]

The new CDC Covid "no isolation" guideline promotes people shedding virus to infect others
https://t.co/yWrWXNZVVI

[Michelle Eastridge @Mkokopelli]

@ashishkjha Better question- why not wait until Supernova or an equivalent of Evusheld (when it did offer protection) is available so the immunocompromised is better protected?? Why not say mask for 10 days when leaving isolation to protect the vulnerable? I guess we do not matter.

[Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran]

Pssst... CDC: Guidelines aren't "easier to follow" if they are scientifically wrong.

[Michelle Eastridge @Mkokopelli]

@CDCgov @MeckCounty Why would you not recommend wearing a mask for 10 days after leaving isolation? This is going to kill so many immunocompromised and elderly patients- and disable millions. Shame on you @CDCDirector

[Eric Feigl-Ding @DrEricDing]

⚠️Stop the press-->you know the crazy CDC isolation-dropping rule? Well, it's mostly based on data from a California guideline--➡️which was ILLEGALLY ENACTED! Why? CA forced it through **without public comment as required by CA law**. Our team at World Health Network (@TheWHN) has today filed a formal complaint against the California Dept of Public Health & against Cal OSHA! If we overturn this-- we can then potentially sue HHS/CDC to overturn their new bogus isolation guideline too!

Press release below. Thank you to WHN's team & @yaneerbaryam leadership.
https://t.co/o3GjOcHw8g

[Eric Feigl-Ding @DrEricDing]

I am devastated—I saw with my eyes what’s coming from CDC tomorrow. My sources told me on what their rationale is based. And based on what I know (epidemiologist for 20 years)—it is complete bullshit crafted on thin flimsy data. I can’t believe CDC has such incompetent leaders.🧵

[Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com on Bsky @ErinInTheMorn]

This should NOT be Nex's family vs. the Oklahoma Police Department.

The Biden Administration and the DOJ MUST step in with an independent investigation immediately.

[T. Ryan Gregory 🇨🇦 @TRyanGregory]

Our "new normal" could have involved less illness, stronger healthcare systems, more inclusion, less ableism, and more empathy. But here we are.

[Michelle Eastridge @Mkokopelli]

@DrEricDing @CDCDirector @CDCgov As an immunocompromised person whose dr’s have all said they are going by what the CDC recommends, this is total bs. They are failing us.

[Michelle Eastridge @Mkokopelli]

@TRyanGregory

[Michelle Eastridge @Mkokopelli]

@__potatie__ @RealGayArbys @PeoplesCDC

[Eric Feigl-Ding @DrEricDing]

⚠️A Storm Is Gathering Around A CDC Committee — “gross misconduct” complaint against CDC HICPAC.

The Healthcare Infection Control Advisory Committee (HICPAC) of the CDC is revising infection control guidelines for healthcare facilities throughout the country. They have come under considerable criticism from several national advocacy groups over their draft guidelines, which suggest they will weaken protections, particularly for respiratory protection.

Members of the World Health Network @TheWHN looked into the HICPAC’s charter and, as a result, have filed a complaint with the Office of the Inspector General charging Xavier Bacerra, Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, Dr. Mandy Cohen, Director, Centers for Disease Control, and Dr. Alexander Kallen, the lead for HICPAC with gross misconduct.

By @DrJudyStone

https://t.co/zsxgUkfaXx

[Eric Feigl-Ding @DrEricDing]

💡Taking metformin for 2 weeks during an acute #COVID19 infection decreased the risk of getting #LongCovid by 63% if started in the first 4 days of the infection. Risk reduced by 42% if the infected person started taking metformin after four days.
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