Wednesday, October 28, 2020

Global USA Went on rounds today with a patient with COVID-19 in the SCSU. When I entered the SCSU nurses’ station, the group of 5 nurses screamed in delight that I had visited and we took a whole bunch of picture. Brett Rowland (security) was the photographer. White House still claiming that everything is under control and that all that matters is deaths. That is absurd. Deaths are in fact increasing; however, they are completely disregarding the morbidity associated with getting infected and not dying, which could be protracted. Here’s A Timeline Of President Donald Trump’s And Dr. Anthony Fauci’s Relationship. USA Today (10/28, Behrmann, Santucci, 10.31M) reports, “The relationship between President Donald Trump and Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation’s leading infectious disease expert, has publicly eroded as the coronavirus pandemic has raged through the United States, with the two officials often disagreeing on issues from what drugs to use and a vaccine timeline to something as simple as the fact that COVID-19 isn’t ‘going to disappear.’” According to the article, “over the course of the virus’ spread, Trump’s relationship with Fauci, who has worked under both Democratic and Republican administrations since 1984, has vacillated from support to disdain.” USA Today provides “a timeline of the pandemic, reports about their relationship, and public statements from the two men regarding the virus and each other.” PRESS: Marc Siegal “Doctor Radio” Sirius Radio; Interview with Joel Achenbach – Washington Post; JAMA Podcast with Howard Bauchner; BBC Radio; CNBC – Shepard Smith; Chicago Ideas with Brandis Friedman – Brad Keywell;