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Re: Government health officials and scientists will have to coordinate statements with the vice president�s office

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Luckily, as Paul Krugman has pointed out, the coronavirus will be contained by Trump's sharpie.

Okay. So we won't be looking to the US for the truth about the epidemic.

Don't worry. We all already know it's about a 1% fatality rate. 15% for people over 80 apparently. Scary.

Look out for coins and notes. They may have the virus on them. Wash hands as often as you can bear to. Stock up on canned goods, pasta and rice. This could get very ugly.

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Government health officials and scientists will have to coordinate statements with the vice president’s office
By: clo in ALEA
Thu, 27 Feb 20 11:57 PM 		Msg. 34348 of 54959

This is censorship!

Pence Will Control All Coronavirus Messaging From Health Officials

Government health officials and scientists will have to coordinate statements with the vice president’s office, one of three people designated as the administration’s primary coronavirus official.

By Michael D. Shear and Maggie Haberman
Feb. 27, 2020
Updated 3:47 p.m. ET

WASHINGTON — The White House moved on Thursday to tighten control of coronavirus messaging by government health officials and scientists, directing them to coordinate all statements and public appearance with the office of Vice President Mike Pence, according to several officials familiar with the new approach.

President Trump announced Wednesday evening that Mr. Pence would coordinate the government’s response to the public health threat even as he played down the immediate danger from the virus that is spreading rapidly across the globe. Mr. Pence was scheduled to lead a meeting of the government’s coronavirus task force on Thursday.

Officials insist the goal is not to control the content of what subject-matter experts and other officials are saying, but to make sure their efforts are being coordinated, after days of confusion with various administration officials showing up on television. And they say they are not focused on specific news releases rather with a streamlined effort around television appearances.

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http://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/27/us/politics/us-coronavirus-pence.html?action=click&module=Top%20Stories&pgtype=Homepage

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