The Political Quacks Cling to Power

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 The Political Quacks Cling to Power
Our public health bureaucracy can’t be dismantled quickly enough.
by Scott McKay
August 4, 2021, 12:01 AM

Earlier this week, the estimable Robert Stacy McCain delivered a quite spot-on assessment of the terrible science behind the Centers for Disease Control’s guidance on masks, vaccinations, and the Delta variant of COVID-19. That guidance has thrown the entire country into a fresh panic about the virus, so much so that in places like Nevada, Louisiana and Washington, D.C. there are now mask mandates in place even for people vaccinated against the virus.

It seems the CDC had two sources for upsetting the national applecart. According to House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, it relied on a study of a vaccine in use in India which apparently was less than effective in warding off the Delta variant — but that vaccine isn’t used in the United States because our authorities weren’t satisfied as to its effectiveness, period.

And as Stacy’s American Spectator piece noted, the other was a study of an outbreak in Provincetown, Massachusetts, a small Cape Cod town where nearly 500 cases arose in a short time, a large number of which came from vaccinated people.

Stacy also noted, as have others, that the Provincetown outbreak was partially the result of something called “Bear Week,” a festival of sorts involving thousands upon thousands of gay men descending on that resort community for recreational pursuits you can’t engage in while making a trip to your local supermarket or even at the health club.

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[PeteS in CA]

Yep, LIEden's CDC lied by omission:

The Bear Truth About That Massachusetts Outbreak

https://www.kerrydougherty.com/allposts/2021/8/3/the-bear-truth-about-that-massachusetts-outbreak

I have a little assignment for you before you read the rest of today’s post.

Google “Provincetown Bear Week.” I’ll wait.

Back?

Yep, it’s a gathering of burly gay men who descend each summer on this Cape Cod enclave which is renowned for its eclectic shops and studios as well as its partying gay community. ...

Much goes on during Bear Week that could spread germs. I’ll leave it there.
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I have nothing against bears or anyone else. But it’s worth noticing that Bear Week was held this summer in Provincetown, Massachusetts from July 10 through the 18th.

What a coincidence!

Contact tracing of so-called “breakthrough infections” of Covid infections in vaccinated individuals shot up to 364 people who were in Provincetown from July 3 through the 17th . Another 127 unvaccinated adults tested positive.
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Here’s how conservative commentator Andrew Sullivan, who lives part-time in Provincetown, described the scene in a July 30 substack post that warned against applying what happened there in July to the rest of the nation:

Is Provincetown our future? Count me skeptical. In Fourth of July week, the town was completely swamped this year, followed swiftly by Bear Week; lines for the bars lasted for blocks; the bars themselves were packed; the weather was dreadful, forcing most of the crowd to pack tightly inside. A tiny town built for a few thousand residents has to absorb up to 40,000 in peak season. One bar in particular — the home for a dance party with the inspired name of “Fag Bash” — resembles a kind of dank dungeon where sweat drips from the ceiling and mold reaches up the walls. It might have been designed for viral transmission. A big swathe of the crowd had also just come from a week of Pride partying in New York City and were likely not, shall we say, at their immunological best.

Let me ask you something:  Do you slow dance in the supermarket? Do you engage in deep kissing in your hair salon? Do you ever find yourself nuzzling strangers in a big box store?

Uh, about that "massive outbreak" of COVID in Provincetown

https://www.christopherfountain.com/blog/2021/7/31/uh-about-that-massive-outbreak-of-covid-in-provincetown

AIDS and gay rights activist Peter Staley took to Twitter to explain why the CDC’s Provincetown study that they’re using to justify new mask guidance may be fatally flawed.

In summary, the CDC is using a sample that’s 85% male and they chose a weekend in Provincetown called “Bear Week” that included, um, lots of activities that will spread COVID-19:

[Fishrrman]

Stacy also noted, as have others, that the Provincetown outbreak was partially the result of something called “Bear Week,” a festival of sorts involving thousands upon thousands of gay men descending on that resort community for recreational pursuits you can’t engage in while making a trip to your local supermarket or even at the health club...

Wondering how many of those "bears" were HIV-positive but with "long-term-managed infections"...?

Might this increase their vulnerability to covid infection, vaccination or no...?