Birx says US must prepare for summer COVID surge as immunity wanes

[mystery-ak]

 Birx says US must prepare for summer COVID surge as immunity wanes
by Monique Beals - 05/01/22 4:12 PM ET

Deborah Birx, a leading member of the Trump administration’s White House coronavirus task force, said on Sunday the U.S. should be prepared for another potential COVID-19 surge after a recent uptick in infections in South Africa.

“They’re on an upslope again,” Birx said of South Africa’s infections on CBS’s “Face the Nation.”

“Each of these surges are about four to six months apart. That tells me that natural immunity wanes enough in the general population after four to six months that a significant surge is going to occur again. And this is what we have to be prepared for in this country,” she added.

Birx specifically warned Americans should be “preparing right now for a potential surge in this summer across the southern United States.”

Birx has been criticized for not speaking out more against former President Trump’s false statements about the coronavirus during her time at the White House.

In her new book, she discusses her internal efforts to push back as well as her initial meeting with Trump, which she said lasted for 30 second before he flipped on Fox News.

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https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/3473217-birx-says-us-must-prepare-for-summer-covid-surge-as-immunity-wanes/

[libertybele]

I believe Birx about as much as I believe Dr. Evil.  I have no use for either of them.  They both have lost credibility.

[rustynail]

Just say no.

[libertybele]

Just say no.

 

[Hoodat]

“Each of these surges are about four to six months apart. That tells me that natural immunity wanes enough in the general population after four to six months

It tells no such thing.  Over two-thirds of the people in this country have no immunity against Covid.  Maybe a third of those that do have immune responses that have been compromised due to the jab.  So that leaves over 80% ripe for infection.

Compound that with the fact that those receiving the jab can be carriers infecting multiple people for weeks without showing symptoms before finally succumbing to the disease themselves.

[Free Vulcan]

COVID is less dangerous than the flu right now.

Yet another attempt at a Global Reset power grab.

[Smokin Joe]

I believe Birx about as much as I believe Dr. Evil.  I have no use for either of them.  They both have lost credibility.

Yep. Birds of a feather.

[Smokin Joe]

It tells no such thing.  Over two-thirds of the people in this country have no immunity against Covid.  Maybe a third of those that do have immune responses that have been compromised due to the jab.  So that leaves over 80% ripe for infection.

Compound that with the fact that those receiving the jab can be carriers infecting multiple people for weeks without showing symptoms before finally succumbing to the disease themselves.

The most resilient population is composed of folks who have had COVID, but not the shots. Their natural immunity has not been compromised by the mRNA jabs.

[Hoodat]

The most resilient population is composed of folks who have had COVID, but not the shots. Their natural immunity has not been compromised by the mRNA jabs.

Correct.  So what does our government want those people to do?  Get the shot.

[libertybele]

The most resilient population is composed of folks who have had COVID, but not the shots. Their natural immunity has not been compromised by the mRNA jabs.

Yes, exactly.  I believe that those who have received the shots are now immune compromised and are possibly shedding the virus exposing others.

From 2021, over a year ago ---

The Power of Natural Immunity

The news about the U.S. Covid pandemic is even better than you’ve heard. Some 80% to 85% of American adults are immune to the virus: More than 64% have received at least one vaccine dose and, of those who haven’t, roughly half have natural immunity from prior infection. There’s ample scientific evidence that natural immunity is effective and durable, and public-health leaders should pay it heed.

Only around 10% of Americans have had confirmed positive Covid tests, but four to six times as many have likely had the infection. A February study in Nature used antibody screenings in late summer 2020 to estimate there had been seven times as many actual cases as confirmed cases. A similar study, by the University of Albany and New York State Department of Health, revealed that by the end of March 2020—the first month of New York’s pandemic—23% of the city’s population had antibodies. That share necessarily increased as the pandemic spread.

The contribution of natural immunity should speed up the timeline for returning fully to normal. With more than 8 in 10 adults protected from either contracting or transmitting the virus, it can’t readily propagate by jumping around in the population. In public health, we call that herd immunity, defined broadly on the Johns Hopkins Covid information webpage as “when most of a population is immune.” It’s not eradication, but it’s powerful.

Without accounting for natural immunity, we are far from Anthony Fauci’s stated target of 70% to 85% of the population becoming immune through full vaccination. But the effect of natural immunity is all around us. The plummeting case numbers in late April and May weren’t the result of vaccination alone, and they came amid a loosening of both restrictions and behavior............

https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-power-of-natural-immunity-11623171303

[Kamaji]

COVID is less dangerous than the flu right now.

Yet another attempt at a Global Reset power grab.

[berdie]

Now wait a minute, I thought we were all gonna die last winter.

[MajorClay]

BS

[jmyrlefuller]

First off, it's autumn in South Africa. Second of all, the uptick has already been comparable in the rest of the world. Third, most evidence points to natural immunity lasting around longer than 4-6 months. Fourth, you'd have to be insane to expect to use mitigation measures forever.

[Right_in_Virginia]

COVID is less dangerous than the flu right now.

Yet another attempt at a Global Reset power grab.

Elections are coming ... gotta have a reason for mail-in voting.