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Trump administration has shut down CDC's infection control committee (www.nbcnews.com)

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Four members said they were informed of the termination Friday, but it had already taken effect in late March, according to a CDC letter.

The Trump administration has terminated a federal advisory committee that issued guidance about preventing the spread of infections in health care facilities.

The Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee (HICPAC) crafted national standards for hand-washing, mask-wearing and isolating sick patients that most U.S. hospitals follow.

Four committee members said the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention delivered the news about HICPAC’s termination to members Friday.

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[–] [email protected] -3 points 3 weeks ago

Let's try to keep the political discussion to a minimum or post will be locked.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 weeks ago

lol we’re all gonna die from bird flu lmao

[–] [email protected] 34 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

Right-wing extremism is always anti-science, anti-education, anti-establishment, anti-constitution, anti-human-rights, anti-globalism, pro-nationalism, pro-traditionalism, pro-religion (but only the religion they themselves believe in), pro-authoritarianism, pro-discrimination, pro-genocide. Trump's administration is doing exactly what the Nazis did during 193x-194x. Except the neo-Nazis of today hate it when they are compared to Nazis. History doesn't repeat itself in every detail, but it rhymes.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 weeks ago

History doesn’t repeat itself in every detail, but it rhymes.

I think we're well past rhyming at this point. 1930's Germany could sue for plagiarism.

[–] [email protected] 24 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

At this point I wouldn't be surprised if the administration intentionally releases a plague.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago

They can't outright commit genocide.

They can allow disease, famine, and violent resistance do that for them.

258m people.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 weeks ago

stares in Deus Ex

Ah fuck

[–] [email protected] 16 points 3 weeks ago

Feels like they are taking V for Vendetta as a how to manual.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

This is what we should be screaming about, not reopening Alcatraz.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

We ahould be screaming about both.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Look up the Gish Gallop.

It's a technique where a debater throws out an unending stream of lies, half truths, and irrelevant nonsense to overwhelm any logical response

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gish_gallop

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 weeks ago

This is how my brother speaks to me.