Topic: Community Spread

3 chapters across the catalog

Shoehorn Event
Episode 1453 9:26 - 14:10

1453: Shoehorn Event

Dr. Scott Gottlieb on Monkeypox Community Spread

Dr. Scott Gottlieb, a Pfizer board member, appears on CNBC to discuss the difficulty of "snuffing out" monkeypox now that community spread has been detected. He notes a long incubation period of up to 21 days and suggests the use of "ring vaccination" to control low-level persistent outbreaks in Western Europe and the United States.

Do The Work
Episode 1259 16:00 - 19:33

1259: Do The Work

Lubbock Community Spread, Texas Lockdown Threats

Lubbock, Texas, is experiencing a significant increase in positive cases and hospitalizations, described by Governor Abbott as widespread community spread. The Governor emphasizes that mask-wearing is the final effort to avoid a secondary economic lockdown. Local officials, including Austin Mayor Steve Adler, support the mandate as a means to keep businesses and schools operational.

COVID KowTow
Episode 1234 26:42 - 30:03

1234: COVID KowTow

Anthony Fauci Historical COVID-19 Risk Assessment Timeline

A review of Dr. Anthony Fauci's public statements from January and February 2020 shows a shift in risk assessment, moving from telling citizens they did not need to worry to acknowledging community spread. By late February, Fauci was still advising that there was no need for Americans to change their daily habits, contradicting later claims about the urgency of the situation in mid-January.