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Doctors in China have reportedly been instructed to avoid listing COVID-19 as the cause of death on official certificates, attributing fatalities to underlying conditions like heart disease or asthma instead. This directive aims to keep official mortality numbers low during the current virus surge. The hosts also discuss the narrative shift in the West, where the new wave of variants is being blamed on China's "re-opening."
NPR Reports on Potential Winter COVID-19 Surge
NPR health correspondent Rob Stein and epidemiologist Michael Osterholm warn of a potential tenth COVID-19 surge in the United States, citing rising infection rates in Europe. Officials are monitoring wastewater data in the Northeast and Pacific Northwest for early signs of transmission. There is skepticism regarding the expansion of wastewater testing as a tool for localized lockdowns or increased government surveillance.
Anthony Fauci and Francis Collins, Scripted YouTube Livestream
Dr. Anthony Fauci and Dr. Francis Collins participated in a USA Today livestream to discuss the resurgence of COVID-19 infections in the United States. Fauci claimed the U.S. is still "knee-deep" in the first wave because the baseline of infections never dropped as it did in Europe. The conversation appeared highly scripted, serving as a public relations effort to frame the current surge as a result of states reopening too quickly.
