"It's been, obviously, a long two and a half years for Americans, and we understand that people want to move on," Jha, the White House COVID-19 coordinator, told ABC "This Week" co-anchor Martha Raddatz of the virus that has killed more than 1 million people in the U.S. "The good news is people can move on if they keep their immunity up to date."
I fucking hate this piece of shit, AHHHHHH :agony-limitless:
Also a revealing quote when asked about RSV:
"RSV, for most people, [is] not a big deal. It's very mild. For the elderly, and for the youngest kids, it can be a problem," he said, recommending "basic respiratory hygiene" such as "avoiding sick contacts ... washing your hands, cleaning surfaces."
If only there was a better way to protect others and yourself, like putting a piece of cloth over your face and nose, perhaps? Nahhhhhhh
The vaxxed and relaxed mindset will continue until everyone has long COVID, sorry folks.
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I hate to say it but Jha's the sort of fucker to become the CEO of EvilPharma. It holds a monopoly over certain drugs and charges on average on 4,800% mark up. We'll learn that although Jha technically "only" makes $3.7 million a year - he also has truly crazy stock options. Once he juices the stock price by 30% - he can cash in his options - which will be worth at least ~$325 million.
Enter InsulinTwo.
It's Jha pump and dump rocket. He pushes the shit out of the drug. The stock skyrockets but Jha oddly cashes in his options seemingly early. The stock is only at 31% higher when he cashes in all his options. What gives? Does he - god forbid - have insider information?
Oh! News breaks that EvilPharma "rushed" the medication to market "prematurely". EvilPharma and Jha himself will be investigated and ultimately the firm will be forced to pay a fine of hundreds of millions. The firm admits no wrong doing and neither does Jha.
Honestly, I could totally buy that he has a huge vested interest in Pfizer/Moderna. Earlier this year, this dude was so eager and happy to announce that all of the COVID treatments/tests/etc. were going to be "commercialized" in 2023.
His utter glee about making people pay for vaccinations and the other products was utterly repulsive. I still can't believe the media didn't even give a single fuck enough to ask him "Why is commercialization good?" But even if they asked him the media is so obsessed with tone and decorum that they don't actually listen to anything or think about it much.
Jha has a Ben Carson-like soporific drawl that makes anything sound acceptable to the media. At a press conference Jha could say "The Biden administration is laser focused on vaccines, making healthcare companies even more obscenely rich, and forcing the poor to become homeless because wealth is a limited resource," and the reporters might not even ask questions because they fell asleep again. This time around when he said "laser focused"