"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.
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"