Morning Jolt: Beware Biden Health Advisers’ Proposed ‘New Strategy’ on Covid-19

On the menu today: Did you hear about that group of former Biden advisers publicly pitching "A National Strategy for the ‘New Normal’ of Life With COVID"? Yeah, don't get your hopes up. It's not a path back to normalcy, it's a hodge-podge of common sense and deeply controversial ideas that would probably make virus-driven closures a regular feature of American life for the foreseeable future. Also, with more than 3.3 million new Covid-19 cases reported in the U.S. from Monday to Thursday, it's probably time to retire the phrase, "a pandemic of the unvaccinated."

So Much for Getting Back to Normalcy

It is easy to get excited about a group of former Biden advisers publicly pitching "A National Strategy for the ‘New Normal’ of Life With COVID," particularly when their plan begins by saying that, "The goal for the 'new normal' with COVID-19 does not include eradication or elimination, eg, the 'zero COVID' strategy."

From that title and opening declaration, you might get the idea that they want the government to pull ...

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WITH JIM GERAGHTY January 07 2022 WITH JIM GERAGHTY January 07 2022 Beware Biden Health Advisers' Proposed 'New Strategy' on Covid-19 On the menu today: Did you hear about that group of former Biden advisers publicly pitching "A National Strategy for the ‘New Normal’ of Life With COVID"? Yeah, don't get your hopes up. It's not a path back to normalcy, it's a hodge-podge of common sense and deeply controversial ideas that would probably make virus-driven closures a regular feature of American life for the foreseeable future. Also, with more than 3.3 million new Covid-19 cases reported in the U.S. from Monday to Thursday, it's probably time to retire the phrase, "a pandemic of the unvaccinated." So Much for Getting Back to Normalcy It is easy to get excited about a group of former Biden advisers publicly pitching "A National Strategy for the ‘New Normal’ of Life With COVID," particularly when their plan begins by saying that, "The goal for the 'new normal' with COVID-19 does not include eradication or elimination, eg, the 'zero COVID' strategy." From that title and opening declaration, you might get the idea that they want the government to pull ...   READ MORE

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