Wednesday, November 4, 2020

Global – 47,400,000/1,200,000; USA – 9,400,000/232,000 Surging continues. Predictions that we will have 1000 deaths/day for the next couple of months if things do not change In the AM, election still too close to call – Biden – 224; Trump – 213 at 5:30 AM Biden picking up numbers as the day goes on. 5 critical states. Trump already claiming fraud. Wants to stop counting in the “mail-in” states since the counting is going against him. Threatens to bring to Supreme Court even though it was agreed upon by the states that all votes would be counted. Photo below from Liz Sabo: PRESS: 2020 election results may influence Trump's treatment of Dr. Fauci. That matters. If Trump does succeed in silencing Fauci somehow, it would come at a particularly precarious time for America. Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.Frankie Alduino / Redux Pictures Fauci has spent the past few months speaking up about the stark realities of the pandemic — honesty that is out of step with the White House's messaging and which seems to have resulted in his being sidelined. But Fauci's true courage and wisdom are most evident in how he has managed to strike a difficult balance: avoiding overt political attacks while still speaking truth to power. By walking this very tricky line, Fauci has probably avoided getting kicked off the coronavirus task force, ensuring that he could continue working from within the administration. This couldn't have been easy. I don't think the Trump administration realizes how much this unassuming and kind man embodies scientific excellence. But he's also got backup. There is a legion of citizen scientists, public health experts and medical workers who aren't giving up. Silencing one man, even a giant in the field of infectious diseases, won't silence those in our field. For months, efforts like the Johns Hopkins COVID-19 Dashboard, the COVID Tracking Project and others have been providing the kinds of critical intelligence that should have been coming directly from the CDC. Over the last few months, our professional societies have started to become vocal advocates for evidence-based action, calling out this administration's deceptive and false claims. Longstanding and revered scientific publications have come out against Trump for his lack of leadership and respect for science.

, 6:19 AM EST By Dr. Nahid Bhadelia, infectious diseases physician and NBC News/MSNBC medical contributor Picture of me in the editorial page with statemen that I should be heeded and not fired.