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hlthe2b

(102,301 posts) Mon Mar 23, 2020, 11:13 AM Mar 2020

Unfortunately Cuomo is screwing up therapies & diagnostic issues majorly..

in his discussion during the press conference today.

First, he conflated compassionate use of hydroxychloroquine + azithromycin as a trial treatment, with the production of plasma, which he described not as a passive therapy (as it is), but rather as an "active" stimulant of immunity, like a vaccine.

Then he confused serologic testing for antibodies as a "treament."

He has been doing good work, but he needs to leave these discussions to a medical spokesperson. That was three very serious errors.

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Unfortunately Cuomo is screwing up therapies & diagnostic issues majorly.. (Original Post) hlthe2b Mar 2020 OP

Saw that... PCIntern Mar 2020 #1

He should leave the medical stuff to doctors, he does great at talking to folks but doesn't need to uponit7771 Mar 2020 #2

but I'm still glad they are showing him RussBLib Mar 2020 #3

Yes. I am not arguing otherwise. Just that he needs a medically trained person with him. hlthe2b Mar 2020 #4

That would be helpful. RussBLib Mar 2020 #9

Yep, he's wandered into the wilderness today JCMach1 Mar 2020 #5

Post removed Post removed Mar 2020 #6

Yeah, they shouldn't show Trumpfuck at all . . . Nature Man Mar 2020 #10

still 1 billion times better than IMPOTUS. BootinUp Mar 2020 #7

Wow. Fox showed the whole thing. RussBLib Mar 2020 #8

He needs to bring in someone like Dr. Fauci. Crunchy Frog Mar 2020 #11

How many people know the difference between PCR Drahthaardogs Mar 2020 #12

They don't have to recite the technology... Only the relevent differences in what the tests are hlthe2b Mar 2020 #13

Besides which the guy is probably wiggy from stress. jeffreyi Mar 2020 #14

PCIntern

(25,557 posts)

1. Saw that...

Reply to hlthe2b (Original post)

Mon Mar 23, 2020, 11:16 AM

Mar 2020

“I’m not a doctor but I play one on tv”

He’s great but as (Dirty) Harry Callahan once said: a man’s got to know his limitations.

uponit7771

(90,347 posts)

2. He should leave the medical stuff to doctors, he does great at talking to folks but doesn't need to

Reply to hlthe2b (Original post)

Mon Mar 23, 2020, 11:17 AM

Mar 2020

... do such for this long.

RussBLib

(9,022 posts)

3. but I'm still glad they are showing him

Reply to hlthe2b (Original post)

Mon Mar 23, 2020, 11:21 AM

Mar 2020

Even Fox stays on him for long periods. That's rather surprising. That's got to chap Donnie's flabby ass.

hlthe2b

(102,301 posts)

4. Yes. I am not arguing otherwise. Just that he needs a medically trained person with him.

Reply to RussBLib (Reply #3)

Mon Mar 23, 2020, 11:21 AM

Mar 2020

RussBLib

(9,022 posts)

9. That would be helpful.

Reply to hlthe2b (Reply #4)

Mon Mar 23, 2020, 11:43 AM

Mar 2020

He did the other day, IIRC.

JCMach1

(27,559 posts)

5. Yep, he's wandered into the wilderness today

Reply to hlthe2b (Original post)

Mon Mar 23, 2020, 11:22 AM

Mar 2020

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Nature Man

(869 posts)

10. Yeah, they shouldn't show Trumpfuck at all . . .

Reply to Post removed (Reply #6)

Mon Mar 23, 2020, 11:44 AM

Mar 2020

"beautiful, perfect . . . "

BootinUp

(47,165 posts)

7. still 1 billion times better than IMPOTUS.

Reply to hlthe2b (Original post)

Mon Mar 23, 2020, 11:39 AM

Mar 2020

RussBLib

(9,022 posts)

8. Wow. Fox showed the whole thing.

Reply to BootinUp (Reply #7)

Mon Mar 23, 2020, 11:42 AM

Mar 2020

Even questions after they were leaving.

At least Fox viewers are getting something besides the orange parasite.

Crunchy Frog

(26,587 posts)

11. He needs to bring in someone like Dr. Fauci.

Reply to hlthe2b (Original post)

Mon Mar 23, 2020, 11:49 AM

Mar 2020

Someone to deal with technical issues.

Drahthaardogs

(6,843 posts)

12. How many people know the difference between PCR

Reply to hlthe2b (Original post)

Mon Mar 23, 2020, 11:52 AM

Mar 2020

And ELISA? Hell, many doctors couldn't REALLY give you more than a rudimentary answer. Younger ones probably can more than the older ones.

hlthe2b

(102,301 posts)

13. They don't have to recite the technology... Only the relevent differences in what the tests are

Reply to Drahthaardogs (Reply #12)

Mon Mar 23, 2020, 11:55 AM

Mar 2020

measuring (and what they are not). And yes, I have heard some physicians acting as "experts" on MSNBC making serious errors in this regard, which I find inexcusable.

jeffreyi

(1,943 posts)

14. Besides which the guy is probably wiggy from stress.

Reply to hlthe2b (Original post)

Mon Mar 23, 2020, 12:01 PM

Mar 2020

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