Fauci: 'You don't make the timeline. The virus makes the timeline.'

Source: The Hill | March 26, 2020 | Zack Budryk

Dr. Anthony Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, is warning against attempts to place concrete time limits on the coronavirus pandemic, telling CNN’s Chris Cuomo “the virus makes the timeline.”

Asked Wednesday night about different states’ and jurisdictions’ varying projections for how long social distancing measures and shutdowns will stay in place, Cuomo said “it seems like the timeline is getting extended farther out, not that things are going better than expected anywhere.”

“You’ve got to be realistic, and you’ve got to understand that you don’t make the timeline, the virus makes the timeline,” Fauci replied.

“So you’ve got to respond in what you see happen, and if you keep seeing this acceleration, it doesn’t matter what you say, one week, two weeks, three weeks, you’ve got to go with what the situation on the ground is,” he added.

Fauci said that, in some cases, projections of months may refer to how long it takes for the infection curve to fully descend, whereas flattening may begin “in a relatively shorter period of time.”

He added, however, that “you can’t make an arbitrary decision until you see what you’re dealing with.”

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  • Consistent March 26, 2020 at 12:42 pm #36644

    ConservativeGranny March 26, 2020 at 4:55 pm #36651

    Any sane person already knows this.

    EVERYDAY March 26, 2020 at 6:34 pm #36655

    But…but…but…Donald Trump is a stable genius. He said so.

    I think this was subtle poke at Trump, letting him know Dr. Fauci is opposed to any effort by Trump to force businesses to reopen and force people back to work.

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