There's so much The Science (TM) here I have The Science (TM) coming out of my ears!
The preparations are designed to capitalize on a break in the monthslong Covid-19 surge, with officials anticipating a spring lull that could boost the nation's mood and lift President Joe Biden's approval ratings at a critical moment for his party.
"But in order to get people to view the pandemic differently, they have to feel differently about the pandemic."
The Science (TM)!
"The best political strategy is not to have it dominate the news every day," said Leslie Dach, a former Obama-era senior health official and chair of the Democrat-aligned group Protect Our Care. "You want a felt experience in November, where you're back to leading a normal life and you feel like the president's accomplished things and addressed the issues you care about."
Yet even as it maps out the next stage, the White House has ruled out making a splashy show or major announcement regarding a hard pivot back to normalcy...
And though it faces pressure to back off some of its more notable -- and onerous -- public health policies,the administration is also unlikely to drop its indoor masking recommendations, which are seen as among the key tools for preventing new outbreaks.
Officials instead described plans for a more subtle shift over the next several weeks toward touting Biden's achievements in rolling out vaccines and treatments and emphasizing the everyday things that people can do again if they're vaccinated -- an approach that multiple individuals familiar with the response described as an attempt to convince people they'll soon be able to relax after two years ruled by Covid-19.
Subtle shift???? That’s the same old crap they’ve been regurgitating for two years that’s never worked.
"We can really get to a much more active, less fearful, more normal style of living" if cases keep declining, said one of the people familiar with the response. "We have to reset people's expectation that they can get back to joy."
Literally nothing here is about any changes in policy, it's all just about "resetting people's expectations" to make them "feel differently."
This is not science, this is just yet another propaganda campaign.
Which is what "The Science (TM)" (as opposed to actual science) always has been, of course.
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The preparations are designed to capitalize on a break in the monthslong Covid-19 surge, with officials anticipating a spring lull that could boost the nation's mood and lift President Joe Biden's approval ratings at a critical moment for his party.
"But in order to get people to view the pandemic differently, they have to feel differently about the pandemic."
The Science (TM)!
"The best political strategy is not to have it dominate the news every day," said Leslie Dach, a former Obama-era senior health official and chair of the Democrat-aligned group Protect Our Care. "You want a felt experience in November, where you're back to leading a normal life and you feel like the president's accomplished things and addressed the issues you care about."
Yet even as it maps out the next stage, the White House has ruled out making a splashy show or major announcement regarding a hard pivot back to normalcy...
And though it faces pressure to back off some of its more notable -- and onerous -- public health policies,the administration is also unlikely to drop its indoor masking recommendations, which are seen as among the key tools for preventing new outbreaks.
Officials instead described plans for a more subtle shift over the next several weeks toward touting Biden's achievements in rolling out vaccines and treatments and emphasizing the everyday things that people can do again if they're vaccinated -- an approach that multiple individuals familiar with the response described as an attempt to convince people they'll soon be able to relax after two years ruled by Covid-19.
Subtle shift???? That’s the same old crap they’ve been regurgitating for two years that’s never worked.
"We can really get to a much more active, less fearful, more normal style of living" if cases keep declining, said one of the people familiar with the response. "We have to reset people's expectation that they can get back to joy."
Literally nothing here is about any changes in policy, it's all just about "resetting people's expectations" to make them "feel differently."
This is not science, this is just yet another propaganda campaign.
Which is what "The Science (TM)" (as opposed to actual science) always has been, of course.
So long, Omicron: White House eyes next phase of pandemic
Biden and his top health officials have already begun hinting at an impending “new normal."
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