The new covid.gov webaite makeover

[rambot]

Is disappointing

Covid.gov

 

[That Guy 11200]

What we really need to understand the origins of the virus is a bunch of scientifically ignorant, conspiracy minded worshippers of a dim-witted, senile narcissist.

 

[DaisyDay]

Is disappointing

Covid.gov

That is shocking. Way worse than I was expecting. What dystopian hellscape are we living in?

I had to check the url several times to see if it were being spoofed, but it seems to be real.

 

[Desk trauma]

That is shocking.

I don’t see how.

 

[Yttrium]

Nice site. Excellent advice on how to deal with the spread of COVID-19.
MUHAHAHAHA!

 

[iluvatar5150]

Is disappointing

Covid.gov

Not for nothing, but this is the kind of thing The Establishment should’ve been doing for the last 40 years. Maybe if they’d taken time to address the public regarding all the quackery that’s taken hold on the right, we wouldn’t be quite so deep in this mess.

 

[Aryeh Jay]

Not for nothing, but this is the kind of The Establishment should’ve been doing for the last 40 years. Maybe if they’d taken time to address the public regarding all the quackery that’s taken hold on the right, we wouldn’t be quite so deep in this mess.

Funny, you said "The Right" and yet a good portion of this administration were Democrats not too long ago.

 

[Bradskii]

Is disappointing

Covid.gov

What the..?

 

[CRAZY_CAT_WOMAN]

I can't say how bad Trump look or is. Because of this forum rules. But if Trump really believes China unleashed this horrible COVID-19 virus on purposes. Because of Trump harassment . Then he would stop starting trouble with China. But he knows it's BS. Trying to make people mad.

 

[Aryeh Jay]

I wonder how long "Were new at this" will continue to work with those not under the spell of Trump. It's called amateur hour for a reason, not amateur year.

 

[mindlight]

Is disappointing

Covid.gov

At first glance, the picture of Trump walking towards the reader from the COVID headline makes him look like the cause of it. This website is scary because the full authority of the president is behind a lie. The lie is convenient to him for two main reasons:

1) He is in trade negotiations with China and making them look bad works for his desire to eliminate all trade competition from that place.
2) Trumps biggest screw up in his last presidency was his handling of the COVID-19 crisis. This is all about wounded ego and undoing the accusation. It is all China's fault that the "China virus" was used by those evil democrats to help overthrow me - is the sentiment here.

An honest review of the literature tends to a natural explanation of origins over a lab-based one, although there are still grounds to continue the conversation:

Although most data certainly point to a natural origin, the intermediate host has not been found, and the hypothesis of a laboratory-leak has not been yet scientifically discarded.

 

[ThatRobGuy]

Now that we know that it was likely a Lab Leak situation...

I think we all owe a sincere apology to the proprietor of the Wuhan Bat-on-a-Stick restaurant.

 

[Nithavela]

I wonder how long "Were new at this" will continue to work with those not under the spell of Trump.

It never worked for those, but they are not the target audience.

 

[Bradskii]

At first glance, the picture of Trump walking towards the reader...

He should have worn a cape. The return of the bat man.

 

[Hans Blaster]

Is disappointing

Covid.gov

Trump really should not be taking credit for creating the virus or putting it in human populations like that. (He had some role in spreading it, but only in this country, and some role in slowing it down.)

 

[ThatRobGuy]

What is the main objection, that the link contains something untruthful? Or because it has a "vanity project" vibe?


To clarify, this isn't a "makeover" to the covid .gov website.

They're using redirection to go to a whitehouse .gov office release:
(if you peruse some of the archived presidential whitehouse .gov releases, many tick that "vanity project" box)


The old website was this, but has since been deprecated.

The official government websites/guidelines for covid-related matters can be found here:

COVID-19 testing and vaccinations | USAGov

See where to get tested for COVID-19 and where to get a COVID-19 vaccination or booster. Find vaccination help if you have a disability.

www.usa.gov

Find pharmacies near you

Vaccines.gov helps you find nearby pharmacies in the United States.

www.vaccines.gov

 

[Jermayn]

I can't say how bad Trump look or is. Because of this forum rules. But if Trump really believes China unleashed this horrible COVID-19 virus on purposes. Because of Trump harassment . Then he would stop starting trouble with China. But he knows it's BS. Trying to make people mad.

Not sure the theory is China released it on purpose. I believe most people who go with the lab leak believe it was accidental and the outrage is based more on the fact Fauci was allegedly helping to fund what amounts to a bioweapon.