Hysteria...

 

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the federal agency charged with safeguarding public health, did just that on Tuesday. It recommended that vaccinated people in regions where the risk of COVID-19 infections has surged should wear masks indoors. This was advice, not an order. 

Nevertheless, some politicians, reporters and social media mavens rebelled against the news  reminding everyone that COVID-19 has brought, along with illness and death, much adolescent griping, and unrealistic demands for clarity amid a complex and often inscrutable pandemic. All of this in a privileged country rescued by the arrival of COVID-19 vaccines.

 It was as if the CDC had told people to wear handcuffs

The agency became a punching bag. ABC, CBS, The Washington Post and Rolling Stone accused public health officials of making an “about-face.” 

 Yes, the CDC’s mask guidelines are confusing,” a MarketWatch headline whined. During an interview. Fox News read, “Biden Admin Slammed Over Masks & Vaccine Reversal.” Real Clear Markets weighed in, too: “The CDC’s Hysterical Delta Flip-Flop Might Be Its Final Undoing.”

 The Media is serving itself creating so much fear by providing one sided story or part of the story.    Just a thought.