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According to CNN’s medical expert Dr. Leana Wen, we can all relax a bit when it comes to draconian COVID restrictions because, you know, "the science has changed."
CNN's Anderson Cooper shared a video clip on Twitter Monday night, in which Wen argued in favor of lifting some pandemic restrictions and shifting the decision to wear masks from government mandates to individual choice.
"The science has changed." @DrLeanaWen\u00a0explains why she supports lifting some pandemic restrictions and thinks the decision to wear a mask should shift from a government mandate to an individual choice.pic.twitter.com/vaiybBBF2b— Anderson Cooper 360\u00b0 (@Anderson Cooper 360\u00b0) 1644284640
"Circumstances have changed. Case counts are declining. Also, the science has changed," Wen said.
Wait, what happened to "don't question the science"? Will Wen or CNN get fact-checked by the social media overlords? And isn't it interesting that, as Democrats quake in the path of oncoming midterm elections, the narrative has conveniently shifted — and all on the same day?
Check it out:
Democrats like @GavinNewsom are leading the way in returning America safely back to normal again.https://twitter.com/gavinnewsom/status/1490827066454863873\u00a0\u2026— Ted Lieu (@Ted Lieu) 1644283636
Democrat New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy can't cite any data proving anti-science school mask mandates actually workpic.twitter.com/3x6cjpDihX— RNC Research (@RNC Research) 1644270949
This is truly maddening. Isn't this what the "science deniers," "misinformation spreaders," and "fringe scientists" (ahem, Joe Rogan's podcast) have been smeared, discredited, and canceled for saying all along? Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) said it best: "The medical science on forced masking children didn’t change — the political science did."
The medical science on forced masking children didn\u2019t change \u2014 the political science did. In Florida, we never imposed state mask mandates, and we liberated children and parents from the local authorities that did. We hope every jurisdiction will follow suit.pic.twitter.com/Dz4SgObVJx— Ron DeSantis (@Ron DeSantis) 1644351527
And as always, Twitter can be counted on to weigh in:
Shameless.. That's 100% the problem with demanding unquestioned adherence to "The Science" as the ultimate arbiter of policymaking, only to turn around and say "oops, well, tHe ScIeNcE has changed"— Allan (@Allan) 1644289511
The polling numbers have changed. The political landscape has changed.\n\nThat's why you're promoting a different propaganda message now. That's all.\n\nIf the science itself had changed, we'd see new peer-reviewed studies that indicate the change.— Geoffrey Miller (@Geoffrey Miller) 1644326033
Wasn't @DrLeanaWen the one screaming that Unvaccinated must be shunned from society?— Freedonomics77\ud83d\ude80\u26a1#21e800 (@Freedonomics77\ud83d\ude80\u26a1#21e800) 1644294170
New daily COVID deaths in Cali is the worst it has been since last March, yet now the masks are coming off?pic.twitter.com/JdD7ACIY21— Yossi Gestetner (@Yossi Gestetner) 1644290818
Well that answers my question from 24 hours ago\u2026 #brainwashedhttps://twitter.com/fivetimesaugust/status/1490351244686381060\u00a0\u2026— Five Times August (@Five Times August) 1644291948
