{"id":312779,"date":"2021-07-31T05:33:26","date_gmt":"2021-07-31T02:33:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/white-house-slams-nyt-washington-post-on-cdc-covid-data-report\/"},"modified":"2021-07-31T05:33:26","modified_gmt":"2021-07-31T02:33:26","slug":"white-house-slams-nyt-washington-post-on-cdc-covid-data-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/white-house-slams-nyt-washington-post-on-cdc-covid-data-report\/","title":{"rendered":"#White House slams NYT, Washington Post on CDC COVID data report"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#White House slams NYT, Washington Post on CDC COVID data report<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

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A spokesman for the Biden administration\u2019s COVID-19 response team bashed both the New York Times and the Washington Post Friday for alarmist tweets about the data that led the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to recommend the re-imposition of mask mandates in much of the US.<\/p>\n

Ben Wakana, the deputy director of strategic communications and engagement for the White House unit, initially directed his ire at the Washington Post over their headline about a study of a COVID-19 outbreak among hundreds of people \u2014 most of them fully vaccinated \u2014 in Provincetown, Mass. over the July 4 holiday. <\/p>\n

\u201cVaccinated people made up three-quarters of those infected in a massive Massachusetts covid-19 outbreak, pivotal CDC study finds,\u201d read the Post tweet<\/a>. <\/p>\n

\u201cCompletely irresponsible,\u201d Wakana tweeted in response, adding: \u201c3 days ago the CDC made clear that vaccinated individuals represent a VERY SMALL amount of transmission occurring around the country.<\/p>\n

\u201cVirtually all hospitalizations and deaths continue to be among the unvaccinated,\u201d Wakana added. \u201cUnreal to not put that in context.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Completely irresponsible. <\/p>\n

3 days ago the CDC made clear that vaccinated individuals represent a VERY SMALL amount of transmission occurring around the country.<\/p>\n

Virtually all hospitalizations and deaths continue to be among the unvaccinated.<\/p>\n

Unreal to not put that in context. https:\/\/t.co\/BbmSNvQlrb<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Ben Wakana (@benwakana46) July 30, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

Minutes later, Wakana turned his ire on a New York Times tweet from Thursday night, when the CDC data was initially leaked prior to its wider release Friday. <\/p>\n

\u201cBreaking News<\/a>: The Delta variant is as contagious as chickenpox and may be spread by vaccinated people as easily as the unvaccinated, an internal C.D.C. report said,\u201d the paper tweeted. <\/p>\n

That sent Wakana into an all-caps frenzy.<\/p>\n

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VACCINATED PEOPLE DO NOT TRANSMIT THE VIRUS AT THE SAME RATE AS UNVACCINATED PEOPLE AND IF YOU FAIL TO INCLUDE THAT CONTEXT YOU’RE DOING IT WRONG. https:\/\/t.co\/gBkDbJ21xX<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Ben Wakana (@benwakana46) July 30, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

\u201cVACCINATED PEOPLE DO NOT TRANSMIT THE VIRUS AT THE SAME RATE AS UNVACCINATED PEOPLE AND IF YOU FAIL TO INCLUDE THAT CONTEXT YOU\u2019RE DOING IT WRONG,\u201d he tweeted. <\/p>\n

Critics have accused the White House and the CDC of undermining the message that COVID-19 vaccines are extraordinarily effective by recommending indoor mask-wearing in places where coronavirus transmission is considered \u201csubstantial\u201d or \u201chigh\u201d regardless of vaccination status. <\/p>\n

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The New York Times tweeted a claim that \u201cThe Delta variant is as contagious as chickenpox.\u201d
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Wakana tried to emphasize that the inoculations are effective in a third tweet Friday. <\/p>\n

\u201cLet\u2019s be clear,\u201d he wrote. \u201cIf 10 vaccinated people walk into a room full of COVID, about 9 of them would walk out of the room WITH NO COVID. Nine of them.\u201d<\/p>\n

A few minutes before Wakana sent his third tweet, President Biden told reporters on the South Lawn of the White House could \u201cin all probability\u201d expect to face more restrictions as the number of cases continues to rise. <\/p>\n

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The Washington Post tweeted a report on \u201cvaccinated people\u201d making up the majority of positive COVID-19 cases in Massachusetts.
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Nearly three-quarters of all US counties were experiencing \u201csubstantial\u201d or \u201chigh\u201d levels of transmission as of Friday, according to the CDC. Meanwhile, the agency said that more than 190 million Americans aged 12 and older had received at least one vaccine dose, with 164.2 million considered fully vaccinated.\n <\/p><\/div>\n