[BickNowstrom]

https://nypost.com/2020/02/19/whistleblower-doctors-say-coro...

> “It’s highly possible to get infected a second time,” one of the doctors, who declined to be identified, told the outlet.

> The physician said that medication used to treat the virus can have negative side effects on patients’ heart tissue, making them more susceptible to cardiac arrest.

> “A few people recovered from the first time by their own immune system, but the meds they use are damaging their heart tissue, and when they get it the second time, the antibody doesn’t help but makes it worse, and they die a sudden death from heart failure,” the doctor said.

[jeromegv]

Let's stick to facts, CDC, WHO, etc, not some anonymous doctor.

[BickNowstrom]

It was the WHO who claimed on 4 jan that person-to-person transmission was impossible. It was CDC and WHO who said asymptomatic transmission was unlikely ("not a driver of the outbreak", "unclear"). It was the WHO who said closing borders and stopping Chinese from entering the country had zero effect on spread. It was the WHO who still claims that packages from China can't cause infection, despite science showing it can survive on plastics for up to 9 days.

China should have all the data on reinfection, and thus, if they share this data with the WHO like they are supposed to, there should be a factual source from the CDC or the WHO. Where is it?

If we stick to the official facts every time a whistle blower opens their mouth, there would be no point in blowing the whistle. Only one who benefits from that are the authorities.

Like the UK government: If China does not share more information, we are forced to assume the absolute worst.

[gamblor956]

It was actually just the WHO saying all those things, parroting the information released by China's health services.

The CDC did not make any statements about the transmissibility of WCV because they didn't have the information to make any statements. In fact, in one of their first press releases on the WCV they even noted that it might be possible for person-to-person transmission to occur because not enough was known about how the virus was spread. https://emergency.cdc.gov/han/han00426.asp

[scumbert]

Yes, let's not lump the CDC in with the WHO. The two organizations have struck entirely different paths.

[zadler]

Article is unhelpful since it says in the title that reinfection is possible but doesn’t qualify it to with the use of the medication. Also, doesn’t say what medication.

[BickNowstrom]

I'd love to have more helpful information, but there is an information blackout in effect: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EQ_ICkxWAAICMMJ?format=jpg

Like said, China should have all the data on reinfection and severity of reinfection. It is China that is being unhelpful, not the New York Post doing its job of a free press.