An exercise in stupidity and incompetence
Recently, White House COVID-19 adviser Anthony Fauci stated hospitals are overcounting COVID-19 cases in children, due to the fact that they are automatically tested when they are admitted, regardless of the reason for the admission.
In a separate interview, Rochelle Walensky, director of the Control Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, stated most children are not being hospitalized because of the virus. They are being hospitalized with separate health issues unrelated to COVID-19. If they happen to test positive for COVID-19, they are subsequently counted as a COVID-19 patient regardless of their actual illness.
It sounds as if Fauci and Walensky have finally decided to start having a relationship with the truth. Hopefully, someday the people involved will admit that lockdowns, social distancing, wearing masks, forced vaccines and attempting to sanitize the world we live in was a colossal exercise in stupidity and incompetence.
Raymond Moreno, Eugene
Oh, the sun shines bright
Hiroshima.
Nagasaki.
Fukushima.
I have 197 words left. Here’s one: solar.
J.G. Bergman, Salem
Give birds a chance
Many of us soon will begin planning our spring gardens, so now is the time to reflect on who and what our gardens serve. One thing we can do is remove invasive plants, especially those toxics to birds.
I was shocked to learn that the popular landscaping plant Nandina domestica, or heavenly bamboo, has berries that are toxic to birds. Birds on migration or just desperate for a food source may eat these berries and die.
Biodiversity: Use native and food-producing plants to transform lawns into diverse ecological beauties
There are many lovely native plants for sale locally that can serve the same function and also benefit birds, provide berries and host insects they rely on. I’ve replaced mine with native evergreen huckleberrys, chokecherrys and rhodendrons.
Please, let’s give birds a chance to thrive in 2022. They need a break as much as we do.
Laura Hunter, Eugene
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This article originally appeared on Register-Guard: Letters: Health authorities singing a different tune on COVID and kids
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