{"id":1114414,"date":"2021-12-13T12:14:32","date_gmt":"2021-12-13T17:14:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1114414"},"modified":"2021-12-13T12:14:35","modified_gmt":"2021-12-13T17:14:35","slug":"virologist-bidens-travel-ban-hurts-science-says-restrictions-dont-stop-viruses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/virologist-bidens-travel-ban-hurts-science-says-restrictions-dont-stop-viruses\/","title":{"rendered":"Virologist: Biden\u2019s travel ban hurts science, says restrictions don\u2019t stop viruses"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fvirologist-bidens-travel-ban-hurts-science-says-restrictions-dont-stop-viruses%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1114414&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div id=\"attachment_2610788\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2610788\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A man is seen standing next to a newspaper headline about the new variant of COVID. (Denis Farrell \/ AP Photo)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h5>OAN Newsroom<br \/>UPDATED 8:16 AM PT \u2013 Monday, December 13, 2021<\/h5>\n<p>A top virologist is criticizing Joe Biden\u2019s travel ban on South Africa, while suggesting it has nothing to do with stopping the Omicron variant. Dr. Tulio De Oliveira said in an <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FaceTheNation\/status\/1470079684499095553\">interview<\/a> Sunday that travel bans discourage international cooperation, in turn, making it harder to battle COVID-19.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><strong>\u201cNot only travel bans do not work, but they also will discourage scientists like us that have been brave enough to identify a variant that has emerged,\u201d he stated.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Last month, Biden banned travel from eight countries in Southern Africa, which officials said was a political decision not based in science. Dr. De Oliveira explained that Omicron does not appear to cause severe illness.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><b>\u201cBut these numbers are being decreased as this variant starts spreading in the older population,\u201d he explained. \u201c\u2026But one thing that we see is that the younger population presenting to the hospital is decreasing over time, especially in the last few days.\u201d<\/b><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Paper and call for speed, transparency, and consistency on reporting results to support better global responses to newly emergent variants at <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ScienceMagazine?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ScienceMagazine<\/a> \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/LdhL7S63Hl\">https:\/\/t.co\/LdhL7S63Hl<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Tulio de Oliveira (@Tuliodna) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Tuliodna\/status\/1469022440801988610?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 9, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>De Oliveira also said there is not enough data to support any alarmist claims about Omicron and an increase in new infections does not justify any new restrictions.<\/p>\n<h4>MORE NEWS:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/antifa-members-indicted-in-san-diego\/\">Antifa Members Indicted In San Diego<\/a><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A man is seen standing next to a newspaper headline about the new variant of COVID. 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