{"id":277331,"date":"2021-03-21T23:31:10","date_gmt":"2021-03-22T03:31:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=277331"},"modified":"2021-03-21T23:31:24","modified_gmt":"2021-03-22T03:31:24","slug":"gottlieb-social-distancing-not-based-on-clear-science","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gottlieb-social-distancing-not-based-on-clear-science\/","title":{"rendered":"Gottlieb: \u2018Social distancing\u2019 not based on clear science"},"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\">16<\/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%2Fgottlieb-social-distancing-not-based-on-clear-science%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=277331&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_2389797\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2389797\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Former FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb testifies during a Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee hearing. (Photo by Zach Gibson\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h5>OAN Newsroom<br \/>UPDATED 8:20 PM PT \u2013 Sunday, March 21, 2021<\/h5>\n<p>Former FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb seemed to admit social distancing rules are not based on any scientific evidence.<\/p>\n<p>In a recent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/transcript-scott-gottlieb-discusses-coronavirus-on-face-the-nation-march-21-2021\/\">interview<\/a>, Gottlieb admitted social distancing measures were imposed due to mere assumptions about how the coronavirus spreads. He also said face masks will no longer be necessary in the next coming weeks.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis six-foot distancing requirement has probably been the single costliest mitigation tactic that we\u2019ve employed in response to COVID,\u201d Gottlieb noted. \u201cAnd it really wasn\u2019t based on clear science.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&#8220;This six-foot distancing requirement has probably been the single costliest mitigation tactic that we&#8217;ve employed in response to COVID,&#8221; says <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ScottGottliebMD?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@scottgottliebmd<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/M5tmgj3kTY\">pic.twitter.com\/M5tmgj3kTY<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 CNBC&#8217;s Closing Bell (@CNBCClosingBell) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CNBCClosingBell\/status\/1373017828866068498?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 19, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Gottlieb added, the U.S. is nearing \u201cherd immunity\u201d to the coronavirus, which means the restrictive measures will not be necessary in the near future.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\u201cI don\u2019t think we\u2019re going to have a fourth wave,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ScottGottliebMD?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ScottGottliebMD<\/a> tells <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/margbrennan?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@margbrennan<\/a> pointing to \u201cprior infection&#8221; in the country plus a ramp up on vaccinations as reasons why it\u2019s unlikely. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Z1Dwrsehmq\">pic.twitter.com\/Z1Dwrsehmq<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Face The Nation (@FaceTheNation) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FaceTheNation\/status\/1373663696157868033?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 21, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re talking about some form of protective immunity in about 55% of the population,\u201d Gottlieb said. \u201cSo there\u2019s enough of a backstop here that I don\u2019t think you\u2019re going to see a fourth surge. I think what you could see is a plateauing for a period of time before we continue on a downward decline.\u201d<\/p>\n<h4>MORE NEWS:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/president-trump-biden-created-border-crisis-by-getting-rid-of-trump-era-policies\/\">President Trump: Biden Created Border Crisis By Getting Rid Of Trump-Era Policies<\/a><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb testifies during a Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee hearing. 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