https://www.eatthis.com/news-doctor-jha-critical-covid-warning/
These next few months will be key ones during the coronavirus pandemic, as cases ebb—but remain at jaw-dopping numbers as we head into colder weather. How can you stay safe and what should you expect going into the chill? Dr. Ashish Jha, Dean of the Brown University School of Public Health, tweeted six key points that everyone should hear, no matter your opinions. Read on for all six—and to ensure your health and the health of others, don't miss these Sure Signs You've Already Had COVID....
For the sake of the reader, I'm not going to list the "six key points that everyone should hear, no matter your opinions" given by the "virus expert." If you want to read them, click the cited link.
The point-of-interest is that the article has even been "fact checked" to ensure that the "opinions" of the "virus expert" comply with the systemic narrative.
It's pertinent to understand what "fact checked" for "misinformation" actually means. It has nothing to do with facts. It just means that it complies with the narrative; the "facts" are irrelevant.
If you want to examine the "facts," lets start with the credentials of the article's cited "virus expert": His name is Ashish Kumar Jsa. Here are his "virus expert" credentials, via his Wiki page:
Ashish Kumar Jha (born December 31, 1970) is an Indian American general internist physician and academic serving as Dean of the Brown University School of Public Health. Previously, he was a health scholar, the K. T. Li Professor of Global Health at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, the Faculty Director of the Harvard Global Health Institute, and a Senior Advisor at Albright Stonebridge Group. Jha is recognized as one of the leading health policy scholars in the nation.
Jha's research centers on improving the quality and cost of health care, focusing on the impact of public health policy.
"Jha is recognized as one of the leading health policy scholars in the nation."
You might ask, "What is a 'health policy scholar'? Is that like another name for "virus expert"? Here is what Wiki says:
Health policy can be defined as the "decisions, plans, and actions that are undertaken to achieve specific healthcare goals within a society". According to the World Health Organization, an explicit health policy can achieve several things: it defines a vision for the future; it outlines priorities and the expected roles of different groups; and it builds consensus and informs people.
Still nothing about Jha's virus expertise. Let's continue to look at his career and education:
Jha graduated from Boonton High School in Boonton, New Jersey as the valedictorian of the class of 1988 and then attended Columbia University. He graduated from Columbia in 1992 with a B.A. in economics. Jha received his M.D. from Harvard Medical School in 1997 and then trained as a resident in internal medicine at the University of California, San Francisco. He completed a Chief Residency year at UCSF. Between 2001 and 2002, he served as the Inaugural Under Secretary's Special Fellow for Quality and Safety in the Department of Veterans Affairs. Jha returned to Boston in 2002 to complete his fellowship in general medicine at Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School.
In 2004, Jha completed his Master of Public Health degree at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.
Jha worked as the K.T. Li Professor of Global Health at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and the Faculty Director of the Harvard Global Health Institute, as well as a Senior Advisor at Albright Stonebridge Group. On September 1, 2020, he became the Dean of the Brown University School of Public Health.
In my humble opinion, the facts make Jha look like a career student.
Nothing I read said anything about virology, immunology or epidemiology.
Nothing I read would make me think "virus expert."
Sure, he's probably a smart guy and has a lot of college degrees, but there is nothing with regards to work history that even shows he has ever worked as a doctor (unless you want to count residency and internships, which are pre-reqs for degrees).
He doesn't have a degree in virology, or epidemiology. He's a general internist. Which means he's a family physician who doesn't see children.
Q: I’m looking for a primary care doctor. What’s the difference between an internist and a family physician?
A: Internists are specialty-trained to treat adults from 18 years old through the geriatric years. They have intensive and comprehensive training in all aspects of adult medical care. Internists specialize in primary care screening and in treating common adult problems, such as diabetes and hypertension, as well as in treating patients with a complex combination of conditions.
Family medicine doctors are specialty-trained to care for people across the lifespan, from birth through the geriatric years. Family medicine doctors have formal training in pediatrics, adult medicine, obstetrics and gynecology, mental health and more. This broad training equips them to deal with a wide range of health problems for the entire family, with a focus on wellness, disease prevention and chronic disease management.
Jha is basically your family doctor who can't see kids, a career student and a consultant.
To classify him as a "virus expert" is misinformation.
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