• Latest
  • Trending
  • All
  • News
  • Business
  • Lifestyle
Scott Gottlieb Says Georgia Is ‘Jumping the Gun’ by Reopening Businesses Amid Pandemic

Scott Gottlieb Says Georgia Is ‘Jumping the Gun’ by Reopening Businesses Amid Pandemic

April 26, 2020
Major News Orgs Can’t Conspire To Crush Independent Media, DOJ Argues

Major News Orgs Can’t Conspire To Crush Independent Media, DOJ Argues

July 11, 2025
‘Go Back To Broadway’: Fox News Panelists Team Up To Roast Ketanji Brown Jackson

‘Go Back To Broadway’: Fox News Panelists Team Up To Roast Ketanji Brown Jackson

July 11, 2025
NATO To Foot Bill For Missile Shipments To Ukraine

NATO To Foot Bill For Missile Shipments To Ukraine

July 11, 2025
Dems Appear Confused Over Raid At Marijuana Farm Run By Illegal Migrant Children

Dems Appear Confused Over Raid At Marijuana Farm Run By Illegal Migrant Children

July 11, 2025
Trump Raises Tariffs On Canada, Threatens More Over Fentanyl Crisis

Trump Raises Tariffs On Canada, Threatens More Over Fentanyl Crisis

July 11, 2025
‘Perverting Perception To Distort Reality’: Chris Cuomo Rips NYT Over New Iran Strike Headline

‘Perverting Perception To Distort Reality’: Chris Cuomo Rips NYT Over New Iran Strike Headline

July 11, 2025
Trump’s Exec Order Isn’t Stopping Blue State From Radicalizing Kids

Trump’s Exec Order Isn’t Stopping Blue State From Radicalizing Kids

July 11, 2025
Texas Attorney General Declares Abortions Illegal

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s Wife Files for Divorce ‘on Biblical Grounds’

July 11, 2025
CRAIG RUCKER: UN’s ‘Plastics Treaty’ Sports A Junk Science Wrapper

CRAIG RUCKER: UN’s ‘Plastics Treaty’ Sports A Junk Science Wrapper

July 11, 2025
‘Chicken Little B*tch’: Democrat Rep Resorts To Vulgarities While Criticizing  Republican Colleague

‘Chicken Little B*tch’: Democrat Rep Resorts To Vulgarities While Criticizing Republican Colleague

July 10, 2025
Tim Walz’s State Under The Microscope For Potentially Discriminatory Hiring Practices

Tim Walz’s State Under The Microscope For Potentially Discriminatory Hiring Practices

July 10, 2025
Hegseth Announces Pentagon Plan For ‘Drone Dominance’

Hegseth Announces Pentagon Plan For ‘Drone Dominance’

July 10, 2025
  • Donald Trump
  • State of the Union
  • Elon Musk
  • Tariffs
  • Congress
  • Faith
  • Immigration
Friday, July 11, 2025
  • Login
IJR
  • Politics
  • US News
  • Commentary
  • World News
  • Faith
  • Latest Polls
No Result
View All Result
IJR
No Result
View All Result
Home IJR

Scott Gottlieb Says Georgia Is ‘Jumping the Gun’ by Reopening Businesses Amid Pandemic

by Savannah Rychcik
April 26, 2020 at 3:10 pm
in IJR
240 12
6
Scott Gottlieb Says Georgia Is ‘Jumping the Gun’ by Reopening Businesses Amid Pandemic
491
SHARES
1.4k
VIEWS
Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp (R) has made the decision to begin slowly scaling back coronavirus restrictions and reopening certain businesses, and one leading health expert believes he is getting ahead of himself.

Scott Gottlieb, former Food and Drug Administration (FDA) commissioner, is claiming the state is not prepared to begin reopening.

“Georgia is certainly jumping the gun, I think here, getting started too early relative to where they are in their epidemic,” Gottlieb said.

Watch his comments below:

ANALYSIS: “Georgia is certainly not out of the woods,” @ScottGottliebMD tells @margbrennan and that the state continues to see increases in #coronavirus cases as the state is set to reopen sectors of its economy. “Georgia is jumping the gun,” he adds. pic.twitter.com/ccq6LSOUqL

— Face The Nation (@FaceTheNation) April 26, 2020

Gottlieb was asked how Georgia’s decision affects the rest of the nation and if that increases the likelihood of infection.

He confirmed it does increase the risk of infection and reiterated Georgia is not completely safe yet.

“Georgia is certainly not out of the woods,” Gottlieb said.

He explained although the state may have plateaued, they are still seeing a lot of new cases.

Gottlieb noted the reopening of the United States is going to be a gradual process rather than an immediate one.

“It’s going to take some time until we see sustained declines in new cases and get to the point where there’s low enough level of spread in the country that we can feel comfortable opening parts of the country,” Gottlieb said.

He added, “It’s going to probably be mid-May maybe late May as parts of this nation.”

Kemp is standing by his decision to begin partially reopening Georgia, as IJR previously reported.

“For weeks now, my team has worked closely with the Trump Administration and our federal counterparts to mitigate the impact of [coronavirus] in Georgia. Our decisions and direction are informed by data and public health recommendations,” Kemp tweeted.

President Donald Trump has claimed he has never given Kemp the go-ahead to open certain businesses in Georgia.

“I (or [Mike Pence]) never gave Governor Brian Kemp an OK on those few businesses outside of the Guidelines. FAKE NEWS!” Trump tweeted.

Tags: Coronavirus Outbreak
Share196Tweet123
Savannah Rychcik

Savannah Rychcik

IJR, Writer

Advertisements

Top Stories June 10th
Top Stories June 7th
Top Stories June 6th
Top Stories June 3rd
Top Stories May 30th
Top Stories May 29th
Top Stories May 24th
Top Stories May 23rd
Top Stories May 21st
Top Stories May 17th

Join Over 6M Subscribers

We’re organizing an online community to elevate trusted voices on all sides so that you can be fully informed.





IJR

    Copyright © 2024 IJR

Trusted Voices On All Sides

  • About Us
  • GDPR Privacy Policy
  • Terms of Service
  • Editorial Standards & Corrections Policy
  • Subscribe to IJR

Follow Us

Welcome Back!

Login to your account below

Forgotten Password?

Retrieve your password

Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

Log In
No Result
View All Result
  • Politics
  • US News
  • Commentary
  • World News
  • Faith
  • Latest Polls

    Copyright © 2024 IJR

Top Stories June 10th Top Stories June 7th Top Stories June 6th Top Stories June 3rd Top Stories May 30th Top Stories May 29th Top Stories May 24th Top Stories May 23rd Top Stories May 21st Top Stories May 17th