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Injecting disinfectant? L.A. County public health director says no way

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LOS ANGELES – Los Angeles County’s public health director Friday added her voice to those dispelling the suggestion that ingesting or injecting disinfectant cleaning products could potentially counter COVID-19, even though President Donald Trump insisted he was being “sarcastic” when he made the remark.

“Please, don’t inject, ingest or even put on your body any disinfectants that you’re using for cleaning purposes,” Barbara Ferrer, director of the county Department of Public Health, said Friday. “It’s completely inappropriate and it’s extraordinarily dangerous. That’s not what those products are meant for and there’s absolutely no scientific evidence that indicates that they would either be safe or that they could help prevent you from becoming infected. Or if you are infected, they’re not a therapeutic medicine to help you get better.”

Trump’s comments on Thursday suggesting that disinfectant injections could be used to fight the virus have drawn widespread condemnation. Some disinfectant companies issued statements Friday warning against such uses of their products, and even the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention posted a Twitter message warning that such use could cause health problems.

The White House initially contended Friday that Trump’s remarks had been taken out of context. The president later claimed he was “asking a question sarcastically to reporters like you just to see what would happen.”

Ferrer said that whether Trump was being sarcastic “doesn’t really matter.”

“The most important thing right now is that people have good information that they really shouldn’t use those products for anything except cleaning,” she said.

Ferrer also warned that many cleaning products are “harsh” and “extraordinarily dangerous,” particularly if they are mixed.

“We do want to make sure the public understands that information wasn’t accurate, and please don’t act on it,” she said.

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34 comments for "Injecting disinfectant? L.A. County public health director says no way"

  1. TRUMP’S absurd remarks is what may cost him the November 2020 election. His fault with his unbelievable sense of sarcastic remarks, during this epidemic situation will possibly land him where he needs to be. With That type of attitude should not be the leader of a country. State Governor’s and city mayors have more respect than our president. He’s losing money and wants his business back up and running. He not a political person he’s a businessman and he does well at just that.

  2. When Trump took his oath of office, to protect and defend the Constitution, he was being sarcastic.

  3. When Trump said he was going to make America great again, he was being sarcastic.

    And, don’t you forget it, bj, Ron, Trumpist#1

  4. Here we go again Trump never said to inject anything more Adam Schiff fake news think it should be against the law to give fake news.

      • Cynic: Biden doesn’t have to do any campaigning; just run this video over and over again.

        • Right you are, Lily

          Biden 49%
          Trump 42%

          Biden has been sheltering in place and leads.

          Trump has been giving ~2 hour pressers for several weeks to a captive news media and it’s hurting him.

          I say “Keep it up Trump.” Your fans keep repeating your nonsense and that’s hurting him too. Independants and sane people everywhere read and hear Trump’s people and Biden looks better and better.

          On his own, Trumpist#1 has brought out many local Trump opponents to this site and he accuses them of fake usernames like Trumpist#1 uses.

          Is this a great country or what? Trump fans can’t help but not help him now. Elected Republicans are putting their dissatisfaction with him in writing lately to save their own careers.

          Who is this Garcia guy anyway? We don’t need another Steve Knight-style capon to represent the 25th District now do we?

          GOP “Grand Oblivious Party”

          Christy Smith to win.

    • Michael Ray, go back and finish the 5th grade before you submit another comment here.

      “And then I saw the disinfectant, where it knocks it out in one minute, and is there a way we could do something like that by injection inside or almost a cleaning,” Trump said during a White House press briefing.” He continued and nothing he said after indicated “sarcasm”.

      You had to wait till Fox News told you what to say, y’know, the OFFICIAL TALKING POINTS. And, you did good for them.

      That’s what he said. It wasn’t sarcasm. Nobody laughed or even smiled. He directed his questions to one of the doctors behind him.

      It took till the next day to come up with the “sarcasm” cover story after poison control and other agencies got a lot of calls. His adviors thought it was so stupid that they had him cancel pressers the next couple days.

      How many days did it take you to figure out it was “sarcasm” Michael Ray? God help us from people like you and others in this country.

      That wasn’t even a nice try by you. Did you read Breitbart for your info?

    • Michael Ray.

      He said it.

      It wasn’t sarcasm and it took you 3 or 4 days to realize that after Fox New/Breitbart told you what to say.

        • What was the context, bj?

          Come on. Tell us what the context was if you are going to throw out that universal excuse “It was taken out of context.”

          Noice how rarely anyone says what the context is when they use that line.

          You are quite the sheep, bj.

  5. None of these politicians care about any of you. Idk why you guys have so much pride in the 1% who don’t care if you live or die. Bro Trumpist if you die trump will not acknowledge you or your family. Neither will Biden or Bernie or anyone of those power driven, standing behind a podium, claiming to have knowledge of everything, old people.

    Trump intended to have America drink bleach man, then try to play it off as sarcasm. What kind of President leads AN ENTIRE NATION using sarcasm? Like really bro. Our forefathers would be ashamed of what we’ve become, in terms of leader and follower.

    Hug your families and tell them you love them. This is all going to be taken from you and burned. None of it will matter. God bless you.

    • A President who is continually badgered by a bullying media gets sarcastic occasionally. The driving force behind the comment was the stupid question imposed by the idiotic CNN (Chinese News Network) reporter.

      • What was the stupid question, bj?

        You simply don’t know what you’re talking about but that doesn’t stop you.

        Trump is an ignorant fool and he’s your guy.

      • What is the “driving force” behind bj’s ignorance when it comes to defending the indefensible?

        Here’s my theory.

        You’ve so identified with Trump, bj, that any criticism of him is a threat to your own identity. So, you automatically rush to his defense as though it was you being assaulted by a saber tooth tiger.

        It’s the same old reptilian brain of yours that writes your comments and you don’t even realize it.

        I know this is over your head but others will recognize the pattern.

      • That is no excuse for a President to act immature during a crisis, or during their administration at all. Come on man you defend a man who does not care about you. If you got hit with COVID, he would not care. It’s okay to be wrong dude, you can let go of being his follower. Your pride will still be intact. Not being sarcastic.

        • Nor is there an excuse for the mayor of Lancaster to encourage people to ingest Clorox and Lysol if they show up to a protest in his city. He makes way too many disturbing statements to be trusted anymore. Is there something wrong with him?

  6. Magat s cult members of course will try it , they’re brain dead zombies following the orange idiot, not surprised by anything they do anymore

  7. Do not inject, ingest, or snort disinfectants. Do not spray disinfectants in your eyes either, or use in the shower to wash your delicate bodies.

  9. Go on MAGA lovers now is your chance to Make America Great Again. I personally will go to your house with a new syringe and bleach and watch as your country becomes great! Don’t worry that wall will get built! MAGA!!! (Also can we still nuke hurricanes)

    • You stupid libs take everything so seriously. Like anyone believes this sarcasm. But then there are those who do who are libs.

      • dearest bj.

        It’s the dumb Trump voters who believe everything he says that will be most likely to follow his advice and poison themselves. Maybe you.

        The “libs” know he is full of it and lies all the time so we don’t believe him even when he says “It’s Saturday”.

        It wasn’t sarcasm when he said it. That’s the cover story the next day.

        Why do ya think he didn’t do a presser today and will be backing off? He’s a fool and anyone who supports him is as well.

        You lose. Biden 2020

        • Mr. Touchy feely Biden? Pass! Ill bet Obama is dying to be asked to be vice president like the premadonna puppet that he is. Another 4 to 8 years of expensive mics being dropped for nothing. Pass!

  10. Trumpist #1, will you be injecting yourself with disinfectant since Supreme Leader Trump, Glorious Leader of America with his Eternal Wisdom, has decreed that this is advisable? Surely Supreme Leader Trump knows more than the globalist Soros-Fauci-WHO-Bill Gates-Pizzagate global elite? Did I miss any other boogeymen? Oh that’s right, the water is turning frogs gay, at least that’s what Alex Jones told me. Oh, and the Earth is flat.

    #MAGA

    • How many made-up handles and phony user names are you going to use?? Using phony names to make your points is gutless and has no honor.

      • Says the one with the phony name….Trumpist#1.

        I’m as surprised as you are at the number of recent new names addressing the cancer known as Trump.

        And, you think Trump will win in November. These recent comments are the canary in the coal mine for y’all in the Trump swamp.

        You poor thing. You’re trembling. Your fear shows up in your comments. You can’t even fake not being afraid. I mean, your “facts” are fake so I thought you could fake being strong but nooooo

        • So you gonna vote for Dementia Joe. Good choice for nuts that believe all the media tells them. Keep in mind Bite Me has been inhaling that stuff for years. LOL.

          • Trump is one super idiot.

            What’s yer excuse bj? Did you catch the TRUMP-16 virus. There’s no cure as you have shown.

          • Okay… Give us a better alternative than your Traitor-in-Chief to present your perspective in a more rational way that will help to move our country forward, instead of actively trying to destroy it, and I will be happy to debate the merits of his/her positions.

            Until then, your continued support equates to supporting treason against the Constitution of the United States and the founding fathers thereof.

      • Trumpist #1: Your user name is phony, LOL! Oh, how many made-up handles you have used over and over again, so your “points is gutless and has no honor.” Whatever that means, Trumpist#1. Why don’t you show me how brave you are by giving me your real name.