When the virus of unknown origin arrived in the US from China in early 2020, drastic measures were taken to curb the spread, then flatten the curb. But that curve kept increasing anyway and the virus continued to spread, despite wise counsel from public health expert Dr. Anthony Fauci. He valiantly dictated that nobody leave their homes, first for two weeks, then two months, then two months more in some places, policies of which were carried out by government health organizations like the CDC.
With these lockdowns as the only reliable tool in combatting Covid, Zoom quickly became a hip way for businesses to attempt avoiding failure and friends to believe they were socializing. The correlation of skyrocketing virus cases and increasing prevalence of the video-chatting platform first initiated concerns among some people as early as April, 2020. However, the origin of the virus or how it spread weren't addressed until former President Trump tweeted "Zoom is to blamey!" when transmission was dismissed as a xenophobic conspiracy theory.
Since January though, the idea has gained widespread popularity, leading to yesterday's panel exploring Zoom’s potential role. Dr. Fauci had waved the idea off last year, saying, “The immune system’s goal is to protect the body against foreign invaders, including computers.” Yesterday, he changed his position: “The immune system cannot protect from foreign systems such as computers, which we don’t yet understand.”
Mark Zuckerberg addressed Fauci's remark in a monotone: “Of course we understand computers, I was one.” He quickly laughed the comment off though, and added, ”that was a joke for dumb f***s on Facebook, I’m a lizard.”
The discussion among America’s brainiest continued until Lebron James injured his thumb in the quarter slot of a gumball machine and cried that the day was over. The panel will resume after he recovers, in two weeks.
