Biden Has Hacking Cough During Debate — Immediately Breaks CDC Hygiene Rules

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Jordan Riddle
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“What do you say to the American people who are confronting this new reality,” CNN anchor Jake Tapper asked former Vice President Joe Biden in reference to the coronavirus outbreak in the U.S.

Biden proceeded to coughed during the debate as he tried to answer.

“First of all, my heart goes out to those,” he said, before coughing, “who have already lost someone.”

Biden covered his face with his hand while he coughed. This clearly violates CDC guidelines.

The CDC explains, “Cover your mouth and nose with a tissue when you cough or sneeze or use the inside of your elbow.”

A number of health precautions were reportedly taken by CNN and Univison, which hosted the debate. The debate was moved from Phoenix to Washington, D.C. as a precaution.

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There was no live audience for the debate, and Biden and Sanders’ podiums were placed six feet from each other.

“Hand sanitizer, and lots of it, is readily available: inside the studio, in the green rooms where candidates and their aides relax before the broadcast, and beside the moderators’ desk,” The New York Times reported.

The CDC also advises that if you cough or sneeze: “Immediately wash your hands with soap and water for at least 20 seconds. If soap and water are not readily available, clean your hands with a hand sanitizer that contains at least 60% alcohol.”

Biden actually coughed several times, and it did not appear as though he washed his hands or used hand sanitizer in the immediate aftermath of any of those instances.