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Post by inger on Mar 12, 2020 19:46:57 GMT -5
I’m disappointed but for me and our family this is a minor inconvenience. For others this is going to be a real tragedy. I hope people are paying attention. I'm pretty worried about my brother. He is a emergency medicine resident at Mt. Sinai right on the front lines of all this nonsense. I just talked to him for about an hour and half and really from top to bottom no one has any idea what they are doing with respect to the virus. It's not a good situation. Circumstances like those of your brother are the most disconcerting, kaybli. I hope this turns out to be the worst kind of hoax. We compare ourselves to China, which may not be a fair comparison at all. The country has roughly the same land mass as the USA, but 4 x the population. They are in an Industrial Revolution, which has driven a very significant portion of the populace to migrate to over-stuffed cities, unprepared to meet the demands for adequate housing, health care, basic human cleanliness and any number of unimaginable other circumstance. This will be interesting to watch play out. No one wants to get sick, but this one is not the bubonic plague, folks. Be smart. Don’t be afraid. I’m not stopping. I’ll be working the crowds the next three days... if the crowd indeed does come. Today, Colorado Springs appeared to be bustling. Cars everywhere. People bustling about on the side walks. Shopping, playing. But... I know nothing about what tomorrow will bring. Today was Seventy degrees. Tomorrow, thirties and snow. The weekend is supposed to be 55-60 and nice again. I wonder if that will matter?... |
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Post by kaybli on Mar 12, 2020 19:56:30 GMT -5
I'm pretty worried about my brother. He is a emergency medicine resident at Mt. Sinai right on the front lines of all this nonsense. I just talked to him for about an hour and half and really from top to bottom no one has any idea what they are doing with respect to the virus. It's not a good situation. Circumstances like those of your brother are the most disconcerting, kaybli. I hope this turns out to be the worst kind of hoax. We compare ourselves to China, which may not be a fair comparison at all. The country has roughly the same land mass as the USA, but 4 x the population. They are in an Industrial Revolution, which has driven a very significant portion of the populace to migrate to over-stuffed cities, unprepared to meet the demands for adequate housing, health care, basic human cleanliness and any number of unimaginable other circumstance. This will be interesting to watch play out. No one wants to get sick, but this one is not the bubonic plague, folks. Be smart. Don’t be afraid. I’m not stopping. I’ll be working the crowds the next three days... if the crowd indeed does come. Today, Colorado Springs appeared to be bustling. Cars everywhere. People bustling about on the side walks. Shopping, playing. But... I know nothing about what tomorrow will bring. Today was Seventy degrees. Tomorrow, thirties and snow. The weekend is supposed to be 55-60 and nice again. I wonder if that will matter?... One thing that is worrisome is that the virus is spreading in Australia where it is pretty hot right now. So warm weather may not slow it down. |
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Post by sierchio on Mar 12, 2020 20:03:16 GMT -5
I'm pretty worried about my brother. He is a emergency medicine resident at Mt. Sinai right on the front lines of all this nonsense. I just talked to him for about an hour and half and really from top to bottom no one has any idea what they are doing with respect to the virus. It's not a good situation. Circumstances like those of your brother are the most disconcerting, kaybli. I hope this turns out to be the worst kind of hoax. We compare ourselves to China, which may not be a fair comparison at all. The country has roughly the same land mass as the USA, but 4 x the population. They are in an Industrial Revolution, which has driven a very significant portion of the populace to migrate to over-stuffed cities, unprepared to meet the demands for adequate housing, health care, basic human cleanliness and any number of unimaginable other circumstance. This will be interesting to watch play out. No one wants to get sick, but this one is not the bubonic plague, folks. Be smart. Don’t be afraid. I’m not stopping. I’ll be working the crowds the next three days... if the crowd indeed does come. Today, Colorado Springs appeared to be bustling. Cars everywhere. People bustling about on the side walks. Shopping, playing. But... I know nothing about what tomorrow will bring. Today was Seventy degrees. Tomorrow, thirties and snow. The weekend is supposed to be 55-60 and nice again. I wonder if that will matter?... Plus, you know... China will just kill you if you speak out or will force it's citizens to stay inside... or lie to them and tell them they eradicated the virus so they could go back to work... I agree w/ your sentiment though, be smart not afraid... Kaybli, I hope your brother stays safe!!! |
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Post by greatfatness on Mar 12, 2020 20:08:27 GMT -5
I’m disappointed but for me and our family this is a minor inconvenience. For others this is going to be a real tragedy. I hope people are paying attention. I'm pretty worried about my brother. He is a emergency medicine resident at Mt. Sinai right on the front lines of all this nonsense. I just talked to him for about an hour and half and really from top to bottom no one has any idea what they are doing with respect to the virus. It's not a good situation. We are lucky to have people like your bother taking care of people right now. I hope he’s ok. |
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Post by kaybli on Mar 12, 2020 20:14:53 GMT -5
Thanks for the well wishes for my brother, inger, sierch, and GF! Much appreciated! We have to stick together in our little community over here.
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Post by inger on Mar 12, 2020 20:38:48 GMT -5
Thanks for the well wishes for my brother, inger, sierch, and GF! Much appreciated! We have to stick together in our little community over here. I feel like he’s my brother. I want him safe, too. For that reason more than any other, I want to be right about this. I hope it passes through light a soft breeze and the impact is minimal. Any illness and any single death is far too many. Sadly, death is a part of life, and viruses are too... |
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Post by Renfield on Mar 12, 2020 20:47:01 GMT -5
This all pretty much sucks. Just hope all these precautions accomplish what they hope which is to slow the spread so that it really doesn't overwhelm the health care system. Flatten the curve as they say. But it appears that the thing is quite contagious, especially since people can have it with few or no symptoms. Good luck to everyone.
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Post by noetsi on Mar 12, 2020 21:09:41 GMT -5
The US faces a variety of problems that other industrialized nations don't
1) We actually have fewer doctors and respirators per person than Italy (not a rich country)
2)Much of our population can not afford health care and public health care for those that can not afford it are limited. People who can't afford it don't go to a doctor (that was me for much of my life).
3) A significant portion of the US political leadership does not believe there is a problem. So we have tested very few people and taken little action to restrict movement of those who could be sick. Much of the US population according to polls does not believe there is a problem.
4) The US federal government is too weak to take strong action against problems like this. People do not trust it, so they will ignore what it says (it lacks legitimacy).
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Post by rizzuto on Mar 13, 2020 3:19:21 GMT -5
Fascinating and informative interview on infectious diseases, Coronavirus, vaccines, etc.
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Post by greatfatness on Mar 13, 2020 6:32:21 GMT -5
Fascinating and informative interview on infectious diseases, Coronavirus, vaccines, etc. Listened to that yesterday. Really interesting. The part about deer hunting was a weird tangent but also interesting anyway. |
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Post by kaybli on Mar 13, 2020 7:18:05 GMT -5
First Tom Hanks and wife, now Justin Trudeau's wife has it:
Justin Trudeau in self-isolation after wife Sophie tests positive for coronavirus
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Post by sierchio on Mar 13, 2020 7:34:23 GMT -5
First Tom Hanks and wife, now Justin Trudeau's wife has it:
Justin Trudeau in self-isolation after wife Sophie tests positive for coronavirus
Imagine if people were this vigilant about the flu??? We would probably reduce flu deaths in half... |
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Post by greatfatness on Mar 13, 2020 10:51:10 GMT -5
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Post by kaybli on Mar 13, 2020 11:25:54 GMT -5
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Post by domeplease on Mar 13, 2020 11:51:04 GMT -5
The US faces a variety of problems that other industrialized nations don't 1) We actually have fewer doctors and respirators per person than Italy (not a rich country) 2)Much of our population can not afford health care and public health care for those that can not afford it are limited. People who can't afford it don't go to a doctor (that was me for much of my life). 3) A significant portion of the US political leadership does not believe there is a problem. So we have tested very few people and taken little action to restrict movement of those who could be sick. Much of the US population according to polls does not believe there is a problem. 4) The US federal government is too weak to take strong action against problems like this. People do not trust it, so they will ignore what it says (it lacks legitimacy). Agreed.
Plus more:
--We knew there was a high probability that we would be HIT by the Virus and basically did nothing. --Lack of Test Kit availability --Testing is the ONLY way to stop the Spread of the Virus (besides a Vaccine). --Our Hospital System is not set-up for a SURGE of Infected --Lack around 100,00 ICU Beds and probably at least 50,000- ventilators
SOUTH KOREA: --Figured it was likely Virus would hit them = Bio Tech Co. in less than two weeks invented A NEW Test Kit that gets results in 4-hours and produced enough for the necessary tests.
--Put into Place Drive-Thru Testing Centers = Never have to get out of car or mix with crowds
--CHINA: --Built TWO HOSPITALS = EACH in less than 12-days --Ensured that FOOD, MEDICAL SUPPLIES, ETC. continued to flowed into Quarantine Cities without hitches. --STOP/BAN all Large Groups early on.
***--03-13-20: www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/check-out-how-china-kept-its-supermarkets-stocked-as-virus-raged/ar-BB118vA8?li=BBnb7Kz Two months into the coronavirus epidemic in China, tens of millions of people are still under quarantine and much of the economy remains in a deep freeze. Yet China has largely succeeded in keeping its stores filled with food and other essentials—even in hard-hit places like the city of Wuhan—a crucial factor in maintaining public order throughout the crisis. To do that, China relied on mandates from central authorities against hoarding and profiteering. Private companies, including JD.com Inc. and Walmart Inc., rerouted trucks and located supplies that otherwise might not have made it to market. After Beijing called for an increase in face mask production, manufacturers canceled holidays for workers and jacked up wages to increase production of basic medical supplies. When Beijing issued orders against price gouging, companies looked for sudden price spikes and cut off guilty shopkeepers, or found ways to make more products available. Get news and analysis on politics, policy, national security and more, delivered right to your inbox Shopping app Pinduoduo Inc. got more farmers to use their online marketplaces, enabling them to sell more widely. By targeting soon-to-expire foods that might ordinarily have been thrown away by suppliers, Walmart was able to locate a massive batch of cucumbers in Yunnan province. Staff members worked through the night at a distribution center to test and sort the cucumbers for delivery to stores the next morning. “The only element of physical commerce that really stayed close to normal is the supermarket,” said Michael Norris, a Shanghai-based research and strategy manager at Agency China, a market research firm. “The supermarket has really been the lifeblood of the community during this event.” READ MORE… ***--03-13-20 IMPORTANT: www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/trump-economic-team-grasps-for-credibility-with-outbreak/ar-BB116OxP?li=BBnbfcN
A DO ME/TEQUILA MESSAGE FOR YOU AMERICANS: This VIRUS is nothing to joke about or Tempt (by going to large crowd events)--please use your common sense & logic = Please be careful and think about the decisions you make = DO NOT BE STUPID.
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