The Official Greg Abbott is Doing Awesome Thread

[Winehole23]

big cities to Abbott: get stuffed

[Winehole23]

muh freedom, tho

Texas hospitals are on the brink of catastrophe, close to being completely overwhelmed by COVID-19 patients, leaders of some of the state’s largest hospitals told state lawmakers Tuesday.


Official after official used their strongest descriptions to get the point across to legislators: Hospitalizations are rising too fast for them to keep up with, and it may be too late to do anything about it.


"While more vaccination is the only thing that can ultimately bring this pandemic to an end, we need more decisive actions now to prevent a catastrophe the likes of which we only imagined last year," Dr. Esmaeil Porsa, CEO of Harris Health System in Houston, told the Texas Senate Health & Human Services Committee on Tuesday.

https://www.texastribune.org/2021/08...-crisis-covid/

[Winehole23]

the free market and free compe ion don't distribute resources optimally for public health? what a surprise.

“On behalf of hospitals in the state of Texas, having an organized consistent approach that doesn’t pit hospitals against each other in looking for staffing is what we need,” Marc Boom, chair of the Texas Hospital Association, told lawmakers at the hearing.

[Winehole23]

Darrin's zip code might be noticeably affected this time

In some parts of the state, the number of COVID-19 patients in hospitals threatens to exceed past peaks.


That number is just fifteen patients shy of San Antonio’s summer peak, said Eric Epley, CEO of the Southwest Texas Regional Advisory Council for Trauma.


"We are in crisis,” Epley said. “The curve is not slowing. We are definitely at a point where we need urgency."

[Winehole23]

[Blake]

"The path forward relies on personal responsibility-not govt mandates"

What a crock of statement. That's why we have health codes to begin with.

[Winehole23]

not for COVID, though

Head lice are non-fatal 100% of the time, but the rules are stricter in Texas than for COVID. Much stricter.

[Winehole23]

Are these not vaccine mandates?

[daboom1]

Abbott will bring the thunder

[Blake]

San Antonio already taking Abbott to court. Reverse thunder.

[Blake]

Judge delivers blow to Texas Gov. Abbott’s ban on mandates, allows San Antonio to require masks in schools

https://www.ksat.com/news/local/2021...n-on-mandates/

[TimDunkem]

Judge delivers blow to Texas Gov. Abbott’s ban on mandates, allows San Antonio to require masks in schools

https://www.ksat.com/news/local/2021...n-on-mandates/

NISD is the largest in the city, about 4th in the state, and masks are optional.

[Blake]

NISD is the largest in the city, about 4th in the state, and masks are optional.

"Effectively, the ruling allows Bexar County and San Antonio officials to issue a mask mandate in public schools and other guidance like quarantine protocol — for now. Officials say they plan to have an order issued by the end of Tuesday."

[daboom1]

[Ef-man]

Qhris hates America's veteran heroes.

Qchrisy loves killing American school children.

[Winehole23]

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More than 90 percent of ICU beds across Texas are full as the Delta variant of the coronavirus spreads across the state. According to the Texas Department of Health, there are only 321 ICU beds left open for the 30 million people in the state.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/texas-c...urge-icu-beds/

[TimDunkem]

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/texas-c...urge-icu-beds/

Where's foldren the HS basketball star turned 65 year old, world traveling, rave dancer to tell us that there are thousands of teen psyche hospital beds ready for COVID patients?

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[ChumpDumper]

Anti-small business Abbott.

[Winehole23]

Anti-small business Abbott.

still playing d for SARS-CoV-2

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[Blake]

Gestapo

[Will Hunting]

I said the best thing to happen to democrats was Trump. Atrashcan is doing his best to lose Texas next election.

I hope you’re right but I don’t see Abbott getting the blame next year if COVID ravages Texas. Right now 2022 is gonna be ugly for Dems unless a lot changes.