Is that really the litmus test for you?
I went to HEB earlier today. Probably a couple hundred people. Everything still basically wiped out except for stuff like ketchup and motor oil. Plenty of milk and cereal though as if there's a concerted effort to make sure it's stocked.
The Plexi glass they erected in front of the cashier is incredibly re ed. It's about 18x24 and you step one foot to the right to pay with your credit card and you have a free and clear shot to sneeze on them. Especially when they turn to bag your groceries.
Is the right wing media back to telling people this isn't very serious any more or something? Two weeks? Are you kidding me?
Lol Two weeks. What is this? Did I travel back in time?
“dont mind our humvees and military convoys. theres absolutely no reason to worry”
No . People like Darrin is why this wasn't contained. Mutha as always 3 steps behind.2 weeks
China already bracing for a 2nd wave too
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Trump Told Governors to Buy Own Virus Supplies, Then Outbid Them
(BLUE) Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker told Trump during a video conference on Thursday that
his state three times lost out to the federal government on purchases of critical supplies,
The president replied he still wants governors to seek out their own medical equipment, like protective gear for doctors and nurses as well as respirators, but acknowledged the federal government has greater buying power than any state.
Penceresponded that “we want to facilitate all the states and the health care providers in your states to be able to access that supply chain as it becomes more robust.”
the onus should be on the states -- and not the federal government -- to obtain needed equipment to combat the pandemic, saying
his administration is not a “shipping clerk” for the supplies that could potentially save lives.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/artic...en-outbid-them
btw, red FL got everything it asked from the Feds.
Yes, I full suspect that Trash is buying up medical supplies to give to red states, and deny/punish blue states.
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Layoffs Due to Pandemic Closures Overwhelm State, Area Workforce Agencies
The Texas Workforce Commission (TWC)
usually sees about 10,000 daily visitors to its website but had
40,000 visits on Tuesday and
50,000 on Wednesday, according to a TWC spokesman.
Other states, from New York to Oregon, reported similar crashes and long waits at agency offices.
https://therivardreport.com/layoffs-...eid=54a5432c74
BANKS PRESSURE HEALTH CARE FIRMS TO RAISE PRICES ON CRITICAL DRUGS, MEDICAL SUPPLIES FOR CORONAVIRUS
the largest voices in the health care industry stand to gain from billions of dollars in emergency spending on the pandemic, as do the bankers and investors who invest in health care companies.
Over the past few weeks,
investment bankers have been candid on investor calls and during health care conferences about the opportunity to raise drug prices.
a managing director at Barclays Investment Bank, last week peppered executives from Cardinal Health, a health care distributor of N95 masks, ventilators and pharmaceuticals, on whether the company would raise prices on a range of supplies.
Valiquette asked repeatedly about potential price increases on a variety of products.
“one positive” about the coronavirus would be a “silver lining” that Cardinal Health may receive “less questions” about opioid-related lawsuits.
AmerisourceBergen, noted that his company has been actively involved in efforts to push back against political demands to limit the price of pharmaceutical products.
https://theintercept.com/2020/03/19/coronavirus-vaccine-medical-supplies-price-gouging/
also this is a big possibility. no way governments tell you this possibility because people would absolutely freak out
you should be using all this time to prepare for the 2nd wave tbqh
In a month we'll have mass testing capabilities beyond any country and be on the back end of this first wave. So if South Korea's strategy was a difference maker we should be able to move more towards that. I mean the goal of not overwhelming the hospitals should be achieved with mass testing which is all you can aim for.
So how many here are considered "non-essential"?
HTF are you going to accomplish this (mass testing), Nathan? Is our gov't going to force us at the point of the National Guard, or, U.S. military personnel?
Elections have consequencesTrump Told Governors to Buy Own Virus Supplies, Then Outbid Them
(BLUE) Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker told Trump during a video conference on Thursday that his state three times lost out to the federal government on purchases of critical supplies,
The president replied he still wants governors to seek out their own medical equipment, like protective gear for doctors and nurses as well as respirators, but acknowledged the federal government has greater buying power than any state.
Pence
the onus should be on the states -- and not the federal government -- to obtain needed equipment to combat the pandemic, saying
his administration is not a “shipping clerk” for the supplies that could potentially save lives.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/artic...en-outbid-them
btw, red FL got everything it asked from the Feds.
Yes, I full suspect that Trash is buying up medical supplies to give to red states, and deny/punish blue states.
There will be more smaller waves with this because we are taking mass action. I know nothing about Spanish flu but I assume everyone got scared during the first wave and many isolated themselves and when they came out the 2nd wave came. We are currently taking mass action preventing the size per wave.
Have no fear, Thread. Just tell them "my body my choice". Most people will be willing to take the test but I know a non insignificant portion won't. If you encounter someone that tests positive and are unwilling to take the test you'll probably need to self isolate to make sure. The system doesn't have to be air tight. It just needs to prevent the hospitals from getting rushed. An "air tight" system like China is not even preferable.
yep, disloyal to Trash? he will kill you and that's hilariousElections have consequences
and oligarchy's Repug s, will sicken and kill you, too, by increasing pollution of every kind, by dropping meat factory inspections, etc. hilarious!
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The Spanish flu killed over a quarter million people (275k) in this country in 1917.
The Spanish flu killed over a half billion people (500 million) worldwide.
Whole Foods and Target have set aside an early morning hour solely for people at risk, elderly, immunocompromised, pregnant ( though I haven’t seen where they're at risk).
Oh, & just so we don't forget & so we remember:::
No longer 8k, but, now 23k dead of regular flu so far in 2020 in this country.
Forget it, those early elder hours are a disaster. The line extends around the building, then you're body-to-body with fellow elders once you get in there. I left, drove a half mile to WalMart and shopped in peace. No toilet paper at either store, but, every thing else was in stock.
Still short swabs.
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