The Coronavirus Thread...

[jsmith6919]

Unfortunately he's the President as woefully inadequate as he is. But we're not gonna get a new one until this crisis is mostly over. We are still fucking up, by the way. Not sure why it's so damn hard for everybody to get on the same page. These fucking governors who aren't shutting things down are just setting us up for a long, long road to recovery. Here's a pretty good site. Depressing though. They are estimating Texas won't peak until the beginning of May. So frustrating.

IHME | COVID-19 Projections

Explore forecasts of COVID-19 cases, deaths, and hospital resource use.

covid19.healthdata.org

The President does not have the authority to shut down all the states, we are a republic. And no Biden will not win, especially since it's looking likely Sanders will run 3rd party

 

[Angrymesscan]

Sure, MDs and RNs love using placebo safety equipment

Again I'm not one, but there's one on this board, you can ask him if he went without Safety equipment or would rather do that than the chinese made. I'd love to give all the people USA or german quality masks, but that is not reality. The fact is most of the masks being used are chinese.

 

[jsmith6919]

Again I'm not one, but there's one on this board, you can ask him if he went without Safety equipment or would rather do that than the chinese made. I'd love to give all the people USA or german quality masks, but that is not reality. The fact is most of the masks being used are chinese.

my wife is a rn working in the nicu

 

[Angrymesscan]

my wife is a rn working in the nicu

Does she look at the box to see where the masks are made and throws them away if made in china?

 

[jsmith6919]

Does she look at the box to see where the masks are made and throws them away if made in china?

Lately yes, a local veterinary chain actually just donated a bunch of masks to her unit

 

[lostxn]

The President does not have the authority to shut down all the states, we are a republic. And no Biden will not win, especially since it's looking likely Sanders will run 3rd party

No shit, that's why I blamed the governors. As for Sanders running 3rd party, that won't happen. Dream on.

 

[jsmith6919]

No shit, that's why I blamed the governors. As for Sanders running 3rd party, that won't happen. Dream on.

Keep telling yourself that, there is no negotiating with Bernie bros. Even if he doesn't half with vote for Trump as a fuck you vote and the rest will abstain

 

[L.T. Fan]

No shit, that's why I blamed the governors. As for Sanders running 3rd party, that won't happen. Dream on.

Even if Sanders doesn’t run at all, have you really listened to Biden. Being a Doctor surely you can recognize he isn’t hitting on all cylinders. Is this your answer for the next President of the U.S.?

 

[lostxn]

Again I'm not one, but there's one on this board, you can ask him if he went without Safety equipment or would rather do that than the chinese made. I'd love to give all the people USA or german quality masks, but that is not reality. The fact is most of the masks being used are chinese.

Yeah this is a silly argument you guys are having. I do think there are American companies switching to PPE now though. At least, I fucking hope so.

We're building a homemade UV box to clean our N95s so we can re-use them. We also built a plexiglass intubation box to protect ourselves when putting people on vents. Ingenuity...

 

[lostxn]

Keep telling yourself that, there is no negotiating with Bernie bros. Even if he doesn't half with vote for Trump as a fuck you vote and the rest will abstain

We'll see. It's gonna be really hard for your side to sell the lie that ~100k American dead is "a great job."

 

[Angrymesscan]

"China made half the world’s masks before the coronavirus emerged there, and it has expanded production nearly 12-fold since then."
-https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/13/business/masks-china-coronavirus.html

World Depends on China for Face Masks But Can Country Deliver?
-https://www.voanews.com/science-health/coronavirus-outbreak/world-depends-china-face-masks-can-country-deliver

How Decades of Offshoring Led to a Mask Shortage in a Pandemic
US companies have shifted production overseas, especially to China.
-https://www.wired.com/story/decades-offshoring-led-mask-shortage-pandemic/

Not Enough Face Masks Are Made In America To Deal With Coronavirus
-https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2020/03/05/811387424/face-masks-not-enough-are-made-in-america-to-deal-with-coronavirus

The ‘Surreal’ Frenzy Inside the US’ Biggest Mask Maker
Prestige Ameritech typically makes 250,000 masks a day. Now it's manufacturing 1 million daily, and turning away orders for 100 million more.
-https://www.wired.com/story/surreal-frenzy-inside-us-biggest-mask-maker/

It's not that I want the world to be dependent on china, I wish it wasn't so, but it is.

 

[jsmith6919]

Yeah this is a silly argument you guys are having. I do think there are American companies switching to PPE now though. At least, I fucking hope so.

We're building a homemade UV box to clean our N95s so we can re-use them. We also built a plexiglass intubation box to protect ourselves when putting people on vents. Ingenuity...

Brooks bros, some big veteran tshirt comp. I cant remember the name of right now, and some other major clothing comp. have annouced in the last week they will be soon putting out around 50k masks a day

 

[jsmith6919]

We'll see. It's gonna be really hard for your side to sell the lie that ~100k American dead is "a great job."

We'll just replay Biden calling Trump's early travel ban racist

 

[lostxn]

Even if Sanders doesn’t run at all, have you really listened to Biden. Being a Doctor surely you can recognize he isn’t hitting on all cylinders. Is this your answer for the next President of the U.S.?

Personally I wanted Klobuchar. Think she would have been a stellar candidate but she didn't have any minority support. Which is unfortunate. The only candidate I really liked who ever won the Dem primary was Obama.

 

[lostxn]

We'll just replay Biden calling Trump's early travel ban racist

GL with that.

 

[Angrymesscan]

Brooks bros, some big veteran tshirt comp. I cant remember the name of right now, and some other major clothing comp. have annouced in the last week they will be soon putting out around 50k masks a day

I'm sorry to tell you 50k a day doesn't even make a dent in what is needed.

 

[L.T. Fan]

We'll see. It's gonna be really hard for your side to sell the lie that ~100k American dead is "a great job."

Compared to some ridiculous projections posted to this site a few days ago by a lady doctor that posted a potential of 145 million deaths in the USA. Now if you want to take on a statement to get crazy about.

 

[jsmith6919]

I'm sorry to tell you 50k a day doesn't even make a dent in what is needed.

I'm sorry to tell you 100k non-working masks from China makes even less

 

[jsmith6919]

I'm sorry to tell you 50k a day doesn't even make a dent in what is needed.

And actually yes it does make a big dent, but you keep rooting for China. That austere religious organization.

 

[Angrymesscan]

I'm sorry to tell you 100k non-working masks from China makes even less

I heard about the tests not working, but where did you get the info about the masks?