I have a slight cough. Its dry but no other symptoms. Seriously hoping its not Corona. I havent left my house in like 2 weeks.
Same. Maybe I've always had the cough, though. I'm fairly healthy. It's only now that I'm hyper-reactive to this stuff.
Every time I sneeze or get a headache now I freak out even though that has been a regular part of my sinus issues long before this mess. _________________ Love, Laker Lanny
my friend in maryland got a call from his girlfriend in new jersey at 3am in the morning. she said she is having trouble breathing and said she is dying from covid19.
my friend is a MD with lots of experience. after talking to her for 20 minutes and consulting with another friend in maryland, he finally decided to call 911 though not sure how he called 911 in new jersey.
the medics got to the home, and they said she is perfectly fine and had no temperature and no symptoms. they refused to take her to the hospital and left.
my friend was really embarrassed and tried to apologize to the other friend who he woke up at 4am. the other friend is furious as she had a conference call at 9am.
my friend in maryland got a call from his girlfriend in new jersey at 3am in the morning. she said she is having trouble breathing and said she is dying from covid19.
my friend is a MD with lots of experience. after talking to her for 20 minutes and consulting with another friend in maryland, he finally decided to call 911 though not sure how he called 911 in new jersey.
the medics got to the home, and they said she is perfectly fine and had no temperature and no symptoms. they refused to take her to the hospital and left.
my friend was really embarrassed and tried to apologize to the other friend who he woke up at 4am. the other friend is furious as she had a conference call at 9am.
Ummm, what?
Sorry for not understanding, but what is the point of posting this story?
That she is nuts? Or what?
my friend in maryland got a call from his girlfriend in new jersey at 3am in the morning. she said she is having trouble breathing and said she is dying from covid19.
my friend is a MD with lots of experience. after talking to her for 20 minutes and consulting with another friend in maryland, he finally decided to call 911 though not sure how he called 911 in new jersey.
the medics got to the home, and they said she is perfectly fine and had no temperature and no symptoms. they refused to take her to the hospital and left.
my friend was really embarrassed and tried to apologize to the other friend who he woke up at 4am. the other friend is furious as she had a conference call at 9am.
Ummm, what?
Sorry for not understanding, but what is the point of posting this story?
That she is nuts? Or what?
Considering how under-supplied many of our healthcare professionals are across the country. Hopefully there aren't too many stories like this in the future. _________________ "Every hurt is a lesson, and every lesson makes you better”
Joined: 15 Nov 2006 Posts: 19879 Location: Prarie & Manchester, high above the western sideline
Posted: Wed Mar 25, 2020 2:53 am Post subject:
Is it just me or has there been a sharp increase in the last 2 months of right-wingers who have degrees in both infectious disease medicine and economics?
Is it just me or has there been a sharp increase in the last 2 months of right-wingers who have degrees in both infectious disease medicine and economics?
Same ones who had a Ph.D. in Climatology last year.
Joined: 15 Nov 2006 Posts: 19879 Location: Prarie & Manchester, high above the western sideline
Posted: Wed Mar 25, 2020 6:38 am Post subject:
LarryCoon wrote:
C M B wrote:
Is it just me or has there been a sharp increase in the last 2 months of right-wingers who have degrees in both infectious disease medicine and economics?
Same ones who had a Ph.D. in Climatology last year.
reminds me of the tremendous boom in constitutional law experts per capita every time there's a mass shooting _________________ http://chickhearn.ytmnd.com/
Watch for a wave of constitutional law experts on this one, too. We're already seeing it in legal circles. (The typical car wreck or divorce lawyer is most certainly not a constitutional law expert.) Those of us who are law nerds have our hands full.
I'll give you this tidbit just as a matter of general interest. Most of the major cases involving epidemics were decided before World War I. The advances in modern medicine eliminated most of the epidemics that plagued the pre-modern world, so this issue just doesn't come up any more. One of the last big cases was decided around 1905. It involved compulsory smallpox vaccinations. Even back then, there were anti-vaxxers. In fact, some of the arguments sound eerily similar to what we hear today. The Supreme Court shot all of that down and held that Massachusetts had the power to require smallpox vaccinations in order to prevent or control epidemics. The courts refer to this as a state's "police power."
There really isn't a lot of guidance in the law that addresses the current situation. Generally, the government has a lot of power, but we have not had a situation in modern times that really tested how far the government can go. We're already starting to see some issues pop up, from the attempt in a couple states to use the virus as a pretext for closing abortion clinics to attempts in several states to limit evictions and/or foreclosures. _________________ Internet Argument Resolved
Like that dumbass senator that voted against coronavirus relief efforts, got tested and proceeded to immediately go swimming and workout at the gym (where he was informed he tested positive). Wonder how he feels now
Mayor of New Orleans told me tonight that OVER HALF of EMS personnel in her city are under quarantine. In NYC, sick callouts of NYPD are 2700-2800. Getting closer to 10% of force.
This highlights the ridiculous GOP idea of just getting things back to normal for "able bodied" people. It hits everyone, even if they don't die from it. If medical professionals and police officers, in their 30's and 40's are missing a chunk of time from work, that will be trouble for society. Also, it creates scenario where asymptomatic people are going out into the public, only to spread the virus more.
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Posted: Wed Mar 25, 2020 9:36 am Post subject:
vanexelent wrote:
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Mayor of New Orleans told me tonight that OVER HALF of EMS personnel in her city are under quarantine. In NYC, sick callouts of NYPD are 2700-2800. Getting closer to 10% of force.
This highlights the ridiculous GOP idea of just getting things back to normal for "able bodied" people. It hits everyone, even if they don't die from it. If medical professionals and police officers, in their 30's and 40's are missing a chunk of time from work, that will be trouble for society. Also, it creates scenario where asymptomatic people are going out into the public, only to spread the virus more.
I cannot even comprehend being a Leader and knowing the
Medical Professionals do not even have the equipment they need
Knowing the Leader intentionally destroyed the Department meant to save Americans from these types of problems
I, myself, it puts me to tears to imagine these Benevolent Men and Women do not have proper protective equipment.
Like that dumbass senator that voted against coronavirus relief efforts, got tested and proceeded to immediately go swimming and workout at the gym (where he was informed he tested positive). Wonder how he feels now
Like that dumbass senator that voted against coronavirus relief efforts, got tested and proceeded to immediately go swimming and workout at the gym (where he was informed he tested positive). Wonder how he feels now
Exactly the same as he did before, probably.
Rand Paul, same as he ever was. Just like his libertarian father. I got mine, everyone else is on their own. And he was very defensive and doesn't understand why his colleagues were upset with him. That's how he feels. He's upset cause they had the nerve point out his inconsiderate (potentially dangerous) behavior.
Like that dumbass senator that voted against coronavirus relief efforts, got tested and proceeded to immediately go swimming and workout at the gym (where he was informed he tested positive). Wonder how he feels now
Exactly the same as he did before, probably.
Rand Paul, same as he ever was. Just like his libertarian father. I got mine, everyone else is on their own. And he was very defensive and doesn't understand why his colleagues were upset with him. That's how he feels. He's upset cause they had the nerve point out his inconsiderate (potentially dangerous) behavior.
What a truly self-less act on his part to get tested: “For those who want to criticize me for lack of quarantine, realize that if the rules on testing had been followed to a T, I would never have been tested and would still be walking around the halls of the Capitol,” Rand Paul. “Instead of hounding people who got tested and then quarantined themselves, perhaps we need to broaden the testing and quit the finger-wagging.” Source: Link
How would broadening the testing prevent morons like him from getting tested and continuing to spread the virus through negligence without knowing the test results?
Like that dumbass senator that voted against coronavirus relief efforts, got tested and proceeded to immediately go swimming and workout at the gym (where he was informed he tested positive). Wonder how he feels now
Exactly the same as he did before, probably.
Rand Paul, same as he ever was. Just like his libertarian father. I got mine, everyone else is on their own. And he was very defensive and doesn't understand why his colleagues were upset with him. That's how he feels. He's upset cause they had the nerve point out his inconsiderate (potentially dangerous) behavior.
What a truly self-less act on his part to get tested: “For those who want to criticize me for lack of quarantine, realize that if the rules on testing had been followed to a T, I would never have been tested and would still be walking around the halls of the Capitol,” Rand Paul. “Instead of hounding people who got tested and then quarantined themselves, perhaps we need to broaden the testing and quit the finger-wagging.” Source: Link
How would broadening the testing prevent morons like him from getting tested and continuing to spread the virus through negligence without knowing the test results?
He could have started by approving funding for testing, which he did not.
I just saw a 30-second ad (during a Matrix marathon on AMC):
Franklin Graham says if you are scared of the Coronivirus you should get down on your knees and pray to Jesus then call Graham on his free 800 number so they can "help" you. And by "help" they mean they will help separate you from your money so he can profit off a tragic pandemic.
Meanwhile Jerry Fallwell Jr's christian Liberty University has decided to invite students back because in a pandemic what could go wrong with letting young people resume their activities as if nothing is wrong while ignoring social distancing?
Falwell, who heads the private evangelical university in Lynchburg that was founded by his father, the late Rev. Jerry L. Falwell Sr., said complaints that his decision could endanger the lives of students or local residents were “politically driven” and “based on ignorance.”
This pandemic revealed that no matter what country, we are vastly unprepared for a major medical disaster. We have a huge shortage of medical supplies (ventilators, masks, etc), medical personnel, not to mention a supply chain that is woefully unprepared if disaster hits.
Joined: 12 Feb 2002 Posts: 3829 Location: South Orange County
Posted: Wed Mar 25, 2020 12:40 pm Post subject:
lakersken80 wrote:
This pandemic revealed that no matter what country, we are vastly unprepared for a major medical disaster. We have a huge shortage of medical supplies (ventilators, masks, etc), medical personnel, not to mention a supply chain that is woefully unprepared if disaster hits.
This was revealed back in October when Johns Hopkins released a study that said exactly that. Of course, of the countries that were unprepared, the US was ranked as the most prepared of the unprepared, which of course was touted by the President to mean that we were “the most prepared in the world”.
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