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Coronavirus !!! Very Political Thread !!!

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BarcaDeac said:
If Obama fucked this up so badly why didn’t Trump clear the red tape when he got in office to be prepared?
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If Obama fucked this up so badly, why didn’t institutions ranging from Broadway, schools and institutions of higher education, sports leagues, to theme parks shut down because things got so bad.
 
PhDeac said:
If Obama fucked this up so badly, why didn’t institutions ranging from Broadway, schools and institutions of higher education, sports leagues, to theme parks shut down because things got so bad.
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Because they were part of the Deep State.
 
Axios: What the U.S. needs to learn from Italy

Albina Pascucci, 89, in central Rome. Photo: Alessandra Tarantino/AP


The coronavirus outbreak in Italy has gotten so bad so quickly that some doctors are now forced to practice "catastrophe medicine" — determining which severely ill patients should, and should not, get care based on the resources available, Axios health care business reporter Bob Herman writes.

Between the lines: The U.S. is not at that point. But a week ago, neither was Italy.
The rapid deterioration there underlines the importance of taking preventive measures seriously, and the need for political and health leaders to start thinking about hard ethical questions.

Where it stands: The rapid spread has forced Italian leaders to quarantine the entire country and close all shops except for pharmacies and grocery stores.

The Italian health care system, which many experts hold in high regard, is overworked.
Experts say the biggest lesson for Americans is that trying to limit the virus' spread — mainly by limiting contact with potentially infected people — really is important.

The U.S. has no national plan for how to ration care if intensive care units and ventilators are all in use.

State leaders and hospitals would need to write down actual policies now to avoid making those decisions on the fly, like Italian officials have had to.

"You cannot have that conversation in the midst of the crisis," said Alan Regenberg, a bioethicist at Johns Hopkins.
 
 
Newenglanddeac said:
Axios: What the U.S. needs to learn from Italy

Albina Pascucci, 89, in central Rome. Photo: Alessandra Tarantino/AP


The coronavirus outbreak in Italy has gotten so bad so quickly that some doctors are now forced to practice "catastrophe medicine" — determining which severely ill patients should, and should not, get care based on the resources available, Axios health care business reporter Bob Herman writes.

Between the lines: The U.S. is not at that point. But a week ago, neither was Italy.
The rapid deterioration there underlines the importance of taking preventive measures seriously, and the need for political and health leaders to start thinking about hard ethical questions.

Where it stands: The rapid spread has forced Italian leaders to quarantine the entire country and close all shops except for pharmacies and grocery stores.

The Italian health care system, which many experts hold in high regard, is overworked.
Experts say the biggest lesson for Americans is that trying to limit the virus' spread — mainly by limiting contact with potentially infected people — really is important.

The U.S. has no national plan for how to ration care if intensive care units and ventilators are all in use.

State leaders and hospitals would need to write down actual policies now to avoid making those decisions on the fly, like Italian officials have had to.

"You cannot have that conversation in the midst of the crisis," said Alan Regenberg, a bioethicist at Johns Hopkins.
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The national plan is what it always is, whoever has the best insurance.
 
I've never felt anything quite like this. Surreal feeling at the hospital right now. Like we are in the eye of a hurricane.
 
PhDeac said:
If Obama fucked this up so badly, why didn’t institutions ranging from Broadway, schools and institutions of higher education, sports leagues, to theme parks shut down because things got so bad.
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Because Obama fucked up by not taking those steps?
 
Catamount your normal idiot trolling is whatever, but shut the fuck up.
 
Newenglanddeac said:
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They have no clue what to do
 
Bolsanaro confirmed to have it. Trump spent last weekend dining with him.
 
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