Red Mosquito

tragabigzanda wrote:MA, then NYC, and now WA

digster wrote:There's been a lot of comparisons about where we're at vs. Italy a number of weeks ago, but I'd be curious how we compare in terms of the measures government is taking in terms of mandating closures/quarantine/etc. Granted, we have little uniform federal guidance, but I'd be curious if we're getting the message quicker than they did.

Superblood Wolfmoon wrote:My 84-year-old mom who has COPD lives with us. We've been keeping her inside, doing her shopping for her, and of course lots of hand washing and limited contact. Really doesn't help when assholes who are completely clear to work from home (and do so quite often for the lamest reasons), feel the need to show up in the office when they're clearly feverish and coughing nonstop. Just unbelievable. So I reminded my boss of the situation with my mom and asked if he'd kindly ask sick people to stay the fuck home.

Two emergency medicine doctors, in New Jersey and Washington State, are in critical condition as a result of coronavirus, reinforcing concerns that the nation’s front-line medical workers are becoming especially vulnerable to the virus, the American College of Emergency Physicians said.

“A lot of us think that despite everything we do, we will probably be exposed,” said Dr. William Jaquis, the chair of the group. Still, he said, “The first reported case certainly sends a shock wave through the community.”

One of the ill physicians, a man in his 40s, is a doctor at EvergreenHealth Medical Center in Kirkland, Wash., a hospital near Seattle which has seen one of the largest concentrations of cases in the United States.
Dr. Jaquis said it appeared that the doctor had access to adequate protective equipment. “This was an area with an outbreak, so they were expecting and prepared. That obviously makes us more nervous.”

The other physician, a doctor in his 70s in Paterson, N.J., was also in isolation in intensive care. The doctor led his institution’s emergency preparedness and was admitted to the hospital several days ago with upper respiratory problems, the physicians’ group said.

dimejinky99 wrote:Trump personally trying to buy the rights to a vaccine in development in Germany.

Little wonder he said there’d be a vaccine soon.

Timing perfect for his campaign too.

They told him to fuck off.

dimejinky99 wrote:

dimejinky99 wrote:Trump personally trying to buy the rights to a vaccine in development in Germany.

Little wonder he said there’d be a vaccine soon.

Timing perfect for his campaign too.

They told him to fuck off.