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COVID-19 The 7th Part: We're Gonna Be Number One Soon!

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">South Carolina to reopen public beaches, retail stores next week amid coronavirus pandemic <a href="https://t.co/mOTpvWQQcK">https://t.co/mOTpvWQQcK</a> <a href="https://t.co/5phmjslVAa">pic.twitter.com/5phmjslVAa</a></p>— The Hill (@thehill) <a href="https://twitter.com/thehill/status/1251664079384707075?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 19, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
 
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I guess Pompeo and "Menuchin" are Deep State pedos now? ;)

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Lots of protest speakers saying Drumpf should fire Fauci who they say “made up” the coronavirus. They call him Fascist Fauci <a href="https://t.co/HzZBrPuSp7">pic.twitter.com/HzZBrPuSp7</a></p>— James Barragán (@James_Barragan) <a href="https://twitter.com/James_Barragan/status/1251564643887218688?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 18, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
 
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Without More Tests, America Can’t Reopen
And to make matters worse, we’re testing the wrong people.

Even as Donald Trump has delineated his plan to relax social distancing, the United States remains very much in the dark about who has the coronavirus and who does not. We have a shortage of COVID-19 tests, and we simultaneously have the highest number of confirmed cases in the world. Consequently, not every American who wants a test can get one. Not every health-care worker can get one. Not even every patient entering a hospital can get one. Because of the shortages, we are rationing tests, and medical facilities and public-health officials are prioritizing the sickest patients for them.

If the goal is to restart the American economy, the United States isn’t performing anywhere near enough tests. Worse still, we are testing the wrong people. To safely reopen closed businesses and revive American social life, we need to perform many more tests—and focus them on the people most likely to spread COVID-19, not sick patients.
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COVID-19 testing has been an unmitigated failure in this country. This month, according to the COVID Tracking Project, a data initiative launched by The Atlantic in March, the number of tests performed in the United States has plateaued at about 130,000 to 160,000 a day. Rather than growing rapidly—as all experts think is absolutely necessary—the daily number of tests administered in some jurisdictions has even decreased. In New York, for instance, 10,241 tests were performed on April 6, but supply limits forced a huge drop a few days later to 25 total tests. Quest Diagnostics, one of the two biggest firms that run tests, just furloughed 9 percent of its workforce. In addition, news reports suggest that, as of last week, 90 percent of the 15-minute tests developed by Abbott Laboratories are idle due to a lack of necessary reagents and qualified personnel. Testing bottlenecks such as these are major obstacles to getting Americans out of their homes and back on the job.
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Current guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention give priority first to hospitalized patients and symptomatic health-care workers, then to high-risk patients, specifically those over 65 and those suffering from other serious health conditions, with COVID-19 symptoms. Under this system, asymptomatic individuals are not tested, even if they had contact with people who tested positive.

This is an enormous mistake. If we want to control the spread of COVID-19, the United States must adopt a new testing policy that prioritizes people who, although asymptomatic, may have the virus and infect many others.
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We should target four groups. First, all health-care workers and other first responders who directly interact with many people. Second, workers who maintain our supply chains and crucial infrastructure, including grocery-store workers, police officers, public-transit workers, and sanitation personnel. The next group would be potential “super-spreaders”—asymptomatic individuals who could come into contact with many people. This third group would include people in large families and those who must interact with many vulnerable people, such as employees of long-term-care facilities. The fourth group would include all those who are planning to return to the workplace. These are precisely the individuals without symptoms whom the CDC recommends against testing.
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We’ve all been saying that for weeks. If someone comes in sick, assume it’s covid, tell them to go home and come back if they get worse.

Test the doctors and and people who aren’t showing symptoms but have had contacts. You don’t dig a fire line in the forest that’s already burned down.
 
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"An open letter to those folks upset about the state of affairs in MI but also those in other states (including mine) who were witness or party to those insurrectionist/seditious displays yesterday by those fearless faux “patriots” packing their Rebel flags, MAGA hats and semi auto rifles..."
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To those protesters of their personal freedom here is a reminder of why we are doing this: This was just posted seven minutes ago in Michigan from an exhausted nurse. She is responding to Michigan residents who want life to immediately go back to normal.
 This from a nurse on the front lines.
“I am posting, for once, about something other than my dog.
I have seen 4 patients die, 5 get intubated, 2 re-intubated, witnessed family consent to make 2 more patients DNRs, sweat my butt off during CPR, titrated so many drips to no avail, watched vent settings increase to no avail. We are exhausted and at a total loss.
All of this in two shifts in a row.
Some of you people have never done EVERYTHING you could to save someone, and watched them die anyway, and it shows.
I would have no problem if you fools worried about your "freedom" all went out and got COVID. If only you could sign a form stating that you revoke your right to have medical treatment based on your cavalier antics and refusal to abide by CDC and medical professionals' advice. If you were the only people who got infected during your escapades to protest tyranny, great. But that's sadly not how this works.
You wanna complain because the garden aisle is closed? If you knew a thing about gardening, you'd know it's too early to plant in Michigan. Your garden doesn't matter. If killing your plants would bring back my patients, I would pillage the **** out of your "essential" garden beds.
Upset because you can't go boating...in Michigan...in April...in the cold-*** water? You wanna tell my patient's daughter (who was sobbing as she said goodbye to her father over the phone) about your first-world problems?
Upset because you can't go to your cottage up north? Your cottage...your second property...used for leisure. My coworkers can't even stay in their regular homes. Most have been staying in hotels and dorms, not able to see their spouses or babies.
All of these posts, petitions online to evade "tyranny", it's all such bull****. I'm sorry you're bored and have nothing to do but ***** and moan. You wanna pick up a couple hours for me? Yeah, didn't think so. I wouldn't trust most of you with patient care, anyway. Not just because of the selfish lack of humanity your posts exude, but because most of those posts and petitions are so riddled with misspellings and grammatical errors, that it makes me question your cognitive capacity.
Shoutout to my coworkers, the real MVPs.”
She’s tired, too. Of real problems. Not whining about having to stay home. ****
 
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LTsatch said:
"An open letter to those folks upset about the state of affairs in MI but also those in other states (including mine) who were witness or party to those insurrectionist/seditious displays yesterday by those fearless faux “patriots” packing their Rebel flags, MAGA hats and semi auto rifles..."
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To those protesters of their personal freedom here is a reminder of why we are doing this: This was just posted seven minutes ago in Michigan from an exhausted nurse. She is responding to Michigan residents who want life to immediately go back to normal.
 This from a nurse on the front lines.
“I am posting, for once, about something other than my dog.
I have seen 4 patients die, 5 get intubated, 2 re-intubated, witnessed family consent to make 2 more patients DNRs, sweat my butt off during CPR, titrated so many drips to no avail, watched vent settings increase to no avail. We are exhausted and at a total loss.
All of this in two shifts in a row.
Some of you people have never done EVERYTHING you could to save someone, and watched them die anyway, and it shows.
I would have no problem if you fools worried about your "freedom" all went out and got COVID. If only you could sign a form stating that you revoke your right to have medical treatment based on your cavalier antics and refusal to abide by CDC and medical professionals' advice. If you were the only people who got infected during your escapades to protest tyranny, great. But that's sadly not how this works.
You wanna complain because the garden aisle is closed? If you knew a thing about gardening, you'd know it's too early to plant in Michigan. Your garden doesn't matter. If killing your plants would bring back my patients, I would pillage the **** out of your "essential" garden beds.
Upset because you can't go boating...in Michigan...in April...in the cold-*** water? You wanna tell my patient's daughter (who was sobbing as she said goodbye to her father over the phone) about your first-world problems?
Upset because you can't go to your cottage up north? Your cottage...your second property...used for leisure. My coworkers can't even stay in their regular homes. Most have been staying in hotels and dorms, not able to see their spouses or babies.
All of these posts, petitions online to evade "tyranny", it's all such bull****. I'm sorry you're bored and have nothing to do but ***** and moan. You wanna pick up a couple hours for me? Yeah, didn't think so. I wouldn't trust most of you with patient care, anyway. Not just because of the selfish lack of humanity your posts exude, but because most of those posts and petitions are so riddled with misspellings and grammatical errors, that it makes me question your cognitive capacity.
Shoutout to my coworkers, the real MVPs.”
She’s tired, too. Of real problems. Not whining about having to stay home. ****
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I hope this is widely read. Good stuff.
 
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Any reporter covering these rallies should ask the people they’re interviewing for their contact information so they can check back on them in two weeks. <a href="https://t.co/KmlnAgYQUQ">pic.twitter.com/KmlnAgYQUQ</a></p>— Kevin M. Kruse (@KevinMKruse) <a href="https://twitter.com/KevinMKruse/status/1251872238799933440?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 19, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
 
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">This is insane—and a far more important story than Trump being mean to reporters. <a href="https://t.co/73YJiN6BQZ">https://t.co/73YJiN6BQZ</a></p>— Soledad O'Brien (@soledadobrien) <a href="https://twitter.com/soledadobrien/status/1251865068922380290?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 19, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
 
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When did America become so ****ing selfish? "We need the barbershops to open, I need a haircut!!"

And so ****ing stupid.
 
rufus said:
When did America become so ****ing selfish? "We need the barbershops to open, I need a haircut!!"

And so ****ing stupid.
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The amount of people in my neighborhood who think way more deaths are coming due to suicide and starvation is staggering . It’d all about their small business- livelihood of their businesses trumps anyone’s life.
 
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