Friday, March 27, 2020

I thought this was an interesting article. I think I found it most interesting because of the face masks they are wearing

Red eyes can be a symptom to many health issues including lack of sleep. But, in Kirkland, Washington a nurse believes this is an important symptom.

Amazon has these face masks in their online catalog. They should provide them to their workers. They can reuse them.

March 27, 2020
By Jak Connor

One nurse in Kirkland (click here) has noticed a common symptom throughout every patient she has treated with COVID-19. This symptom has surprisingly not been reported as a common symptom. Chelsey Earnest, who works at the Life Care Center in Kirkland, Washington, recently spoke to CNN and stated that she has noticed that every patient who has tested for positive for COVID-19 has had red eyes.

Many of the commonly reported symptoms, according to the World Health Organization, are; dry cough, fever, tiredness, shortness of breath, aches/pains, sore throat, diarrhea, nausea, or a runny nose. Earnest said, " It's something that I witnessed in all of them. They have, like ... allergy eyes. The white part of the eye is not red. It's more like they have red eye shadow on the outside of their eyes. We've had patients that just had the red eyes as the only symptom that we saw and go to the hospital and pass away."

She continued, " I've even had the disaster medical control physician say, 'Do they have the red eyes?' And I will say yes. And he'll say, 'I'll find you a bed.' It's just something about this, the way that it affects these patients"....

Trump said, "If they don't treat you right, don't call them." The president of Ukraine should be so lucky. He never knew what "treat him right" meant either.

Trump wants to find something that sticks to the wall for his campaign.

I find it interesting that the president and the Democrats have been effectively communicating during this national emergency. The executive order he signed today to initiate the Defense Production Act (DPA) began with a letter from Democrats. The Democrats have been correct about this national emergency from Day 1. It is UNFORTUNATE that Donald Trump DOESN'T SHOW RESPECT AND GRATITUDE FOR THEIR INSIGHT AND ATTENTIVENESS TO DETAIL. The door swings both ways. That goes for the Republicans, too.

On March 18, President Trump (click here) issued an executive order invoking the Defense Production Act (DPA) to prioritize the production of much-needed medical equipment and supplies to combat the novel coronavirus. This follows a March 13 letter signed by 57 House Democrats requesting the president to invoke the 1950 act to “begin mass production of supplies needed to address the ongoing Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.”

As the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) notes, with the decrease in exports from countries affected by the virus and an increase in demand from medical professionals, certain manufacturers of personal protective equipment (PPE)—such as masks, eye protection and isolation gowns—have found satisfying the increased volume of orders challenging. In light of the public health challenges, the DPA has taken on a renewed significance. Recently, the Congressional Research Service published a report detailing policy considerations in employing the act in the face of the current pandemic....

Good night. I deeply appreciate the attentiveness of the American press as well.