Saturday, March 21, 2020
This emergency has shown the sincere lack of investment by the USA to such emergencies. FEMA should have invested in "Pandemic Response." The agency should always have a "non-expired" inventory to dispatch into the USA. FEMA should have been able to crack open the warehouses and distribute ventilators, gloves, masks and eye protection.
This lack of preparedness is alarming, to say the least.
There are companies profiting from this national emergency. There is nothing wrong with that so long as it is not price gouging.
Realize, even today without previous preparation that there was a long lead-in that could have brought USA companies into production and/or higher production to serve this emergency. There is no excuse for what is happening today.
March 20, 2020
By Shane Harris, Greg Miller, Josh Dawsey and Ellen Nakashima
U.S. intelligence agencies (click here) were issuing ominous, classified warnings in January and February about the global danger posed by the coronavirus while President Trump and lawmakers played down the threat and failed to take action that might have slowed the spread of the pathogen, according to U.S. officials familiar with spy agency reporting.
The intelligence reports didn’t predict when the virus might land on U.S. shores or recommend particular steps that public health officials should take, issues outside the purview of the intelligence agencies. But they did track the spread of the virus in China, and later in other countries, and warned that Chinese officials appeared to be minimizing the severity of the outbreak.
Taken together, the reports and warnings painted an early picture of a virus that showed the characteristics of a globe-encircling pandemic that could require governments to take swift actions to contain it. But despite that constant flow of reporting, Trump continued publicly and privately to play down the threat the virus posed to Americans. Lawmakers, too, did not grapple with the virus in earnest until this month, as officials scrambled to keep citizens in their homes and hospitals braced for a surge in patients suffering from covid-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus.
This lack of preparedness is alarming, to say the least.
There are companies profiting from this national emergency. There is nothing wrong with that so long as it is not price gouging.
Realize, even today without previous preparation that there was a long lead-in that could have brought USA companies into production and/or higher production to serve this emergency. There is no excuse for what is happening today.
March 20, 2020
By Shane Harris, Greg Miller, Josh Dawsey and Ellen Nakashima
U.S. intelligence agencies (click here) were issuing ominous, classified warnings in January and February about the global danger posed by the coronavirus while President Trump and lawmakers played down the threat and failed to take action that might have slowed the spread of the pathogen, according to U.S. officials familiar with spy agency reporting.
The intelligence reports didn’t predict when the virus might land on U.S. shores or recommend particular steps that public health officials should take, issues outside the purview of the intelligence agencies. But they did track the spread of the virus in China, and later in other countries, and warned that Chinese officials appeared to be minimizing the severity of the outbreak.
Taken together, the reports and warnings painted an early picture of a virus that showed the characteristics of a globe-encircling pandemic that could require governments to take swift actions to contain it. But despite that constant flow of reporting, Trump continued publicly and privately to play down the threat the virus posed to Americans. Lawmakers, too, did not grapple with the virus in earnest until this month, as officials scrambled to keep citizens in their homes and hospitals braced for a surge in patients suffering from covid-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus.
The US Republican Senate has its point of view backward. The people are in need of a WEEKLY check WITHOUT QUALIFICATION except they are out of work.
I do not value a company that has their hands out for a bailout and/or guaranteed loan. If a company is in such bad straights they can't survive this then their fiscal integrity needs to be looked at. What happened to the "Fitness Tes" the financial sector is supposed to be doing?
A weekly check through the existing unemployment system in each state will be far higher than a one time $1200 from the federal government. The federal government needs to be a partner to every state in the way the state needs help.
Americans out of work will have less expense per week because working has an expense including childcare. So, I have no problem with the idea that unemployment per week might be somewhat less than their usual "take-home" pay. The expenses are less and the quality of life higher because there is sold family time.
I see a few things coming out of the "home time." Parents are now spending time with their children and addressing learning together. That is a good thing. People out of work will have the opportunity to sleep and rest. That is also a good thing. Homeowners have time now to conduct repairs and/or exercise decorating ideas that they never had time for before this national emergency.
Americans currently at home have time to rest, reflect and build closeness with other family members. I hope they use this time wisely.
I do not value a company that has their hands out for a bailout and/or guaranteed loan. If a company is in such bad straights they can't survive this then their fiscal integrity needs to be looked at. What happened to the "Fitness Tes" the financial sector is supposed to be doing?
A weekly check through the existing unemployment system in each state will be far higher than a one time $1200 from the federal government. The federal government needs to be a partner to every state in the way the state needs help.
Americans out of work will have less expense per week because working has an expense including childcare. So, I have no problem with the idea that unemployment per week might be somewhat less than their usual "take-home" pay. The expenses are less and the quality of life higher because there is sold family time.
I see a few things coming out of the "home time." Parents are now spending time with their children and addressing learning together. That is a good thing. People out of work will have the opportunity to sleep and rest. That is also a good thing. Homeowners have time now to conduct repairs and/or exercise decorating ideas that they never had time for before this national emergency.
Americans currently at home have time to rest, reflect and build closeness with other family members. I hope they use this time wisely.
Friday, March 20, 2020
These are not N95 masks. They are particle masks, however....
Honeywell (click here) RWS-54001 Dust & Nuisance Particulate Mask 50 Count
$28.09
They fit snuggly against the nose and can provide a good seal to prevent inhalation of DUST.
I bought a few of them today and I think if they are used with N95 filters BETWEEN two of them it will provide an excellent method of protection. The N95 filters can be purchased independently. The CONTRAMPTION will have to to be assembled so that it acts as one unit. I believe the N95 filter will provide a mask that can be used over a longer period of time than the usual disposable ones.
It could work.
Sandwich a N95 filter between two particle masks and be sure the entire unit fits well enough to provide a secure fit.
The federal government has to IMMEDIATELY authorize the sale of these ventilators to hospitals MOST IN NEED.
This is an outrage. These companies are engaged in PRICE GOUGING. I don't think so.
FEMA SHOULD BE PURCHASING THESE VENTILATORS AND WAREHOUSE THEM AFTER THIS IS OVER ONCE THEY HAVE BEEN PROPERLY CLEANED.
March 18, 2020
By Christopher Rowland
Hospitals (click here) are holding back from ordering more medical ventilators because of the high cost for what may be only a short-term spike in demand from the coronavirus epidemic, supply chain experts and health researchers say, intensifying an anticipated shortage of lifesaving equipment for patients who become critically ill.
The lack of ventilators — and growing calls for a more aggressive government role to fill the gap — was a subject of tense exchanges this week between President Trump and state officials. The issue also revealed a disconnect between different parts of the health-care industry, with the main hospital association disputing the accounts about the adequacy of supply of the lifesaving equipment.
Mechanical ventilators, which help patients breathe or breathe for them, are considered critical to the nation’s effort to contain the worst effects of the pandemic and avoid a crisis like the one Italy is facing. Depending on how bad the coronavirus pandemic gets in the United States, individual cities could come up thousands of ventilators short as patients flood hospitals, researchers say....
FEMA SHOULD BE PURCHASING THESE VENTILATORS AND WAREHOUSE THEM AFTER THIS IS OVER ONCE THEY HAVE BEEN PROPERLY CLEANED.
March 18, 2020By Christopher Rowland
Hospitals (click here) are holding back from ordering more medical ventilators because of the high cost for what may be only a short-term spike in demand from the coronavirus epidemic, supply chain experts and health researchers say, intensifying an anticipated shortage of lifesaving equipment for patients who become critically ill.
The lack of ventilators — and growing calls for a more aggressive government role to fill the gap — was a subject of tense exchanges this week between President Trump and state officials. The issue also revealed a disconnect between different parts of the health-care industry, with the main hospital association disputing the accounts about the adequacy of supply of the lifesaving equipment.
Mechanical ventilators, which help patients breathe or breathe for them, are considered critical to the nation’s effort to contain the worst effects of the pandemic and avoid a crisis like the one Italy is facing. Depending on how bad the coronavirus pandemic gets in the United States, individual cities could come up thousands of ventilators short as patients flood hospitals, researchers say....
Where is the federal help!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Whoever put both of these ships in drydock at the same time needs to be fired!
March 18, 2020
By Nick Blenkey
The U.S. Navy (click here) is preparing to deploy its two hospital ships — USNS Comfort and USNS Mercy —in response to the coronavirus outbreak. However, in a press briefing at the Pentagon yesterday, Secretary of Defense Mark T. Esper indicated that they would not be used to treat coronavirus patients directly, but to alleviate the pressure on shoreside facilities.
Here’s what the Secretary said:
“With regard to the hospital ships, there are two, as you know. The — the Comfort is on the East Coast; the Mercy, on West Coast in Norfolk and — and San Diego, respectively. The Comfort is undergoing maintenance and the Mercy is — is — is at port. We’ve already given orders to the Navy a few days ago to lean forward, in terms of getting them ready to deploy. They provide capabilities, but much like what DOD does provide, our capabilities are focused on trauma. And so whether it’s our field hospitals, whether it’s our — our — our hospital ships, they are focused on trauma. They don’t have necessarily the — the space, the segregated spaces you need to deal with infectious diseases. And so one of the ways by which you could use either field hospitals, the — the hospital ships or things in between is to take the pressure off of civilian hospitals when it comes to trauma cases, is to open up civilian hospital rooms for infectious diseases....
Excuse me? Navy Doctors dont' understand how to use available space for isolation.
THIS IS IDIOTIC. The trauma cases could be carrying the coronavirus. The hospital ships AND STAFF better bone up very quickly on isolation and the care of ventilator patients outside the idea of trauma.
NOW!
These are Americans and they are in crisis!!!!!
Whoever put both of these ships in drydock at the same time needs to be fired!
March 18, 2020
By Nick Blenkey
The U.S. Navy (click here) is preparing to deploy its two hospital ships — USNS Comfort and USNS Mercy —in response to the coronavirus outbreak. However, in a press briefing at the Pentagon yesterday, Secretary of Defense Mark T. Esper indicated that they would not be used to treat coronavirus patients directly, but to alleviate the pressure on shoreside facilities.
Here’s what the Secretary said:
“With regard to the hospital ships, there are two, as you know. The — the Comfort is on the East Coast; the Mercy, on West Coast in Norfolk and — and San Diego, respectively. The Comfort is undergoing maintenance and the Mercy is — is — is at port. We’ve already given orders to the Navy a few days ago to lean forward, in terms of getting them ready to deploy. They provide capabilities, but much like what DOD does provide, our capabilities are focused on trauma. And so whether it’s our field hospitals, whether it’s our — our — our hospital ships, they are focused on trauma. They don’t have necessarily the — the space, the segregated spaces you need to deal with infectious diseases. And so one of the ways by which you could use either field hospitals, the — the hospital ships or things in between is to take the pressure off of civilian hospitals when it comes to trauma cases, is to open up civilian hospital rooms for infectious diseases....
Excuse me? Navy Doctors dont' understand how to use available space for isolation.
THIS IS IDIOTIC. The trauma cases could be carrying the coronavirus. The hospital ships AND STAFF better bone up very quickly on isolation and the care of ventilator patients outside the idea of trauma.
NOW!
These are Americans and they are in crisis!!!!!
It appears Washington State is containing the spread with most cases in King County.
March 20, 2020
Life is different in the Puget Sound region (click here) as most people — by choice or by order — practice “social distancing” to slow the spread of SARS-CoV-2, the new type of coronavirus that causes a disease called COVID-19. Public gatherings are restricted, and places of entertainment and recreation are closed statewide.
I thought this was really interesting.
SARS-CoV-2 (The virus)
COVID-10 (The illness)
This is the virus and illness. If one can reflect on the HIV/AIDS virus and illness this is the same thing. HIV is human immunodeficiency virus. AIDS is acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. The people of Washington State like to look at statistics in the reflection of the virus (the contagion) and the illness.
Although many patients with symptoms have struggled to access testing, Washington is gaining the capacity to test more people for the virus, and more COVID-19 diagnoses are made each day. The state Department of Health announced 136 newly confirmed cases Friday, bringing the state total to 1,512 cases, including 81 deaths. The bulk of cases remain in King County, which has seen 793 people fall ill and 67 of them die, according to the county’s public health department.
Throughout today, on this page, we’ll be posting Seattle Times journalists’ updates on the outbreak and its effects on the Seattle area, the Pacific Northwest and the world. Updates from Thursday can be found here, and all our coronavirus coverage can be found here....
Life is different in the Puget Sound region (click here) as most people — by choice or by order — practice “social distancing” to slow the spread of SARS-CoV-2, the new type of coronavirus that causes a disease called COVID-19. Public gatherings are restricted, and places of entertainment and recreation are closed statewide.
I thought this was really interesting.
SARS-CoV-2 (The virus)
COVID-10 (The illness)
This is the virus and illness. If one can reflect on the HIV/AIDS virus and illness this is the same thing. HIV is human immunodeficiency virus. AIDS is acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. The people of Washington State like to look at statistics in the reflection of the virus (the contagion) and the illness.
Although many patients with symptoms have struggled to access testing, Washington is gaining the capacity to test more people for the virus, and more COVID-19 diagnoses are made each day. The state Department of Health announced 136 newly confirmed cases Friday, bringing the state total to 1,512 cases, including 81 deaths. The bulk of cases remain in King County, which has seen 793 people fall ill and 67 of them die, according to the county’s public health department.
Throughout today, on this page, we’ll be posting Seattle Times journalists’ updates on the outbreak and its effects on the Seattle area, the Pacific Northwest and the world. Updates from Thursday can be found here, and all our coronavirus coverage can be found here....
Knock it off with the one $1200 check. That is ridiculous.
The American people don't need Christmas, they need help.
The American people now filing for unemployment are running to very oppressive laws, like not being able to collect unemployment if one has not worked for the SAME EMPLOYER for a year or worked for a year. This is a GOVERNMENT ENFORCED LAY OFF.
The States need to remove barriers to unemployment benefits. IF ANYONE IS DENIED UNEMPLOYMENT APPEAL IT!
Cuomo: (click here) New York needs 110,000 hospital beds for coronavirus patients in 45 days and we only have 53,000
The current report by Mayor DeBassio shows the cases in NYC alone is using up over 10 percent of AVAILABLE beds in the State of New York.
The federal bill that has just passed and signed by the president is a great bill. It needs to be fully funded and no funds from that bill should be touched.
The States need federal help to meet the demand by its citizens. NOT COMPANIES, the states.
The American people need a weekly income, INCLUDING TIP EARNERS. The tip earners need to receive the same unemployment amount that others are receiving. That means tip earners receive unemployment without prejudice to the fact the majority of their pay comes from cash receipts.
Real-life example: There is a man that works the morning shift at "Cracker Barrel." He has four children and a wife. The only income he brings to the family is from that job at Cracker Barrel. He is the sole support of that family. He owns a house. Needless to say, his income from the tips paid to him by his customers is considerable. Just because the government has a national emergency that keeps him and the rest of his family at home with the understanding there are no more tips because the restaurant is pick up or delivery only.
That man should be receiving unemployment to the full extent of his income.
So, the needs of Americans are a weekly income they can count on from their state unemployment. The weeks of unemployment they receive those benefits have to be extended to at least three months with an understanding they might have to be extended another three months, with a total of six months.
Any person diagnosed with COVID-19 immediately receives Medicaid as does his or her family to test them and catch the virus early. Every health insurance in the country is to be required to cover any member from diagnosis through the return of good health.
Married couples are not the only people that need to be tested if one is found to be positive. There are many people, especially young people, that have roommates, etc. The living arrangement of all the people involved is more important than a certificate of marriage.
Companies are open and people are working where there is a demand. Warehouses and trucking companies are still working in many instances. There are industries such as the car industry that are experiencing a slow down.
The focus of the help being legislated by the USA Congress must be to address the well being and needs of the American people.
Goldman Sachs gives CEO David Solomon massive pay raise as Wall Streets demands to bail out. THERE WILL BE NO BAILOUTS! If financial markets are ailing, it is their own fault. It is called mismanagement.
The government is responsible for the people and not CEO PAY HIKES. Just because financial companies are finding their bottom line disappear doesn't mean any of the people working for that firm haven't bailed on the very company they want to have bailed out by the American people. NO!
A clear example of "those in the know" and the way they bailed on companies to protect their wealth is Senator Richard Burr. Other US Senators were protected by their BLIND TRUST MANAGERS. THAT MEANS WALL STREET KNEW FULL WELL HOW TO PROTECT ITSELF.
March 19, 2020
The Bellingham Herald (click here) believes in journalism that illuminates critical problems facing the public – the waste of public resources, government and corporate fraud, abuse of power, corruption, and injustice in all its forms. We have a commitment to telling stories that make a difference. We conduct journalism without fear or favor.
In this time of crisis, we want to hear from you, especially if you’re a health care worker, government employee, nursing home resident or hospital patient. You can reach us in a variety of ways, including anonymously....
First it was South Dakota and now it is Iowa. THIS IS NOT OKAY. There should be NO DISCRIMINATION as to who is tested if they are presenting with illness. THIS IS OUTRAGEOUS!
"Sick Iowans are denied coronavirus screening, they fear narrow testing criteria may endanger public health"
March 19, 2020
By Jason Clayworth and Barbara Rodriguez
Dennis Smith’s 66-year-old wife (click here) — released recently from nursing care, overweight and suffering from a lung infection — was told Tuesday that she didn’t need a coronavirus test.
Stacey Snyder’s son — a 23-year-old public school teacher in Mount Pleasant who was hospitalized last week for pneumonia — was also denied a test.
And Dr. Daryl Granner’s neighbor — who had coffee with an Iowa City traveler to Egypt who was shortly thereafter diagnosed with COVID-19 — has gone untested despite requesting it for more than a week.
They are among the Iowans frustrated with testing criteria they fear may be jeopardizing human life in the midst of a pandemic. Meanwhile, the state's public health department is releasing less information about test results than officials in some other states....
There are not enough tests. The ones that exist are not being used equitably. And if this continues Americans will be dying for absolute neglect of the government.
continued...
The American people now filing for unemployment are running to very oppressive laws, like not being able to collect unemployment if one has not worked for the SAME EMPLOYER for a year or worked for a year. This is a GOVERNMENT ENFORCED LAY OFF.
The States need to remove barriers to unemployment benefits. IF ANYONE IS DENIED UNEMPLOYMENT APPEAL IT!
Cuomo: (click here) New York needs 110,000 hospital beds for coronavirus patients in 45 days and we only have 53,000
The current report by Mayor DeBassio shows the cases in NYC alone is using up over 10 percent of AVAILABLE beds in the State of New York.
The federal bill that has just passed and signed by the president is a great bill. It needs to be fully funded and no funds from that bill should be touched.
The States need federal help to meet the demand by its citizens. NOT COMPANIES, the states.
The American people need a weekly income, INCLUDING TIP EARNERS. The tip earners need to receive the same unemployment amount that others are receiving. That means tip earners receive unemployment without prejudice to the fact the majority of their pay comes from cash receipts.
Real-life example: There is a man that works the morning shift at "Cracker Barrel." He has four children and a wife. The only income he brings to the family is from that job at Cracker Barrel. He is the sole support of that family. He owns a house. Needless to say, his income from the tips paid to him by his customers is considerable. Just because the government has a national emergency that keeps him and the rest of his family at home with the understanding there are no more tips because the restaurant is pick up or delivery only.
That man should be receiving unemployment to the full extent of his income.
So, the needs of Americans are a weekly income they can count on from their state unemployment. The weeks of unemployment they receive those benefits have to be extended to at least three months with an understanding they might have to be extended another three months, with a total of six months.
Any person diagnosed with COVID-19 immediately receives Medicaid as does his or her family to test them and catch the virus early. Every health insurance in the country is to be required to cover any member from diagnosis through the return of good health.
Married couples are not the only people that need to be tested if one is found to be positive. There are many people, especially young people, that have roommates, etc. The living arrangement of all the people involved is more important than a certificate of marriage.
Companies are open and people are working where there is a demand. Warehouses and trucking companies are still working in many instances. There are industries such as the car industry that are experiencing a slow down.
The focus of the help being legislated by the USA Congress must be to address the well being and needs of the American people.
Goldman Sachs gives CEO David Solomon massive pay raise as Wall Streets demands to bail out. THERE WILL BE NO BAILOUTS! If financial markets are ailing, it is their own fault. It is called mismanagement.
The government is responsible for the people and not CEO PAY HIKES. Just because financial companies are finding their bottom line disappear doesn't mean any of the people working for that firm haven't bailed on the very company they want to have bailed out by the American people. NO!
A clear example of "those in the know" and the way they bailed on companies to protect their wealth is Senator Richard Burr. Other US Senators were protected by their BLIND TRUST MANAGERS. THAT MEANS WALL STREET KNEW FULL WELL HOW TO PROTECT ITSELF.
March 19, 2020
The Bellingham Herald (click here) believes in journalism that illuminates critical problems facing the public – the waste of public resources, government and corporate fraud, abuse of power, corruption, and injustice in all its forms. We have a commitment to telling stories that make a difference. We conduct journalism without fear or favor.
In this time of crisis, we want to hear from you, especially if you’re a health care worker, government employee, nursing home resident or hospital patient. You can reach us in a variety of ways, including anonymously....
First it was South Dakota and now it is Iowa. THIS IS NOT OKAY. There should be NO DISCRIMINATION as to who is tested if they are presenting with illness. THIS IS OUTRAGEOUS!
"Sick Iowans are denied coronavirus screening, they fear narrow testing criteria may endanger public health"
March 19, 2020
By Jason Clayworth and Barbara Rodriguez
Dennis Smith’s 66-year-old wife (click here) — released recently from nursing care, overweight and suffering from a lung infection — was told Tuesday that she didn’t need a coronavirus test.
Stacey Snyder’s son — a 23-year-old public school teacher in Mount Pleasant who was hospitalized last week for pneumonia — was also denied a test.
And Dr. Daryl Granner’s neighbor — who had coffee with an Iowa City traveler to Egypt who was shortly thereafter diagnosed with COVID-19 — has gone untested despite requesting it for more than a week.
They are among the Iowans frustrated with testing criteria they fear may be jeopardizing human life in the midst of a pandemic. Meanwhile, the state's public health department is releasing less information about test results than officials in some other states....
There are not enough tests. The ones that exist are not being used equitably. And if this continues Americans will be dying for absolute neglect of the government.
continued...
Thursday, March 19, 2020
Please think outside the box!
The Mechanical Ventilator: (click here) Past, Present, and Future
Until the modern ones arrive in hospitals, every option needs to be assessed including the use of apnea machines for less effected patients.
Apnea machines are used in hospitals and frequently patients are asked to bring their apnea machines with them when they go to same-day surgery AND the staff uses the machine post-surgery before the patient is fully recovered from the anesthesia.
Let me make this clear, currently, apnea machines are used in the ER for lungs full of fluid for patients with chronic problems such as Congestive Heart Failure.
The PRESSURE from the apnea machine can PUSH the water aside at the level of the alveoli where oxygen and carbon dioxide exchange.
The problem with COVID-19 which kills people is the pneumonia. I doubt hospitals are using this machine for pneumonia, but, for lungs not completely blanketed with pneumonia, this may help. I doubt if these machines are licensed for pneumonia and I am sure there is no research to even know if it can work, but, it might and it might save lives when other measures are not available.
Make your own?
3M (click here)
5N11 N95 PARTICULATE RESPIRATOR FILTER - PACK OF 10
Safe filter masks with N95 safety is possible. This is a filter REPLACEMENT filter. Hospitals can contact 3M directly and order with a purchase order. It should be possible to make PPE with filter replacements.
I am not sure how they can be made to be airtight, but, I am confident there are some great engineers that can figure it out for hospitals. Providing the design of "Make your own mask" and the materials and having the hospitals order them to a staff that is coached on how to make their own masks, could work. It is the high filtration and an airtight fit that is necessary. Some of these filters have a longer timeline of use before they are disposed of. Of course, the current system uses only disposable masks. It is ideal. But, with the right reusable materials that can be sterilized by simple methods, even soaking in a vinegar solution. The filter removed and stored in labeled containers for each nurse and the reuseable mask structure soaked for sterility, can provide reusable masks made by hand.
Disposable supplies were not always available in the medical field. That goes back in time, but, it was the case.
Nurses and doctors cannot get sick. Just that simple. There needs to be serious thinking about how does the country MAKE masks that keep them safe.
It is not right they are abandoned to, "Too bad" either.
The idea is that nurses fitted with PPE will work with Covid 19 patients. PPE, when disposable, is also in consideration of the patient as well, but, in all honesty PPE is about the professional. There is nothing wrong with a mask that protects the nurse all shift. A stethoscope is, albeit, wiped with alcohol swabs between patients, but, there is not a separate stethoscope for each patient.
I am not sure how they can be made to be airtight, but, I am confident there are some great engineers that can figure it out for hospitals. Providing the design of "Make your own mask" and the materials and having the hospitals order them to a staff that is coached on how to make their own masks, could work. It is the high filtration and an airtight fit that is necessary. Some of these filters have a longer timeline of use before they are disposed of. Of course, the current system uses only disposable masks. It is ideal. But, with the right reusable materials that can be sterilized by simple methods, even soaking in a vinegar solution. The filter removed and stored in labeled containers for each nurse and the reuseable mask structure soaked for sterility, can provide reusable masks made by hand.
Disposable supplies were not always available in the medical field. That goes back in time, but, it was the case.
Nurses and doctors cannot get sick. Just that simple. There needs to be serious thinking about how does the country MAKE masks that keep them safe.
It is not right they are abandoned to, "Too bad" either.
The idea is that nurses fitted with PPE will work with Covid 19 patients. PPE, when disposable, is also in consideration of the patient as well, but, in all honesty PPE is about the professional. There is nothing wrong with a mask that protects the nurse all shift. A stethoscope is, albeit, wiped with alcohol swabs between patients, but, there is not a separate stethoscope for each patient.
I told you so. They are such crybabies.
The stock market produces nothing. Most people don't think about that. Why do companies buy back their stocks? Because Wall Street is good for them? No Because Wall Street WAS good for them.
AND.
Wall Street can be good for them again because they squandered their tax cut money.
An IPO is "Initial Public Offering." Think about that. What is the name of that show I never watch? Ahhhhh. Oh, yeah, "Shark Tank." Interesting name. Like swimming with the sharks? Most CEOs don't, but, accept that reality.
Look, companies draw up an IPO because they need/want liquid capital. They open with a share price. Right? The company's CEO has to maintain its stock price or increase it. It is a lot of responsibility. It also adds risk to the company. It is a roller coaster and jobs depend on it if working for a company on the financial markets.
Family owned companies like Trump company, Koch and Walmart do not have IPOs but have their own liquid assets every day; casinos, petroleum and consumers. They pay the least of most companies. They provide the worst employee benefits because the profits are not issued with others, only the family.
So when a company, like GM or Ford, have a product to sell in large numbers there should be a modest income for stockholders. But, stockholders aren't happy with modest AND CONSISTENT earnings from the sale of cars and trucks. They want to be mad happy and that pushes CEOs to extend profits to be a multinational company and make hideous decisions like producing their vehicles in other countries because the labor market is dirt cheap. It wasn't always like this. Greed was a ridiculous idea.
If the stock markets completely failed. GLOBALLY FAILED. The brick and mortar would still be there. The CEO would still be there. The ability to manufacture would still be there. Cars and trucks would still be produced. Car dealers would have the challenge to find financing because the banks would be broke, but, if the system reset, the car dealers would MAKE A NEW VALUE of the cars on their lot and find a way to sell them anyway. CASH FLOW. That is the thing that keeps the USA economy running, not Wall Street.
Cash flow. How much of the USA cash flow does Wall Street receive everyday?
Indeed. "Shark Tank."
March 19, 2020
By Ben Winck
US stocks gained (click here) on Thursday as investors responded to additional stimulus efforts from governments and central banks.
AND.
Wall Street can be good for them again because they squandered their tax cut money.
An IPO is "Initial Public Offering." Think about that. What is the name of that show I never watch? Ahhhhh. Oh, yeah, "Shark Tank." Interesting name. Like swimming with the sharks? Most CEOs don't, but, accept that reality.
Look, companies draw up an IPO because they need/want liquid capital. They open with a share price. Right? The company's CEO has to maintain its stock price or increase it. It is a lot of responsibility. It also adds risk to the company. It is a roller coaster and jobs depend on it if working for a company on the financial markets.
Family owned companies like Trump company, Koch and Walmart do not have IPOs but have their own liquid assets every day; casinos, petroleum and consumers. They pay the least of most companies. They provide the worst employee benefits because the profits are not issued with others, only the family.
So when a company, like GM or Ford, have a product to sell in large numbers there should be a modest income for stockholders. But, stockholders aren't happy with modest AND CONSISTENT earnings from the sale of cars and trucks. They want to be mad happy and that pushes CEOs to extend profits to be a multinational company and make hideous decisions like producing their vehicles in other countries because the labor market is dirt cheap. It wasn't always like this. Greed was a ridiculous idea.
If the stock markets completely failed. GLOBALLY FAILED. The brick and mortar would still be there. The CEO would still be there. The ability to manufacture would still be there. Cars and trucks would still be produced. Car dealers would have the challenge to find financing because the banks would be broke, but, if the system reset, the car dealers would MAKE A NEW VALUE of the cars on their lot and find a way to sell them anyway. CASH FLOW. That is the thing that keeps the USA economy running, not Wall Street.
Cash flow. How much of the USA cash flow does Wall Street receive everyday?
Indeed. "Shark Tank."
March 19, 2020
By Ben Winck
US stocks gained (click here) on Thursday as investors responded to additional stimulus efforts from governments and central banks.
The Dow Jones industrial average moved back above the 20,000 threshold it breached in Wednesday's session. The rally followed new aid measures from the White House meant to keep businesses and families afloat as the US faces a heightened risk of recession....
This is important.
March 19, 2020
By Aarthi Swaminathan
Senate Democrats (click here) today unveiled a student loan relief plan in response to the coronavirus, calling for immediate cancellation of monthly payments for the duration of the national emergency and the payment of at least $10,000 for all federal student loan borrowers.
The emergency plan was announced by Senators Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Patty Murray (D-WA), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) today.
The proposal asks Congress to authorize the Department of Education to make the monthly payments for all federal loans, tax-free for borrowers.
The proposal also calls for the suspension of interest capitalization, a minimum $10,000 debt relief payoff for all federal loan borrowers, and the suspension of all involuntary debt collections or wage garnishment for borrowers who have defaulted....
March 19, 2020
By Aarthi Swaminathan
Senate Democrats (click here) today unveiled a student loan relief plan in response to the coronavirus, calling for immediate cancellation of monthly payments for the duration of the national emergency and the payment of at least $10,000 for all federal student loan borrowers.
The emergency plan was announced by Senators Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Patty Murray (D-WA), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) today.
The proposal asks Congress to authorize the Department of Education to make the monthly payments for all federal loans, tax-free for borrowers.
The proposal also calls for the suspension of interest capitalization, a minimum $10,000 debt relief payoff for all federal loan borrowers, and the suspension of all involuntary debt collections or wage garnishment for borrowers who have defaulted....
Our young people in the USA and abroad are not responsible for their carefree activity.
By the way, I noticed the Florida businesses and beaches are still open. Why is that?
For our young people abroad, there isn't a darn thing to see in Paris.
Coronavirus: Boris Johnson says UK can 'turn the tide' within 12 weeks (click here more about the UK - thank you)
This effort in the UK also separates the Covid-19 deaths from those of other deaths as well. Reality is beginning to really take on a new level.
How long after death is a corpse still infected with the virus? Has anyone answered that question? China probably knows.
19 March 2020
By Robert Booth
The government (click here) is coordinating plans for the creation of a network of temporary mortuaries nationwide to cope with the rising death toll from coronavirus.
The structures will be located in the worst-hit areas of the country as part of planning for what the Cabinet Office described as “the reasonable worst-case scenario”, which could lead to existing morgues being overwhelmed....
How long after death is a corpse still infected with the virus? Has anyone answered that question? China probably knows.
19 March 2020
By Robert Booth
The government (click here) is coordinating plans for the creation of a network of temporary mortuaries nationwide to cope with the rising death toll from coronavirus.
The structures will be located in the worst-hit areas of the country as part of planning for what the Cabinet Office described as “the reasonable worst-case scenario”, which could lead to existing morgues being overwhelmed....
I have to ask the question what did the president know and when did he know it?
If Senator Burr was telling constituents three weeks ago about Covid-19, when did the USA government intelligence community actually know about the virus in China? Why did they do NOTHING about the transmission in the USA that was occurring ever since November or December 2020?
Certainly, the first public awareness was going to be known as more and more people were exposed and became ill in the USA. Eventually, it was all going to come out or was it supposed to blend in with the flu statistics?
13 March 2020
By Josephine Ma
The first case of someone in China (click here) suffering from Covid-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus, can be traced back to November 17, according to government data seen by the South China Morning Post.
Chinese authorities have so far identified at least 266 people who were infected last year, all of whom came under medical surveillance at some point.
Some of the cases were likely backdated after health authorities had tested specimens taken from suspected patients.
Interviews with whistle-blowers from the medical community suggest Chinese doctors only realised they were dealing with a new disease in late December....
If Senator Burr was telling constituents three weeks ago about Covid-19, when did the USA government intelligence community actually know about the virus in China? Why did they do NOTHING about the transmission in the USA that was occurring ever since November or December 2020?
Certainly, the first public awareness was going to be known as more and more people were exposed and became ill in the USA. Eventually, it was all going to come out or was it supposed to blend in with the flu statistics?
13 March 2020
By Josephine Ma
The first case of someone in China (click here) suffering from Covid-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus, can be traced back to November 17, according to government data seen by the South China Morning Post.
Chinese authorities have so far identified at least 266 people who were infected last year, all of whom came under medical surveillance at some point.
Some of the cases were likely backdated after health authorities had tested specimens taken from suspected patients.
Interviews with whistle-blowers from the medical community suggest Chinese doctors only realised they were dealing with a new disease in late December....
I very sincerely thank the President for his words this morning. Seriously. Thank you.
Hydroxychloroquine is also known as Plaquinal. It is also used in severe autoimmune disorders. If this is an answer it will be a great achievement for this administration. It is certainly worth a look at.
Hydroxychloroquine is also known as Plaquinal. It is also used in severe autoimmune disorders. If this is an answer it will be a great achievement for this administration. It is certainly worth a look at.
This is a summary (click here) and does NOT have all possible information about this product. This information does not assure that this product is safe, effective, or appropriate for you. This information is not individual medical advice and does not substitute for the advice of your health care professional. Always ask your health care professional for complete information about this product and your specific health needs.
HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE - ORAL
(hi-DROX-ee-KLOR-oh-kwin)
COMMON BRAND NAME(S): Plaquenil
Trump, the opportunist of all opportunists.
There is a very concerning article in the "Daily Beast." Evidently other White House staffers are worried about Navarro's dangerous ambitions. Evidently, he likes to wear a wire.
This is a good example of the wayward methods of the Trump administration. They don't look at their agenda as overly aggressive and damaging. The agenda as soon as possible is the only thing they understand and seek. Any opportunity to achieve it is sought.
March 19, 2020
By Erin Banco
White House trade adviser Peter Navarro (click here) has seized on negotiations over how to handle the economic fallout of the coronavirus to push President Trump to use the crisis to bolster his “Buy American” agenda—starting with domestic production of key medical goods and equipment.
His role, as described to The Daily Beast by several officials, has been aggressive enough to prompt serious pushback from other senior Trump officials, who are worried that Trump will be won over by the Buy American pitch, which will, in turn, have damaging consequences during the nation’s worst public-health and economic crises in years.
This is a good example of the wayward methods of the Trump administration. They don't look at their agenda as overly aggressive and damaging. The agenda as soon as possible is the only thing they understand and seek. Any opportunity to achieve it is sought.
By Erin Banco
White House trade adviser Peter Navarro (click here) has seized on negotiations over how to handle the economic fallout of the coronavirus to push President Trump to use the crisis to bolster his “Buy American” agenda—starting with domestic production of key medical goods and equipment.
His role, as described to The Daily Beast by several officials, has been aggressive enough to prompt serious pushback from other senior Trump officials, who are worried that Trump will be won over by the Buy American pitch, which will, in turn, have damaging consequences during the nation’s worst public-health and economic crises in years.
I have ZERO sympathy for the financial markets. They are supposed to have insight into the needs of their consumer markets.
Personally, I think there was a lot of JUNK in the market and these losses, while some are associated with a White House that should have provided guidance rather than cover-up, the SHEDDING was also opportunistic. The losses are being balanced by INNOVATION and INVENTION. Investors will be fine. I am confident they all had dinner last night, even the Day Traders.
The whining occurred until the new opportunities arrived. INVEST IN GM and TESLA. They are heroes to this country.
Any job losses at this point should be compensated with unemployment INCLUDING TIP EARNERS. They are not a result of the loss of viable companies, so much as CAUTION JOB LOSSES to save lives.
This is temporary so long as Americans make it to be so. If Americans are going to put their lives at risk, they are not only foolish but making the emergency far longer than it has to be. They are extending the downward and flattening curve.
The unpredictability of the financial markets gives a definitive reason to save social security. Maybe Bernie is right, increase the social security checks. 401K is not a stable and reliable source of retirement.
March 19, 2020
Stock futures scraped out narrow losses (click here) Thursday, as the market groped for a new bottom and global markets remained tuned with a hair-trigger to updates on the coronavirus pandemic. Boeing (BA) once again paced the declines on the Dow Jones today. Co-Diagnostics (CODX) and Biomerica (BMRA) spiked on covid-19 test kit news....
The whining occurred until the new opportunities arrived. INVEST IN GM and TESLA. They are heroes to this country.
Any job losses at this point should be compensated with unemployment INCLUDING TIP EARNERS. They are not a result of the loss of viable companies, so much as CAUTION JOB LOSSES to save lives.
This is temporary so long as Americans make it to be so. If Americans are going to put their lives at risk, they are not only foolish but making the emergency far longer than it has to be. They are extending the downward and flattening curve.
The unpredictability of the financial markets gives a definitive reason to save social security. Maybe Bernie is right, increase the social security checks. 401K is not a stable and reliable source of retirement.
March 19, 2020
Stock futures scraped out narrow losses (click here) Thursday, as the market groped for a new bottom and global markets remained tuned with a hair-trigger to updates on the coronavirus pandemic. Boeing (BA) once again paced the declines on the Dow Jones today. Co-Diagnostics (CODX) and Biomerica (BMRA) spiked on covid-19 test kit news....
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