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  1. Covid-19 Vaccine Trials in South Africa: Another Tuskegee? #Black Lives Matter Around the World

    macawake replied to simba and mufasa's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Me too, herring_RN. I feel both confused and a bit sad. It puts me in an ”abandon hope all ye who enter here” mood. I perceive that the tone is oscillating between anger and bleakness. To me,...

  2. Covid-19 Vaccine Trials in South Africa: Another Tuskegee? #Black Lives Matter Around the World

    macawake replied to simba and mufasa's topic in Disaster Preparation

    You don’t really know what I pay attention to, or don’t. I feel like you’re ascribing me all sorts of thoughts, opinions and values that I never had, expressed or possessed. You do not need to...

  3. Covid-19 Vaccine Trials in South Africa: Another Tuskegee? #Black Lives Matter Around the World

    macawake replied to simba and mufasa's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Trying to navigate this thread is like attempting to walk a very slick tightrope after a shot of sux. The anti-vaxx interlude was almost welcome relief. NurseBlaq, I know you aren’t directing...

  4. Covid-19 Vaccine Trials in South Africa: Another Tuskegee? #Black Lives Matter Around the World

    macawake replied to simba and mufasa's topic in Disaster Preparation

    The only reason I chose to respond to your post is the off chance that someone who doesn’t have a healthcare background stumbles onto this thread, and thinks what you write is credible medical...

  5. Wanting to Quit my Covid-19 job

    macawake replied to Bbang's topic in Disaster Preparation

    WOW!! You’re on fire! Love your post. All the things you just listed that are a nurse’s responsibility is exactly why I thought your first post was so helpful. It offered tools to make the...

  6. Favoritism, Senority, ADA? COVID-19

    macawake replied to reallyagain7's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Tone can be hard to decipher over the internet so I’m not sure if you’re genuinely asking for more information on how to weigh different risk factors against each other, or if you’re just being...

  7. Favoritism, Senority, ADA? COVID-19

    macawake replied to reallyagain7's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Whether your place of employment can legally ”get away” with this is a matter I think is best answered by an attorney. As a nurse I don’t feel qualified to offer an answer. How do you know that...

  8. Mandatory

    macawake replied to runner502's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I’m not sure but I think perhaps ”mandatory to” was supposed to be mandatory OT (overtime)? I’m sorry OP, I’m European so I’m not familiar with labor laws in Florida and can’t help...

  9. Wanting to Quit my Covid-19 job

    macawake replied to Bbang's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I think that JKL33’s advice is spot on ?? I’m pretty confident that both JKL and OP realize the importance of the patient’s call bell. Being able to respond to every call literally within...

  10. Now this....the crazy just keeps getting crazier

    macawake replied to ladycody's topic in U.S. Politics's Talk Politics

    We were discussing this at work the other day. I’m a European nurse and until now there have been two countries with major outbreaks whose statistics we don’t trust to be accurate; Russia and...

  11. ICU nursing in Texas during COVID

    macawake replied to bbear2102's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Oh, I definitely agree that the US as a country are facing some serious challenges. I don’t want to make this too political, but the only other country that I’ve noticed having a response...

  12. ICU nursing in Texas during COVID

    macawake replied to bbear2102's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I’m sorry to hear that you and your family have been affected. I hope that you all recover fully. As a European it really blows my mind that a portion of Americans seem to think that this...

  13. FL is not following mandatory mask/social distancing protocol

    macawake replied to NewRN'16's topic in Disaster Preparation

    What’s the ”lethality rate” you’re talking about? Not to mention the ”kill rate”? (that last one sounds a bit ???). Is it CFR you’re referring to, or an estimated IFR? Perhaps both...

  14. Covid-19 Vaccine Trials in South Africa: Another Tuskegee? #Black Lives Matter Around the World

    macawake replied to simba and mufasa's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I feel like trying to have a conversation in this thread is like attempting to walk on quicksand. NurseBlaq, what exactly is it you think that I’m dismissive of? You don’t seem to even consider...

  15. Covid-19 Vaccine Trials in South Africa: Another Tuskegee? #Black Lives Matter Around the World

    macawake replied to simba and mufasa's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I read the article that you linked, NurseBlaq https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1122137/ Did you read all of it? I could be wrong, but I don’t think it describes the first HIV vaccine...

  16. What do you think of dictators worldwide using Coronavirus lockdowns as an excuse to consolidate power?

    macawake replied to A Hit With The Ladies's topic in U.S. Politics's Talk Politics

    It seems that one man’s terrorist is another man’s freedom fighther.. ? If memory serves you weren’t overly impressed by the Black Lives Matter protests? Protesting racism and having a minority...

  17. Covid-19 Vaccine Trials in South Africa: Another Tuskegee? #Black Lives Matter Around the World

    macawake replied to simba and mufasa's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I feel a bit like I’m in the twilight zone in this thread. I understand that racism is very much real and that people of color face issues in many different arenas that are probably hard for me to...

  18. Covid-19 Vaccine Trials in South Africa: Another Tuskegee? #Black Lives Matter Around the World

    macawake replied to simba and mufasa's topic in Disaster Preparation

    OP, I didn’t notice the quoted sentence the first time I read your post and I haven’t read Reverby’s book. Do you mean that the men weren’t informed regarding the disease they had or are you...

  19. Covid-19 Vaccine Trials in South Africa: Another Tuskegee? #Black Lives Matter Around the World

    macawake replied to simba and mufasa's topic in Disaster Preparation

    OP, what makes you say that the two French doctors weren’t aware that they were being taped? They were on TV after all, so what am I missing? From watching the interview on Youtube and reading the...

  20. Coronavirus Second Wave?

    macawake replied to sirI's topic in Disaster Preparation

    https://news.ki.se/immunity-to-covid-19-is-probably-higher-than-tests-have-shown Early days yet, but perhaps promising. (Hasn’t been peer reviewed yet). I’ve had problems including links so if...

  21. Which states leads the U.S in mask-wearing

    macawake replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Disaster Preparation

    That’s what I was thinking. A person might wear a mask when going to a crowded supermarket but not going for a 2am run in the woods. Even if they wear a mask 999 times out of the 1000 times they...

  22. Texas governor to residents: "The safest place for you is at your home" due Covid-19 spike

    macawake replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Have there been many more protests in the South compared to the

  23. What are some things you can't do now but plan on doing once this Coronavirus situation ends?

    macawake replied to A Hit With The Ladies's topic in Disaster Preparation

    AHWTL & LibraSun, your aspirations are much more lofty and commendable than mine. I’m going to sound hopelessly shallow ? But here goes.. I miss.. Poker nights! The first Friday of every month...

  24. Texas governor to residents: "The safest place for you is at your home" due Covid-19 spike

    macawake replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Disaster Preparation

    @damiorifice, if that was the choice I’d be more inclined to agree with you. If the 100 became so poor that it seriously threatened their health or lives, that would affect the ethical...

  25. Texas governor to residents: "The safest place for you is at your home" due Covid-19 spike

    macawake replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Yeah, as a comeback I found it slightly non sequitoresque in nature