Here in Washington state we are in crisis mode. The governor has shut down schools until the end of April. Our way of life is being totally changed. Gathering of large crowds over 250 people are banned. People are panicking.
I'm currently working as a coronavirus screener. The protocol is being thrown together quickly and doesn't seem to be adequate. It doesn't appear to be comprehensive in any way shape or form. There isn't coordination between Health Care entities. Actual testing is rare.
I agree that the virus is a severe threat, yet I have mixed feelings about these things. What are your thoughts?
Pentagon officials late Friday announced a total domestic travel ban for all troops, civilian personnel and their families until May 11 in an effort to limit their potential exposure to the coronavirus.
In addition, troops will be granted “only authorized local leave” for the duration of the travel restrictions, limiting their ability to visit family and friends in far away states.
A civilian employee at one of the military bases here in AL was one of the first to test positive for coronavirus. Another works at the space station. Both recently visited other places. I figured they would do something like this.
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? It's not about the world ending .... it's about being prepared.
This will continue no matter what anybody says.
It will get worse the more people get sick.
It will get worse if somebody in the White House, Senate, or Congress gets sick.
It will get worse the closer it gets to YOU.
Be smart and get your (excess) toilet paper now.
If you think things are bad now ... what do you think it will be like in 2-3 weeks?
If you or someone in your family start coughing or sneezing ... will you go out an infect everyone around you just for paper?? Will you risk your son/daughter to get a roll at the store because you ran out??
I rather be prepared.
I'm on the lookout for toilet paper, tissue paper, hand sanitizer, etc.
BE PREPARED!!
(Heck if things start improving - who cares. You have something that you will always use ... until you run out ... bruhahaha)
People are overreacting. It's getting ridiculous. The world isn't coming to an end and this isn't the second coming of Christ, but with the way people are acting you'd think it is.
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16 hours ago, Crystal-Wings said:
People are overreacting. It's getting ridiculous. The world isn't coming to an end and this isn't the second coming of Christ, but with the way people are acting you'd think it is.
It is going to be the end of the world for approximately 1-3% of the population who acquire the illness. It is going to devastate the finances of the working class, most of whom can't afford a $400 emergency much less a quarantine. It is going to tax and take a toll on our health systems.
It is going to be the end of the world for approximately 1-3% of the population who acquire the illness. It is going to devastate the finances of the working class, most of whom can't afford a $400 emergency much less a quarantine. It is going to tax and take a toll on our health systems.
Thank you.
I am just ... tired of that response. It’s not the end of the world ... for most of the population. For me? It could be.
For my dad, a 76-year-old man with a million comorbidities who lives in a nursing home? It could be.
For my neighbor on dialysis? Potentially.
There are faces to the 1-3%.
And the financial responsibility ... my coworker is still picking up OT in trying to pay off an ambulance bill from last year.
I can’t control my lymphocyte count very well; but I can control the amount of canned goods and TP in my house.
I think we are having a massive overreaction. Yesterday I was in a Walmart Supercenter, and there was not one. single. sheet. of toilet paper on the shelves. Zip, zilch, nada. Why are people panicking and buying up all the TP when this isn't even a GI illness?
Sure, COVID-19 is scary because of the quick way it spreads and the number of deaths since the pandemic began. But when you think of all the people who die from influenza each year, it's small potatoes. I'm in one of the high-risk groups (over 60 with underlying conditions) but I refuse to cancel my cruise next week even though I'm a little nervous about the ship getting stuck at sea like a couple of other cruise ships have. I figure you only live once, might as well enjoy it while you can.
It may be due to the fact that if they run out of tissues and napkins, they can "blow" their noses with toilet paper. Again, people are overreacting to this disease, and the media is fanning the flames. Same thing with buying tons of hand sanitizer. Hand sanitizer is not the best way in preventing this virus.
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17 minutes ago, Mr.Lollercoastr said:
It may be due to the fact that if they run out of tissues and napkins, they can "blow" their noses with toilet paper. Again, people are overreacting to this disease, and the media is fanning the flames. Same thing with buying tons of hand sanitizer. Hand sanitizer is not the best way in preventing this virus.
In what way, specifically, is the media fanning flames of overreaction? In the absence of some specific examples I'm going to suggest that a cavalier attitude (like yours) about this global pandemic will result in more American illnesses and deaths. What sort of reaction does your vast experience suggest is actually appropriate during a pandemic when an alarming portion of the public is convinced that it's no big deal?
In what way, specifically, is the media fanning flames of overreaction? In the absence of some specific examples I'm going to suggest that a cavalier attitude (like yours) about this global pandemic will result in more American illnesses and deaths. What sort of reaction does your vast experience suggest is actually appropriate during a pandemic when an alarming portion of the public is convinced that it's no big deal?
I am curious; for those of you saying the media is fanning these flames - how so? I’m genuinely curious?
What I’ve seen:
stay home, this is what you can do with your kids, information on hospitals in the state that have drive in testing (and how to get an order for testing), what to buy at the grocery store, the numbers in my state that have been confirmed, numbers in the country that have been confirmed, the federal government response, other nations’ responses, good humanitarian stories, Twitter wars between trump and governors, stories on those of Asian descent being victimized in the US, what is closed, what is open and hours, what to do at home (go outside, books to read, etc)
What I’ve not seen:
how to build your bunker, anything about the positives about buying TP (more about why people, why???), storming the grocery stores, panic at the ATM
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10 minutes ago, pixierose said:
What I’ve not seen:
how to build your bunker, anything about the positives about buying TP (more about why people, why???), storming the grocery stores, panic at the ATM
I’m seeing not so great reproting in my area. The leading story on my local newspaper was a slideshow of empty store shelves. Just pictures. No word on the fact that the shelves are slowly being restocked. That will do nothing but fan the flames. Yesterday was photos of the line to get into Costco. So yes, there is some irresponsible journalism going on.
I’m seeing not so great reproting in my area. The leading story on my local newspaper was a slideshow of empty store shelves. Just pictures. No word on the fact that the shelves are slowly being restocked. That will do nothing but fan the flames. Yesterday was photos of the line to get into Costco. So yes, there is some irresponsible journalism going on.
Yeah, that’s not so great. I did see that slideshow a few days ago on a local paper, but nothing since.
I forgot to add Tom Brady.
This is this generation’s 9-11, the challenger explosion, etc. Of course it’s going to be news. It’s going to be news, constant news, for a long time.
I’m just finding more “informational” rather than “sensational.”
In what way, specifically, is the media fanning flames of overreaction? In the absence of some specific examples I'm going to suggest that a cavalier attitude (like yours) about this global pandemic will result in more American illnesses and deaths. What sort of reaction does your vast experience suggest is actually appropriate during a pandemic when an alarming portion of the public is convinced that it's no big deal?
If you believe that my post is showing lack of concern, I apologize. I certainly didn't intend my post to come across like I do not care about the lives of fellow Americans. My vast (or very little) experience suggest, that as a nurse, it's my role to properly educate my patients and anyone who I come across about COVID-19, ways the virus is transmitted, expected signs and symptoms and when to go to the hospital, as well as prevention techniques.
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