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04-28-2020, 08:26 PM
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Psychiatric patients. Good call. Definitely make fun of them for their troubles.
My wife used to work for a state agency dealing with outpatient psychiatric cases. There were two guys living in a group home the disassembled a small radio and ate all of the components. On a different occasion one of them make sweet love to a dead possum he found on the side of the road. He said it was nice and warm from the sun.
My wife used to work for a state agency dealing with outpatient psychiatric cases. There were two guys living in a group home the disassembled a small radio and ate all of the components. On a different occasion one of them make sweet love to a dead possum he found on the side of the road. He said it was nice and warm from the sun.
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04-28-2020, 08:31 PM
^^ Pfff, first sentence was all I needed to read.
On another topic, what do those two men from Georgia and people with TDS have in common?
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04-28-2020, 11:00 PM
Vice President Mike Pence chose not to wear a face mask Tuesday during a tour of the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota, an apparent violation of the world-renowned medical center's policy requiring them.
Video feeds show that Pence did not wear a mask when he met with a Mayo employee who has recovered from COVID-19 and is now donating plasma, even though everyone else in the room appeared to be wearing one. He was also maskless when he visited a lab where Mayo conducts coronavirus tests.
And Pence was the only participant not to wear a mask during a roundtable discussion on Mayo's coronavirus testing and research programs. All the other participants did, including Food and Drug Administration chief Stephen Hahn, top Mayo officials, Gov. Tim Walz and U.S. Rep. Jim Hagedorn.
Mayo tweeted that it had informed the vice president of its mask policy prior to his arrival: “Mayo Clinic had informed @VP of the masking policy prior to his arrival today.”
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coron...3ouOng98XLQSKQ
Video feeds show that Pence did not wear a mask when he met with a Mayo employee who has recovered from COVID-19 and is now donating plasma, even though everyone else in the room appeared to be wearing one. He was also maskless when he visited a lab where Mayo conducts coronavirus tests.
And Pence was the only participant not to wear a mask during a roundtable discussion on Mayo's coronavirus testing and research programs. All the other participants did, including Food and Drug Administration chief Stephen Hahn, top Mayo officials, Gov. Tim Walz and U.S. Rep. Jim Hagedorn.
Mayo tweeted that it had informed the vice president of its mask policy prior to his arrival: “Mayo Clinic had informed @VP of the masking policy prior to his arrival today.”
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coron...3ouOng98XLQSKQ
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04-28-2020, 11:01 PM
Psychiatric patients. Good call. Definitely make fun of them for their troubles.
My wife used to work for a state agency dealing with outpatient psychiatric cases. There were two guys living in a group home the disassembled a small radio and ate all of the components. On a different occasion one of them make sweet love to a dead possum he found on the side of the road. He said it was nice and warm from the sun.
My wife used to work for a state agency dealing with outpatient psychiatric cases. There were two guys living in a group home the disassembled a small radio and ate all of the components. On a different occasion one of them make sweet love to a dead possum he found on the side of the road. He said it was nice and warm from the sun.
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04-28-2020, 11:39 PM
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I blame Trump. He is clearly encouraging people to have sex with the corpses of possums which had the misfortune of being in possession of incriminating evidence against Hillary Clinton.
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04-29-2020, 09:14 AM
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My first wife's mother was fond of ingesting assorted chemicals, including but not limited to Drano and Bleach, long before Trump was a thing.
Thankfully one of her attempts was successful in putting an end to her misery.
Thankfully one of her attempts was successful in putting an end to her misery.
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04-29-2020, 09:58 AM
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AT LEAST 200 HOSPITALS IN 41 STATES AROUND THE U.S. ARE FURLOUGHING WORKERS
by Kevin Ryan
Last weekend I wrote about the problems the U.K.’s overwhelmed government-run healthcare system has had dealing with the coronavirus, with staff shortages leading to a huge spike in non-coronavirus deaths from people who can’t get emergency care. It has become so bad that the country doesn’t know where to find more staff and is looking to hire private sector companies to fill in: =AZXy6VBI8rjkDNKvVWrkdfsAEC0ZSUc28OOS65kH0RM9sRaQ4 duihLT4YtjRGa_QOwmxmF5YManUzA-04tl4JN6qgpnyhWh378kijvI-jKbMvflgru1P64UFcQpe43NeFVljNeAMuiEfJKGKMd7nK5G7rz-Y7H53A17kYxWtb1myFjj8RlJYJ_oLpTZJQ_i0wM8&__tn__=-UK-R]https://www.facebook.com/123061011213236/posts/1314659378720054/
In the U.S., meanwhile, the current problem isn’t too few resources, but too many. At least 201 hospitals around the country have had to lay off staff: =AT2yRmmBnncMGZkycXx50E_8E6fkEIs3CzZRvHCSbvHdljA7f iWfuPBVNOYAeIjaIdMHdFwQe0P7mTSCtG3wFcOVS-aOlMaJKMniT6IIuDOSSD-ab2xIRVj4XThqNfcwt0JSBU7xJK8E-bMKD52pzrNjQRtTSgSCeZcYaX_AYmeLcyHvuVYwXMJf3y770XA XRDeG507EcTaCbguqaC9v]https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/finance/49-hospitals-furloughing-workers-in-response-to-covid-19.html. Restrictions on elective surgeries, designed in part to reserve resources based on projections that said the system was going to become overwhelmed by the coronavirus, have instead resulted in massive layoffs and furloughs in the healthcare industry.
For example, the Mayo Clinic, the world-renown medical center headquartered in Rochester, Minnesota, recently announced that its hospitals are operating at 35 to 40% capacity, and surgical volume is at 25 to 30%.
Beginning in May, the company says it will be furloughing or reducing the hours of about 42% of its 70,000 employees across all of its campuses.
"Approximately 30,000 staff from across all Mayo locations will receive reduced hours or some type of furlough, though the duration will vary depending on the work unit," according to a statement.
The Mayo Clinic is the number one ranked hospital system in the U.S. It employs over 4,500 physicians and scientists, along with another 58,400 health and administrative staff. Its hospitals were not overwhelmed during the outbreak.
Sadly, deferring medical attention, either from huge staff shortages in Britain or from arbitrary restrictions on elective care in the U.S., can lead to deaths from undiagnosed or untreated illness… a situation which NHS data shows is already occurring in the U.K.
SOURCES: =AT2yRmmBnncMGZkycXx50E_8E6fkEIs3CzZRvHCSbvHdljA7f iWfuPBVNOYAeIjaIdMHdFwQe0P7mTSCtG3wFcOVS-aOlMaJKMniT6IIuDOSSD-ab2xIRVj4XThqNfcwt0JSBU7xJK8E-bMKD52pzrNjQRtTSgSCeZcYaX_AYmeLcyHvuVYwXMJf3y770XA XRDeG507EcTaCbguqaC9v]https://www.postbulletin.com/news/business/mayo-clinic-to-furlough-or-reduce-pay-of-30-000-employees/article_19cd5d12-84d9-11ea-aa5b-47d0445c078f.html\
=AT2yRmmBnncMGZkycXx50E_8E6fkEIs3CzZRvHCSbvHdljA7f iWfuPBVNOYAeIjaIdMHdFwQe0P7mTSCtG3wFcOVS-aOlMaJKMniT6IIuDOSSD-ab2xIRVj4XThqNfcwt0JSBU7xJK8E-bMKD52pzrNjQRtTSgSCeZcYaX_AYmeLcyHvuVYwXMJf3y770XA XRDeG507EcTaCbguqaC9v]https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/finance/49-hospitals-furloughing-workers-in-response-to-covid-19.html
LIST OF STATES WHERE HOSPITALS ARE FURLOUGHING EMPLOYEES:
Alabama
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Florida
Idaho
Illinois
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Missouri
Montana
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
Wisconsin
West Virginia
Wyoming
by Kevin Ryan
Last weekend I wrote about the problems the U.K.’s overwhelmed government-run healthcare system has had dealing with the coronavirus, with staff shortages leading to a huge spike in non-coronavirus deaths from people who can’t get emergency care. It has become so bad that the country doesn’t know where to find more staff and is looking to hire private sector companies to fill in: =AZXy6VBI8rjkDNKvVWrkdfsAEC0ZSUc28OOS65kH0RM9sRaQ4 duihLT4YtjRGa_QOwmxmF5YManUzA-04tl4JN6qgpnyhWh378kijvI-jKbMvflgru1P64UFcQpe43NeFVljNeAMuiEfJKGKMd7nK5G7rz-Y7H53A17kYxWtb1myFjj8RlJYJ_oLpTZJQ_i0wM8&__tn__=-UK-R]https://www.facebook.com/123061011213236/posts/1314659378720054/
In the U.S., meanwhile, the current problem isn’t too few resources, but too many. At least 201 hospitals around the country have had to lay off staff: =AT2yRmmBnncMGZkycXx50E_8E6fkEIs3CzZRvHCSbvHdljA7f iWfuPBVNOYAeIjaIdMHdFwQe0P7mTSCtG3wFcOVS-aOlMaJKMniT6IIuDOSSD-ab2xIRVj4XThqNfcwt0JSBU7xJK8E-bMKD52pzrNjQRtTSgSCeZcYaX_AYmeLcyHvuVYwXMJf3y770XA XRDeG507EcTaCbguqaC9v]https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/finance/49-hospitals-furloughing-workers-in-response-to-covid-19.html. Restrictions on elective surgeries, designed in part to reserve resources based on projections that said the system was going to become overwhelmed by the coronavirus, have instead resulted in massive layoffs and furloughs in the healthcare industry.
For example, the Mayo Clinic, the world-renown medical center headquartered in Rochester, Minnesota, recently announced that its hospitals are operating at 35 to 40% capacity, and surgical volume is at 25 to 30%.
Beginning in May, the company says it will be furloughing or reducing the hours of about 42% of its 70,000 employees across all of its campuses.
"Approximately 30,000 staff from across all Mayo locations will receive reduced hours or some type of furlough, though the duration will vary depending on the work unit," according to a statement.
The Mayo Clinic is the number one ranked hospital system in the U.S. It employs over 4,500 physicians and scientists, along with another 58,400 health and administrative staff. Its hospitals were not overwhelmed during the outbreak.
Sadly, deferring medical attention, either from huge staff shortages in Britain or from arbitrary restrictions on elective care in the U.S., can lead to deaths from undiagnosed or untreated illness… a situation which NHS data shows is already occurring in the U.K.
SOURCES: =AT2yRmmBnncMGZkycXx50E_8E6fkEIs3CzZRvHCSbvHdljA7f iWfuPBVNOYAeIjaIdMHdFwQe0P7mTSCtG3wFcOVS-aOlMaJKMniT6IIuDOSSD-ab2xIRVj4XThqNfcwt0JSBU7xJK8E-bMKD52pzrNjQRtTSgSCeZcYaX_AYmeLcyHvuVYwXMJf3y770XA XRDeG507EcTaCbguqaC9v]https://www.postbulletin.com/news/business/mayo-clinic-to-furlough-or-reduce-pay-of-30-000-employees/article_19cd5d12-84d9-11ea-aa5b-47d0445c078f.html\
=AT2yRmmBnncMGZkycXx50E_8E6fkEIs3CzZRvHCSbvHdljA7f iWfuPBVNOYAeIjaIdMHdFwQe0P7mTSCtG3wFcOVS-aOlMaJKMniT6IIuDOSSD-ab2xIRVj4XThqNfcwt0JSBU7xJK8E-bMKD52pzrNjQRtTSgSCeZcYaX_AYmeLcyHvuVYwXMJf3y770XA XRDeG507EcTaCbguqaC9v]https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/finance/49-hospitals-furloughing-workers-in-response-to-covid-19.html
LIST OF STATES WHERE HOSPITALS ARE FURLOUGHING EMPLOYEES:
Alabama
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Florida
Idaho
Illinois
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Missouri
Montana
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
Wisconsin
West Virginia
Wyoming
this lockdown is a sham. We have flattened the curve, we know how to deal with the virus, we all got it in Oct/Nov already...
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04-29-2020, 10:00 AM
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oh and just for triple88:
https://aapsonline.org/hcq-90-percent-chance/
ORANGE MAN GETS TOLD THINGS AND HE REPEATS THEM.
https://aapsonline.org/hcq-90-percent-chance/
April 28, 2020
Hydroxychloroquine Has about 90 Percent Chance of Helping COVID-19 Patients
AAPS | Association of American Physicians and Surgeons
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04-29-2020, 01:46 PM
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I'm pretty serious about that one.
Virginia
Test Results 82,753
Negative 68,959
Positive 3,794
Pending 560
Recovered 1,914
Hospitalized 1,508
Ventilated 217
ICU 376
Deaths 492
17% infection rate for the people who "felt sick" and got tested. We cannot prevent it from spreading, we flattened the curve, we know who is at risk, we need to go back to normal. We are already on wave two.
The virus is now a political weapon of the left.
Virginia
Test Results 82,753
Negative 68,959
Positive 3,794
Pending 560
Recovered 1,914
Hospitalized 1,508
Ventilated 217
ICU 376
Deaths 492
17% infection rate for the people who "felt sick" and got tested. We cannot prevent it from spreading, we flattened the curve, we know who is at risk, we need to go back to normal. We are already on wave two.
The virus is now a political weapon of the left.
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04-29-2020, 03:44 PM
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Speaking of drinking stuff.....
https://freebeacon.com/author/alana-goodman/
Seems like there may have been more than stupidity at work in Mesa.
Seems like there may have been more than stupidity at work in Mesa.
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04-29-2020, 03:57 PM
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Something that is just now coming out with regard to the Coronavirus is solid confirmation of the percentage of illness based on exposure rate and the real death rate to the exposure rate percentage.
The difficulty is that all the numbers which came out early on appear in hind sight to be greatly exaggerated (see post 17726 as an example).
The aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt that had some of the crew come down sick is about the only closed environment that I can think of which might give an accurate picture.
As of yesterday only 1 death has been attributed to the virus amongst the crew.
That is correct, only ONE so far.
Here are the official numbers from a news article discussing the situation;
"General Hyten said with almost all of the Roosevelt's crew of 4,865 now tested, 416 tested positive — nearly 9% — and 3,170 tested negative, while the results for another 1,164 were still pending. Of those testing positive, he said 229 — more than half — showed no symptoms of the disease."
Unless somebody else dies, that appears to indicate that the death rate amongst healthy individuals without preexisting conditions is something less than 1 out of every 500.
That does not give an accurate picture for the US population as a whole because in general we are old, fat, pop guzzling, lazy group of complaining Americans.
It does tell us why the Spring Breakers were not too worried and why most of the (older) politicians are scared shitless.
Seld preservation, pure and simple.
The difficulty is that all the numbers which came out early on appear in hind sight to be greatly exaggerated (see post 17726 as an example).
The aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt that had some of the crew come down sick is about the only closed environment that I can think of which might give an accurate picture.
As of yesterday only 1 death has been attributed to the virus amongst the crew.
That is correct, only ONE so far.
Here are the official numbers from a news article discussing the situation;
"General Hyten said with almost all of the Roosevelt's crew of 4,865 now tested, 416 tested positive — nearly 9% — and 3,170 tested negative, while the results for another 1,164 were still pending. Of those testing positive, he said 229 — more than half — showed no symptoms of the disease."
Unless somebody else dies, that appears to indicate that the death rate amongst healthy individuals without preexisting conditions is something less than 1 out of every 500.
That does not give an accurate picture for the US population as a whole because in general we are old, fat, pop guzzling, lazy group of complaining Americans.
It does tell us why the Spring Breakers were not too worried and why most of the (older) politicians are scared shitless.
Seld preservation, pure and simple.
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04-29-2020, 04:44 PM
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https://freebeacon.com/author/alana-goodman/
Seems like there may have been more than stupidity at work in Mesa.
Seems like there may have been more than stupidity at work in Mesa.
chloroquine phosphate is not hydroxychloroquine; just an attempt to take it away with the deed and for the press to make a Trump look bad because they've completely politicized the pandemic.
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04-29-2020, 05:06 PM
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04-29-2020, 07:11 PM
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I'm pretty serious about that one.
Virginia
Test Results 82,753
Negative 68,959
Positive 3,794
Pending 560
Recovered 1,914
Hospitalized 1,508
Ventilated 217
ICU 376
Deaths 492
17% infection rate for the people who "felt sick" and got tested. We cannot prevent it from spreading, we flattened the curve, we know who is at risk, we need to go back to normal. We are already on wave two.
The virus is now a political weapon of the left.
Virginia
Test Results 82,753
Negative 68,959
Positive 3,794
Pending 560
Recovered 1,914
Hospitalized 1,508
Ventilated 217
ICU 376
Deaths 492
17% infection rate for the people who "felt sick" and got tested. We cannot prevent it from spreading, we flattened the curve, we know who is at risk, we need to go back to normal. We are already on wave two.
The virus is now a political weapon of the left.
According to to the USA part of Worldometers, active cases has not yet peaked, though it is looking like the slope is changing. In addition, hospitals are not overwhelmed at the present levels of infection. NYC did not even use the hospital ship.
Final comment, my wife is on heavy anti-autoimmune medications so we will continue self seclusion until herd immunity is attained.
The majority can move toward normalcy, as most states are.
DNM
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04-29-2020, 07:33 PM
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I'm reminded of the observation that, when everything is functioning smoothly, bean-counters start to question why a company employs such a large and highly-paid IT / IS department. There aren't any network problems, so why do we need all these people?
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