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The PPE shortage is not overhyped or media craze. It is scary times for first responders. You can believe Dr. Birx if you’d like. I’m a hospital admin and this is not just some ******** statement. I know of some hospitals that are completely out of gowns. They are literally using plastic to cover themselves. That video from The NY Times provider is legit.
 
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UT = Checkmate said:
The PPE shortage is not overhyped or media craze. It is scary times for first responders. You can believe Dr. Birx if you’d like. I’m a hospital admin and this is not just some ******** statement. I know of some hospitals that are completely out of gowns. They are literally using plastic to cover themselves. That video from The NY Times provider is legit.
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If they are already low on hospital gowns before they have even had a real rush, then some hospital admins messed up bad.
 
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UT = Checkmate said:
The PPE shortage is not overhyped or media craze. It is scary times for first responders. You can believe Dr. Birx if you’d like. I’m a hospital admin and this is not just some ******** statement. I know of some hospitals that are completely out of gowns. They are literally using plastic to cover themselves. That video from The NY Times provider is legit.
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Dude, it’s like talking to a wall.
 
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volatil said:
Epidemiologist in Middle Tennessee informed our hospital he predicts peak will occur mid April in our area.
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Yeah, I was told we are about 2-3 weeks behind on all of this. Local hospital just got couple thousand new beds and incubators shipped in.
 
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Geaux_Vols said:
yeah, i don't know. the president just said he doesn't believe the governor of new york needs the amount of ventilators he's requested, or that anyone is in desperate need for supplies (or else he would trigger the DPA); this pretty directly states the opposite. when people tell us they need help, we need to listen.
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As has been stated, the dpa does not need to be triggered as companies when requested are saying yes to helping.
 
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Brillovol said:
I’m not sure how many of you have ever had interviews with the news, but I have had more than I like and some that could have gone controversial. One issue in particular opened my eyes to how the media operates. There was a safety issue that kept popping up. Once we at the City identified it, I knew exactly what happened. It was a state project, so I expressed the error to TDOT, and it got corrected. It was so bad that I probably had 4-5 interviews on the subject. In at least 2 of the interviews, the reporter sensed something was wrong and kept hounding me and trying me to say something bad about TDOT. In the interview, I knew exactly what they were trying to do, and I stepped right around it.

As it was, I wasn’t the lead story. Something more sensational took that spot. I had the power to create a lead story though if I wanted. I could have made people look bad and created a firestorm about a process I’m still not sure is the most transparent practice. Instead, I took the diplomatic approach and was the second story on the 6 o’clock news.

Lesson learned: in media, the sensational or the inflammatory always sells first.

The peeks behind the curtains that I’ve had only confirm my suspicion that the news stories we see from the major outlets are the most extreme, most sensational stories out there. They’re in the business of selling fear, anger, disgust, political and controversy. It’s not about the middle ground.

Sure this is a serious illness (especially in places like New York), but pardon me for being calloused at what the media is feeding the populous. All I see is fear mongering to scare people into behaving like they think we should behave.
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I certainly agree with this. I was interviewed once, and it was fine, but they want the sound bite to make it sensational. I have also known the facts of several reported stories, and they don’t seem to ever get it correct.

As I’ve stated several times though, this event needs to be discussed with your trusted doctor or friend who is a doctor. They are the ones who understand the magnitude and the difference in the virus. They won’t be sensational, but I’m fairly certain most will be concerned.
 
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Can someone smarter than me explain why we can’t see some pro sports start to come back in the next few weeks without fans? Especially low contact sports like baseball, golf, and NASCAR?

Is it the travel? Most have private transportation.

Would it be taking away essential resources and personnel from curing/treating the disease? I don’t think so.

Just have the players, coaches, officials tested and withhold the ones that are positive or symptomatic. This would at least give us a much needed distraction because all that can be talked about on the news is the failing economy and increasing case numbers.

I’m all for social distancing and being informed but I can imagine this is going to start taking its toll on the psyche of people and cause more harm than good.

The practices of washing hands, social distancing, not touching your face, and not licking toilet seats are things we should have been doing all along.
 
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Pepe said:
If they are already low on hospital gowns before they have even had a real rush, then some hospital admins messed up bad.
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i guess the easiest comparison would be to how hard is it to get toilet paper right now. What your saying is, why didn’t grocery stores predict people would run on TP. Strange times man, Now multiply that demand exponentially to healthcare supplies.
 
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