Society Coronavirus Hangout

[Ramen]

Personally, as long as I have my books, quarantine and self-isolation isn't bad.

 

[Charlie]

Personally, as long as I have my books, quarantine and self-isolation isn't bad.

Yeah but what will you do when you finished the books? Hopefully you have a nice collection xD.
Anyways this reminded me of a family friend special needs child who is quiet unhappy that he's been forced to re read all the library books hes taken out and have been unable to returnn them and get new ones to read.

 

[Ramen]

Yeah but what will you do when you finished the books? Hopefully you have a nice collection xD.
Anyways this reminded me of a family friend special needs child who is quiet unhappy that he's been forced to re read all the library books hes taken out and have been unable to returnn them and get new ones to read.

Get new ones. 4 came in today and 2 more are on the way. Plus if I got desperate enough, I can read online. I also have a kobo reader XD.

 

[Aurelius]

Does anyone else find it weird that the surgeon general doesn't show up to these coronavirus briefings?

 

[Charlie]

Does anyone else find it weird that the surgeon general doesn't show up to these coronavirus briefings?

Not sure on the joint Trump briefings but I did
see that there was press conference with him link here.

 

[Aurelius]

Not sure on the joint Trump briefings but I did
see that there was press conference with him link here.

Yeah I saw that and every now and then there will be a statement from him. But like isn't it his job to preside over Dr. Fauci and Dr. Birx. I feel he should be one of the leading voices in the briefings and then delegate to those two for more specific issues.

 

[Charlie]

Yeah I saw that and every now and then there will be a statement from him. But like isn't it his job to preside over Dr. Fauci and Dr. Birx. I feel he should be one of the leading voices in the briefings and then delegate to those two for more specific issues.

That is a good question, it could be that the adminstration won't allow him to join the briefings or he's chosen to take the behind the scenes approach.

 

[M3J]

Does anyone else find it weird that the surgeon general doesn't show up to these coronavirus briefings?

Who hired him as a surgeon general? And is he a Trump supporter?

 

[Aurelius]

That is a good question, it could be that the adminstration won't allow him to join the briefings or he's chosen to take the behind the scenes approach.

With this administration, I could see that being the case. But as you linked above, Dr. Adam's still does make recommendations or statements every now and then. Also, he is a part of the task force and was at the briefings in early March, though he didn't say as much.

So I think he's probably behind the scenes. For me, since he's the face of public health, I'd like to see him with Dr. Fauci and Dr. Birx.

Who hired him as a surgeon general? And is he a Trump supporter?

Trump nominated him in 2017

 

[M3J]

That explains everything. He came across as incompetent from what very little I've heard or seen of him

 

[Aurelius]

That explains everything. He came across as incompetent from what very little I've heard or seen of him

Late Feburary, he said not to buy masks. This past week, everyone should wear masks.

Dr. Fauci is my hero

 

[M3J]

Kind of understandable since medical workers need the masks more.

 

[Aurelius]

Oh no doubt especially the n95 ones, no one should be hoarding those. It's more the guidelines presented to the people early on weren't stringent. A lot of stuff has been reactionary and just shows how the administration dropped the ball. But better late than never I guess

 

[xi0]

Does anyone else find it weird that the surgeon general doesn't show up to these coronavirus briefings?

He's a stuffed suit. He's an anesthesiologist and a sailor, he has no expertise in handling pandemics.

 

[M3J]

Oh no doubt especially the n95 ones, no one should be hoarding those. It's more the guidelines presented to the people early on weren't stringent. A lot of stuff has been reactionary and just shows how the administration dropped the ball. But better late than never I guess

Yeah but because it was so late, so many lives have been lost, and it'll likely get even worse. And then you'll have Trump disregard warnings of second wave and try to end the quarantine early, and people will actually listen rather than wait out another week or two.

 

[Lonewolf187]

I'm getting by well haven't been sick thank god.

 

[Charlie]

So found this breathing tech - sharing it here.

 

[Ramen]

Boris Johnson has been taken into the ICU.

 

[M3J]

Apparently Trump's reason for recommending drugs that he did is because he has an investment in the companies that peddle the drugs. I can't spell the full name of hydro something, but yeah. Trash

 

[xi0]

Peddle isn't the right word to use, it's a legit medicine. From what I've read Hydrochloroquine might be effective in cases where the immune response is so severe that inflammation is the real danger (like in the cases where young, healthy people are dying). However, it doesn't seem like it would do much of anything for those who are already immunocompromised and struggle to fight the infection already.

Regardless of his motives, constantly mentioning the drug is just an irresponsible thing to do. I guess if he stands to gain something from manufacturing a shitload of it, then his behavior makes more sense.