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    Anecdotal:

    Without saying too much, I was at dinner last night with a friend that works at a local hospital, and apparently hospitals across the country are quietly shitting their pants over supply issues and bracing for a US outbreak. She knew about this headline before this headline came out:

    https://www.seattletimes.com/sea…

    Wash your hands religiously, and take it seriously. If you're healthy it's not going to be so bad for you, but it's possible that you become a reservoir for the virus and unknowingly spread it to people that think it's not a big deal or have weaker immune systems, or people who are genetically susceptible to the virus.

    https://www.nature.com/articles/…

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    • Yup, this is The Jist of the Problem. If they can slow the infection rate, they can possibly deal with it. If everyone gets it at once, ICUs will be overwhelmedNairn
    • I'm not sure I've ever written that word. Anyway, it should've been 'gist'.Nairn
    • This is why the whole 'possible 3-4 week incubation' period, without symptoms, is so worrisome.Nairn
    • I just starting increasing my antioxidants to boost my immune system for a worst case scenario.utopian
    • My wife works in a hospital. There is no such freak out going on where she is.monospaced
    • My friend's son is stationed at an Air Force base in NJ, he came home last weekend with 3 huge duffel bags filled with bio chemical warfare suits.utopian
    • He refused to tell her what they were for and why he brought them home, she is nurse and she is freaked out.utopian
    • My other is a police officer in a major city. They are already going over pandemic protocols and procedures.utopian
    • But it's all hoax to bring down the Dotard according to Fox News, Hannity and company.utopian
    • The protocols sure. Even at a hospital. But it’s not a concern for some sort of disaster crisis. It’s just preparing.monospaced
    • Meanwhile the hospitals in Philly are quietly loading up on: masks, gloves, bio hazard gear, IV bags, antibiotics, etc...but no one is freaking out, right!utopian
    • That’s preparing. It’s not freaking out. People will be demanding these things and it’s a good idea to use them.monospaced
    • You realize even snotty tissue is biohazard material right? It’s not end of world stuff happening.monospaced
    • Well Mr. know it all mono, these are my friends & family that work at theses hospitals, and yes they are beginning to get freaked out and super concerned.utopian
    • @mono Does your girlfriend work in a higher administrative role in the city where the first US case was, in the county with the first two US deaths are?garbage
    • Even on a consumer level, people are flipping out here. There was a big panic shop of toilet paper yesterday, and some of those shelves are still empty tonightgarbage
    • So picture that empty shelf, and then corrolate that to not having testing kits and adequate protection for workers.garbage
    • Hospitals also have to brace for a nocebo effect, as seen in Florida right now. Media hype + flu-like symptoms = gotta test with the test kits we don't have.garbage
    • Just saying in the most non-rude way possible that maybe your girlfriend isn't in the know.garbage
    • *wife, not girlfriend. Point still stands.garbage
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