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NDdomer2 said:
almost all publications state wearing a mask will not keep you from getting the virus. Pathogens are too small.
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Depends on what kind you buy. None are perfect but some will help tremendously. The issue with masks when it comes to any virus is that people touch them/take them off and put them back which increases the likelihood of getting the virus on the inside of the mask - basically it's easy to turn an asset into a liability.

It works best for the sick person to wear it but it'll certainly help if used correctly.
 
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Crucial piece of misinformation circulating is "99% will be fine." Even if 1-2% dead seems to you no big deal, in existing outbreak countries, 15-20% require hospitalization, 5-10% ICU. Imagine that share of an entire population. That is devastating. This isn't just about deaths. <a href="https://t.co/xgzcYtdgM7">pic.twitter.com/xgzcYtdgM7</a></p>— Ari Schulman (@AriSchulman) <a href="https://twitter.com/AriSchulman/status/1238498087624151040?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 13, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
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Not to mention "Mild case" pretty much just means "not hospitalized". You can actually have pneumonia and still be under the cateorgy of "mild". So expect that for most of those 80% it will still likely be as sick as they've ever been in their lives.
 
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NDdomer2 said:
almost all publications state wearing a mask will not keep you from getting the virus. Pathogens are too small.
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N95's are effective in greatly reducing the chance of inhaling the virus. Good luck finding one. If you have one from a home project or from your job, I'd ABSOLUTELY wear it on a plane.

Standard surgical mask? THAT sounds like it's a waste of time.
 
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Trump is hitting grand slams right now in his speech and approach.

Removing red tape in the healthcare industry.

Thank God he's running this during this time of panic. Utilizing Google, Quest, and other effective and fast private companies.

BOSS.
 
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koonja said:
Did anyone watch "Parasite" and immediately look up recipes for "Rom Don"?

We did. I know we didn't make it as good as in the movie but it was still really good.
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Yeah that's actually why the wife and I went to the Asian market. We replicated it for our Oscars dinner.
 
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koonja said:
There have been dozens of Presidents who've been faced with unexpected diseases.

Can you list the ones who acted quicker?
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Can you name one who downplayed it's seriousness for political purposes? The people around him were afraid to be brutally honest so as not to offend him. Think about that for longer than you thought about when the opening bell was this morning and get back to me.

He also sounds a little stuffy. Can he not get a test yet either?
 
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koonja said:
There have been dozens of Presidents who've been faced with unexpected diseases.

Can you list the ones who acted quicker?
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Can we just keep all this in the Trump thread please??? Mods??
 
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NDCrusader said:
N95's are effective in greatly reducing the chance of inhaling the virus. Good luck finding one. If you have one from a home project or from your job, I'd ABSOLUTELY wear it on a plane.

Standard surgical mask? THAT sounds like it's a waste of time.
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Not sure how other departments are handling things but my fire department is having our guys wear the N95s and masking the patient, when appropriate.
 
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Yeah, don't make this political. I'll start giving out temporary bans if this turns into a Trump deal.

Idc if you want to give him a blowie or ship him to Wuhan... take it to a political thread.
 
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Wild Bill said:
Depends on what kind you buy. None are perfect but some will help tremendously. The issue with masks when it comes to any virus is that people touch them/take them off and put them back which increases the likelihood of getting the virus on the inside of the mask - basically it's easy to turn an asset into a liability.

It works best for the sick person to wear it but it'll certainly help if used correctly.
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If it's the cloth or paper type you typically see in hospitals, those won't work. The pathogen is too small. The only type that will stop it is the full face mask with the filters. We have a safety division and we are running out of stock. We've kept the cloth and paper ones for our existing customers so we can fulfill contracts. 3M can't keep up with demand and neither can Honeywell.

My son stopped by the office. His company is getting slammed for service right now. They specialize mold remediation. Eli Lily and Simon Properties (Large malls) put them on retainer. He's sending one crew to Louisville to do sanitizing fogging on a 750,000 warehouse while he's heading to Chicago with another crew to do a large bank where everything needs to be cleaned by hand.

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There are a lot of "presumptive" cases of coronavirus based on clinical diagnoses, because testing is not widely available as it is for flu, etc. Often these people, who self-quarantine based on physician recommendations, do not make it into the stats unlike with other countries where rapid testing is available.

Still is good to see that the Admin appreciates the work of the CDC and in public healthcare facing the challenges of this pandemic.

As Trump expressed when he visited the CDC on March 7 and talked with the media:
THE PRESIDENT: I said, “I’d like to walk the press down the hall to see how professional this is.” It’s incredible.
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THE PRESIDENT: Yes. Yes. (Laughter.) Why don’t you tell them a little bit about what you’re doing and how it’s going? And here they are, right over there. They’re actually very nice people. But they’re told not be (inaudible) by the editors.

Dr. Monroe is a tremendously talented man. They’ve done tremendous work here. Doctor, please.
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THE PRESIDENT: And they started working when they saw there was a problem in China. That was many weeks ago. So they saw there was something going on in China long before anybody even heard of it. That was actually before it was even in the print.

They heard there was a problem in China. That’s when they started working on this, and that’s pretty incredible. That’s why we’re in good shape.
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THE PRESIDENT: Just so you understand, now it’s all performing perfectly.

Q And you have confidence in the CDC and how it rolled out?

THE PRESIDENT: They’re fantastic people. These are fantastic people. No, it’s performing very well, and it has been performing very well. And as you said, you had two of the three that worked perfectly. And that’s all you need is two of the three. In fact, you could have one of the three and it will work. So he had two of the three, but now it’s performing perfectly in all places.
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Q All of these organizations that are canceling conventions and trips and study abroad programs and all these — all the organizations and businesses that are canceling conventions and meeting and travel, even within the United States, are they overreacting or are they taking the right precautions?

THE PRESIDENT: I think it’s fine if they want to do it. I don’t think it’s an overreaction, but I wouldn’t be generally inclined to do it. I really wouldn’t be. Now, it depends in what country you’re talking about. If you’re talking about — if they’re going through another country or are you talking about within the United States?
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THE PRESIDENT: I just think this is something, Peter, that you can never really think is going to happen. You know, who — I’ve heard all about, “This could be…” — you know, “This could be a big deal,” from before it happened. You know, this — something like this could happen.

I think we’re doing a really good job in this country at keeping it down. We’ve really been very vigilant, and we’ve done a tremendous job at keeping to down.

But who would have thought? Look, how long ago is it? Six, seven, eight weeks ago — who would have thought we would even be having the subject? We were going to hit 30,000 on the Dow like it was clockwork. Right? It was all going — it was right up, and then all of a sudden, this came out.

And all I say is, “Be calm.” We have the greatest people in the world. Everyone is relying on us. The world is relying on us. They’ve done an incredible job in a very condensed period of time.
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THE PRESIDENT: Well, we’re prepared for anything. We’re prepared. We are, really, very highly prepared for anything. And in a short period of time — I mean, what they’ve done is very incredible. And I’ve seen what they’ve done back there. It’s really incredible.
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https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing...enters-disease-control-prevention-atlanta-ga/

We'll face these emerging infections in the future and the confidence and appreciation in their work is worth noting.
 
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IrishLion said:
Yeah, don't make this political. I'll start giving out temporary bans if this turns into a Trump deal.

Idc if you want to give him a blowie or ship him to Wuhan... take it to a political thread.
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You do know this is all Trump's fault, right? Don't ban me! lol
 
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Irish#1 said:
If it's the cloth or paper type you typically see in hospitals, those won't work. The pathogen is too small. The only type that will stop it is the full face mask with the filters. We have a safety division and we are running out of stock. We've kept the cloth and paper ones for our existing customers so we can fulfill contracts. 3M can't keep up with demand and neither can Honeywell.

My son stopped by the office. His company is getting slammed for service right now. They specialize mold remediation. Eli Lily and Simon Properties (Large malls) put them on retainer. He's sending one crew to Louisville to do sanitizing fogging on a 750,000 warehouse while he's heading to Chicago with another crew to do a large bank where everything needs to be cleaned by hand.

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N95 and N99's are/can be paper/cloth and they do work effectively if used properly. That's what healthcare workers use.

What you posted is the full monty. A P-100 respirator AND a sealing face shield. I had to have one of those until out samples came back negative for asbestos.
 
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Memorandum on Making General Use Respirators Available
Issued on: March 11, 2020

By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered as follows:

It is the policy of the United States to take proactive measures to prepare for and respond to public health threats, including the public health emergency involving Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), which was declared by the Secretary of Health and Human Services on February 4, 2020, pursuant to section 564 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 360bbb-3). We must ensure that our healthcare providers have full access to the products they need. On March 10, 2020, the Secretary of Health and Human Services took action by issuing a declaration pursuant to section 319F-3 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247d-6d), which will help bring products necessary for addressing the epidemic to healthcare providers across the Nation. Unfortunately, at present, public health experts anticipate shortages in the supply of personal respiratory devices (respirators) available for use by healthcare workers in mitigating further transmission of COVID-19. (cont)
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I'll have to assume that they had this authority on Feb 4th.
 
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N-95 masks are not required to reduce the risk of transmission. Our hospital system is only requiring them when performing aerosolized procedures such as bronchoscopy, intubation, suctioning airways, etc. Otherwise surgical masks are required for all isolated patients.
 
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Just so everyone understands why we will never know the true number of infected people and any reliable statistics on their symptoms:

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This is from the health system I work at.

Just so we're clear if you are having any of the symptoms but HAVENT traveled to any know covid-19 countries you do not meet any of the criteria for testing.
 
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