Yes, because we don't live in some sort of pandemic-ridden apocalypse, we are not prepared for one. China had to rapidly build hospitals because they weren't prepared. Do you know of any place on earth that was prepared?
We have about 45,000 ICU beds in the US, but we'll probably need at least 200,000. We have 160,000 ventilators in the US, but we might need at least 740,000. Hospitals are designed for profitability, not for pandemic surge capacity.https://twitter.com/aaronecarroll/status/1238073187751034880 …
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For decades, experts have been predicting that this sort of global pandemic would happen sooner or later. Some countries took their warnings more seriously than other countries did. None were fully prepared. We shouldn't be making excuses for our collective idiocy.
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I think it's naive to think it's possible to live in a world where we're prepared for anything.
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CDC got 11.8 billion in 2018
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Designing for profitability quite handily defeats the alternativespic.twitter.com/HCBHhrbQ7F
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Authoritarian regimes quite consistently optimize for something that is not the People's welfare.
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Respirator cleaning and service will become a limiting factor. Does anyone have any clarity on that issue?
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Hospitals need to make money, but most are non-profit.
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Yeah! we know where all money goes... Health Insurance and Pharma. Period!
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Where I live, you can call a nurse-staffed health hotline (811), and if you are symptomatic and at risk, a nurse comes to your house and tests you for free ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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Our province (pop. 4.3 million) has performed about 25% of the total # of tests performed in the US (2 days ago)
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