SARS-CoV-2 Coronavirus (COVID-19)

That would be nice. So let's hope no one's going to scream "it's the Chinese virus!" or "it's the Bolivian virus!" (or wherever TF the first cases end up being) just to get their political Jabs in, so we can focus on things like ... responding to the virus.

Assuming the next one's a virus....

 

i don't see how either of those, left intact, would have helped dealing with the pandemic.
what about all the storehouses filled with out of date masks and etc.?

 

I guess I'd be interested, anyway, in what answers the senators received, if any, to the five numbered questions in their letter about it.

 

Ah, those are meant to be early warning systems for possible pandemics. That is what was dismantled preceding the pandemic. They might have given more forewarning to put the plan into place.

There was a plan to put into place for when there was an outbreak. It has been around for decades, and the it was one of the best. Funding cuts to it had taken place in the years previous, but the previous administration had chosen to ignore it. So in the end, it didn't matter if it had been funded.

"When the Journal Sentinel asked the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to provide evidence that officials used the pandemic playbook, a spokesperson offered none. Instead, she said the Trump administration's response "was informed" by three more recent plans.

One of those plans, "The National Biodefense Strategy" from 2018 is not a step-by-step guide for responding to a pandemic, but more a list of goals. Trump departed from one of those goals when he chose to downplay the virus rather than provide "accurate, timely and actionable public messaging."

The other two reports — the Biological Incident Annex (2017) and the Pandemic Crisis Action Plan (2018) — were both found to be flawed during a pandemic preparedness exercise called Crimson Contagion. The simulation took place in August 2019."
America had the world's best pandemic response plan. Why did it fail?

 

It was the missing medical equipment stockpile that put our medical staff at risks.

As for plans, they are subject to change based on most recent facts and data.

Bob Wilson

 

You must have forgotten. Bolton's fingerprints on this were described here 3 times in February 2020, before much of anything was even shut down:

https://priuschat.com/threads/coronavirus.213469/page-2#post-3006254

SARS-CoV-2 Coronavirus (COVID-19) | Page 19 | PriusChat

https://priuschat.com/threads/coronavirus.213469/page-3#post-3007660

SARS-CoV-2 Coronavirus (COVID-19) | Page 250 | PriusChat

 

Hmm, is thread 213469 in the fhopol section, or deleted, or something? Can't follow those links here.

 

Yeah, two are in the politics thread.

 

all the links work for me. two in fhopol and two here.

 

you probably asked for access to fhopol once upon a time

 

So that readers without fhopol access are not left out, the second linked "Coronavirus" was from Hidyho, posted 2/28/2020, copying an entire Snopes article, just after Tochatihu linked but didn't copy any of it. Here is just the first bit, follow his link to see the rest:

Here is the first linked "Coronavirus" item, posted 2/25/2020:

 

i'm stupid, but not that stupid. however, i did trip over it in 'new posts'. now i'm stuck with 5 or 6 other captives.

 

A very positive side effect of a wonderful vaccine

Shingles vaccine might lower risk of dementia (msn.com)

"Older people who avail themselves of the newest shingles vaccine could reap a hidden benefit: A significant drop in their odds of developing dementia."

 

scientists doing genetic studies on wuhan market animals hope to find source of covid 19

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this could be a game changer:

harvard-scientists-say-this-25-nasal-spray-beats-flu-colds-and-covid-19-with-99-success

 

... the researchers decided not to seek FDA approval, which can take years, to market the spray as a medical product. Instead they are selling it as a personal-care product. "Because of the nature of the ingredients ... we do not need clinical trials (and we don't make any medical claims - as this is regulated as a personal care product/cosmetic)," they say.​

Reads as if written by a stock tout.

Are benzalkonium chloride and phenethyl alcohol non-irritating to snort 3✕/day?

 

Some of us still enjoy your trip reports. <GRINS>

Bob Wilson