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Old 12-10-2020, 01:07 PM
 
Location: As of 2022….back to SoCal. OC this time!
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It's a pandemic, people will ultimately get sick. COVID patients make up like 12% of hospital patients in CC County. What does that say about our planning and healthcare system if an extra 10-12% of patients causes a crisis like this?





They get sick & many of them will need to be on a respirator. Some hospitals in different counties have units that are down to 3 or 5 beds AND that can change from hour to hour. It's not just by a number you read on the internet 2 days ago.

edit: AND...I hope it's not your family member or friend that needs ICU or a respirator. BUT....health care in a pandemic is the most important IMO. Our counties aren't shutting down...just because.

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Old 12-10-2020, 01:08 PM
 
Location: SF Bay Area
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Nobody is disagreeing that we should've been better prepared. I can also make the argument that Trump should've never disbanded the COVID task force, so that we could've better planned and reacted to this at a national level.

The question is what do we do now that we're in this situation? There will be plenty of time for arm chair quarterbacking after this is all over.
Bring back those temporary hospitals and add surge beds imo.
 
Old 12-10-2020, 01:09 PM
 
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AND compare the concern for other people's L I V E S. If ICU beds are filled to capacity...what happens if somebody has a heart attack or has to be admitted with a collapsed lung?

edit: there are limited respirators AND limited staff. AND when cases are rising, some staff is being hit too. You can't take health care in a pandemic for granted.
Like the lives you're ignoring in the example I gave you vs that really tough hardship

It would be nice if the hyperbole got toned down a bit, especially when anyone can see the small percentage of lives that have been lost.

Ultimately what will happen is the vaccine will be released. It will reduce the amount of deaths, but not come close to eliminating them (like all other infectious diseases). That amount of deaths will be accepted (like they have been for all other infectious diseases), and the zealots will flock to their next drama filled quest.
 
Old 12-10-2020, 01:10 PM
 
Location: SF Bay Area
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They get sick & many of them will need to be on a respirator. Contra Costa ICUs are at over 80% capacity. Some hospitals in different counties have units that are down to 3 or 5 beds AND that can change from hour to hour. It's not just by a number you read on the internet 2 days ago.
They've been at 70-80% capacity since July 1st, so why all of a sudden this intense reaction now? Only 15% of available ventilators are even in use.
 
Old 12-10-2020, 01:12 PM
 
Location: SF Bay Area
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Like the lives you're ignoring in the example I gave you vs that really tough hardship

It would be nice if the hyperbole got toned down a bit, especially when anyone can see the small percentage of lives that have been lost.

Ultimately what will happen is the vaccine will be released. It will reduce the amount of deaths, but not come close to eliminating them (like all other infectious diseases). That amount of deaths will be accepted (like they have been for all other infectious diseases), and the zealots will flock to their next drama filled quest.
Yeah I wonder if people realize covid will still be around even after most are vaccinated.
 
Old 12-10-2020, 01:12 PM
 
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We should have been better prepared. What happened to those temporary hospitals they spend millions on in spring? It's a pandemic, people will ultimately get sick. COVID patients make up like 12% of hospital patients in CC County. What does that say about our planning and healthcare system if an extra 10-12% of patients causes a crisis like this?
Absolutely agree with this. If the state acted like a business, the first thing they would have done is worked on capacity (especially since all the talk was about a 2nd wave).
 
Old 12-10-2020, 01:18 PM
 
Location: SF Bay Area
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Ha...WRONG. You & Finper can keep yelling at rocks tho....you do you. AND we'll be working on making sure there are ICU beds AND staff available by doing what we have to do for 3 wks by listening to the experts.
Oops sorry, 18%

46 ventilators are in use out of 261.

https://www.coronavirus.cchealth.org/hospital

We've never exceeded 40% at any point in this pandemic.

And not all the "experts" agree with this premature lockdown hence why 4 Bay Area counties didn't participate in it.

Last edited by sav858; 12-10-2020 at 01:27 PM..
 
Old 12-10-2020, 01:21 PM
 
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Absolutely agree with this. If the state acted like a business, the first thing they would have done is worked on capacity (especially since all the talk was about a 2nd wave).
Yes, but leadership gaps haven't just been lacking at the state level. The federal government could've done a ton of other things:

-Keeping the pandemic task force
-Clear messaging up front on the importance of mask wearing and social distancing
-Mandatory mask wearing nationwide
-Bringing all governors to DC to develop a consistent nationwide strategy (COVID doesn't know state/county borders)
-Manufacturing and distributing an adequate amount of PPE nationwide
-A nationwide strategy plan for testing/tracing/isolation
-Ordering enough vaccine from manufacturers early on (Trump admin turned down offer from Pfizer and others for additional vaccine)

Do you acknowledge any of this or do you simply think this is a California Democratic problem?
 
Old 12-10-2020, 01:24 PM
 
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Yes, but leadership gaps haven't just been lacking at the state level. The federal government could've done a ton of other things:

-Keeping the COVID task force
-Clear messaging up front on the importance of mask wearing and social distancing
-Mandatory mask wearing nationwide
-Bringing all governors to DC to develop a consistent nationwide strategy (COVID doesn't know state/county borders)
-Manufacturing and distributing an adequate amount of PPE nationwide
-A nationwide strategy plan for testing/tracing/isolation
-Ordering enough vaccine from manufacturers early on (Trump admin turned down offer from Pfizer and others for additional vaccine)

Do you acknowledge any of this or do you simply think this is a California Democratic problem?
I do get tired of your politicizing of this. Are you honestly telling me the 5th largest economy in the world couldn't find a way to increase capacity?
 
Old 12-10-2020, 01:25 PM
 
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I do get tired of your politicizing of this. Are you honestly telling me the 5th largest economy in the world couldn't find a way to increase capacity?
Did I ever say they couldn't? Seems that you're the one politicizing things by harping on what CA has or hasn't done but ignoring the rest. We don't live in a self contained bubble.
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