Coronavirus, Covid 19 Discussion and How It Has Affected Your Daily Life Chat Thread

[Beer can]

How do you like that? @IamRainey, not singling you out may others liked the comment linking a article from a Alt-Right website Unz Review, saying "What I would suggest is reading some non US based media. It helps to get a more balanced view."
Unz is ran by and owned by the Alt-Right in the USA...

 

[Kiki]

I have a cousin that just died because the hospital cancelled a procedure. The hospital was full with CV 19 people.

The problem with herd immunity is it over taxes the hospitals ...and people who need medical help for other things are SOL

The medical people are worn out now and getting sick. There is not enough medical staff, ppe or ventilators or places to put them

Yesterday I had what I am considering a medical emergency and I am currently SOL until who knows when. I'm quite pissed off about this.
I am not in pain (uncomfortable yes) and I will not die but I need something fixed yesterday.

 

[featherhead007]

Yesterday I had what I am considering a medical emergency and I am currently SOL until who knows when. I'm quite pissed off about this.
I am not in pain (uncomfortable yes) and I will not die but I need something fixed yesterday.

Very sorry KiKi.

 

[skyshredder]

Yeah I have a friend who mentioned a couple of weeks ago that she was having trouble finding masks for pollen season, as she has terrible allergies. Guess she gets to suffer through her allergies then...

And I can't imagine how impossible this is to deal with for someone who is living paycheck to paycheck. Worse yet, even if they aren't sick and aren't having to worry about quarantine, they're already seeing reduced hours and reduced pay because the economy is stalling with people not going out shopping or going to eat or traveling, etc.

I wish I could experiment and give some local honey but my need are coming home in may

 

[21hens-incharge]

Yesterday I had what I am considering a medical emergency and I am currently SOL until who knows when. I'm quite pissed off about this.
I am not in pain (uncomfortable yes) and I will not die but I need something fixed yesterday.

Are you going to be mostly ok while waiting on treatment?!?

 

[skyshredder]

Yesterday I had what I am considering a medical emergency and I am currently SOL until who knows when. I'm quite pissed off about this.
I am not in pain (uncomfortable yes) and I will not die but I need something fixed yesterday.

Me too! I guess a little pain is better than a dose of the covid

 

[Kiki]

It's not 10 trillion, it's 2 trillion, 100 billion extra going for healthcare.
We were 22 trillion in debt now 24.
For one there is no $, the US is the most in debt nation on earth. Just print it and borrow it.
Over double the debt of the second most Japan, and over quadruple the third China.

And;
"The United States spends more on health care than any other country in the world, and a large share of that spending comes from the federal government. In 2017, the United States spent about $3.5 trillion, or 18 percent of GDP, on health expenditures – more than twice the average among developed countries."

Check this out:
https://www.khou.com/article/news/h...lion/285-2c8ddcab-d731-4f1d-a2bb-0f99da7c1c80

Do any of y'all realize just how many hospitals we have here in Houston?
A million.
$11 MILLION dollars for 250 just in case patients.
NOT ONE mention of any of our million hospitals being crowded yet.

We don't want to be caught flat-footed' | $11 million NRG medical shelter is ready for up to 250 patients
It's not active, but if the time comes, the shelter will handle overflow from hospitals throughout the Houston area

 

[Kiki]

Are you going to be mostly ok while waiting on treatment?!?

I'll be fine as long as I don't start hurting or things don't get worse.

 

[21hens-incharge]

I'll be fine as long as I don't start hurting or things don't get worse.

Good!
That dying thing....yeah don't do that. OK?

 

[IamRainey]

Yesterday I had what I am considering a medical emergency and I am currently SOL until who knows when. I'm quite pissed off about this.
I am not in pain (uncomfortable yes) and I will not die but I need something fixed yesterday.

Can you do a teleconference with a doctor? I had to do that with my orthopedist. Totally NOT satisfying BUT if your something is something that could get resolved with an Rx rather than a Xray, you might be on the road to recovery.