Yup.

That's why all of "us" are scared. We can treat the other stuff. We can't treat this. And we're highly susceptible because it seems like the initial exposure viral load correlates with severity of symptoms in the otherwise healthy. And we're dealing with this without proper PPE. I'd walk into a room with the confidence and swagger of McGregor if I had the proper equipment. But we don't. We don't have goggles/face shields. We don't have respirators. We get a face mask that does fxckall to protect us.

This needs to be thought of as like a toxic corrosive gas cloud more than a virulent pathogen. We're all used to the flu, the cold, and other ailments major or minor. You recover and go back to your normal. This is different. You recover, but the damage remains. It's like inhaling a cloud of acid that burns your lungs.

danmdevries wrote:

We don't have goggles/face shields

danmdevries wrote:

Expecting ventilators out of Detroit as well.

teedubbya wrote:

Didn't we have tests but they turned out to be faulty. .?? 😟

DrafterX wrote:

Saw last night that... Ford, I think it was... is converting some of their production line(s) to crank out face shields, with the first 75,000 expected this week, and 100,000 per week after that.

Other similar efforts are underway too.

A slight bit of good news.
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Pudding Mittens wrote:

That was before the 4M promise which everyone on stage knew was a lie. Different issue.

The idiot gave several conferences in a row promising massive number of tests by the end of each week etc. every time it was known that wouldn’t happen. Part of the Barnum and Bailey treatment of this. He does remind me of Baghdad Bob.

The faulty tests were earlier and a tiny number. It had nothing to do with his lies.

teedubbya wrote: