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What do you think?

goldensrbest — Thu, 27 Feb 2020 16:09:24 GMT

Are you buying things just in case this virus does expand in our country?

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Krimpette — Thu, 27 Feb 2020 16:10:53 GMT

No.

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kaydee50 — Thu, 27 Feb 2020 16:11:56 GMT

Like what??? No. I'm not downplaying the seriousness of this outbreak but I wonder how many who died already had some physical/medical problems. I do what I can to stay healthy.

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PickyCindy — Thu, 27 Feb 2020 16:13:02 GMT

Not yet. I thought about the face masks and I saw where Amazon has told their third party sellers not to raise their prices because of this. Right! I just hope this virus doesn't become big here in the U.S. but I don't really hold out much hope at this point no matter what they say.

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red&curly — Thu, 27 Feb 2020 16:13:38 GMT

No cause sure as I buy a mask or something else, they will say "those don't work..need so & so"

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Anonymous032819 — Thu, 27 Feb 2020 16:14:07 GMT

Do I have a bunker full of masks, MRE's to last six months, and a haz-mat suit?

No, I don't have those things.

I'm just taking ordinary precautions.,

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BrandiDavis — Thu, 27 Feb 2020 16:16:00 GMT

I will be honest and say that I have manic depression, severe anxiety, etc....so I have mental issues that I battle on a daily basis. This coronavirus has me a nervous wreck. I'm so scared something bad is going to happen and there will be nothing we can do!!!

I did order tha N95 respirators (pack of 10) a while back & paid $30. I know the CDC said you don't really need one, but I actually don't even think they know what is going on with this virus :-( It's just beyond frightening to me.

I truly hope someone can get to the bottom of this virus and we can get some answers!!

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chrystaltree — Thu, 27 Feb 2020 16:17:36 GMT

Such as ??????

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chrystaltree — Thu, 27 Feb 2020 16:20:32 GMT

@PickyCindy wrote:
Not yet. I thought about the face masks and I saw where Amazon has told their third party sellers not to raise their prices because of this. Right! I just hope this virus doesn't become big here in the U.S. but I don't really hold out much hope at this point no matter what they say.

From day one, from the first few patients to get it in China. There was never any doubt that it was going to spread to the US and the rest of the world. The was and still is in containing it as much as possible and preparations for caring for patients. And, of course, working on a vaccine.

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Krimpette — Thu, 27 Feb 2020 16:22:29 GMT

Every report I've heard is that the general public has no need to wear masks....that the people who need the masks are those who are sick.

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vermint — Thu, 27 Feb 2020 16:25:14 GMT

No, but I live in a rural (isolated) area...and we keep our freezer/pantry pretty much full. If we had to stay at home, we'd probably be fine for at least a couple of weeks.

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goldensrbest — Thu, 27 Feb 2020 16:31:01 GMT

Things that we use daily, perhaps dry milk, soups, just things.Cleaning supplies, just thinking ,and want to see what people think.

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Carmie — Thu, 27 Feb 2020 16:26:57 GMT

I always have at least two weeks of supplies in my house and I am ready to evacuate at all times. We have flooding where I live and this is just good planning.

I am doing nothing different ahead of the coronavirus. In most cases, this is not a fatal disease. More people have died from the flu than coronavirus.

It's just another virus we humans will have to contend with along with the flu, the common cold, HIV/AIDS, HPV, Hepatitis, Herpes, and many others.

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deeva — Thu, 27 Feb 2020 16:28:47 GMT

No. People in China have been wearing masks for years and that hasn't stopped this virus.

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kitcat51 — Thu, 27 Feb 2020 16:29:52 GMT

No...but I already have stocked supplies for emergencies, everyone should.

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NicksmomESQ — Thu, 27 Feb 2020 16:34:43 GMT

The U S has dealt with world wide virus outbreaks in the past ie: Ebola,Zika, Swine Flu. It's best not to panic.Take ordinary every day precautions & contine on with your life.The one thing I wouldn't do right now though is travel abroad.

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Alison Wonderland — Thu, 27 Feb 2020 16:33:31 GMT

Like what?

I'm taking normal precautions I take in cold and flu season, like washing my hands and using hand sanitizer more often.

I considered an N95 mask for when I have to travel by air, but then I thought about it. I'd have to remove it to sip water. I guess I could use a straw and slip it under the mask, but that's breaking the seal, too. Unless I want to be in an airport and on a plane for hours without drinking or eating anything, the mask won't really work - exposure will happen.

And that's what it really comes down to. Exposure will happen, so I'm just going to do the best I can without upending my life.

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sidsmom — Thu, 27 Feb 2020 16:36:23 GMT

No.

We are entering Spring so the threat of late snow storms, flooding

and tornadoes are a bigger risk for many, IMO.

Then add in earthquakes, fires, and any other natural disaster...

everyone should be prepared, on some level, just for

Natural Disasters.

No doubt the 'preppers' will use COVID-19 scare tactics to

take your money.

Right now, the best protection is free:

-Wash your hands

-Don't touch your face

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Alison Wonderland — Thu, 27 Feb 2020 16:44:56 GMT

@Krimpette wrote:
Every report I've heard is that the general public has no need to wear masks....that the people who need the masks are those who are sick.

The virus gets passed before symptoms show, so by the time you know you're sick, people have already been exposed. You can help limit how many others you expose, but people are still going to be exposed.

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KingstonsMom — Thu, 27 Feb 2020 16:42:10 GMT

Today's news is reporting this first case of coronavirus of "unknown origin" in northern CA.

"The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reportedly took four days to test a person with the first confirmed case of coronavirus where the origin of the disease is unknown because they 'didn't fit the criteria'.

Officials said the patient is being treated at UC Davis Medical Center in Sacramento.

The patient, who is a resident of Solano County, was admitted into the hospital on February 19.

But questions are now being asked over the CDC's handling of the case after an email from medical center officials to employees revealed that the CDC took four days to test the patient for the deadly disease despite requests from staff at the center.

The leaked memo also suggested medical center staff may have been unnecessarily put at risk after some have now been told to go into isolation and watch for symptoms.

According to the email, the CDC didn't test the patient, who has not been identified, for coronavirus until February 23.

According to the internal memo from UC Davis Medical Center obtained by CBS13, the patient was transferred from another Northern California hospital on February 19 and was already intubated and on a ventilator.

However, despite requests from medical center officials for the CDC to test the unknown individual, the patient was only tested for coronavirus on Sunday - four days after they were admitted to the hospital - because 'the patient did not fit the existing CDC criteria for COVID-19', the email said.

The email from the David Lubarsky, vice-chancellor of human health services, and Brad Simmons, interim CEO of UC Davis Medical Center, to the center employees confirmed that the test had come back positive Wednesday.

'Upon admission, our team asked public health officials if this case could be COVID-19. We requested COVID-19 testing by the CDC, since neither Sacramento County nor (the California Department of Public Health) is doing testing for coronavirus at this time. Since the patient did not fit the existing CDC criteria for COVID-19, a test was not immediately administered,' said the email, which added that, 'UC Davis Health does not control the testing process'.

The hospital has been treating one other confirmed case of coronavirus, though the other patient contracted the disease through travel after returning to the US from China on February 2.

'This is not the first COVID-19 patient we have treated, and because of the precautions we have had in place since this patient's arrival, we believe there has been minimal potential for exposure here at UC Davis Medical Center,' the email said.

However, the email said some staff members had been warned to go into isolation and to stay vigilant to any developing symptoms.

'A small number of medical center employees have been asked to stay home and monitor their temperatures,' the email said.

The CDC confirmed that the person had not recently returned from a foreign country, and had not been in contact with another confirmed case.

The news suggests that fears of the disease spreading locally in the US could now be a reality.