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LOCAL DOCTOR'S RESPONSE

SoX — Mon, 23 Mar 2020 13:06:14 GMT

Well worth listening to and reading ...

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/chicago-doctors-blunt-speech-about-covid-19-hit-home-across-the-country-read-her-full-speech/ar-BB11vRwB?ocid=spartandhp

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abbalulu — Mon, 23 Mar 2020 13:02:47 GMT

I heard this speech when she gave it live. It was a moving speech and made a lot of sense. Well worth listening too. She was very persuasive and it was so heartfelt.

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CJC — Mon, 23 Mar 2020 13:17:06 GMT

Very very important speech. Not much stay-at-home going on here in Florida. Tourist dollars taking precident over health concerns at moment. Finally closed beaches today, and a few people working at home. Will see how things develop.

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sweetee2 — Mon, 23 Mar 2020 13:18:27 GMT

This is real. We had our first death yesterday. The gentleman was brought to the hospital Saturday and past the next. He was on one of the Cruise Ships.

We've chose to stay home only I go to the store. Our daughter was going out last night with friends. I told her of the possible consequences and she stayed home. This is real.

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riley1 — Mon, 23 Mar 2020 13:20:18 GMT

@CJC - I feel the same way here in SC - tourist $$$ all important. Beaches not being closed, tourists eveywhere - I'm staying in for sure.

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goldensrbest — Mon, 23 Mar 2020 13:40:25 GMT

We have had so many die from the flu ,here in our country, i just have started to wonder about this covid 19 virus. Just starting to have more questions. I know it is real,and happening , but just thinking.

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Spurt — Mon, 23 Mar 2020 13:26:28 GMT

I dont know about other cities but also here in Texas in my city, people's operations or treatments are being postponed so medical staff is available to treat those with the virus....

One sad story was a patient that was going to try an experimental drug for her stage 4 cancer but that has been postponed....so think of the sacrifices others are making regarding that......

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Tricolor — Mon, 23 Mar 2020 13:33:47 GMT

As the days go on, it gets more serious. I was not the least bit worried when it first hit the US. I live in Pgh and our governor is thinking of closing everything down that isn't already shut down. He issued a mandate last week to many businesses. However, many businesses did not heed the warning. I can understand the viewpoint of the businesses. However, the only way to contain this is to stop all activity. Wow can't imagine that but it might be worth the sacrifice in the long run. Stay safe everyone.

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Marp — Mon, 23 Mar 2020 14:27:22 GMT

Yet there are doctors prescribing Plaquenil ( hydroxychloroquine ) for "just in case" reasons creating a shortage for patients, particularly those that suffer from lupus and rheumatoid arthritis, of much needed medication.

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Lipstickdiva — Mon, 23 Mar 2020 14:32:09 GMT

@Marp wrote:
Yet there are doctors prescribing Plaquenil ( hydroxychloroquine ) for "just in case" reasons creating a shortage for patients, particularly those that suffer from lupus and rheumatoid arthritis, of much needed medication.

@Marpunfortunately a bigger deal was made about this drug as showing great promise and Dr. Fauci has had to correct that misstatement.

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Jaspersmom — Mon, 23 Mar 2020 14:38:45 GMT

It boggles the mind how arrogant people can be - how they know better than the experts. Young people feel invincible and think that even if they get this virus, they'll only get a mild case and work it through. We were all young once so I can't totally blame their naivete. BUT what about older people? What's their problem? They make up reasons to justify their behavior and think with all their bluster and bullying, they'll come across as being smarter than the rest of us. A neighbor told me there was a man in Walgreen's the other day waiting in line to pay for his items who yelled out that the whole thing is a (expletive) hoax. No one challenged him. Yes, it's people like him who are going to make this worse. I'm in NY and I'd like to tell the people who are dismissing the seriousness of this that they are being very selfish in thinking only of themselves. What they're really saying is they don't care if other people get sick and die. Look, no one likes any of this and yes, it's hard to restrict behavior, but what is the alternative?

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Drythe — Mon, 23 Mar 2020 23:04:32 GMT

@SoX wrote:
Well worth listening to and reading ...

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/chicago-doctors-blunt-speech-about-covid-19-hit-home-across-the-country-read-her-full-speech/ar-BB11vRwB?ocid=spartandhp

@SoX

Emily Porter, MD is also excellent. She's a Boarded ER MD.

Sorry I don't have a link, but it's UTUBE.

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JaneMarple — Mon, 23 Mar 2020 23:17:56 GMT

@Marp wrote:
Yet there are doctors prescribing Plaquenil ( hydroxychloroquine ) for "just in case" reasons creating a shortage for patients, particularly those that suffer from lupus and rheumatoid arthritis, of much needed medication.

I'm one of the people who take it and my next refill is May 1st, will it be available to me and others who have legitimate prescriptions?

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Bridgegal — Mon, 23 Mar 2020 23:23:01 GMT

@Lipstickdiva wrote:
@Marp wrote:
Yet there are doctors prescribing Plaquenil ( hydroxychloroquine ) for "just in case" reasons creating a shortage for patients, particularly those that suffer from lupus and rheumatoid arthritis, of much needed medication.
@Marpunfortunately a bigger deal was made about this drug as showing great promise and Dr. Fauci has had to correct that misstatement.

Misstatement...yea right. So many misstatements by people.

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Drythe — Mon, 23 Mar 2020 23:26:44 GMT

@JaneMarple wrote:
@Marp wrote:
Yet there are doctors prescribing Plaquenil ( hydroxychloroquine ) for "just in case" reasons creating a shortage for patients, particularly those that suffer from lupus and rheumatoid arthritis, of much needed medication.
I'm one of the people who take it and my next refill is May 1st, will it be available to me and others who have legitimate prescriptions?

@JaneMarple

Hope so. Glad it worked for you.

I tried it for RA, and had one of the Black Box reactions.

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Hoovermom — Mon, 23 Mar 2020 23:42:46 GMT

@Lipstickdiva wrote:
@Marp wrote:
Yet there are doctors prescribing Plaquenil ( hydroxychloroquine ) for "just in case" reasons creating a shortage for patients, particularly those that suffer from lupus and rheumatoid arthritis, of much needed medication.
@Marpunfortunately a bigger deal was made about this drug as showing great promise and Dr. Fauci has had to correct that misstatement.

@Lipstickdiva : Governor Cuomo is starting to use it tomorrow in NYC for treatment.

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Jackhound Mom — Mon, 23 Mar 2020 23:46:28 GMT

Thank you for posting this. I watched but felt like I was being scolded and I am staying in and "doing nothing."

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noodleann — Tue, 24 Mar 2020 00:02:56 GMT

AFAIC, when it comes to assistance, states who fail to order beaches and restaurants closed (except takeout) and ban gatherings, period, should take a back seat to states that have acted responsibly in responding to this health emergency. IOW, Florida goes to the end of the list when it comes to government handouts of masks, ventilators, etc.--provided any materialize. There have to be consequences for official as well as individual irresponsibility, and it seems eminently unfair for scarce resources to be siphoned off to serve the needs of people who deliberately gambled so they could keep the cash flowing and the fun going.

I also think businesses that are flouting the governor's orders, like the woman in Pittsburgh who's keeping her gym open, should be arrested and their workplaces shuttered by the local health department, their business licenses revoked. Until that happens, people will continue to spread this virus and we will all suffer as a result of the selfishness and greed of a few. Or a few too many.