Coronavirus’s spread in U.S. is ‘inevitable,’ CDC warns

[Voice of Reason 10,298]

1 minute ago, Steeleballz said:

 

    I agree. We could double the CDC's resources, but someone does have to pay for it. Right now everyone might say to do that, but six months ago we would have been complaining about higher taxes. There is a balance that we have to strike. We are ultimately better off than many other countries.

NO ONE that I am aware of complained back when Trump cut the funding.  Today, they are pointing their fingers at him.  Can't please everyone.

[90DayFinancier 910]

5 minutes ago, Voice of Reason said:

NO ONE that I am aware of complained back when Trump cut the funding.  Today, they are pointing their fingers at him.  Can't please everyone.

No one complained because Trumps budget was ignored, including the cuts to the CDC.  The senate and house saw that as a bonehead move and spent the same as average.  If you have other info, get back to me.

 

 

Another move by the administration that will prove to be boneheaded is to cut the Pandemic Response team although that might be Bolton's fault. If you have other information get back to me.

[Voice of Reason 10,298]

16 minutes ago, 90DayFinancier said:

No one complained because Trumps budget was ignored, including the cuts to the CDC.  The senate and house saw that as a bonehead move and spent the same as average.  If you have other info, get back to me.

 

 

Another move by the administration that will prove to be boneheaded is to cut the Pandemic Response team although that might be Bolton's fault. If you have other information get back to me.

Sorry,  I meant proposed to cut the funding.   Technically, it would have been redistributed in various ways.  But in reality, the CDC budgetvhas increased in the past 2 years.

 

So why are dems now trying to blame the CDC response on "Trump's budget cuts"?  Seems almost like crying wolf.

[90DayFinancier 910]

Live updates: First U.S. death confirmed; travel restrictions announced affecting Iran, Italy and South Korea in response to coronavirus

 

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2020/02/29/coronavirus-live-updates/

 

 

[90DayFinancier 910]

4 minutes ago, Voice of Reason said:

Sorry,  I meant proposed to cut the funding.   Technically, it would have been redistributed in various ways.  But in reality, the CDC budgetvhas increased in the past 2 years.

 

So why are dems now trying to blame the CDC response on "Trump's budget cuts"?  Seems almost like crying wolf.

There is stupid and unhelpful remarks being made by politicians all around.  I want to hear from medical professionals and not the Trump administration political apparatchiks.

[Steeleballz 7,550]

3 minutes ago, 90DayFinancier said:

There is stupid and unhelpful remarks being made by politicians all around.  I want to hear from medical professionals and not the Trump administration political apparatchiks.

 

   Any politician on either side of the aisle who politicizes something like this doesn't deserve the office to which they were elected. This really needs a bipartisan response. They can worry about who dropped the ball later

[Voice of Reason 10,298]

10 minutes ago, 90DayFinancier said:

Live updates: First U.S. death confirmed; travel restrictions announced affecting Iran, Italy and South Korea in response to coronavirus

 

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2020/02/29/coronavirus-live-updates/

 

 

 

You're about 4 hours behind Steelballz.

[90DayFinancier 910]

1 minute ago, Voice of Reason said:

 

You're about 4 hours behind Steelballz.

The live update was the death of the 50y year old man,l

[Steeleballz 7,550]

 

    They are now saying the deceased was a male in his 50's with pre-existing medical conditions. Also many residents with respiratory symptoms and or pneumonia at a lifecare facility where a 70 year old resident and a health care worker had both already tested positive.

Edited February 29, 2020 by Steeleballz

[Voice of Reason 10,298]

I give up.  It's either a man or a woman.  50 or 15.  Definitely dead.  We think.

Edited March 1, 2020 by Voice of Reason

[yuna628 9,690]

It's a 50yr old man. But it looks like we have a cluster outbreak in a care home, with something like 25+ elderly and 30 or so employees infected. Also the firefighters who carried a critically ill person out of there had no protective gear, so now must go into quarantine. 

[Steeleballz 7,550]

 

    This analytic paper suggested a  >50% chance that the virus would be in Seattle (and Chicago) by mid January. The analysis was based on the likelihood that a certain number of people were infected and traveling prior to the initial detection and quarantine, and then based on transmission rates and travel data for that time frame. Looks like some of the predictions may have panned out.

[90DayFinancier 910]

34 minutes ago, yuna628 said:

It's a 50yr old man. But it looks like we have a cluster outbreak in a care home, with something like 25+ elderly and 30 or so employees infected. Also the firefighters who carried a critically ill person out of there had no protective gear, so now must go into quarantine. 

Public Health news and blog

 

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First death due to novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in a resident of King County

February 29, 2020

Summary

Public Health – Seattle & King County and the Washington State Department of Health are announcing new cases of COVID-19, including one death. The individual who died was a man in his 50s with underlying health conditions who had no history of travel or contact with a known COVID-19 case. Public Health is also reporting two cases of COVID-19 virus connected to a long-term care facility in King County.

Story

Public Health – Seattle & King County, Washington State Department of Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) are reporting three presumptive positive cases of novel coronavirus (COVID-19), including one person who died. This brings the total of presumptive positive cases in King County to four.

• Two of the confirmed cases are associated with LifeCare nursing facility in Kirkland, King County, Washington:
  • One is a health care worker from LifeCare. She is a woman in her 40s, is currently in satisfactory condition at Overlake Hospital, and she has no known travel outside the United States.
  • The second case, a woman in her 70’s, is a resident at LifeCare and is in serious condition at EvergreenHealth Hospital.
• In addition, over 50 individuals associated with LifeCare are reportedly ill with respiratory symptoms or hospitalized with pneumonia or other respiratory conditions of unknown cause and are being tested for COVID-19. Additional positive cases are expected.
• The death occurred in a patient at EvergreenHealth Hospital but was not a resident of the long-term care facility.

Public Health – Seattle & King County is current working with LifeCare to provide care for ill patients while protecting uninfected patients. The CDC is sending a team of epidemiologists to King County to support our efforts to identify, isolate and test all of those who may be at risk because of these new cases.

Public Health is at the very beginning stages of this investigation and new details and information will emerge over the next days and weeks.

"This is a tragic loss of life and we share our heartfelt condolences with the family," said Dr. Jeff Duchin, Health Officer for Public Health – Seattle & King County. "While the vast majority of cases of COVID-19 are believed to be mild, the virus can be a very serious infection that can lead to death. Protecting the health of our community and supporting the care of health care workers is our top priority."

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I know this news is alarming, but we are doing everything possible to make sure the public is safe. Earlier today I declared an emergency proclamation directing state agencies to use all resources necessary to prepare for and respond to the outbreak. The best thing people can do to help is remain informed and take routine health precautions," Gov. Jay Inslee said. "Our public health officials at the state, local and national levels are working diligently on this, coordinating efforts and keeping the public safe and informed."

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We are fortunate to have one of the best public health agencies in the nation, and we are pulling all available resources into the fight against COVID-19. King County is reviewing all government operations, and we are standing up an Emergency Operations Center to respond appropriately across all agencies and public services. I urge businesses and families to plan and take precautions, referring to Public Health for best practices." - King County Executive Dow Constantine.

For more information about COVID-19 in King County visit: www.kingcounty.gov/covid

[Nature Boy 2.0 8,378]

4 hours ago, Voice of Reason said:

NO ONE that I am aware of complained back when Trump cut the funding.  Today, they are pointing their fingers at him.  Can't please everyone.

You know the dems. Let no natural disaster,  pandemic or human suffering pass without exploitation for political gain 

[Voice of Reason 10,298]

Looks like someone needs to review the ToS on posting rules of published articles.