The Covid-19 Thread: News, Preparation Tips, Etc

naturalgyrl5199

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I love Babies :love2: . This study warms my heart because there’s nothing more painful for a parent than to see their children suffer. I can’t imagine how heartbroken anyone would be to see any child suffer the horrors of Covid19. Children can’t fight for themselves. Thank God babies and children have this protection.
I definitely know what it means to have a baby on a ventilator and you are being told to consider doing last rites and preparation. I mean getting better one day, and the next you're taking Thanksgiving Turkey off the grill and speeding through town to the hospital....Thats why I was out power shopping as early as February. People play too many games.
 

naturalgyrl5199

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28 year old Elementary School teacher dies of Covid-19.

Shame.

Our K-12 school district has been open 2 weeks and we are at over 200 teacher and student infections. Add that to the 850 University staff I posted upthread. Everyday parents are upset bc more and more schools are reporting infections. I don't know why they are surprised.
 

Shimmie

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I definitely know what it means to have a baby on a ventilator and you are being told to consider doing last rites and preparation. I mean getting better one day, and the next you're taking Thanksgiving Turkey off the grill and speeding through town to the hospital....Thats why I was out power shopping as early as February. People play too many games.
Is your baby okay? I hope so :giveheart:
 

Kanky

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Fauci knew all this too. About the virus. I knew he was worthless.
But to be fair Trump/Pence did have all of the statements that they put out filtered through Trump’s office. They fired some CDC people who leaked info early on. Wealthy political donors got a “1918 flu type situation” warning and time to sell their travel/entertainment stock and invest in work from home companies.
 

Shimmie

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My PCP sent me a letter yesterda. Covid19 made him financially unable to maintain a private practice. After decades he is going to join a medical group.
Please help me understand ... and thanks I appreciate it. :yep:

It seems that there would be more of a need for private doctors during this time. So many people are having issues other than Covid. I’m able to see my PCP virtually. So far, it’s been very helpful. I hope this doesn’t affect other private practices.

Thanks again for sharing; it’s a wake up call.
 

vevster

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Please help me understand ... and thanks I appreciate it. :yep:

It seems that there would be more of a need for private doctors during this time. So many people are having issues other than Covid. I’m able to see my PCP virtually. So far, it’s been very helpful. I hope this doesn’t affect other private practices.

Thanks again for sharing; it’s a wake up call.
He was old school and didn't offer virtual, I only know what he said in the letter....Due to the pandemic's financial impact on a solo medical practice he will be shutting down his office.
 

vevster

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But to be fair Trump/Pence did have all of the statements that they put out filtered through Trump’s office. They fired some CDC people who leaked info early on. Wealthy political donors got a “1918 flu type situation” warning and time to sell their travel/entertainment stock and invest in work from home companies.
All I saw Fauci doing is giving interviews with celebrities the latest, Tiffany Haddish. He is so well regarded, if he gave an interview stating the gravity and spreadability of the illness people would listen. I'm so glad I don't follow mainstream ANYTHING when it comes to health.
 

Evolving78

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Shame.

Our K-12 school district has been open 2 weeks and we are at over 200 teacher and student infections. Add that to the 850 University staff I posted upthread. Everyday parents are upset bc more and more schools are reporting infections. I don't know why they are surprised.
We are doing remote learning. The teachers teach from their classrooms, but the children remain at home. They may go into hybrid learning next semester, but my kids will still be doing remote.
 

Evolving78

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He was old school and didn't offer virtual, I only know what he said in the letter....Due to the pandemic's financial impact on a solo medical practice he will be shutting down his office.
Telehealth/telemedicine is here now and there is no getting around it. It was a thing before the pandemic and the wave of the future. Luckily, a lot of healthcare practices and facilities were prepared for it. That’s messed up he refused to move forward with the times. Hopefully he joins a network if he wants to continue to practice, but guess what? He is gonna have to offer telemedicine services.
 

Shimmie

"God is the Only Truth -- Period"
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Telehealth/telemedicine is here now and there is no getting around it. It was a thing before the pandemic and the wave of the future. Luckily, a lot of healthcare practices and facilities were prepared for it. That’s messed up he refused to move forward with the times. Hopefully he joins a network if he wants to continue to practice, but guess what? He is gonna have to offer telemedicine services.
Life is becoming so much like “The Jetsons”. They were the intro to “tele-living”.
 

B_Phlyy

Pineapple Eating Unicorn
Please help me understand ... and thanks I appreciate it. :yep:

It seems that there would be more of a need for private doctors during this time. So many people are having issues other than Covid. I’m able to see my PCP virtually. So far, it’s been very helpful. I hope this doesn’t affect other private practices.

Thanks again for sharing; it’s a wake up call.

Most people still do want to see to see their PCP for non-COVID care but all healthcare facilities incurred significant increases in operational costs due to the pandemic. Unless the facility offered COVID testing or telemedicine, most wouldn't be able to offset that cost on their own. Our clinic belongs to a medical group and even we had to consolidate some clinics. And we're just barely under budget.
 

Shimmie

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Most people still do want to see to see their PCP for non-COVID care but all healthcare facilities incurred significant increases in operational costs due to the pandemic. Unless the facility offered COVID testing or telemedicine, most wouldn't be able to offset that cost on their own. Our clinic belongs to a medical group and even we had to consolidate some clinics. And we're just barely under budget.
Thank you. :yep: This information helps because each of your posts are firsthand experience. The news media is so conflicted and viciously competitive. The “truth” isn’t allowed to breathe.

The real truth is coming from those of you who are actually “living” this each day. I’m thankful for each of you here. I mean this sincerely. I’ve had it with all of the news media; their reports are so inconsistent, and they’re getting paid to keep the drama coming and going.

Please...stay safe and healthy.
 

naturalgyrl5199

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Is your baby okay? I hope so :giveheart:
OMG she is the best thing that ever happened to me. She is 6, and will be 7 in a few weeks. She has been tagged for gifted testing. She LOVES 1st grade. I will stop here or I will be testifying. I wish you can see what God did for me and my baby. SHE healed me. I don't know why God chose me to be her mom, but I'm literally the luckiest mama alive I promise. She was in the NICU 7 long months and had a couple years of delays. But honey...I have a praying family. Don't have me testifying in here. Miracles you only hear about happened to my baby in that hospital.
Okay stopping.
 

naturalgyrl5199

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Most people still do want to see to see their PCP for non-COVID care but all healthcare facilities incurred significant increases in operational costs due to the pandemic. Unless the facility offered COVID testing or telemedicine, most wouldn't be able to offset that cost on their own. Our clinic belongs to a medical group and even we had to consolidate some clinics. And we're just barely under budget.
Plus many patients wouldn't be able to take advantage of telehealth...such as many people who are on restricted income, impoverished or just the very old, so some who are vision or hearing impaired. I think telehealth would meet some of their needs, but not all, *IF* they have internet access at all.
 

Shimmie

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OMG she is the best thing that ever happened to me. She is 6, and will be 7 in a few weeks. She has been tagged for gifted testing. She LOVES 1st grade. I will stop here or I will be testifying. I wish you can see what God did for me and my baby. SHE healed me. I don't know why God chose me to be her mom, but I'm literally the luckiest mama alive I promise. She was in the NICU 7 long months and had a couple years of delays. But honey...I have a praying family. Don't have me testifying in here. Miracles you only hear about happened to my baby in that hospital.
Okay stopping.
Miracle Baby ... Testimony for Sure :yay: Praise God! Such beautiful words “ SHE healed me.”

I’m happy for you and your Baby.
 

Evolving78

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Plus many patients wouldn't be able to take advantage of telehealth...such as many people who are on restricted income, impoverished or just the very old, so some who are vision or hearing impaired. I think telehealth would meet some of their needs, but not all, *IF* they have internet access at all.
And that’s where the money for healthcare and providing rural areas with internet access is essential! But republicans or trump supporters don’t believe in big government spending. It puts the whole country at a disadvantage when people are stuck on privilege and entitlement, and not being supportive of advancement for everyone.

I’m still stuck on that white lady spa owner saying she didn’t want congress to approve a second stimulus, since she wouldn’t be able to have highly qualified applicants at her disposal. She doesn’t want to pay her staff a livable wage, but wants highly qualified applicants? People that are highly qualified spent a lot of time and resources to become that. They need a return on their investment too. What she doesn’t realize is if you get those people in and pay them better, the ROI will be doubled. She wants qualified applicants to risk their health and get paid peanuts.
 

Evolving78

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^^^ Aside from this being disturbing for obvious reasons, the police found out one of the people there had the virus when they ran his license. I had no idea that was happening. Is this common knowledge?
I was trying to tell me family this. If you test positive, your name and the neighborhood you live in gets put on “The List”. This list is to inform first responders what type of risks they may come into contact with. I said that list was going to be trouble. There were Black county health officials trying to convince citizens that “the list” wouldn’t be abused. It was only for data collection purposes.
 

Shimmie

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And my son’s friend was trying to get him to convince me to let him hang out and go out to eat. I said NO. I said his friend and his parents were reckless and ignorant..
people that don’t care about their own health, won’t give a darn about yours.
So true, they don't care. I have to wonder, 'what's worse?' The actual disease or the reckless individuals who refuse to take precautions. I've come to the conclusion that these careless (people), their reckless attitudes are actually more Covid than the actual virus. They are heartless 'clones' roaming the earth who need their own planet, far away from those who truly care about life and others lives.

Your son is blessed to have you as a 'standup' Mom. :yep: We have to stand up for our children, no matter how grown they are. I'm still standing my ground with my grown-up babies as well.
 
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