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The Army is asking retired medics and nurses to come back on active-duty for COVID-19 response
Task & Purpose ^ | March 25, 2020 | Paul Szoldra

Posted on 03/25/2020 7:30:12 PM PDT by NonValueAdded

The U.S. Army is asking retired soldiers who served in health care fields if they want to come back on active duty to help deal with the response to the novel coronavirus pandemic.

"These extraordinary challenges require equally extraordinary solutions and that's why we're turning to you," wrote Lt. Gen. Thomas Seamands, deputy chief of staff for Human Resources Command, in an email sent to former service members on Wednesday.

"When the Nation called, you answered, and now, that call may come again," Seamands wrote.

(Excerpt) Read more at taskandpurpose.com ...


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To: Bayard

They are starting to realize they are going to start burning through doctors like gasoline. And nurses. And RTs. This is war. A lot of people don’t come back from war. We took an Oath to keep the Nation safe.


61 posted on 03/25/2020 8:51:43 PM PDT by wastoute (Government cannot redistribute wealth. Government can only redistribute poverty.)
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To: NonValueAdded
And old people are at the greatest risk.

Who came up with this, one of 0moeba's Perfumed Princes?

62 posted on 03/25/2020 8:57:11 PM PDT by grey_whiskers (The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change with out notice.)
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To: Steve Van Doorn

Steve....I’ve been saying the same thing you’re saying, since this thing first hit the radar.

Why would you possibly think you need to read statistics, on China Virus, to me??

Spend some time on the CV threads....all kinds of great and informative info/stats/posts there.


63 posted on 03/25/2020 8:58:36 PM PDT by Jane Long (Praise God, from whom ALL blessings flow.)
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To: NonValueAdded

God bless the medics and nurses who do come back.


64 posted on 03/25/2020 8:59:58 PM PDT by Salvation ("With God all things are possible." Matthew 19:26)
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To: Whenifhow; null and void; aragorn; EnigmaticAnomaly; kalee; Kale; AZ .44 MAG; Baynative; bgill; ...

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65 posted on 03/25/2020 9:18:59 PM PDT by bitt (forget the electric chair..we're gonna need electric bleachers!)
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To: DCBryan1

I’d laugh but my gut tells me that the fallout from all this is cranking up tensions, especially with China as the world decides they don’t want to depend on it to make their stuff anymore.

If Trump wins in November, his second term will be in the teeth of a growing international storm.


66 posted on 03/25/2020 9:43:28 PM PDT by Dundee (They gave up all their tomorrows for our today's.)
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To: Jane Long

Wait. you agree with me that the actions taken have been an overreaction?


67 posted on 03/25/2020 9:52:55 PM PDT by Steve Van Doorn (*in my best Eric Cartman voice* 'I love you, guys')
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To: DCBryan1

At least they’re not calling up 92M


68 posted on 03/25/2020 9:57:21 PM PDT by NonValueAdded ("Sorry, your race card has been declined. Can you present any other form of argument?")
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To: Steve Van Doorn

No. I do not agree with that.

Apologies. I must’ve read your post wrong.

My point was that the entire world wouldn’t be shutting down, if this weren’t serious.

Why would the entire country of India be shutting down?

Do you think the globalists have that much control?


69 posted on 03/25/2020 9:57:39 PM PDT by Jane Long (Praise God, from whom ALL blessings flow.)
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To: BluegrassCardinal

It’s entirely possible that they might be able to use you in other capacities than at the bedside. Even, possibly, jobs that could be done from home.

I’ll bet that they can find a place for you and be happy to do so.


70 posted on 03/25/2020 10:02:49 PM PDT by susannah59
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To: Jane Long
Fear.

I've read the CV threads. Freepers lost sight on logic with this one.
Have you looked at the company that has been pushing "Antibody-dependent enhancement" vaccines? Four times the companies have closed down and reopened with the same origination. At least twice I can find the FDA and other countries have banned their vaccines because the cells in the lungs turned infectious when a new strain of SARS is introduced.

In 2004 they distributed hundreds of millions of SARS vaccines which after most of them where distributed CDC and National Institutes of Health has made many reports on how these vaccines have a long memory on creating infection in the lungs.

In 2012 under the name of Novartis the FDA and many European countries banned their vaccine for the same reason. This one was directed at people 65 and older which is kind of freaking creepy. Each time they say they fixed it.

Now under the name of GlaxoSmithKline I just read on Freerepublic they're doing it again and freepers are all happy about it.

These people that got these vaccines SHOULD be quarantined.

I didn't realize freepers loose sight of basic core values when fear is introduced. it's sad for me to read posts on Freerepublic in the last month

71 posted on 03/25/2020 10:34:43 PM PDT by Steve Van Doorn (*in my best Eric Cartman voice* 'I love you, guys')
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To: NonValueAdded; wastoute

Successful therapy against Covid-19 virus from New York State:

Dr. Vladimir (Zev) Zelenko

Board Certified Family Practitioner

501 Rt 208, Monroe, NY 10950

845-238-0000

March 23, 2020

To all medical professionals around the world:

My name is Dr. Zev Zelenko and I practice medicine in Monroe, NY. For the last 16 years, I have cared for approximately 75% of the adult population of Kiryas Joel, which is a very close knit community of approximately 35,000 people in which the infection spread rapidly and unchecked prior to the imposition of social distancing.

As of today my team has tested approximately 200 people from this community for Covid-19, and 65% of the results have been positive. If extrapolated to the entire community, that means more than 20,000 people are infected at the present time. Of this group, I estimate that there are 1500 patients who are in the high-risk category (i.e. >60, immunocompromised, comorbidities, etc).

Given the urgency of the situation, I developed the following treatment protocol in the pre-hospital setting and have seen only positive results:

1. Any patient with shortness of breath regardless of age is treated.

2. Any patient in the high-risk category even with just mild symptoms is treated.

3. Young, healthy and low risk patients even with symptoms are not treated (unless their circumstances change and they fall into category 1 or 2).

My out-patient treatment regimen is as follows:

1. Hydroxychloroquine 200mg twice a day for 5 days

2. Azithromycin 500mg once a day for 5 days

3. Zinc sulfate 220mg once a day for 5 days

The rationale for my treatment plan is as follows. I combined the data available from China and South Korea with the recent study published from France (sites available on request). We know that hydroxychloroquine helps Zinc enter the cell. We know that Zinc slows viral replication within the cell. Regarding the use of azithromycin, I postulate it prevents secondary bacterial infections. These three drugs are well known and usually well tolerated, hence the risk to the patient is low.

Since last Thursday, my team has treated approximately 350 patients in Kiryas Joel and another 150 patients in other areas of New York with the above regimen.

Of this group and the information provided to me by affiliated medical teams, we have had ZERO deaths, ZERO hospitalizations, and ZERO intubations. In addition, I have not heard of any negative side effects other than approximately 10% of patients with temporary nausea and diarrhea.

In sum, my urgent recommendation is to initiate treatment in the outpatient setting as soon as possible in accordance with the above. Based on my direct experience, it prevents acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), prevents the need for hospitalization and saves lives.

With much respect,

Dr. Zev Zelenko

cc: President Donald J. Trump; Mr. Mark Meadows, Chief of Staff

Video at Link

https://matzav.com/watch-kiryas-yoel-dr-zev-zelenko-to-trump-im-seeing-success-with-your-approved-drug/?fbclid=IwAR0gVHAW9kWF-JLRHjzQx9bSFx6jlRgTn9_PpAmaiykXhsVqTE7wJrddS4g

8 posted on 3/24/2020, 5:02:30 PM by Candor7 ((Obama Fascism)http://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2009/05/barack_obam_the_quintessentia_1.html))


72 posted on 03/25/2020 10:42:41 PM PDT by Norski
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To: wastoute

Explosive Ordnance Disposable (EOD) ......

Call me if a Polidiot or Presstitute needs to be rendered safe ..


73 posted on 03/26/2020 12:26:26 AM PDT by Squantos (Be polite, be professional, but have a plan to kill everyone you meet ...)
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To: NonValueAdded
I don’t know what a 92M is, but my musket still works. 🇺🇸
74 posted on 03/26/2020 2:39:31 AM PDT by Laslo Fripp (The Sybil of Free Republic)
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To: NonValueAdded
I just looked up 92M. Undertaker. LOL 😂
75 posted on 03/26/2020 2:46:38 AM PDT by Laslo Fripp (The Sybil of Free Republic)
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To: Laslo Fripp

All I could think of was the graves registration guys from Kelly’s Heroes and the great Carroll O’Connor saying “did you hear that, even the graves registration guys are in it.”


76 posted on 03/26/2020 4:29:05 AM PDT by NonValueAdded ("Sorry, your race card has been declined. Can you present any other form of argument?")
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To: NonValueAdded
"When the Nation called, you answered, and now, that call may come again," Seamands wrote

Reminds me of the speech to the retired sailors on the Missouri on "Battleship"...

77 posted on 03/26/2020 4:33:07 AM PDT by trebb (Don't howl about illegal leeches, or Trump in general, while not donating to FR - it's hypocritical.)
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To: NonValueAdded

The only problem I see is that our licenses do expire every three years.

When I retired, I thought I would keep my license up but life events just didn’t give me the time.

I don’t know if they will waiver that.


78 posted on 03/26/2020 4:37:11 AM PDT by David Chase
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To: wastoute

Have you maintained your license?

I didn’t. Now of course.......but who knew.

I was Detroit EMS Advanced Life Support.


79 posted on 03/26/2020 4:40:19 AM PDT by David Chase
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To: David Chase

All the old regulations are going out the window. No, I have not. I have been trying desperately to forget I was ever a doctor for years. I see the names of drugs on TV as I fast forward and I haven’t recognized a one for years and don’t care. At least I didn’t until last night.

My wife and I have been discussing it and she is begging me not to volunteer and leave her here alone and I don’t blame her. I do believe it may very well get to a point I won’t have a choice.


80 posted on 03/26/2020 4:43:20 AM PDT by wastoute (Government cannot redistribute wealth. Government can only redistribute poverty.)
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