I am now a retired RN, but I remember the whole Ebola crisis.
Healthcare staff was required to watch a video of PPE staff needed to wear with Ebola patients.
It consisted of gloves, mask and gown. Neck, lower legs, shoes, and the space between the end of your gown and the start of the gloves exposed. Africa had better PPE.
This was the same PPE that the two nurses who got Ebola wore.
I knew then all the hospital administrators ( most of whom are not medically trained who have an MBA) were absolutely clueless, or they just didnt give a damn.
It was all about making a buck.
Would I work in a hospital now, and volunteer for this effort? No way.
The CDC, NIH need to be disbanded, and a more nimble department needs to be enacted. We also need more research dollars for viruses.
Hospitals need to be more prepared, instead of building palaces.
I’ve been watching CDC and FDA closely since Covid19 appeared on my radar screen. Both have been miserable failures. At a minimum leadership at CDC and FDA needs to be fired.
I have been saying for weeks that Hospital Administrators—when folks hear about where they screwed up—should be strung up.
The crap they do to save a nickel—like dipping into the emergency supply—came back to haunt them when they could not order more.
I’ve only met one who did right for patients. And he died 10 years ago. He must be spinning in his grave.