Yeah, I’ve been watching Wuhan closely also since second week of January, it was like something out of Zombie Apocalypse or Resident Evil.
So I knew even then for example face masks were sold out—Chinese speculators bought up a lot of them as soon as Wuhan started. Shelves here have been bare of masks for weeks, although no one focused on why. Why are they telling you in the U.S. you don’t need to wear masks? It’s because the U.S. doesn’t have any.
But on FreeRepublic they just call me a “concern troll.”
You know what ticks me off the most. All the American media weres fixated on the fake Shampeachment 24 hours a day when a real world disaster was building up in China. And now the Democrats try to blame Trump for it all.
I am a recently retired nurse. I have been in many respiratory droplet isolation rooms in which we wear surgical masks. They now say those masks are worthless. I am having a hard time reconciling that. They are basically telling us we were risking our health all these years. Hospitals state they fit you for the N95 masks, but the fit process is a joke. I even remember the Ebola crisis and the hospital sent us a directive which showed the personal protective equipment we should wear. The PPE had exposed neck and lower leg. Not at all protective.
If we get this virus at China levels, our hospitals will not be able to handle the patient load.That is another reason why I am taking precautions. Flu season already overwhelms hospitals, and to make a profit hospitals short staff nurses. I am glad I am now retired. We have have the best medical system in the world, but it is fraying and will fall apart in a pandemic.
I did get N95 masks. Even a month ago, they were in short supply but I was able to get four boxes
Preach it brother! (or sister)