Posted on 03/21/2020 12:44:46 PM PDT by Kaslin
After a bumpy few weeks, the Trump administration has found a firm footing in its response to Chinese Virus.
After a bumpy couple of weeks, approval of President Trump’s handling of the Chinese Virus has been on the rise according to two new polls. A new Ipsos/ABC poll released Friday shows 55 percent of Americans approve of the president’s response with 43 percent disapproving. A similar Harris poll found 56 percent approval and 44 percent disapproval.
Just a week ago the Ipsos numbers were essentially reversed with approval hovering in the low 40s. In the early days of the Chinese Virus crisis, Trump was criticized for sending confusing messages about the potential containment of the virus, seeming at times to downplay the threat. But not long after naming Vice President Mike Pence to lead the team battling the virus, the administration started to find its footing.
In what has become a daily ritual, the president appears at a press conference flanked by Pence and his team of doctors and officials. Trump makes some general remarks about the overall approach to the virus, answers a few questions and then wisely leaves to allow the experts to explain the federal government’s response.
Doctors Deborah Birx and Anthony Fauci have become in many ways the faces of the White House response team. Both are well respected on both sides of the aisle and trusted by the American people. Their medical expertise has replaced Trump’s hunches about the virus and according to the new polling, voters are substantially happier with the new situation.
In addition to the White House measures, the Senate is fast-tracking a 1 trillion dollar stimulus package that could put as much $1,200 in the hands of most taxpayers. President Trump supports the measure, as well as stimulus for large and small companies. Majority Leader Mitch McConnell seems confident in the passage of the resolution.
It’s not just in Washington DC and in polling that the president is getting good news. He has also worked in concert with Gov. Andrew Cuomo of New York and Gov. Gavin Newsom of California, two of the states hardest hit, earning praise of his handling of the crisis from both Democrats.
What is starting to become clear is that Trump’s re-election prospects are now tied directly to how his administration handles this pandemic. It is the only story. Chinese virus dominates news coverage so much that Joe Biden basically won the Democratic primary on Tuesday this week and nobody even noticed.
A month ago the 2020 election looked to be a referendum on the Trump economy. Now all of the gains in the stock market under his administration have been wiped out and unemployment is spiking as companies shut down. From the look of the new polling, the American people don’t seem to blame Trump for this massive economic shift and have a new sense of faith in him, for now.
As everyone has experienced over the displacements of the past week, things change fast in the time of the virus. But right now the president’s approach is working, at least in the eyes of the voters who will decide his presidency’s ultimate fate.
The left is losing it’s collective mind realizing that they are out of step with the majority of Americans.
It’s not racist to say Kung Flu came from China.
My mom had Hong Kong Flu when I was a little kid.
Don’t recall anyone losing their minds over calling it that.
Wait till you see when the malaria\antibiotics and anti-virals have people leaving the hospitals in the 1000's and this this thing is deemed under control in 6 weeks. When stores and restaurants allow people to get some sense of normalcy back. When the NHL, MLB and NBA can resume games in June\July. The media will desperately try to gin up panic again warning of "second wave coming". People will not listen. I already sense fatigue about this. Trump is handling this well and looked like just the leader we needed.
Leadership = orderly progress.
The Dem Flu is much more deadly.
At-home coronavirus tests now available, companies say (Fox News)
As coronavirus testing in the U.S. continues to lag behind that in other highly affected countries such as South Korea, several domestic startups are reportedly launching the first at-home tests.
The products have been greenlit by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration under new expedited guidelines to help combat the virus, according to Stat, a health care industry news outlet.
One such test provider is Nurx, a San Francisco-based company best known for home testing products for sexually transmitted infections and birth control, now offers testing kits for COVID-19 through the mail for $181 after prospective customers fill out an online form with their symptoms.
“We don’t look for the severity of symptoms, only the presence of them. They can range from mild to severe,” Nurx spokeswoman Allison Hoffman told SFGate.com. “But, people with truly severe symptoms should also seek immediate care. … In terms of temperature in particular, we determine a fever is 100.4 [degrees] plus.”
After filling out the online survey, Nurx will determine if testing is necessary based on the person’s symptoms and will mail the test via expedited shipping.
Nurx can give customers lab results within 48 hours of receiving the test, SFGate reported.
“We are pivoting from our prior service lines to make this available,” Chris Hall, senior clinical adviser for Nurx, told Stat. “It’s a heavy lift, but we think it’s important.”
nurx@nurxapp
Today we are introducing the first #COVID19 home testing and online consultation service. We’re eager to safely connect people with certain symptoms and risk factors with testing and medical care.
COVID-19 At Home Test Kit - Nurx ™
Nurx and its longstanding home testing lab partner, Molecular Testing Labs, are launching telehealth consultations and home testing for people who may have been exposed to COVID-19.
nurx.com
By Friday evening, Nurx’s website said it had hit capacity and would reopen Saturday morning.
93% of those who show up for testing who think they have the virus don’t. Now we can all fall under this hypochondriac syndrome-it just shows the power of advertising or media-repeat something enough and perception becomes reality.
Now there is a home testing kit available for these mentally ill hypochondriacs:
At-home coronavirus tests now available, companies say (Fox News)
As coronavirus testing in the U.S. continues to lag behind that in other highly affected countries such as South Korea, several domestic startups are reportedly launching the first at-home tests.
The products have been greenlit by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration under new expedited guidelines to help combat the virus, according to Stat, a health care industry news outlet.
One such test provider is Nurx, a San Francisco-based company best known for home testing products for sexually transmitted infections and birth control, now offers testing kits for COVID-19 through the mail for $181 after prospective customers fill out an online form with their symptoms.
“We don’t look for the severity of symptoms, only the presence of them. They can range from mild to severe,” Nurx spokeswoman Allison Hoffman told SFGate.com. “But, people with truly severe symptoms should also seek immediate care. … In terms of temperature in particular, we determine a fever is 100.4 [degrees] plus.”
After filling out the online survey, Nurx will determine if testing is necessary based on the person’s symptoms and will mail the test via expedited shipping.
Nurx can give customers lab results within 48 hours of receiving the test, SFGate reported.
“We are pivoting from our prior service lines to make this available,” Chris Hall, senior clinical adviser for Nurx, told Stat. “It’s a heavy lift, but we think it’s important.”
nurx@nurxapp
Today we are introducing the first #COVID19 home testing and online consultation service. We’re eager to safely connect people with certain symptoms and risk factors with testing and medical care.
COVID-19 At Home Test Kit - Nurx ™
Nurx and its longstanding home testing lab partner, Molecular Testing Labs, are launching telehealth consultations and home testing for people who may have been exposed to COVID-19.
nurx.com
By Friday evening, Nurx’s website said it had hit capacity and would reopen Saturday morning.
”Zee plan iz not verking”.
If Trump’s poll numbers go any higher the media are going to have to put an end to this crisis. - Freeper JPJones
My dad had it, too. It was about 1968 IIRC. I remember he was really sick and my dad never got sick.
I always thought the Dem Flu was the clap?
Ping me when Hitler finds out that America cured Covid-19.
-PJ
The MSM will start attacking President Trump for taking the credit for stopping the Covid-19 pandemic.
-PJ
-PJ
Remarkable since we’re probably the only country trashing its leader during a crisis. I predict the only ones who will not recover from this will be the media and Hollywood. People are so over their crap.
That was about the time.
Mom was seriously sick.
All my dad knew how to cook was hamburger, scrambled eggs and baked beans.
Ugh.
Next time President Trump is asked why the delay with the Corona Virus he should say, well if the news media was doing their job and investigating China and reporting what was happening in China instead of pushing a political hit with an impeachment hoax we would have known more.
PoliticalWire.com is touting stories that the BEST case scenario is tens of thousands of deaths and complete economic destruction. And they are praying to Baal that they are correct. Anything to get uncle Joe in there and keep their Supreme Court seats.
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