AMERICA HAS 30 MILLION MASKS, NEEDS 300 MILLION FOR HEALTH CARE WORKERS FIGHTING CORONAVIRUS, HHS SECRETARY SAYS

Newsweak ^ | 02/25/2020 | Jenni Fink

[SpeedyInTexas]

Given estimates made by health officials, Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar told senators on Tuesday that America could need 270 million more face masks to fight the new coronavirus at home.

On Monday, President Donald Trump's administration requested $2.5 billion in funding for the domestic response to the new coronavirus outbreak that now includes 57 cases in the U.S. The request came under fire for being an inadequate amount of money to develop a vaccine, fund quarantine measures and secure enough preventative supplies, including masks.

[SpeedyInTexas]

300 million needed vs 30 million in stockpile. That deficit is just for health care workers. Doesn't count millions of regular Americans wearing a mask to work daily.

Thanks to offshoring, we are screwed if the pandemic spreads widely in America.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

We need as many placebo masks as possible.

[Sarah Barracuda]

Meanwhile, Influenza B causes 105 degree fever(My 4 year old nephew had it in December) how many people have died of the flu so far this year I think its been what, 15,000 and 95 kids

[Da Coyote]

Notice that it’s the very least reliable “news” sources spewing the worst predictions.

[HighSierra5]

Time to spend some time up here in the mountains.

[Pelham]

“Thanks to offshoring, we are screwed if the pandemic spreads widely in America.”

Libertarians and other fans of unimpeded globalized trade say that there is nothing to worry about.

If the invisible hand decides you should die just roll with it.

[HighSierra5]

We need to nuke China from orbit. It’s the only way to be sure.

[Pelham]

That’s why flu vaccinations are recommended. So that you have a better chance of not catching it, not passing it along, and surviving it if you do get it.

[SpeedyInTexas]

“Meanwhile, Influenza B causes 105 degree fever(My 4 year old nephew had it in December) how many people have died of the flu so far this year I think its been what, 15,000 and 95 kids”

I find it interesting how many people want to quote flu statistics.

Well, 600,000 die each year from heart disease. Over 500,000 die each year from cancer. Over 150,000 die each year from “Unintentional injuries”.

Does heart disease, cancer, accidents, season flu mean we should ignore COVID-19?

[SpeedyInTexas]

169 new cases in South Korea.

Guessing stock market will continue its slide.

Market was up 30% last year. We could fall 30% this year.

[Raycpa]

How many are produced daily?

[FlipWilson]

Just watching Tucker, this schmuck Richard Goodstein said that because Trump doesn’t believe in global warming, hence science, the people don’t trust him on Coronavirus. I effing kid you not,

[Carl Vehse]

The Demonicrats are hoping for a pandemic of “kung flu” (coronavirus), which they will blame on President Trump. In the meantime, Demonicrat still push for more slaughters of children of the womb (est. 700,000 per year).

[Vendome]

Stupid.

Masks won’t help but, I’ve got a few hundred

[SpeedyInTexas]

“How many are produced daily?”

I don’t know. Most production takes place in China. China won’t allow them to be exported to the US because they need the masks in China.

[RomanSoldier19]

[Rashputin]

Azar has been around, I think, since the Anthrax scare and for sure since SARS was the critical issue of the moment. I don't recall him ever saying or issuing a report about how dangerous it is for us to rely on China for basic health materials like masks and disposable surgical gowns nor do I recall his panties ever publicly being in a wad over the vast majority of our antibiotics coming from China.

Now, though, with Trump in the Whitehouse it's time to point to an urgent shortage within the US due to our dependence on China.

Place an order with the factory in China the Communist Party just took over and get in line.

You've been top dog long enough to have prevented this, Azar, why didn't you?

[rfp1234]

Essential stockpiles of medical supplies have been neglected, largely because so many federal funds have been spent on bull feces like “climate” “change”.

Even the fricking “intelligence” “community” said climate was a huge security threat.

[Wuli]

More crisis nonsense.

There are not 300 million healthcare workers in the U.S. and not even all health care workers that are in the U.S. are or will be working in capacities where exposure to the virus is likely to occur.

[laplata]

“Just watching Tucker, this schmuck Richard Goodstein said that because Trump doesn’t believe in global warming, hence science, the people don’t trust him on Coronavirus. I effing kid you not”,

I was watching Tucker and when I saw that -—— come on I changed the channel. I cannot stand to see his face. He’s a first class POS and I wish Tucker would get rid of him.