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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsDid I miss it? It just dawned on me, I haven't seen a single
PSA on Covid-19. Not a single commercial for folks that dont watch news or press conferences. Did I miss them?
Demonaut
(8,914 posts)Lars39
(26,109 posts)MLAA
(17,282 posts)doc03
(35,325 posts)I know I haven't seen any from the government. Never thought of it but the government should be
running public service announcements for us people that can't stand to listen to Trump.
MLAA
(17,282 posts)Just a basic thing that could save lives.
pnwest
(3,266 posts)tonight watching prime time shows. There was one saying if you have mild cold-like symptoms that you normally wouldnt go to the hospital for, continue that standard and save the space for emergency patients.
MLAA
(17,282 posts)Did you notice who put it out? CDC or local hospital etc.
pnwest
(3,266 posts)and I dont really recall - I THINK it was the CDC, but I am certainly not certain....off to fetch my 2nd 😊
ETA: Nope, just saw it again - local Seattle news channel chief medical correspondent - a Dr.
MLAA
(17,282 posts)marlakay
(11,451 posts)From Donald Trump saying all the things to do, wash hands, call doctor before going in, all the normal stuff, looks like it was made from CDC stuff. I tossed it.
sinkingfeeling
(51,445 posts)MLAA
(17,282 posts)impotus 😬
Greybnk48
(10,167 posts)about social distancing with Dr. Fauci and Dr. Birx.
I also saw some local ads to stay home and be safe, not sure which local affiliate.
Totally Tunsie
(10,885 posts)during the task force pressers. There have been as many as 15 standing behind Chump as he's bloviating. Social Distancing, indeed.
Here's today's with a smaller group:
https://www.10tv.com/article/watch-white-house-task-force-briefing-covid-19-response-march-25-2020-mar
onenote
(42,694 posts)The number and frequency appears to be increasing.
JackSabbath
(153 posts)The Emergency Broadcast System was made for this kind of thing!
MLAA
(17,282 posts)Skidmore
(37,364 posts)at the beginning of a movie on YouTube.
MLAA
(17,282 posts)I start either of those threads and Im hooked for an hour 😬
greenjar_01
(6,477 posts)Pretty much non-stop this whole week. Lord knows my kids have that shit on in the background ALL. DAY.
MLAA
(17,282 posts)democrattotheend
(11,605 posts)It was just text w/facts & figures about who is most vulnerable and a link to the government website about the coronavirus. IMO it may be counterproductive because it could make people outside those groups feel less vulnerable and less likely to cooperate w/social distancing.
MLAA
(17,282 posts)Going off memory, but it was surprising that so many were so young.
fierywoman
(7,683 posts)MLAA
(17,282 posts)She is repurposing that hallway of blood red Christmas trees set up to film it. Just waiting on the 2000 ventilators to line the path and blow her hair back!
Danmel
(4,913 posts)I live in the nyc burbs.
I feel like our state health commissioner, Dr. Howard Zucker, in a member of the family.
Buckeye_Democrat
(14,853 posts)... not even close as often when I switch back to my local over-the-air (antenna) channels.
I dont understand why its different. People who cant afford cable dont deserve the warnings?
I only recently subscribed to Spectrum cable again. I dropped cable for awhile after Trump won the electoral college, angry at cable news broadcasts in particular for giving him constant attention.
MLAA
(17,282 posts)Ive not seen them on cable or local stations. Of course the local news covers it. I guess I was just expecting something like Smokey the bear or that dog to come out of retirement and warn the public 🙂
Aquaria
(1,076 posts)That's been the only thing I've seen about it outside of news feeds.
Throck
(2,520 posts)rampartc
(5,403 posts)MLAA
(17,282 posts)handmade34
(22,756 posts)there's Franklin Graham everyday telling us we have to get right with Jesus
MLAA
(17,282 posts)KY_EnviroGuy
(14,490 posts)made by professional organizations, including the CDC. Most are well made and quite informative.
Go to YouTube's home page, several should be shown: https://www.youtube.com/
Have no idea how these are being pushed into social media, but many should be IMO......
OhZone
(3,212 posts)CottonBear
(21,596 posts)<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">We love this handwashing dance from Vietnamese dancer, Quang Đăng. <br><br>Washing your hands with soap and water is one of the first steps to protect yourself from <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/coronavirus?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#coronavirus</a>. <a href="https://t.co/lmXLbR3hZa">pic.twitter.com/lmXLbR3hZa</a></p> UNICEF (@UNICEF) <a href="
Link to tweet
?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 3, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
MLAA
(17,282 posts)MLAA
(17,282 posts)Raine
(30,540 posts)on all the networks, strange you haven't seen any.
MLAA
(17,282 posts)musette_sf
(10,200 posts)between Prime TV episodes.
MissMillie
(38,549 posts)And I don't watch the press conferences