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WhiskeyGrinder

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4. And not only will we be dealing with variants, we'll be dealing with long-term complications in

Reply to milestogo (Original post)

Sat Jan 8, 2022, 12:10 PM

Jan 2022

people who survived the variants. Vascular issues, long covid, increased risk of diabetes in children. It's clear leaders are woefully unprepared for the moment, or what's coming.

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Shouldn't we be expanding the health care infrastructure? [View all] milestogo Jan 2022 OP

One would think! WhiskeyGrinder Jan 2022 #1

You'd think, wouldn't you? But we have other priorities. CrispyQ Jan 2022 #2

The virus is adapting...people, not so much. Solly Mack Jan 2022 #3

And not only will we be dealing with variants, we'll be dealing with long-term complications in WhiskeyGrinder Jan 2022 #4

Supply of health care is regulated so as to increase price underpants Jan 2022 #5

The Chinese put together 2 new hospitals within a matter of days. milestogo Jan 2022 #6

We have a 50 50 congress people. We could pass BBB without paid leave or the child tax credit and Demsrule86 Jan 2022 #7

Sure. Let's use magic. CrackityJones75 Jan 2022 #8

DURec leftstreet Jan 2022 #9

our healthcare 'infrastructure' stopdiggin Jan 2022 #10

The point is to bolster a system that cannot handle the current patient load because of the pandemic milestogo Jan 2022 #13

I understood the point. stopdiggin Jan 2022 #14

Isn't some of this in the Build Back Better plan? Bayard Jan 2022 #11

de-privatizing, de-profitizing, expanding, yes. n/t CousinIT Jan 2022 #12

We should be reducing the need for healthcare infrastructure Klaralven Jan 2022 #15

Stop it! That just makes too much sense. Have you forgotten we have a bloted miltary that Autumn Jan 2022 #16