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spinbaby

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10. What could possibly go wrong?

Reply to FormerOstrich (Original post)

Wed Feb 26, 2020, 05:18 AM

Feb 2020

Minimal testing for the virus.
Americans who go to work sick because they don’t have sick leave.
Americans who don’t go to the doctor because they have crap health insurance.
If the virus is loose here, it won’t be noticed until it’s spread far and wide.

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A faulty CDC coronavirus test delays monitoring of disease's spread [View all] FormerOstrich Feb 2020 OP

What a shock matt819 Feb 2020 #1

we always knew how Trump INC would handle a real crisis Skittles Feb 2020 #16

Our tax dollars at work! Go 45! truthisfreedom Feb 2020 #2

So many conservative arm chair scientists bemoaning the response in China... EarthFirst Feb 2020 #3

Meh Mountain Mule Feb 2020 #4

Repeat: Leghorn21 Feb 2020 #5

A couple more for your excellent "Trump proclaimed ... blah blah national emergency blah blah" list progree Feb 2020 #6

And I criticized China's response at the start of this. AllyCat Feb 2020 #7

All tests in a clinical laboratory need to be FDA approved du_grad Feb 2020 #8

thank you for FormerOstrich Feb 2020 #9

What could possibly go wrong? spinbaby Feb 2020 #10

This is exactly how this plays out... EarthFirst Feb 2020 #13

He and repugs cut the whole damn department & defunded it. lark Feb 2020 #11

People here are being told they have the "fake flu" backtoblue Feb 2020 #12

You can get pretty sick from "fake" flu AND real flu du_grad Feb 2020 #15

Well, lets just cut CDC's funding further then! Bayard Feb 2020 #14