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34. Alarmist click-bait from the daily mail. Ignore.

Sat Mar 14, 2020, 07:36 PM

Mar 2020

First, anything with words in caps in the headline is suspect
Second, this is the Daily Mail
Third, this is a rehash of what Andy Slavitt said and he's unqualified and no "expert." He has an MBA, ran the CMS for a couple of years and is not even a doctor.

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America's hospitals will be overrun with coronavirus in just EIGHT DAYS: Obama's Medicare boss issue [View all] Native Mar 2020 OP

K&R Newest Reality Mar 2020 #1

But do we see Trump using FEMA and the Army Engr Corp setting up temporary hospitals? vlyons Mar 2020 #2

Love the use of CAPITAL LETTERS in the headline. Steelrolled Mar 2020 #3

Just my opinion, but Mr.Bill Mar 2020 #4

My gut keeps telling me this is nothing. BUT my brain keeps saying "shut up and listen mucifer Mar 2020 #5

The British press doesn't necessarily Mr.Bill Mar 2020 #8

Don't people read this stuff before slamming it? I mean even Faux News gets it right some times. Native Mar 2020 #18

I think every one here is pretty much Mr.Bill Mar 2020 #19

I find it hard to believe you did. They never say everyone will need to be hospitalized as you claim Native Mar 2020 #22

Okay, you win. We're all gonna die. Mr.Bill Mar 2020 #23

Give it a rest. Native Mar 2020 #37

I could say the same to you. Mr.Bill Mar 2020 #40

If you'd like to have the last word, 'cause it sure does look like you're the type - go ahead, Native Mar 2020 #41

Alarmist is right ToxMarz Mar 2020 #7

The person writing the tweets doesn't work for them. Renew Deal Mar 2020 #51

The info comes from Andy Slavitt who worked for Obama. MelissaB Mar 2020 #9

So says the unreliable Mr.Bill Mar 2020 #10

We'll see in a few days, won't we? defacto7 Mar 2020 #12

Lordy! It shows screen shots from his twitter feed. Here is his feed: MelissaB Mar 2020 #16

What does that mean? Renew Deal Mar 2020 #53

Are you kidding? mahina Mar 2020 #60

In typical tabloid fashion Steelrolled Mar 2020 #15

the British press is interviewing solid experts in the U.S. here. Native Mar 2020 #14

Dr. Fauci has already stated 20% of infected require hospitalization NickB79 Mar 2020 #39

I guess the 80% who don't require hospitalization don't count? PoindexterOglethorpe Mar 2020 #52

No, because we're discussing hospitals being swamped by patients NickB79 Mar 2020 #58

To date only a few states shutdown, and fewer school systems bucolic_frolic Mar 2020 #6

More from Dr. Makary, if the Daily Mail doesn't sit well with you Lulu KC Mar 2020 #11

That's far more sensible Mr.Bill Mar 2020 #13

Dr. Makary says the same thing in both articles. Native Mar 2020 #17

But the Daily Mail article Mr.Bill Mar 2020 #20

Yes Lulu KC Mar 2020 #21

Understand the reluctance to take the TIME to read a source that has been unreliable in the past. Bernardo de La Paz Mar 2020 #26

The Graph Native Mar 2020 #24

In Italy, people live in multigenerational households, DeminPennswoods Mar 2020 #25

He doesn't claim to be a doctor. Geez. Native Mar 2020 #28

Obviously, people are getting sick, but they're DeminPennswoods Mar 2020 #30

The double interstitial pnemonia that people get from Covid-19 is viral not bacterial! Native Mar 2020 #31

The assumption may be that people are dying of secondary infections csziggy Mar 2020 #43

Secondary infection - that was my rationale for getting the shot last week, but the docs I spoke to Native Mar 2020 #45

Yeah - until I got my pneumonia shot, every time I got the flu I got pneumonia csziggy Mar 2020 #46

I've been through some major remodeling and building situations myself - calling the CDC because Native Mar 2020 #47

I'm in North Florida but I haven't heard of any cases in our county csziggy Mar 2020 #48

Sounds like you're doing as much as you can given the circumstances Native Mar 2020 #49

Yeah, there is only so much you can insist on the workers doing csziggy Mar 2020 #50

We had a porpoise flop onto our boat deck while my mom was watching the house for us. Native Mar 2020 #59

Bookmarked sarisataka Mar 2020 #27

I'm putting my money on the 28th. Irish humor, what can I say. Native Mar 2020 #29

When confronted with single-sentence paragraphs.... Hekate Mar 2020 #32

thanks Native Mar 2020 #35

I sure hope Chainfire Mar 2020 #33

That would be the best fake news ever - on so many levels! Native Mar 2020 #36

Alarmist click-bait from the daily mail. Ignore. PSPS Mar 2020 #34

Thank you for your professional, unprofessional opinion. Native Mar 2020 #38

The guy is a charlatan. Obama didn't appoint him for his medical expertise (he has none.) PSPS Mar 2020 #42

Ok, let's unpack this. Got some stuff for you to look at.... Native Mar 2020 #44

I'm a bit confused. If 500,000 are infected, why would twenty times that number need PoindexterOglethorpe Mar 2020 #54

Because they don't know they're infected PolarPop Mar 2020 #55

I've been seeing the PoindexterOglethorpe Mar 2020 #56

Simple explanation.... Native Mar 2020 #57

It has been EIGHT DAYS, sarisataka Mar 2020 #61

That news story didn't age well. JmAln Mar 2020 #62

LOL! DeminPennswoods Mar 2020 #63