@jjouvenal @Agenthades1 "The whistleblower...was told Feb. 19 that if she does not accept the new position in 15 days, which is March 5, she would be terminated." #MobTactics
@jjouvenal @Agenthades1 2/ Today's WaPo article links to:
Feb 25, 2020:
"Many [N95] masks used in U.S. hospitals come from Hubei province in China🇨🇳, where the outbreak began. And when production in China resumes, equipment surely will be reserved for use in that country." (more)
washingtonpost.com/health/shortag…
Feb 25, 2020:
"Many [N95] masks used in U.S. hospitals come from Hubei province in China🇨🇳, where the outbreak began. And when production in China resumes, equipment surely will be reserved for use in that country." (more)
washingtonpost.com/health/shortag…
@jjouvenal @Agenthades1 3/ "And when production in China🇨🇳 resumes, equipment surely will be reserved for use in that country."
"About 👉65% of N95 respirators are manufactured outside the continental United States👈, in China🇨🇳 and Mexico🇲🇽, according to HHS data." (more...)
"About 👉65% of N95 respirators are manufactured outside the continental United States👈, in China🇨🇳 and Mexico🇲🇽, according to HHS data." (more...)
@jjouvenal @Agenthades1 4/ "While some hospitals have as many as 14 weeks worth of masks on hand, the overall situation is grim. India🇮🇳, Taiwan🇹🇼 and Thailand🇹🇭 also have halted or limited exports as they brace for spikes in demand in their own countries. (con't)
@jjouvenal @Agenthades1 5/ ...Anticipating a surge in need, Calif’s state officials have ordered 300,000 masks to distribute to hospitals and clinics on an emergency basis, hoping to add to the 20,000 currently in state stockpiles. Officials would not say where they hope to find that many masks." (more)
@jjouvenal @Agenthades1 6/ "Normally, an average of 2 million masks per month are used in the United States, Premier said. That rises to 4 million per month during a typical flu season. Two domestic manufacturers that use raw material from the United States — 3M and Prestige Ameritech — (con't)
@jjouvenal @Agenthades1 7/ ...are ramping up production but are not expected to be able to satisfy demand of 4 million masks a month until April." /end
@jjouvenal @Agenthades1 8/ Appending NYT Feb 27, 2020:
"Doctors at the University of California, Davis Medical Center considered the novel pathogen a possible diagnosis when the patient was first admitted last week.
But the federal agency that conducts... (con't) @dollymad1812
"Doctors at the University of California, Davis Medical Center considered the novel pathogen a possible diagnosis when the patient was first admitted last week.
But the federal agency that conducts... (con't) @dollymad1812
@jjouvenal @Agenthades1 @dollymad1812 9/ ...the testing did not administer the test until days later because the case did not fit the agency’s narrow testing criteria, university officials said in a letter to the campus community late Wednesday [Feb 26, 2020]." /end
@jjouvenal @Agenthades1 @dollymad1812 @sacbee_news 11/ CDC "Director Robt Redfield told congressional leaders on Thursday [Feb 27, 2020] that the individual being treated for the new coronavirus in Sacramento has prompted the agency to do more testing because it indicates there is community spread." (more)
@jjouvenal @Agenthades1 @dollymad1812 @sacbee_news 12/ “'As soon as that case was recognized, we went and revised our definition,” said Redfield, testifying Thursday in the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific and Nonproliferation. “If a public official suspects coronavirus, then we should get a test... (con't)
@jjouvenal @Agenthades1 @dollymad1812 @sacbee_news 13/ ...for coronavirus. That updated guidance went out today.' Redfield explained that the criteria would be changing after Rep. Ami Bera, D-Elk Grove, pressed him to reconsider the old standards for testing. Bera chairs the subcommittee. (con't)
@jjouvenal @Agenthades1 @dollymad1812 @sacbee_news 14/ ...The CDC website shows that they have added a criterion that allows testing when a person is hospitalized with a severe acute respiratory illness that has no other explanation. The patient at UC Davis was admitted Feb. 19 and the hospital said the CDC... (con't)
@jjouvenal @Agenthades1 @dollymad1812 @sacbee_news 15/ ... did not immediately respond to a request to test the person for the new coronavirus."
"'👉There’s a significant portion of people who don’t have symptoms👈,' [CDC Director] Redfield said. 'That makes this more complicated.' /end
"'👉There’s a significant portion of people who don’t have symptoms👈,' [CDC Director] Redfield said. 'That makes this more complicated.' /end
@jjouvenal @Agenthades1 @dollymad1812 @sacbee_news 16/ About CDC Director Robert Redfield, on brand for current so-called administration🙀: h/t @mrspanstreppon
