Agree masks for general public NOT useful.
BUT let's not blame the public for the shortage of PPE for health care workers and facilities.
We have known since SARS that we needed stockpiles of PPE.
We have known since January that #COVID19 was coming.
We failed to prepare.
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BUT let's not blame the public for the shortage of PPE for health care workers and facilities.
We have known since SARS that we needed stockpiles of PPE.
We have known since January that #COVID19 was coming.
We failed to prepare.
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We need swift gov't action to produce masks, gloves, gowns, eye protection for HC workers.
Front line EMS, emergency nurses & docs, techs, RTs, transport, Envir Svcs, etc. are all at greatest risk.
They come to work at personal risk. We owe them PPE
@EmergencyDocs @ENAorg
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Front line EMS, emergency nurses & docs, techs, RTs, transport, Envir Svcs, etc. are all at greatest risk.
They come to work at personal risk. We owe them PPE
@EmergencyDocs @ENAorg
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the market won't solve this rapidly enough. Too much uncertainty & low margins on manufacturing PPE -- which is why it was outsourced to other countries to begin with.
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U.S. gov't should declare emergency and invoke #DefenseProductionAct to speed up production of masks, gowns & gloves.
hello @SecAzar @realDonaldTrump @VP @Mike_Pence @CDCgov @CDCDirector
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nytimes.com/2020/02/28/us/…
hello @SecAzar @realDonaldTrump @VP @Mike_Pence @CDCgov @CDCDirector
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nytimes.com/2020/02/28/us/…
We can predict that the public will be concerned, and want to buy masks.
This is not "panic" -- it is completely predictable & understandable behavior. The public aren't trained epidemiologists.
So lets lead.
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This is not "panic" -- it is completely predictable & understandable behavior. The public aren't trained epidemiologists.
So lets lead.
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Jan 7th, 2020
"Supplies of N95 mask running low in Hong Kong as Wuhan virus scare sparks panic buying and marked-up prices"
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scmp.com/news/hong-kong…
"Supplies of N95 mask running low in Hong Kong as Wuhan virus scare sparks panic buying and marked-up prices"
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scmp.com/news/hong-kong…
Jan 21, 2020
"People around China queue to buy face masks amid fears of an outbreak of deadly SARS-like virus 'that could be passed through saliva' as vendors sell the medical products 'at 10 times its original price'"
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dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7…
"People around China queue to buy face masks amid fears of an outbreak of deadly SARS-like virus 'that could be passed through saliva' as vendors sell the medical products 'at 10 times its original price'"
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dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7…
Jan 27, 2020
"CHINESE OUTBREAK FEAR SPURS WORLDWIDE FACE MASK SHORTAGE: BUT DO THEY ACTUALLY WORK?
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futurism.com/neoscope/chine…
"CHINESE OUTBREAK FEAR SPURS WORLDWIDE FACE MASK SHORTAGE: BUT DO THEY ACTUALLY WORK?
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futurism.com/neoscope/chine…
Jan 28, 2020
"Taiwan puts a ban on exporting N95 and surgical masks due to China’s coronavirus"
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thetaiwantimes.com/taiwan-puts-a-…
"Taiwan puts a ban on exporting N95 and surgical masks due to China’s coronavirus"
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thetaiwantimes.com/taiwan-puts-a-…
Jan 28, 2020
"There's been a run of surgical masks in the US because of the coronavirus scare. You don't need them, physicians say"
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cnn.com/2020/01/28/hea…
"There's been a run of surgical masks in the US because of the coronavirus scare. You don't need them, physicians say"
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cnn.com/2020/01/28/hea…
Jan 31, 2020
"What sold-out coronavirus face masks teach about price-gouging"
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beckershospitalreview.com/supply-chain/w…
"What sold-out coronavirus face masks teach about price-gouging"
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beckershospitalreview.com/supply-chain/w…
Feb 7th, 2020
"WHO warns of global shortage of face masks and protective suits"
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theguardian.com/world/2020/feb…
"WHO warns of global shortage of face masks and protective suits"
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theguardian.com/world/2020/feb…
Feb 15, 2020
"As demand spikes for med equipment, this Texas manufacturer is caught in #coronavirus supply chain panic.
An executive at a U.S. firm that makes surgical masks had warned for years that there could be a shortage..."
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washingtonpost.com/business/2020/…
"As demand spikes for med equipment, this Texas manufacturer is caught in #coronavirus supply chain panic.
An executive at a U.S. firm that makes surgical masks had warned for years that there could be a shortage..."
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washingtonpost.com/business/2020/…
