1/ I've been engaged in some long email conversations tonight with people who have no political stake in the "go back to work next week" fight.
One doc, one state legislator VERY smart about hospital issues, and one lobbyist for a medical professional group.
One doc, one state legislator VERY smart about hospital issues, and one lobbyist for a medical professional group.
2/ The last person has been moderately "the economy is good" pro-Trump, as has their org.
The doc is in a frontline state and worried not only about PPE, gear, facilities, but about how much longer the docs, nurses, and support staff can go at this pace.
The doc is in a frontline state and worried not only about PPE, gear, facilities, but about how much longer the docs, nurses, and support staff can go at this pace.
3/ "Fatigue is bad and getting worse. No break in sight. Tired people make mistakes. I make mistakes. Tired people get infected."
4/ Asked the doc if he and other docs thought "this thing had peaked" and he wrote back, "Give me a effing break."
5/ I'd rank him as very pessimistic about the systemic ability at least in his state to handle the coming wave of cases.
The legislator is from a state with relatively lower impacts SO FAR but says even their case load is already taxing their nonprofit hospitals.
The legislator is from a state with relatively lower impacts SO FAR but says even their case load is already taxing their nonprofit hospitals.
6/ "Most of the hospital chains will need to be bailed out." (Long bit about hospital finance problems, but this makes them xxxx% more pressing.)
7/ Lobbyist for medical group worries they're going to lose a large number of their to this disease. That the people in their group will be infected and die in the line of duty.
On that cheerful note, everyone ready to get back to making the Trump economy great again?
On that cheerful note, everyone ready to get back to making the Trump economy great again?
