[henry quirk]

The shortage is not from normal hospital usage. It is 100% because of the huge influx of COVID-19 cases worldwide.

Poopycock. This is a hospital. It's the job of the professionals at that facility to stock their shelves based on the current and anticipated needs of their community.

The goings on in Italy or China or New York have what bearing on this hospital?

None.

Either they were short of equipment before Fu Manflu (which is negligent on their part) or they gifted equipment and shorted themselves (which is dumb).


Cases that you, among others, didn't believe would happen. Two weeks ago you scoffed at the numbers

I still scoff. what's the global death total for the China Syndrome? What's the Global death total for the current mediocre Flu?

Stickin' with 'Murica: what's the death totals? Where are the bulk of infections & deaths happenin'?

We're in the midst of a severe thunderstorm but the Weather Channel sez it's a hurricane.

Sure, NY & NO, for example, have it bad, but most of 'Murica is fine and gettin' a bit miffed at havin' the brakes stomped on their personal economies cuz of what isn't happenin' to them.

It's wool, pulled over eyes.


now you imply that the hospital was negligent in not procuring a huge surplus in anticipation of those numbers.

Not at all. I'm sayin', flat-out, a hospital in a state with less than a thousand cases of Commie-virus ought not be short, especially when that state tends to, historically, have a higher incidence of Flu infection than other states.


Incidentally, the federal government does have a stockpile of masks, etc. in case of a pandemic. The states have to formally request them, and they have been. So far, Trump is delivering on those requests entirely based on which states have governors that praise him. Florida has received 100% of the gear they've requested. Blue states have gotten between 0%-15% of what they've asked for.

Best kiss Orange Man's ass then...for the good of the people.