Danger Posted July 28, 2020 Share Posted July 28, 2020 CDC Director, Robert Redfield: Quote “We’re seeing, sadly, far greater suicides now than we are deaths from Covid. We’re seeing far greater deaths from drug overdose, that are above excess, than we had as background, than we are seeing deaths from Covid.” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LETSGOBROWNIES Posted July 28, 2020 Share Posted July 28, 2020 6 minutes ago, Danger said: CDC Director, Robert Redfield: While sad and awful, those aren’t contagious diseases that impact others. The fact that mental healthcare and drug treatment are lacking doesn’t mean we discount the virus. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danger Posted July 28, 2020 Share Posted July 28, 2020 4 minutes ago, LETSGOBROWNIES said: While sad and awful, those aren’t contagious diseases that impact others. The fact that mental healthcare and drug treatment are lacking doesn’t mean we discount the virus. I respectfully disagree with cutting off our nose to spite our face. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob_shadows Posted July 28, 2020 Share Posted July 28, 2020 (edited) Welp just found out my household has been in contact with people who tested positive and now 3 of us (including myself) have been feeling a little sick so I set up to be tested in a couple hours. I haven't had the fever or cough just feel really tired and a little achy but I figure better to be safe than sorry it's only costing me 20 bucks to get tested and they are giving me the rapid test so I'll get my results right there Edited July 28, 2020 by rob_shadows Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LETSGOBROWNIES Posted July 28, 2020 Share Posted July 28, 2020 22 minutes ago, Danger said: I respectfully disagree with cutting off our nose to spite our face. I don’t think you understand that phrase. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shanedorf Posted July 28, 2020 Share Posted July 28, 2020 The CDC is all about disease control, and are not competent authorities to speak on drug addiction or suicide. "In interviews with numerous public health experts, including eight current CDC officials, many said they are disillusioned by Redfield, telling CNN he's failed to push back against White House efforts to sideline the CDC and politicize its science. While sources consistently described Redfield as a respected doctor, they also view him as a relatively ineffectual public health leader at a time of pandemic, and a pawn of the President's political agenda. "A major problem for our agency is lack of leadership," said one CDC official who spoke about Redfield on the condition of anonymity for fear of reprisal. "He's a very nice guy, but I think he was put in place to serve a political purpose, not to lead an agency." 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MookieMonstah Posted July 28, 2020 Share Posted July 28, 2020 55 minutes ago, Danger said: CDC Director, Robert Redfield: This is such a stupid stance lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LETSGOBROWNIES Posted July 28, 2020 Share Posted July 28, 2020 16 minutes ago, Shanedorf said: The CDC is all about disease control, and are not competent authorities to speak on drug addiction or suicide. "In interviews with numerous public health experts, including eight current CDC officials, many said they are disillusioned by Redfield, telling CNN he's failed to push back against White House efforts to sideline the CDC and politicize its science. While sources consistently described Redfield as a respected doctor, they also view him as a relatively ineffectual public health leader at a time of pandemic, and a pawn of the President's political agenda. "A major problem for our agency is lack of leadership," said one CDC official who spoke about Redfield on the condition of anonymity for fear of reprisal. "He's a very nice guy, but I think he was put in place to serve a political purpose, not to lead an agency." I wasn’t going to touch on the political part, but it’s impossible to overlook. Especially when he’s framing the situation as an either/or, like addressing mental heath, substance abuse and covid simultaneously is impossible. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shanedorf Posted July 28, 2020 Share Posted July 28, 2020 2 minutes ago, LETSGOBROWNIES said: I wasn’t going to touch on the political part, smart move especially since you're already on double-secret probation. I'll take the hit for this one 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobbyPhil1781 Posted July 28, 2020 Share Posted July 28, 2020 54 minutes ago, rob_shadows said: Welp just found out my household has been in contact with people who tested positive and now 3 of us (including myself) have been feeling a little sick so I set up to be tested in a couple hours. I haven't had the fever or cough just feel really tired and a little achy but I figure better to be safe than sorry it's only costing me 20 bucks to get tested and they are giving me the rapid test so I'll get my results right there I was tired and achy and felt feverish for about a week back in April. Never got tested though b/c my wife never experienced any symptoms. I'll be interested in hearing your results. Hoping for the best for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LETSGOBROWNIES Posted July 28, 2020 Share Posted July 28, 2020 1 minute ago, Shanedorf said: smart move especially since you're already on double-secret probation. I'll take the hit for this one can’t drop the banhammer on all of us... can he??? 😬 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fl0nkerton Posted July 28, 2020 Share Posted July 28, 2020 1 hour ago, Danger said: CDC Director, Robert Redfield: welp dumbest thing I've read today 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LETSGOBROWNIES Posted July 28, 2020 Share Posted July 28, 2020 10 minutes ago, Fl0nkerton said: welp dumbest thing I've read today It’s early. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MookieMonstah Posted July 28, 2020 Share Posted July 28, 2020 It’s almost like mental health hasn’t ever been taken seriously in this country and the organizations that address it are severely under funded. Who would’ve guessed. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MWil23 Posted July 28, 2020 Share Posted July 28, 2020 Healthcare and education reform haven’t been addressed in 80+ years here and hopefully a plus of Covid is that they have to be now...but we shall see. It may take a landmark court case precedent, which will be too late for this but hope have positive fallout going forward. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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