Trump admin has ordered hospitals to bypass the CDC & send all coronavirus info to database in DC

[Mrs. Overall]

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Kyle Griffin
@kylegriffin1

The Trump admin has ordered hospitals to bypass the CDC and, beginning on Wednesday, send all coronavirus patient info to a central database in D.C. — a move that has alarmed public health experts who fear the data will be distorted for political gain.

[leftieNanner]

1. If you don't like the number of cases

"stop the testing, please"

If you don't like the number of hospitalizations or deaths, hide the data.

[Laelth]

2. No. Really?

Of course the data will be manipulated for political purposes. That’s exactly why alarm bells are going off in response to this mandate.

-Laelth

[CountAllVotes]

3. The database will never forget you

Anyone that is unfortunate enough to contract COVID-19 will be followed for the rest of one's life, that you CAN believe in.

So much for HIPPA, etc. etc. etc.

Nothing medical is private anymore.

[Chemisse]

4. Yes, Trump will oversee the data, just like he oversaw the distribution of PPP funds.

More naked corruption in progress.

[nolabear]

5. If ever we needed a shadow government...

I wish they’d do as they’re told and at the same time send it to a second site so we know what’s been altered. Someone needs to act as that site.

[Dream Girl]

6. Wat authority does he have to do this?

[ProfessorGAC]

15. The Correct Question

He can't give orders to private health care or insurance companies.
They can just ignore it.

[LiberalFighter]

7. To hell with Trump. I would send the same data to CDC or only to them.

[vsrazdem]

8. How do you ORDER a private company to do this? They can share information with whomever

they choose. Like he said in his interview about the confederate flag, its "freedom of speech."

[Initech]

9. We are being run by a bunch of psychopaths.

[DSandra]

10. +1000

I remember when it was an outrage when Sarah Palin was chosen as VP. Not stopping these insane right wingers from getting power is a major failure of America. We are such an embarrassment to the WWII generation.

[NCDem47]

11. Hospital responses?

For-profit and faith-based hospitals: "Sure! Do we send the data to the attention of Jared?"

Non-profit, community hospitals: "Get stuffed. No way are you controlling how that data is used. We'll CC the world if we have to."

[ProfessorGAC]

16. Hospitals Can't Do That

Health insurers aren't paying claims on mystery illnesses or deaths.
Those hospitals are not going to commit insurance fraud because PINO told them to.
Those for profit hospitals will tell the facts or go broke when they're not compensated by insurers wanting answers.

[Freethinker65]

12. So no more MMWR by professional epidemiologists?

What could possibly go wrong with trying to understand and control the spread of an infectious disease by bypassing the CDC and giving the data to unqualified Trump loyalists?

[NCjack]

13. For consideration by hospital data managers: If CVhoax-#45 told you to piss on an

electrical outlet, would you? Of course not. It would cause you intense pain and injury.

That's why you don't send your data to person who thinks that increasing sampling will increase the number of cases.

[dchill]

14. SURELY this will not stand!

[patricia92243]

17. I wondered how long it would take for this to happen.

[SammyWinstonJack]

18. Just say no to king donald. Not his call.