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RB TexLa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-24-09 11:10 PM Original message |
I hope it's just something technical to do certain things. Really, the flu a national emergency? |
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Horse with no Name (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-24-09 11:12 PM Response to Original message |
1. Yeah. |
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RB TexLa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-24-09 11:13 PM Response to Reply #1 |
4. So this flu will be subject to the same health care technology as the ones from history |
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Horse with no Name (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-24-09 11:20 PM Response to Reply #4 |
7. It's relative if the resources aren't distributed to the populace |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-24-09 11:23 PM Response to Reply #7 |
9. If I may add a couple things our OP has no clue about |
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Horse with no Name (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-24-09 11:34 PM Response to Reply #9 |
12. Thank you thank you |
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elleng (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-24-09 11:49 PM Response to Reply #12 |
15. Good to hear this, Horse. |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-24-09 11:51 PM Response to Reply #12 |
16. As hard as a medic I know |
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Horse with no Name (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-25-09 12:03 AM Response to Reply #16 |
20. Yeah in his disgust with my insurance company |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-25-09 12:06 AM Response to Reply #20 |
21. With good reason.... |
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Horse with no Name (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-25-09 12:14 AM Response to Reply #21 |
23. Absolutely. Because in all honesty |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-25-09 12:19 AM Response to Reply #23 |
25. I know... |
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vadawg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-25-09 08:56 AM Response to Reply #16 |
29. eek they havent got to you yet, i thought as a first responder you would have been done early |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-25-09 11:30 AM Response to Reply #29 |
34. I am no longer one, or they would |
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HughMoran (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-24-09 11:13 PM Response to Original message |
2. Yes, it is the former |
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Kerrytravelers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-24-09 11:13 PM Response to Original message |
3. Yes. Pandemics are considered national emergencies. From my understanding, this recent incarnation |
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jbnow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-25-09 12:38 AM Response to Reply #3 |
26. Already declared a pandemic on June 11, 2009 by WHO |
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Kerrytravelers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-25-09 11:26 AM Response to Reply #26 |
32. The WHO and the WH are two seperate entities. That may be why the WH made their own declaration. |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-25-09 11:31 AM Response to Reply #32 |
35. The US declared this a National Health Emergency back in March |
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Kerrytravelers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-25-09 12:32 PM Response to Reply #35 |
36. Seems perfectly logical to me. |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-24-09 11:17 PM Response to Original message |
5. Yes, and this is the second step |
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MadHound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-24-09 11:17 PM Response to Original message |
6. Let's see, millions coming down with a really nasty, possibly life threatening disease |
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OHdem10 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-24-09 11:21 PM Response to Original message |
8. When the President made the announcement, he explained it was |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-24-09 11:31 PM Response to Original message |
10. It's a bureaucratic formality having to do with Medicare and Medicaid. |
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pinto (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-24-09 11:33 PM Response to Original message |
11. Yeah. Allows relaxing some regulations to allow greater access to care. One I've seen mentioned |
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Horse with no Name (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-24-09 11:36 PM Response to Reply #11 |
13. I actually think that it is setting the scenario to create |
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pinto (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-24-09 11:51 PM Response to Reply #13 |
17. It's not an unheard of approach. My uncle came home from WWII with TB. |
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Horse with no Name (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-24-09 11:58 PM Response to Reply #17 |
19. Don't get me wrong. I don't think it is a bad idea at all. |
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pinto (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-25-09 12:07 AM Response to Reply #19 |
22. Yeah, I got that. |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-24-09 11:53 PM Response to Reply #13 |
18. That was in the Declaration back in April |
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kentuck (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-24-09 11:40 PM Response to Original message |
14. How many deaths before it should be declared an emergency? |
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pinto (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-25-09 12:16 AM Response to Reply #14 |
24. Zero. |
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saltpoint (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-25-09 05:54 AM Response to Original message |
27. An appropriate call by the president. |
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stray cat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-25-09 08:51 AM Response to Original message |
28. Read it! It is to clear away a bunch of paper work in case hospitals gets too many people |
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NoPasaran (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-25-09 09:13 AM Response to Original message |
30. It's a bureaucratic formality |
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Coventina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-25-09 10:54 AM Response to Reply #30 |
31. You win this thread!!!! |
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cherokeeprogressive (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-25-09 11:28 AM Response to Original message |
33. Fear-mongering a year ago, a national emergency today. n/t |
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