#Ventilators

I see some bizarre things here defending Trump, so I’m going to make a few points as to why his efforts dealing with the pandemic have been unbelievably terrible (thread).
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Trying to see something. During this pandemic, how many of you have an oximeter at home? Oximeters are relatively cheap devices that can measure your blood oxygen levels at home.
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Today we announced a cautious, measured turning of the dial toward a new normal. Our Stay Home Order will be replaced with one that encourages Minnesotans to stay close to
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This week’s @ICNARC report throws out interesting facts! @ActuaryByDay has done his excellent weekly analysis But as I was reading the report, a few things did jump out at me
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Trump clearly ran for president thinking this was true: that he could acquire omnipotent power, money, respect and adoration by having the office. It's why he was willing to do
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Thread: Bill Barr’s political and legal ideology is the driving force behind Trump’s assault on democracyBill Bar believes that the Constitution invites the Executive and Legislative Branches to engage in
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This was almost a month ago, and the first time I think I posted these numbers. We still have not reached the average number of deaths for the flu season
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COVID Update April 3: I spoke to a Senator (& recorded it), the CEO of 1 of the biggest vent manufacturers (didn’t record but will read out here), talked with
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@peterbakernyt called Kavanaugh a "he-said/she-said"; said Trump reinvigorated the presidency; praised Trump's new tone on Covid; called Javanka "pillars of the West Wing"; and invited us to empathize with the
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3 decades ago looking for cheaper alternatives America's hardware companies started shifting base to ChinaToday the motherboards & the components of almost all equipment, computers, space and weaponry come from
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“If people saw this, they would stay home.” Doctors invited @NickKristof inside two hard-hit New York hospitals to observe first-hand the fight against the coronavirus. https://nyti.ms/3aWLd2p  The best vantage to
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You can install more ICU beds & buy more ventilators in a surge. But healthcare workers, you cannot. Equipment is replaceable. Doctors and nurses are not.You can try to pay
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Trump begins his press conference by having Dr Anthony Fauci argue that his contradiction with Trump on when they should have acted on coronavirus came about from a poor response
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Posted by a nurse who works with ventilators:For people who don't understand what it means to be on a ventilator but want to take the chance to go back to
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1. A few tentative thoughts about supply chain risk and the lessons from coronavirus so far. 2. One popular takeaway I've seen has been that global supply chains are bad,
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The number of new cases has risen, despite flattening the previous few days. With higher testing, a continuing rise is inevitable given the low absolute number of cases relative to
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