Corona Virus #6

[Gale Hawkins]

Last week supply chain said it was agreeing to pay as much as 6.50 per mask that had previously bought for 54 cents...

So if they are selling these just under what supply chain is willing to pay I guess they are not really really over priced at $6. I read one Chinese company added 4 machines that can produce 100K per hour each. I guess the USA is not set up to make them?

 

[Gale Hawkins]

Is $6 cost per mask more than the going price.

There was a person on craigslist here trying to sell 20 assorted masks for $200 condition unknown.

Chris

That does sound over the top since $200 would buy 30 of these new masks.

 

[goeduck]

How about a warning to repeat offenders and boot them?

Exactly. And there must be the ability to tally up the number of pruned post per member. Those with high counts of pruned posts should be given 2 week time outs and not allowed to sign on during that time. It might change their behavior.

 

[pennwalk]

The local paper reported 6 ems in self quarantine after being exposed. Callers were pre-screened but tested positive. There was a story in the paper about ems. Didn't look like in the pictures that they were observing social distancing. Ems is pretty much a young persons game. I never thought about it happening to me when I was young.

Chris

 

[goeduck]

I cannot read every post in this thread, not enough time. So this may have been discussed. Saw this in the LA Times. I wonder if CA now regrets cuddling the drug addicts living on the streets now if they will be competing for hospital beds....

A new study puts the risk to the larger population in stark terms: It estimates that nearly 2,600 homeless people in the Los Angeles area alone will need to be hospitalized for COVID-19, and about 900 of them will require intensive care.

If that many homeless people do indeed stream into local hospitals in the coming weeks, it could lead to increased competition among all patients for what public health officials have said is an already insufficient number of beds and ventilators to meet the need

The mentally challenged need help but drug addicts, those running from child care costs and drop outs...... not.

 

[Gale Hawkins]

Exactly. And there must be the ability to tally up the number of pruned post per member. Those with high counts of pruned posts should be given 2 week time outs and not allowed to sign on during that time. It might change their behavior.

MyFitnessPal has a Jail for rules offenders.

 

[ultrarunner]

So if they are selling these just under what supply chain is willing to pay I guess they are not really really over priced at $6. I read one Chinese company added 4 machines that can produce 100K per hour each. I guess the USA is not set up to make them?

3M, Sperry etc. have all stepped up and running at max capacity domestic production.

Keep in mind a lot of medical products are China sourced... this has caused supply chain issues as one would expect.

Recently ordered some wheelchairs with IV poles... chairs arrived the next day... IV poles back ordered indefinitely as they are sourced from China.

Medline and other suppliers have already said replenishing foreign sourced stock is a growing problem.

Just in time works great when all the links of the chain are intact.

One thing new to many younger professionals is the idea of sterilizing for reuse... there was a time when reuse was standard practice and single use the exception.

Medical generates a lot of trash... even simple procedures generate a trash bag per patient with drapes, gowns, masks, paper towels, etc...

 

[Gale Hawkins]

I cannot read every post in this thread, not enough time. So this may have been discussed. Saw this in the LA Times. I wonder if CA now regrets cuddling the drug addicts living on the streets now if they will be competing for hospital beds....

A new study puts the risk to the larger population in stark terms: It estimates that nearly 2,600 homeless people in the Los Angeles area alone will need to be hospitalized for COVID-19, and about 900 of them will require intensive care.

If that many homeless people do indeed stream into local hospitals in the coming weeks, it could lead to increased competition among all patients for what public health officials have said is an already insufficient number of beds and ventilators to meet the need

The mentally challenged need help but drug addicts, those running from child care costs and drop outs...... not.

Actually the homeless count with mental health issues is very high. I know this is a concern with the homeless Vet population.

 

[Diggin It]

How about a warning to repeat offenders and boot them?

I don't support that short of serious violations that border on criminal acts.
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The really bad thing about doing nothing is you can't ever take a break! Unless you take a break from nothing and do something!

I can. On those nasty weather days when I can't get outside and just laze around all day, I often nap a few times.

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Can we make it a law to never, ever quote, cite or even mention the Irrational Spew?

 

[goeduck]

Actually the homeless count with mental health issues is very high. I know this is a concern with the homeless Vet population.

Maybe in some areas, but I bet all in the % with mental issues is less than 30%. No source, just my gut feel.