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Date: 2020-03-31
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Justin
Hello, Phil. I want to start by saying I'm a long time fan and watcher since back in the days of sxephil. My name is unimportant (it's Justin, BTW) but my title is security/public safety officer for my local hospital. For a brief synopsis, our community is very small, our county has roughly 35, 000 residents. Our hospital is the only one in the county. We have at least, to this date, 5 confirmed cases of covid-19. Most of which to my knowledge were tested out if country as the state department only issued us 35 tests based on an algorithm pertaining to our population. We have had cases of false information put forth just to receive a test. We are at a chaotically dramatic shortage of PPE to protect our employees and patients alike. To the point where we have permitted members of our community to make masks for our patients to wear because our state allocation and local businesses/factories can't donate enough to keep our staff protected for extended periods of time with the proper PPE necessary. We have had staff directly exposed to confirmed cases who are still permitted to work until they exhibit symptoms of covid-19, but as we know, the incubation period can be up to 14 days, asymptomatic, where said staff could still be infectious. Furthermore, for employees such as myself who are deemed not directly exposed to patients have been told if we contract the virus, we have to prove we were exposed at work to be paid for our two week quarantine off work. This is impossible given that our community has a handful of confirmed cases and being such a small town and the rampant way the virus spreads, we cannot prove we didn't contract it trying to scavenge supplies at a local store. The problem is, I am directly involved with patients, whether it's a medflight that I escort and help move said patient from bed to bed or a combative OD who I have to physically hold down to be administered their shot of medicine to sedate them or a problematic dementia patient I have to hand fight with so they don't leave their bed or pull their IV out, or patients family members who don't want to comply with our no visitor policy. As well as staff who have been exposed that I work with every day, I'm exposed. But not considered someone who for sure gets paid if I have to be off work if I contract the virus. I live with my 72 year old overweight grandfather who is immuno compromised as he went through chemo last year for prostate cancer. He takes care of my 91 year old great grandmother who was just taken off of hospice watch months ago for her medical state. I stopped visitation with my 20 month old daughter because she has pulmonary hypoplasia and is 2 1/2 hours from me in another community with confirmed cases. I still pay full child support even though the vast majority of that is her daycare which she hasn't been in for weeks. Her sister is coming home soon from travelling to Baltimore for weeks, her mother works on a military bases where cases have been confirmed. If she contracts it, she has the slimmest of chances to survive and we've already been through hell and back with her. Basically my anxiety is through the roof, but I'm an essential employee and my bills don't stop so I have to report to work and expose myself to possible danger without my employer communicating hardly anything to me regarding the situation. We are not receiving hazard pay. My girlfriend is at a local gas station at the rate of an extra 2. 50/hr and they have installed glass barriers for them as well as other protocols to keep them safe. It seems our healthcare facility and owners have done less for us and are actually making extra efforts to keep the true scope of the situation in the dark instead of protecting our staff as well as our things in place to where we may not be paid if we contract this virus. I'm scared to death that I may have the ability to infect those close to me who will not beat this virus. And that I've put my life with my daughter on hold with many concerns for her still without being given any extra consideration to myself or my position. The truth is, we're understaffed, overexposed, underprotected and it's not getting better. This is the true face of covid-19. I am the true face of covid-19. I cannot quarantine, I cannot work from home. My only option is to protect my hospital and hope for the best.
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Hello, Phil. I want to start by saying I'm a long time fan and watcher since back in the days of sxephil. My name is unimportant (it's Justin, BTW) but my title is security/public safety officer for my local hospital. For a brief synopsis, our community is very small, our county has roughly 35, 000 residents. Our hospital is the only one in the county. We have at least, to this date, 5 confirmed cases of covid-19. Most of which to my knowledge were tested out if country as the state department only issued us 35 tests based on an algorithm pertaining to our population. We have had cases of false information put forth just to receive a test. We are at a chaotically dramatic shortage of PPE to protect our employees and patients alike. To the point where we have permitted members of our community to make masks for our patients to wear because our state allocation and local businesses/factories can't donate enough to keep our staff protected for extended periods of time with the proper PPE necessary. We have had staff directly exposed to confirmed cases who are still permitted to work until they exhibit symptoms of covid-19, but as we know, the incubation period can be up to 14 days, asymptomatic, where said staff could still be infectious. Furthermore, for employees such as myself who are deemed not directly exposed to patients have been told if we contract the virus, we have to prove we were exposed at work to be paid for our two week quarantine off work. This is impossible given that our community has a handful of confirmed cases and being such a small town and the rampant way the virus spreads, we cannot prove we didn't contract it trying to scavenge supplies at a local store. The problem is, I am directly involved with patients, whether it's a medflight that I escort and help move said patient from bed to bed or a combative OD who I have to physically hold down to be administered their shot of medicine to sedate them or a problematic dementia patient I have to hand fight with so they don't leave their bed or pull their IV out, or patients family members who don't want to comply with our no visitor policy. As well as staff who have been exposed that I work with every day, I'm exposed. But not considered someone who for sure gets paid if I have to be off work if I contract the virus. I live with my 72 year old overweight grandfather who is immuno compromised as he went through chemo last year for prostate cancer. He takes care of my 91 year old great grandmother who was just taken off of hospice watch months ago for her medical state. I stopped visitation with my 20 month old daughter because she has pulmonary hypoplasia and is 2 1/2 hours from me in another community with confirmed cases. I still pay full child support even though the vast majority of that is her daycare which she hasn't been in for weeks. Her sister is coming home soon from travelling to Baltimore for weeks, her mother works on a military bases where cases have been confirmed. If she contracts it, she has the slimmest of chances to survive and we've already been through hell and back with her. Basically my anxiety is through the roof, but I'm an essential employee and my bills don't stop so I have to report to work and expose myself to possible danger without my employer communicating hardly anything to me regarding the situation. We are not receiving hazard pay. My girlfriend is at a local gas station at the rate of an extra 2. 50/hr and they have installed glass barriers for them as well as other protocols to keep them safe. It seems our healthcare facility and owners have done less for us and are actually making extra efforts to keep the true scope of the situation in the dark instead of protecting our staff as well as our things in place to where we may not be paid if we contract this virus. I'm scared to death that I may have the ability to infect those close to me who will not beat this virus. And that I've put my life with my daughter on hold with many concerns for her still without being given any extra consideration to myself or my position. The truth is, we're understaffed, overexposed, underprotected and it's not getting better. This is the true face of covid-19. I am the true face of covid-19. I cannot quarantine, I cannot work from home. My only option is to protect my hospital and hope for the best.
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mirkaA0707
Thank you Phil for the daily updates I stopped watching the news on TV cause they always make it sound like it's the end of the world + they don't focus on social issues. When I see how other countries in the EU are handling this situation it just makes me helpless and depressed for my own country, Bulgaria. The majority of people are just silently following what the companies/firms/government is saying without thinking for themselves (giving it a thought. I'm all for doing my part to help stop the spread but I'm always giving my opinion when I see wrong/harmful decisions being made and then I look like the bad guy when I do so: / For example: It's not normal to deny your workers paid leave during quarantine and telling them they can only take unpaid leave if they want a break from work; it's also not normal for the government to offer its people interest-free loans (USD700) to get by the month (rent, bills, etc) when other EU countries are freezing these things. Like, what will happen when this is over and people have to pay back the loans? Sorry for the long post, I just wanted to get this out of my system since the things I see in my country are making me so frustrated: (
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Thank you Phil for the daily updates I stopped watching the news on TV cause they always make it sound like it's the end of the world + they don't focus on social issues. When I see how other countries in the EU are handling this situation it just makes me helpless and depressed for my own country, Bulgaria. The majority of people are just silently following what the companies/firms/government is saying without thinking for themselves (giving it a thought. I'm all for doing my part to help stop the spread but I'm always giving my opinion when I see wrong/harmful decisions being made and then I look like the bad guy when I do so: / For example: It's not normal to deny your workers paid leave during quarantine and telling them they can only take unpaid leave if they want a break from work; it's also not normal for the government to offer its people interest-free loans (USD700) to get by the month (rent, bills, etc) when other EU countries are freezing these things. Like, what will happen when this is over and people have to pay back the loans? Sorry for the long post, I just wanted to get this out of my system since the things I see in my country are making me so frustrated: (
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Hash
Re of the Zoom: Zoom i use on the browser and use for college. Its a bit rough at the start with the professors adjusting to this new method of lecture. now its gotten better and lectures are close that of in person. the downsides of this method would be the quality of the education and professors getting lazy and had that problem with one. Had a exam via zoom and that went horribly, partly on the professor cause of the questions asked required more time and asked to be done within a short time-frame. I wasn't the only one and many felt frustrated and cheated that the class we paid to take is low quality due to the professor's lack of skills. Zoom classes can be a downgrade if your professor don't have the skills and can't adapt. thankfully my college is now on a pass/fail grading system but still want to pass the class; letter grade may be low but a pass is a pass.
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Re of the Zoom: Zoom i use on the browser and use for college. Its a bit rough at the start with the professors adjusting to this new method of lecture. now its gotten better and lectures are close that of in person. the downsides of this method would be the quality of the education and professors getting lazy and had that problem with one. Had a exam via zoom and that went horribly, partly on the professor cause of the questions asked required more time and asked to be done within a short time-frame. I wasn't the only one and many felt frustrated and cheated that the class we paid to take is low quality due to the professor's lack of skills. Zoom classes can be a downgrade if your professor don't have the skills and can't adapt. thankfully my college is now on a pass/fail grading system but still want to pass the class; letter grade may be low but a pass is a pass.
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Alice
I think one of the things that does and will help in the long run is that it's a WORLDWIDE situation. Recovery efforts, solidarity, various types of help, and emotional support wise. This situation CANNOT be ignored. Your feelings of anxiety are always valid, but in this case, it is a certainty, with the spread of this, that they will not be dismissed. Even the chillest, most annoying just get over it bros are cooped up at home and realizing the impact this has on them. The majority of people are, if not experiencing, DISCOVERING anxiety. And it helps, to all be in the same boat. Because anxiety is isolating. And you always feel alone. And today you CANNOT forget that you aren't. One of the positive things in all this. It's very hard to feel alone.
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I think one of the things that does and will help in the long run is that it's a WORLDWIDE situation. Recovery efforts, solidarity, various types of help, and emotional support wise. This situation CANNOT be ignored. Your feelings of anxiety are always valid, but in this case, it is a certainty, with the spread of this, that they will not be dismissed. Even the chillest, most annoying just get over it bros are cooped up at home and realizing the impact this has on them. The majority of people are, if not experiencing, DISCOVERING anxiety. And it helps, to all be in the same boat. Because anxiety is isolating. And you always feel alone. And today you CANNOT forget that you aren't. One of the positive things in all this. It's very hard to feel alone.
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Jamie
People are bashing Trump for moving the goal posts. But here in the U. K, a similar thing has happened and I think it's actually what they have to do to avoid panic. Humans are very adaptable. But we also panic. If someone had said right at the offset hundreds of thousands of people might die and you'll all be locked in your houses. It would be carnage. Also there's a certain time when you have to act and isolate. You can't do it to early otherwise you 'show your best card'. And I think the disease will adapt or come back just as bad. Not many people are taking about the fact that Covid has been evolving and there are now multiple strands of it.
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People are bashing Trump for moving the goal posts. But here in the U. K, a similar thing has happened and I think it's actually what they have to do to avoid panic. Humans are very adaptable. But we also panic. If someone had said right at the offset hundreds of thousands of people might die and you'll all be locked in your houses. It would be carnage. Also there's a certain time when you have to act and isolate. You can't do it to early otherwise you 'show your best card'. And I think the disease will adapt or come back just as bad. Not many people are taking about the fact that Covid has been evolving and there are now multiple strands of it.
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Quiet
I've been having to use zoom for school and for all my classes, there were people abusing the chat function, abusing the video settings, especially trolls becoming EXTREMELY distracting. The annoying part is when people unnecessarily have their cameras or audio on, because some people don't know or remember that they have it on. Then you get people blasting music on their computer, talking loudly (sometimes about the teacher, and the occasional college boy hooking up with a girl. I have seen all of these but I have teachers who don't know how to automatically mute people or hide their cameras. I'm just trying to learn math guys.
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I've been having to use zoom for school and for all my classes, there were people abusing the chat function, abusing the video settings, especially trolls becoming EXTREMELY distracting. The annoying part is when people unnecessarily have their cameras or audio on, because some people don't know or remember that they have it on. Then you get people blasting music on their computer, talking loudly (sometimes about the teacher, and the occasional college boy hooking up with a girl. I have seen all of these but I have teachers who don't know how to automatically mute people or hide their cameras. I'm just trying to learn math guys.
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eveliiine
I iguess I'm one of those 2 or 3 people who makes it to the end of every single video. I just wanted to take some time to thank you for the way you've been delivering news. You have become my morning ritual during breakfast (I'm in Belgium) and my trusted source for information. Every time I check the main news recourses here in Belgium, the entire sensation aspect of it just bothers the bejeebies out of me. So thank you Phil. For being a steady force of honest reporting. You've made me a more informed and better person And I'm sure you inspire many others too. Sanitized high fives from Belgium x
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I iguess I'm one of those 2 or 3 people who makes it to the end of every single video. I just wanted to take some time to thank you for the way you've been delivering news. You have become my morning ritual during breakfast (I'm in Belgium) and my trusted source for information. Every time I check the main news recourses here in Belgium, the entire sensation aspect of it just bothers the bejeebies out of me. So thank you Phil. For being a steady force of honest reporting. You've made me a more informed and better person And I'm sure you inspire many others too. Sanitized high fives from Belgium x
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sikosis999
my wife works at a grocier. .. all she's getting for this whole pandemic is 50hrs a week. .. while people out of work get unemployment + hundreds of dollars more, food assistance and a slew of other things she doesn't qualify for as she's still working. .. all while being told you're a hero. .. still paying our rent, still paying utilities, experience'n crap internet cause ISPs are a joke 20+ yrs behind current tech and enduring growing summer traffic as we live in a summer destination lake. Complete joke on the haphazard, nonsensical patch work reactionary containment effort.
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my wife works at a grocier. .. all she's getting for this whole pandemic is 50hrs a week. .. while people out of work get unemployment + hundreds of dollars more, food assistance and a slew of other things she doesn't qualify for as she's still working. .. all while being told you're a hero. .. still paying our rent, still paying utilities, experience'n crap internet cause ISPs are a joke 20+ yrs behind current tech and enduring growing summer traffic as we live in a summer destination lake. Complete joke on the haphazard, nonsensical patch work reactionary containment effort.
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Cara
Something else interesting to think about, not just the domestic abuse is things like natural disasters. We just had an EF3 tornado rip through our city, right down my street and completely obliterate our mall. At 5pm on a Saturday. that would've normally been full of people but due to the virus, so many people were at home. But I think about the places that are affected way worse than us (we arent even on lockdown) if they had something like this happen to them. how would anyone seek medical help if hospitals are full of corona virus patients. It would be absolutely disastrous.
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Something else interesting to think about, not just the domestic abuse is things like natural disasters. We just had an EF3 tornado rip through our city, right down my street and completely obliterate our mall. At 5pm on a Saturday. that would've normally been full of people but due to the virus, so many people were at home. But I think about the places that are affected way worse than us (we arent even on lockdown) if they had something like this happen to them. how would anyone seek medical help if hospitals are full of corona virus patients. It would be absolutely disastrous.
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