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Imagine living in a country where you are too scared to go into debt trying to seek medical attention during a pandemic. This is why the numbers have probably always been higher than being reported.
The GOP wonât let you vote at home, but theyâre just fine with letting you die at home.
Sending that out to the stone mason right now.
At this point, the possibility is very high that the Covid stats are too lowâŚand if Trump had NOT politicized Covid response, then a number of those who died from Covid could have been prevented (See trumpdeathclock.com).
Of little notice, are those with prolonged Covid symptomsâŚ
I have seen some reports of hospital stays for CV-19 topping a million dollars.
And yet, the hospitals are crying about having to close because theyâre going broke.
I wanna know, which is it already??
And, I can bet when the dust settles on all of this, that the Dems have a better shot at passing some significant health care/insurance reforms after this virus debacle sends hundreds of thousands into receivership trying to get out from under their hospital bills.
O I think so too. I think people opposed to universal healthcare are going to be so outnumbered by people who demand it that weâre going to get there finally.
The stories of these folks are so frightening, I hope they get more attention.
As with all disasters, more people are convinced after their situation is wrecked than beforehand. Until now, the vast majority of Americans had little to do with the health care system.
Today, roughly 1% of the population is affected directly with the virus and itâs a good bet that just the one degree of separation is bringing it closer to 5% as friends and family watch the victims suffer and even die from this.
The impact of the hospital bills is just starting to surface, not just from those that died, but from those that survived as well.
Given the number of people who have lost their jobs and, ergo, their health insurance, this catastrophe is just getting legs. Weâre focused on the illness now, but the bill will eventually come due and thatâs when the âfunâ will truly begin.
Yep totally. And the fact that the pharmaceutical companies are gouging people with the price of Covid treatments will come back to bite them in a big way I think.
The uptick in the number of people dying before they can even reach a hospital in Houston draws parallels to what happened in New York City in March and April, when there was a spike in the number of times firefighters responded to medical calls, only to discover that the person in need of help had already died.
Shut. Down. Texas.
Otherwise, it will get worse than NYC in March/April.
Talk to our Governor. And our Lt. Governor.
Talk to the GOP who are the ones running the death panels.
We will never, NEVER really know the total number of victims that died due to COVID.
I have been preaching about the impact on those who DONâT die since late AprilâŚand the evidence that has come out since, has just been worse and worse.
It doesnât count, well according to the Turnip at least.
O greed pays they are only screaming because CEO did not get the bonus he was expecting. Now how is he gonna pay for that yacht.
Yes: itâs all new, what with it being a disease thatâs new to humans.
It really doesnât pay to act as though we have final answers on covidâs effects on any demographic.
For example, in todayâs Guardian, it was reported that English neurologists are finding severe brain and spine disorders in people who apparently suffered from mild infections (Warning of serious brain disorders in people with mild coronavirus symptoms | Coronavirus | The Guardian).
Keep repeating to everyone you know that âNone of this was necessary! This is tRumpâs fault!â
As in NYC, the TrumpTrailers make it difficult to conceal the rise in mortality.