Who was taking Covid seriously in early February?

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Ted Corcoran (Red T Raccoon) @RedTRaccoon 3h
Do you know who was taking COVID-19 seriously in early February?

Kamala Harris.

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February 12, 2020
VIDEO: Harris Demands Coronavirus Hearing With Trump Administration Officials


WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Kamala D. Harris (D-CA), a member of the Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee, on Wednesday pressed Chairman Ron Johnson for a public hearing about the coronavirus with current public health officials. Harris pointed out that Trump administration officials were unwilling to attend today’s hearing about protecting the United States from global pandemics.

Key Excerpt:

Senator Harris: Thank you Mr. Chairman. I want to thank the panel for being here. Your experience in past public health emergencies and crises is exceptional and I think important to understanding how we should respond to the Coronavirus. However, the American people also, Mr. Chairman, need to hear from the officials who are currently responsible for addressing this and we need a public hearing with current government officials as soon possible. It is critical to my state of California. I have spoken with some of the current officials and I asked them why they are not here today. They did not have a good response for why they are not. In fact, they went on to say – well we have to take time to prepare talking points. The American people deserve them to be here this morning.

watch: https://www.harris.senate.gov/imo/media/video/2.12.20%20-%20HSGAC%20Roundtble%20-%20Coronavirus.mp4

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[Thekaspervote]

1. K&R!!

[Cha]

4. Our Leaders.. Joe Biden had an oped on January 27th..

Interesting Biden op-ed from January (COVID-19)

https://www.democraticunderground.com/1016251119

Joe Biden: Trump is worst possible leader to deal with coronavirus outbreak

https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2020/01/27/coronavirus-donald-trump-made-us-less-prepared-joe-biden-column/4581710002/

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30. Thanks for the links. The Biden op-ed is devastating. nt

[Cha]

33. You're welcome, crickets. Biden campaign

definitely has this in their arsenal so to speak.

And, so does Senator KamalaHarris.

[eppur_se_muova]

2. Also, every other country in the world ? nt

[Kaleva]

3. Many of us here were and also many weren't

Just finished reading a number of old threads posted back in Jan,Feb and March.

[Solly Mack]

5. K&R

[LiberalArkie]

6. As soon as I read about it killing people in Wuhan. I stocked up on every thing I could think of.

I did not think of masks.

[uponit7771]

7. Many people took it seriously but did not know it was about it being airborne and dormant for 2 wks

Trump did

[The_REAL_Ecumenist]

21. You don't have to believe me which makes sense because, of course, you don't know me from a can of

paint AND turns out, unbeknownst to me, I was already infected & suffering from the virus but I DID! I told my husband, friends and brothers to start to wear masks, COVER THEIR EYES & stay the FUCK AWAY anyone else; told them to stay MUCH further than the 6 feet. See, I'd read about the novel CV19 being reported in Wuhan and IIRC, this was right after Thanksgiving. I remember telling the hubz right after I read about it AND I QUOTE..."Here it comes." He looked over to me and said "WHAT? Here what comes?" I looked at him & said, "CAPTAIN TRIPPS."
This conversation happened between my coughing my kneecaps off & trying like hell to catch my breath without falling over in a stupor. I've survived stage 4B metastatic cancer, preforated duodenal ulcer, visceral gangrene AND vibriosis. CoV19, (pretty much believe it was the original WUHAN strain), made me hurt, (felt like I'd been beaten & stop TF for the better part of 4 months) & sicker MUCH more than the cancer, (So HELP ME GOD!!)
I remember reading about a public bus in Wuhan where a man got on, visibly sick & coughing. He got into the back of the bus, as far away from the other passengers as was possible without getting off. Even though he was at least 14 feet away from the nearest rider, just about ALL of the riders AND the driver came down with it. China then mandated that folks stay AT LEAST 14 feet away from others who aren't demonstrably sick, MUCH further from those who are.

[SheltieLover]

8. I was

That is when I bought a lot of toilet paper, food & masks.

[OhZone]

9. I knew in February -

when I saw videos like this -

[JanMichael]

18. That was what freaked me out. China locked down some 45 million people in one/two days.

China doesn't freak out easily and it was obvious that they were scared shirtless by this virus. Terrified is not their usual gig.

[H2O Man]

10. Thank you!

Recommended.

[OhZone]

11. And this -

[MineralMan]

12. I was.

[Mr.Bill]

13. I walked away from my volunteer job at the local hospital

during the last week of February. A few days later the hospital closed the building to all visitors, elective surgeries and volunteers. Still closed, except doing some elective surgeries. I used to be at the desk in the surgery waiting room. The room has been empty since March 1st.

I was a little more informed than the average person because my wife is a retired RN and my daughter is an administrator and RN at the hospital.

[Tess49]

14. I did. Went back and looked at my Amazon orders. I started stocking up on masks and everything

else I could think of in Feb.

[Ferrets are Cool]

15. If ANYONE had any slight doubt before today...

this absolutely means those deaths are on HIS hands. He caused them. Can you even imagine if a Democratic President had done this. Not that any of them would have.

[C Moon]

16. We did. We were going to go out for a dinner for 10.

We all agreed to cancel it, UFN.
Shortly after that, we decided to cancel a long planned road trip.
Soon afterward, California shut down everything but essential jobs/etc.

[catrose]

17. I did. We locked down around mid February, being high risk

[mcar]

19. Joe Biden

[Roy Rolling]

20. January 26th

For some reason, it really caught my attention and I started tweeting daily statistics. Most people on DU were reading the same stories as me.

It’s just that *we* took it seriously, Republicans did not.

[Evolve Dammit]

22. Anyone With a brain was taking it seriously, seeking and implementing real information

[Skittles]

23. oath of office

I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the Office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my Ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States.

how does Trump IN ANY WAY honor that oath???

[warmfeet]

24. Indeed.

Future vice president. Future president.

Please, please, make it so.

[Ilsa]

25. I did. I rechecked my long term pantry to get ready

for isolation. I threw out stuff I didn't need to make room for fresh supplies. I got our prescriptions filled, etc.

[keopeli]

26. On February 10, my partner and I went out and bought a bunch of N95 masks.

Over the next week, we distributed most of them to our loved ones. We got a lot of funny looks, like "why are you giving me this?" But, when the country closed in March and people started to get scarred, our loved ones had a supply that even doctors were unable to find.

Honestly, we considered donating our small cache (about 30 masks were purchased, 20 of which were given away). But, health professionals told us that we were better off keeping them for ourselves, because the need would increase among the public and the supply would still not be there. We were told not to feel badly about keeping them because it wouldn't make a dent in the need of even one hospital.

I don't question our decision to both distribute to loved ones and keep 10 ourselves. I do, however, feel emotional about our inability to help others more. For instance, my best friend's brother was not on our list as we didn't have enough to spread out that widely. He got sick on March 29 and passed away on April 4. I can't help but wish that our reach had been wider.

[Akacia]

27. I have taken it seriously since watching what was happening in China

and then Italy. What really caught me by surprise was when all the stores ran out of toilet paper! I definitely did not see that coming.

[Dial H For Hero]

28. I'll freely admit I wasn't.

I went on a trip to Phuket, Thailand in late February and didn't come back until March 11th or so. I kept up on the news while I was there, and one of my friends kept emailing me telling me I should cancel the rest of my trip and head back before I got stuck there. I still remember relaxing in the lounge at LAX with only one more flight to go before getting home when news broke that Trump was going to cancel all incoming flights from Europe. That particular lounge was full of people getting ready to leave on international flgjhts, and they were all hurridly canceling their trips because they wouiln't be able to get back home.

Once I got home, it was time to stock up, of course.

[dameatball]

29. I was. Last time I got a haircut.

[JI7]

31. Biden also

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32. I was taking it seriously in February, tracking the news.

It was early March when I finished stocking up and stopped going anywhere. It's strange - by DU standards, I was at least a month behind. According to friends and family, I was two or three weeks ahead. I did manage to dodge The Great Toilet Paper Famine with ease, so there's that.

It's to their credit that both Joe Biden and Kamala Harris were aware early, and immediately trying to heighten awareness and get things done. They're a great team, and it will be relief when they take the reins.