How is the Administration doing regarding their response to the Coronavirus?

2020-03-15T18:47:12-04:00

Is the ADMINISTRATION's handling of the Coronavirus crisis BETTER or WORSE compared to other Crisis matters of a NON-TERRORISM type specific to disease management (e.g. H1N1, SARS, Hantaviruses, HIV/AIDS, Ebola, malaria, etc.)?

NOTE: As people respond to the poll and leave comments lets see where this thread takes us. Depending on how accurate or inaccurate responses are I'll chime in. As always please be respectful of those who respond!
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UPDATE: 2045 on 15 Mar 2020 - Here some academic references for your casual reading........

- Pandemic Preparedness and Response — Lessons from the H1N1 Influenza of 2009. [https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMra1208802]

- The Worldwide Response to the HIV/AIDS Pandemic Since 1981. Lessons Learned. [https://www.isglobal.org/en/healthisglobal/-/custom-blog-portlet/la-respuesta-mundial-a-la-pandemia-de-sida-desde-el-1981-lecciones-aprendidas-/91019/0]

- Protection from Rodent-Borne Diseases with Special Emphasis on Occupational Exposure to Hantavirus [https://www.acq.osd.mil/eie/afpmb/docs/techguides/tg41.pdf]

- Overview, Control Strategies, and Lessons Learned in the CDC Response to the 2014–2016 Ebola Epidemic [https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/65/su/su6503a2.htm]

- LESSONS FROM SARS FOR FUTURE OUTBREAKS [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK92465/]

Just thought I'd share some "lite reading" with my RP family. when the media runs it's mouth NONE have ever run an actual outbreak response.

Response by CW5 Jack Cardwell made Mar 15 at 2020 6:53 PM

2020-03-15T18:53:24-04:00

The way the media hypes everything, who knows..

Response by MAJ Byron Oyler made Mar 15 at 2020 6:56 PM

2020-03-15T18:56:53-04:00

I think a lot of response will be based off whether people hate the President or not. Looking at the deaths from H1N1 and the lack of panic, I believe there is more going on here than just a government response. A new virus with no vaccine and no treatment other than for symptoms, I really do not think there is much the government can do but research. I fully believe the media is driving the panic and those that hate the President.

Response by CPT Private RallyPoint Member made Mar 15 at 2020 7:02 PM

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Response by SrA Ronald Moore made Mar 15 at 2020 7:15 PM

2020-03-15T19:15:13-04:00

Keep me posted, Awesome Share!

Response by 1SG Private RallyPoint Member made Mar 15 at 2020 7:33 PM

2020-03-15T19:33:42-04:00

I think I am seeing at the federal, state and local levels very disparate responses.
One universal constant is a lack of political will to truly disrupt society by closing down economic activity and closing schools. If state and local officials can act decisively, they can effectively blunt this illness. But it takes major will and a declaration of emergency to do so. I think it will happen before it is over, but perhaps slower than it should. Everyone is afraid of blowback in an election year.

Response by SPC Erich Guenther made Mar 16 at 2020 7:04 AM

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Unfortunately our response was driven by China's attempt to cover this up until it got a foothold and then we had to react at a level we have not reacted at before. So a lot of the measures are new to the American public which I think is driving the fear and panic. Then of course it is a Presidential Election year so that always adds idiots to the spectacle online. I am not at all fearful of this new virus and think by Summer or Fall it will be gone just like SARS was.

Response by Maj John Bell made Mar 16 at 2020 2:07 PM

2020-03-16T14:07:16-04:00

I don't care, I just want one of those cool Christmas ornaments in the photo.

Response by LCDR Joshua Gillespie made Mar 16 at 2020 2:07 PM

2020-03-16T14:07:17-04:00

At this point, there are more "theories" than confirmed facts...so impossible to speak any higher than conjecture. Here's what I think, for whatever that's worth. The "data" indicates this strain infects widely, and quickly...but with a very low mortality rate across the broadest cross section of society. I think we (the lowest risk segment) are taking an economic "hit" to protect the highest risk segment...and to ensure our existing healthcare infrastructure has a fighting chance. For the moment...that seems prudent and compassionate. I think there comes a time when the scales shift, and we'll be contemplating destroying the economy and society for an untold number of years grasping at straws...I'd like to think the Administration is taking that into account as well. This-is-going-to-hurt...that's inevitable. How well we recover, is yet to be determined, and depends greatly (I believe) on certain entities not using it as an excuse to scoop up unprecedented powers, or enact unsustainable policies.