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originally posted by: pexx421
Ok, so. For Americans being stupid round 1 we had idiots buying up tp. There was quickly no tp for others. People starting flushing other paper products, systems got backed up, and sewers in some areas had bad results.
For Americans being stupid round 2, (people won’t be wearing masks, they already don’t) after shelter in place is ended, we will have Americans using up all the healthcare. There will be none left for anyone else, with all the problems that go along with that.
Now, from a healthcare workers perspective. While you poor crying snowflakes are crying because “oh noes! You have to stay home!!”, we are working our asses off in the hospitals. We are already suffering burnout. Between us being exhausted, and getting sick, both reducing the caretakers you have available, soon there will be more and more covid patients, with less and less staff, that are working sub par due to exhaustion and confusion. Good luck with that folks.
originally posted by: 0zzymand0s
a reply to: DanDanDat
I'm not a healthcare worker but my SO is a primary care nurse that just left the ED after 25 years less than 12 months ago. Most of our friends are ED docs and nurses.
I don't know any that are "factoring in" the economic impact because they are overworked, stressed, and burnt out. All of them want large scale antibody studies/testing before opening back up, however.