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Mar 7, 2020 15:22:18 #
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Whistleblower exposes government’s botched response to the c****av***s outbreak
March 6, 2020
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Today’s story is an infuriating one, but it shouldn’t be a surprise to conservatives. For anyone in favor of universal healthcare, here’s what you’re asking for more of.
The Seattle Times reports:
When state and county officials announced last weekend they were taking extraordinary measures to contain the new c****av***s, Kathy Jackson figured she had news they’d be interested in.
She’s a vendor for a company that services nursing homes. Last Friday, she was doing her rounds on the Eastside and visited five of the facilities — including Life Care Center of Kirkland, which the next day was revealed to be the epicenter of the disease’s outbreak in America.
Two days later, on Sunday, Jackson also got sick. Fever, cough, some shortness of breath — the symptoms for C****-**, the illness caused by the v***s.
…But what happened next floored her more than the illness has. She hasn’t been able to get tested — at least until the press called — to get anyone to listen to her story.
Hold on a minute here. She was at the epicenter of the c****av***s outbreak in America. She had a fever with all the symptoms. She self-reported her illness.
Surely the bureaucrats couldn’t screw this one up? Oh but they did:
On Monday, she called the state’s c****av***s hotline. When she told them she had been at Life Care on Friday and had flu-like symptoms two days later, the person, according to Jackson, dismissed her concerns.
…She kept calling the public health hotlines, though, on the theory that information is key in an outbreak.
“I thought for certain they would want to know if I had c****av***s,” Jackson says, “so they could tell the other places I went” — especially the one other assisted living facility she remembers visiting after Life Care. “But I can’t get a test. I can’t get anybody’s attention. It’s been one of the most frustrating experiences.”
Someone at the state hotline finally referred her to King County’s communicable disease hotline. She called that number repeatedly on Tuesday — and got hung up on eight times.
“It would go on hold and after a few minutes, the line goes dead,” she said.
By Wednesday, the county’s hotline worked better, saying “if you have questions about c****av***s, press 3.” The county has also now set up a dedicated c****av***s call center (206-477-3977 — this number worked when I called it Thursday.) Eventually, Jackson reached a human. The person listened to her case and said it had been “red-f**gged” for attention, and that somebody would be calling her back.
But they didn’t.
The story goes on in the same frustrating vein. I’d highly recommend you read the whole thing.
My takeaway? Even in a public health crisis with wall-to-wall press coverage and massive funding, government bureaucracy doesn’t work. To those who want the government more involved in your healthcare, this should be a warning.
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March 6, 2020
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Today’s story is an infuriating one, but it shouldn’t be a surprise to conservatives. For anyone in favor of universal healthcare, here’s what you’re asking for more of.
The Seattle Times reports:
When state and county officials announced last weekend they were taking extraordinary measures to contain the new c****av***s, Kathy Jackson figured she had news they’d be interested in.
She’s a vendor for a company that services nursing homes. Last Friday, she was doing her rounds on the Eastside and visited five of the facilities — including Life Care Center of Kirkland, which the next day was revealed to be the epicenter of the disease’s outbreak in America.
Two days later, on Sunday, Jackson also got sick. Fever, cough, some shortness of breath — the symptoms for C****-**, the illness caused by the v***s.
…But what happened next floored her more than the illness has. She hasn’t been able to get tested — at least until the press called — to get anyone to listen to her story.
Hold on a minute here. She was at the epicenter of the c****av***s outbreak in America. She had a fever with all the symptoms. She self-reported her illness.
Surely the bureaucrats couldn’t screw this one up? Oh but they did:
On Monday, she called the state’s c****av***s hotline. When she told them she had been at Life Care on Friday and had flu-like symptoms two days later, the person, according to Jackson, dismissed her concerns.
…She kept calling the public health hotlines, though, on the theory that information is key in an outbreak.
“I thought for certain they would want to know if I had c****av***s,” Jackson says, “so they could tell the other places I went” — especially the one other assisted living facility she remembers visiting after Life Care. “But I can’t get a test. I can’t get anybody’s attention. It’s been one of the most frustrating experiences.”
Someone at the state hotline finally referred her to King County’s communicable disease hotline. She called that number repeatedly on Tuesday — and got hung up on eight times.
“It would go on hold and after a few minutes, the line goes dead,” she said.
By Wednesday, the county’s hotline worked better, saying “if you have questions about c****av***s, press 3.” The county has also now set up a dedicated c****av***s call center (206-477-3977 — this number worked when I called it Thursday.) Eventually, Jackson reached a human. The person listened to her case and said it had been “red-f**gged” for attention, and that somebody would be calling her back.
But they didn’t.
The story goes on in the same frustrating vein. I’d highly recommend you read the whole thing.
My takeaway? Even in a public health crisis with wall-to-wall press coverage and massive funding, government bureaucracy doesn’t work. To those who want the government more involved in your healthcare, this should be a warning.
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