Ultimately we have ourselves to blame

There has been failure at every level regarding this. The American people were sleeping at the wheel..put our trust in people, industries, organizations, without verifying. We are lucky..this pandemic could have been much deadlier, even as bad as this is going to get.

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Posted: 03/22/2020 at 11:35AM

So will hospitals run out of supplies? -- capitals1 03/22/2020 10:53AM

Heres the questions i would have: 1) back when H1N1 was around, how many -- ColoVT82 03/22/2020 2:32PM

They already are -- MAHokie69 03/22/2020 1:05PM

Your Federal Leadership. The rabbit hole we are going down will be deep. ** -- UTPr0sim 03/22/2020 1:02PM

FEMA is lying through their teeth ** -- FfxStationHokie 03/22/2020 12:41PM

To what degree is FEMA responsible? Not an argumentative question -- PhotoHokieNC 03/22/2020 12:32PM

Each state is obtaining their own -- capitals1 03/22/2020 3:43PM

The concept of FEMA may be the failure. When gubmint orgs are -- PhotoHokieNC 03/22/2020 4:05PM

FEMA's role in Public Health and Medical Services was replaced by the... -- Major Kong 03/22/2020 6:23PM

More bureaucratic layers. Grand scheme. ** -- PhotoHokieNC 03/22/2020 6:33PM

We're from the gubment and we're here to help you. 😊 ** -- Major Kong 03/22/2020 6:52PM

Yep. We completed the two Pope series earlier today. Whew.🪐🔥🙏🏻 ** -- PhotoHokieNC 03/22/2020 6:58PM

🤔 We may get a new season...Another Pope? 😊 ** -- Major Kong 03/22/2020 7:44PM

FEMA isn't a response agency, they are a coordinating agency... -- Major Kong 03/22/2020 2:44PM

I always think of FEMA being the ones who step in when normal supply chains -- HokieSignGuy 03/22/2020 2:01PM

Military has tons ** -- Stork 03/22/2020 11:44AM

If so they need to use it. ** -- capitals1 03/22/2020 11:58AM

They did, I think they donated 3M kits or something like that -- `lag 03/22/2020 12:10PM

Hospital ship headed to NY in early April due to scheduled maintenance ** -- Brown Water 03/22/2020 12:13PM

Right, mid-April. Point stands military is responding... -- `lag 03/22/2020 12:16PM

Domestic military hospitals are already assisting. ** -- Stork 03/22/2020 12:09PM

Thought that was a supply issue, for face masks - presume N95s - 3M has -- `lag 03/22/2020 11:09AM

If it is a supply problem -- capitals1 03/22/2020 11:18AM

Oh, I agree -- `lag 03/22/2020 11:29AM

Gov't is famous for having committees and doing studies-> -- HOKIERIT 03/22/2020 11:58AM

They become sclerotic -- `lag 03/22/2020 12:07PM

Ghost busters line to the effect "we have to -- capitals1 03/22/2020 12:03PM

You'd have to consider shelf life, so in order to have a pandemic volume -- Hokie360 03/22/2020 11:45AM

Agreed, I'm aware of that even for things I stock up on. -- `lag 03/22/2020 11:57AM

Ultimately we have ourselves to blame -- capitals1 03/22/2020 11:35AM

Oh yeah, I had the same hubris -- `lag 03/22/2020 11:44AM

Apparently only in New York City ** -- Bburg Native 03/22/2020 11:08AM

Not true at all. ** -- capitals1 03/22/2020 11:19AM

Deblasio will take care of it. ** -- Hockey Dad 03/22/2020 11:17AM

When he's done shedding blame. ** -- PhotoHokieNC 03/22/2020 12:33PM

"shedding" interesting word there ** -- `lag 03/22/2020 4:01PM

Or gets back from the Y...he's something. ** -- Hockey Dad 03/22/2020 12:53PM

Ultimately we have ourselves to blame

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