The US was the best prepared nation when it comes to the virus.

[Bruce_T_Laney]

Trump and the Hive Mind are positively schizophrenic.

One the one hand, they were calling the coronavirus a hoax. Nothing to worry about. No worse than the flu.

At the very same time, they are mad at China for supposedly not taking the coronavirus seriously.

If these tards had any cognition, their heads would explode from the internal contradictions.

If the study by the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security is flawed, explain how.

If the USA was the best prepared nation on earth, why is it having the fastest spread of the disease, and why are your hospitals now being overwhelmed with cases?

Canada had its first case or corona virus at the same time as the USA, as did Korea. Korea has managed to shut the disease down in the same time frame that the USA frittered away preparation time while Dumb Donald claimed it was all a hoax to bring down his Presidency. While the USA has gone to 55,000 cases, Canada has gone to 2750 in the same time frame. Given your population is 10 times ours, our rate of infection is half that of the USA. That's because we agressively tested and quarantined those returning to Canada with the virus at the very beginning, and we encourage everyone returning to Canada from hot spots, to self-quarantine for 14 days.

While Korea used massive testing and social distancing to stop the spread, Canada has slowed transmission rates to a crawl that our health care system can deal with. Our people and businesses have all been social distancing for the past three weeks, and our schools are headed into the third week of shut down. All non-essential businesses are closed.

If the USA was the best prepared nation, you wouldn't be having the fastest rate of transmission in the world. This sounds just like "America has the best health care system in the world". You don't. It's not even in the top 30 health care systems in the world, and you're the only first nation in the world with a declining life expectancy, but Americans still believe the lie that they have the best health care system in the world.

Again, Population size, more major cities with international flights from your beloved China, and we are Fifty States which relies on Governors to comply with Federal Mandates and Requirements.

I know you are uneducated when understanding the dynamics of this country but also I can provide in great detail that most of America is actually under shelter in place but I will not stop you from lying about how the U.S. is not doing it best...

Chicago, Atlanta, Houston, Dallas, Vegas, L.A., San Francisco, San Diego, and so on are international hubs.

Also the virus was here long before the first confirmed case thanks to your beloved Chinese Government that did not control the outbreak back in early December and if you lie and say it is impossible just remember your Chinese Government allowed people to leave while infected!

So tell us how great was their damn response?

We might have more infected but let see the death tolls at the end and see which one weathered the Virus China Government gave to the World!

 

[JackOfNoTrades]

Fox parroted a study that was gathered with cherry picked information that was already outdated when they published their Trump fluffing opinion piece.

And your evidence for that is where?

Go to the linked site in the Fox News piece. Click on the individual countries and then read on the site where, when, and how they collected the data.

 

[Crixus]

Token negro killed more people during his flu outbreak.

Who specifically did he kill? Can you provide a name?

Over 3,000 people. And they are still dying from the flu. More so then corona virus. It's a goddamn cold. It's made to spread rapidly by nature. No amount of preparation is ever enough. Just like token negro gets the credit 3,000 + who died from the flu epidemics he golfed through. Honestly, neither presidant could have done shit to stop any of it. All this shit is retarded. Wash your goddamn hands, cover your mouth when you cough and get the fuck on with life.

 

[Blaine Sweeter]

Don't let Fox's spin on this get in the way of facts.

What does Fox have to do with the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security?

MARCH 22, 2020 / 4:25 PM / A DAY AGO
Exclusive: U.S. axed CDC expert job in China months before virus outbreak

Exclusive: U.S. axed CDC expert job in China months before virus outbreak

Several months before the coronavirus pandemic began, the Trump administration eliminated a key American public health position in Beijing intended to help detect disease outbreaks in China, Reuters has learned.

www.reuters.com

From your link

"U.S. CDC Director Dr. Robert Redfield maintained the agency’s presence in China “is actually being augmented as we speak,” without elaborating.

In a statement to Reuters before the report was published, the CDC said the elimination of the adviser position did not hinder Washington’s ability to get information and “had absolutely nothing to do with CDC not learning of cases in China earlier.”


The agency said its decision not to have a resident adviser “started well before last summer and was due to China’s excellent technical capability and maturity of the program.”

The CDC said it has assigned two of its Chinese employees as “mentors” to help with the training program. The agency did not respond to questions about the mentors’ specific role or expertise."

You left this out:
"The CDC would not make Quick, who still works for the agency, available for comment."
And Redfield was appointed by Trump in 2018.

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[g5000]

Also the virus was here long before the first confirmed case thanks to your beloved Chinese Government that did not control the outbreak back in early December and if you lie and say it is impossible just remember your Chinese Government allowed people to leave while infected!

There's that Trumpian schizophrenia I have been talking about.


Personality A: This virus is a hoax! The Democrats are overreacting! This is no worse than the flue [sic]!

Personality B: China did not take this virus seriously enough!


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[Bruce_T_Laney]

US was more prepared for pandemic than any other country, Johns Hopkins study found

The United States was ranked the best-prepared country in the world to handle a pandemic in late 2019 by the Nuclear Threat Initiative (NTI) and the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security (JHU) -- an assessment seemingly at odds with claims by top Democrats that the Trump administration left...

www.foxnews.com

Course if you listen to our media this would never be known.

And it appears that neither of these groups knew what they were talking about.

If you were the best prepared, how is it that the USA will have the most cases in the world in a matter of days? Why are hospitals out of supplies and beds?

Where is your plan to slow transmissions?

State and local governments have closed almost everything, so what more do you want?

Martial Law?

Shoot, gas or bake Coronavirus victims that got infected because China Government plan was lie, deny and infect the world?

You are quick to bash the U.S. while never offering anything to support your opinion but I can State the Cities of Houston, Dallas, El Paso, Brownsville, San Antonio and Austin are under shelter in place except for a few exceptions and even then the shelter in place is not Martial Law which is what you are advocating!

Everything has has been done to this point is a day late and a dollar short. When did you close everything? Over the past couple of days. When should you have closed everything - three weeks ago?

What is the federal government doing to coordinate and allocate resources to where they are needed most? Almost nothing. They had two months to prepare. We heard about this flu in early December, and Trump dismissed it then. Canada started preparing then.

The time to act is not while the virus is raging, but before it gets started. You don't start digging a well when your house is already on fire. You need to have a well on your property BEFORE your house catches fire. As usual, Trump has no plan, he's just making this up as he goes along, and looking for someone else to blame.

Why must you lie?

Trump dismissed it in early December?

No, your Chinese Government dismissed it and lied about it in early December, so stop your lying for once!

What was China plan to stop the spread and keep the infected from infecting the world?

When will you admit China gave us the virus?

Answer is never!

Also Schools have been closed for weeks now, and cities have closed many businesses for weeks while allowing a few to stay open!

So why keep on lying dragonlady?

Simple, China Government need you to spread disinformation while praying people will believe you that Trump caused the virus and it spread!

 

[Bruce_T_Laney]

Also the virus was here long before the first confirmed case thanks to your beloved Chinese Government that did not control the outbreak back in early December and if you lie and say it is impossible just remember your Chinese Government allowed people to leave while infected!

There's that Trumpian schizophrenia I have been talking about.


Personality A: This virus is a hoax! The Democrats are overreacting! This is no worse than the flue [sic]!

Personality B: China did not take this virus seriously enough!


.

I do not care if I get in trouble for what I write to you but go fuck yourself you lying piece of shit!

Must all of you that are happy about the virus lie daily?

Yes, and why?

Simple, you hate the reality America is fifty fucking states that can refuse to comply with federal mandates and requirements!

So tell me you fucking retard would you prefer martial law instead and if so contact your members of Congress and if they refuse tell them they want people to die because asshole they are the ones you need to demand action from along with your governors and city officials...

Wait, you think Trump is a dictator and can just demand states to comply!

You are a fucking iduot!

Also if it were not for China Government failure we would not be writing about Coronavirus but idiots like you can not understand this because you want the virus spread to be Trump failure!

So get a goddamn clue China Government allowed infected people to travel around the World and the virus has been here as early as early December when China was lying and deny about the spread and seriousness of the virus!

Care to refute any of that asshole?

 

[WTH_Progs?]

US was more prepared for pandemic than any other country, Johns Hopkins study found

The United States was ranked the best-prepared country in the world to handle a pandemic in late 2019 by the Nuclear Threat Initiative (NTI) and the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security (JHU) -- an assessment seemingly at odds with claims by top Democrats that the Trump administration left...

www.foxnews.com

Course if you listen to our media this would never be known.

BS man, it's not true cuz Trump opened is twitter account, he's racist, and a guy died using fish tank flush.

 

[Bruce_T_Laney]

If you were the best prepared, how is it that the USA will have the most cases in the world in a matter of days?

Maybe because we have 320 million people with millions living in densely packed areas like NYC and LA?

Why are hospitals out of supplies and beds?

Which hospital has run out of beds?

Where is your plan to slow transmissions?

Did you happen to notice that well over half the country is under a shut down order, Dragonbreath, or did that escape your attention?

Your conclusions would seem to be incorrect when you compare us to China.

Actually Gipper his comment is spot on and you using China is funny as hell!

Dragonlady does not offer links to her opinion and just spew that America sucks and caused all this which it seem you agree with her but both of you are wrong.

Did you know the first outbreak was known since December 1st 2019 and how many people left China infected and entered the U.S. between that first noted date until our first confirm case in the States?

Over a month and a half and let me be clear if one person can infect two people then the spread of the virus was already happening here in the States before the first confirmed case.

So as you defend dragonlady nonsense let me make it clear the virus has been here longer than the first confirmed case and many have already been infected but I am sure you and dragonlady will disagree while chanting China is better prepared than the U.S. when the fact is the reason why we have this virus is because of China Government in the first place!

It was likely the virus was here before December of 2019. And you are mistaking preparation with response and action. China was not better prepared than we were. But they acted faster than we did. Locked the province of Wuhan down first (January 23rd) and finally, the entire country by February 20th. Entirely locked down. 2.5 months to flatten their curve. I see they are going to let Wuhan back up starting on April 8th. Bottom line, they acted faster and contained the spread within their own borders.

Contrast that with our response. January 22nd, Trump says virus won't be a big deal. Dismisses it. January 31st, under increasing pressure to at least address the virus, he locks down all travel from China. An appropriate step. January 31st to March 11th...crickets chirping, Trump campaigning, virus spreading. No action. No response. March 11th, Trump addresses the nation and the next day, all hell breaks loose. March 13th, Pence and the experts sideline Trump and we begin to respond. We wind up slowly but surely to locking things down starting on March 15th but we really still aren't completely locked down.

Holy shit you are amazingly stupid!

China Government knew as of December 1st 2019 they had a possible pandemic on their hands and waited until late January and early February to respond and you claim that is fast response compared to our Fifty fucking States responses?

Each State has a Governor and they tell their people what will or will not be done within their border because we are a goddamn republic!

What you are advocating is Martial Law which no State in this Union will accept, so get a goddamn clue!

Also seeing you admit the virus has been here longer than the first case mean many have been infected already and got over it!

OMG, reality sucks when you realize that!

The only people that should forced into shelter and place are the Elderly and those with preexisting conditions!

You idiots were so quick to close Universities that you never took into account the kids you were sending home could have been carriers and transmitting the virus across this country!

How many Chinese students do we have in Washington, Oregon and California that came back from China in December that could have been carrying the virus and then infect the student population?

Oh, wait you never thought of that because MSNBC has not written your talking points in how to blame Trump for that!

 

[JackOfNoTrades]

Also the virus was here long before the first confirmed case thanks to your beloved Chinese Government that did not control the outbreak back in early December and if you lie and say it is impossible just remember your Chinese Government allowed people to leave while infected!

There's that Trumpian schizophrenia I have been talking about.


Personality A: This virus is a hoax! The Democrats are overreacting! This is no worse than the flue [sic]!

Personality B: China did not take this virus seriously enough!


.

I do not care if I get in trouble for what I write to you but go fuck yourself you lying piece of shit!

Must all of you that are happy about the virus lie daily?

Yes, and why?

Simple, you hate the reality America is fifty fucking states that can refuse to comply with federal mandates and requirements!

So tell me you fucking retard would you prefer martial law instead and if so contact your members of Congress and if they refuse tell them they want people to die because asshole they are the ones you need to demand action from along with your governors and city officials...

Wait, you think Trump is a dictator and can just demand states to comply!

You are a fucking iduot!

Also if it were not for China Government failure we would not be writing about Coronavirus but idiots like you can not understand this because you want the virus spread to be Trump failure!

So get a goddamn clue China Government allowed infected people to travel around the World and the virus has been here as early as early December when China was lying and deny about the spread and seriousness of the virus!

Care to refute any of that asshole?

China Government? Is that a specific place? Or a specific part of the "Chinese Government"??

Now, they'll be plenty of time to apportion blame and China will get it's fair share. Especially since no country is liable to trust any information they give them again. But our response to the virus shouldn't have depended on what China did or didn't do. Honestly, what is happening right now amongst Trump and his supporters is just flat out denial and deflection. Trump screwed up. We can debate about the man's fitness for the job or his mental capacity ad nauseum. But as a leader you are supposed to show..well, leadership. Trump has shown none of that. He dismissed the virus, said it was no big deal, called it the latest Democrat hoax designed to bring him down, and then proceeded to campaign and shadow the Democrats running against him in their primaries and caucuses. If he acts decisively on or just after January 22nd, I don't think we need to take the drastic measure we see now. Yes, the virus would still have made it here, but we could have taken steps to track down and isolate or quarantine people when it was still manageable. That is entirely Trump's fault. And voters will remember that he was the one that sat on his thumbs while the virus spread.

 

[JackOfNoTrades]

If you were the best prepared, how is it that the USA will have the most cases in the world in a matter of days?

Maybe because we have 320 million people with millions living in densely packed areas like NYC and LA?

Why are hospitals out of supplies and beds?

Which hospital has run out of beds?

Where is your plan to slow transmissions?

Did you happen to notice that well over half the country is under a shut down order, Dragonbreath, or did that escape your attention?

Your conclusions would seem to be incorrect when you compare us to China.

Actually Gipper his comment is spot on and you using China is funny as hell!

Dragonlady does not offer links to her opinion and just spew that America sucks and caused all this which it seem you agree with her but both of you are wrong.

Did you know the first outbreak was known since December 1st 2019 and how many people left China infected and entered the U.S. between that first noted date until our first confirm case in the States?

Over a month and a half and let me be clear if one person can infect two people then the spread of the virus was already happening here in the States before the first confirmed case.

So as you defend dragonlady nonsense let me make it clear the virus has been here longer than the first confirmed case and many have already been infected but I am sure you and dragonlady will disagree while chanting China is better prepared than the U.S. when the fact is the reason why we have this virus is because of China Government in the first place!

It was likely the virus was here before December of 2019. And you are mistaking preparation with response and action. China was not better prepared than we were. But they acted faster than we did. Locked the province of Wuhan down first (January 23rd) and finally, the entire country by February 20th. Entirely locked down. 2.5 months to flatten their curve. I see they are going to let Wuhan back up starting on April 8th. Bottom line, they acted faster and contained the spread within their own borders.

Contrast that with our response. January 22nd, Trump says virus won't be a big deal. Dismisses it. January 31st, under increasing pressure to at least address the virus, he locks down all travel from China. An appropriate step. January 31st to March 11th...crickets chirping, Trump campaigning, virus spreading. No action. No response. March 11th, Trump addresses the nation and the next day, all hell breaks loose. March 13th, Pence and the experts sideline Trump and we begin to respond. We wind up slowly but surely to locking things down starting on March 15th but we really still aren't completely locked down.

Holy shit you are amazingly stupid!

China Government knew as of December 1st 2019 they had a possible pandemic on their hands and waited until late January and early February to respond and you claim that is fast response compared to our Fifty fucking States responses?

Each State has a Governor and they tell their people what will or will not be done within their border because we are a goddamn republic!

What you are advocating is Martial Law which no State in this Union will accept, so get a goddamn clue!

Also seeing you admit the virus has been here longer than the first case mean many have been infected already and got over it!

OMG, reality sucks when you realize that!

The only people that should forced into shelter and place are the Elderly and those with preexisting conditions!

You idiots were so quick to close Universities that you never took into account the kids you were sending home could have been carriers and transmitting the virus across this country!

How many Chinese students do we have in Washington, Oregon and California that came back from China in December that could have been carrying the virus and then infect the student population?

Oh, wait you never thought of that because MSNBC has not written your talking points in how to blame Trump for that!

I have a newsflash for you. In the absence of leadership from Trump and his crew, governors, mayors, and business leaders are stepping up and closing their states and businesses down..as they should. Better than listening to "patriots" like you who'd have everyone infected with the virus in short order because it's more important to protect your lord and savior, Trump.

 

[AzogtheDefiler]

Pretty sure South Korea proved that ranking wrong.

Being a homogeneous nation has its advantages. Country before individual.

 

[Dragonlady]

If you were the best prepared, how is it that the USA will have the most cases in the world in a matter of days?

Maybe because we have 320 million people with millions living in densely packed areas like NYC and LA?

Why are hospitals out of supplies and beds?

Which hospital has run out of beds?

Where is your plan to slow transmissions?

Did you happen to notice that well over half the country is under a shut down order, Dragonbreath, or did that escape your attention?

Your conclusions would seem to be incorrect when you compare us to China.

Actually Gipper his comment is spot on and you using China is funny as hell!

Dragonlady does not offer links to her opinion and just spew that America sucks and caused all this which it seem you agree with her but both of you are wrong.

Did you know the first outbreak was known since December 1st 2019 and how many people left China infected and entered the U.S. between that first noted date until our first confirm case in the States?

Over a month and a half and let me be clear if one person can infect two people then the spread of the virus was already happening here in the States before the first confirmed case.

So as you defend dragonlady nonsense let me make it clear the virus has been here longer than the first confirmed case and many have already been infected but I am sure you and dragonlady will disagree while chanting China is better prepared than the U.S. when the fact is the reason why we have this virus is because of China Government in the first place!

It was likely the virus was here before December of 2019. And you are mistaking preparation with response and action. China was not better prepared than we were. But they acted faster than we did. Locked the province of Wuhan down first (January 23rd) and finally, the entire country by February 20th. Entirely locked down. 2.5 months to flatten their curve. I see they are going to let Wuhan back up starting on April 8th. Bottom line, they acted faster and contained the spread within their own borders.

Contrast that with our response. January 22nd, Trump says virus won't be a big deal. Dismisses it. January 31st, under increasing pressure to at least address the virus, he locks down all travel from China. An appropriate step. January 31st to March 11th...crickets chirping, Trump campaigning, virus spreading. No action. No response. March 11th, Trump addresses the nation and the next day, all hell breaks loose. March 13th, Pence and the experts sideline Trump and we begin to respond. We wind up slowly but surely to locking things down starting on March 15th but we really still aren't completely locked down.

Holy shit you are amazingly stupid!

China Government knew as of December 1st 2019 they had a possible pandemic on their hands and waited until late January and early February to respond and you claim that is fast response compared to our Fifty fucking States responses?

Each State has a Governor and they tell their people what will or will not be done within their border because we are a goddamn republic!

What you are advocating is Martial Law which no State in this Union will accept, so get a goddamn clue!

Also seeing you admit the virus has been here longer than the first case mean many have been infected already and got over it!

OMG, reality sucks when you realize that!

The only people that should forced into shelter and place are the Elderly and those with preexisting conditions!

You idiots were so quick to close Universities that you never took into account the kids you were sending home could have been carriers and transmitting the virus across this country!

How many Chinese students do we have in Washington, Oregon and California that came back from China in December that could have been carrying the virus and then infect the student population?

Oh, wait you never thought of that because MSNBC has not written your talking points in how to blame Trump for that!

How is it that everyone except apparently YOU knew about this virus in December? I certainly heard about it in December. Oh wait. You only watch the Trump approved FOX News.

You keep saying nothing I’m posting is proven. Yes it is. Do a fucking google search. I grow tired of posting links you clueless asshats refuse to read.

 

[candycorn]

US was more prepared for pandemic than any other country, Johns Hopkins study found

The United States was ranked the best-prepared country in the world to handle a pandemic in late 2019 by the Nuclear Threat Initiative (NTI) and the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security (JHU) -- an assessment seemingly at odds with claims by top Democrats that the Trump administration left...

www.foxnews.com

Course if you listen to our media this would never be known.

And today we have the highest death toll of any nation on the globe.

 

[Camp]

We had everything we needed except a competent and rational responsible President.