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Originally Posted by graciegirl
March is when the earliest cases were recognized in U.S. Before that was confusion world wide as to what exactly was happening. It was in February when people sickened and began to die in droves in Italy.
I think that not only public health but valid expert doctors and researchers in hospitals in the U.S. should be part of a team of experts that guide us. People do not have to work for the government to be expert on vaccines and communicable diseases. At the time of the Ebola outbreak, The U.S. went without a surgeon general for the better part of two years. It was Vanderbilt's physicians that guided us in the Ebola outbreak. Some members of the staff died in a hospital in Texas before that happened. It is unrealistic to blame people now when no one could have known how bad this would be.
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Not trying to place blame.
I simply know the US intelligence was discussing a possible serious problem in January. I know that WHO was sending package on infection and control in early January. I know the US government found the threat to be serious enough to put a ban on China Travel. So, from my perspective our country was aware of a potentially serious problem at minimum in late January. Facts is, on January 21, WHO said that the international threat was high. We were told it was no threat to our country.
On, I think Feb 24 or so, the stock market sunk on fears of the pandemic. We were told all was ok.
Would earlier intervention and following scientific advice at that early stage meant anything. I sure don't know, but seeing a thread comparing 1957 to this situation requires we notice the difference in response.
I am in no position to place blame, if there is blame to be placed.