[Vikingjunior]

Close the border.

Originally Posted by Vikingjunior

Close the border.

EXACTLY. Operation Warp Speed gave us two excellent vaccines but the rollout this year has been a disaster for lack of leadership and Covid infected illegal immigrants being seeded across the country.

"This is a guy who ran for office saying he’s going to shut down the virus," DeSantis added. "And what has he done? He’s imported more virus from around the world by having a wide open southern border."

[kkingston57]

Appears Sumter county cases are low, but there are repercussions. Had to go to the ER and arrived at 6:15PM. 30+ people in the waiting room. We were told that ER beds and hospital beds were all full. Took me 7 hours to be examined, x rayed and blood tested.

On the bright side, it probably could have been worse if this had not happened in August.

Was told that Leesburg hospital was also full.

[villageuser]

Originally Posted by John41

To put it in perspective if you are hospitalized with the flu you have a 7% chance of dying and about 1% with Covid.

One doesn’t get the possible long term complications from the flu as they do with COVid - weakened heart and/or lung function, a host of other unbearable issues. You really want to take that kind of chance with your body?

[thevillages2013]

Originally Posted by John41

To put it in perspective if you are hospitalized with the flu you have a 7% chance of dying and about 1% with Covid.

Are the hospitals getting paid thousands of dollars by the federal government for flu cases or just Covid cases? Asking for a friend who says “follow the money”

[egmcaninch]

Originally Posted by SilverRose

Florida now has 11,515 people hospitalized for Covid. This is a new record. Since Florida had a total population of 21.48 million. This means one in every 1865 Floridians is now hospitalized for Covid.

Despite record COVID-19 hospitalizations, Florida'''s governor says '''admissions have slowed'''

Just curious - Anyone know if the influx at the southern boarder has impacted number in FL - in the US?

[DrBrutyle109]

Best thing to do is lock yourself in a closet with a mask and face shield. You do that while I go out and play golf and enjoy my life. You can be hurt everyday just walking out the door. More room outside for me.

[Dana1963]

Originally Posted by thevillages2013

Are the hospitals getting paid thousands of dollars by the federal government for flu cases or just Covid cases? Asking for a friend who says “follow the money”

I heard it from a friend who new someone that heard it from a janitor at a hospital somewhere that your statement could possibly be true.

[asianthree]

Originally Posted by Robbie0723

Anyone needing non-COVID hospital services are also suffering. Elective diagnostics and surgerys are delayed leading to non-COVID deaths.

Most cruel is the inability to visit loved ones in the hospital.

More than 80% of surgeries are OP, so no beds required. Facilities are scheduling elective surgeries everyday.Still playing catch-up from 2020. Plus all of the off-site surgeries are up and running. Trauma and emergency surgeries are still happening 24/7.
The only downside for the surgeons if the patient is in FEAR of boarding surgeries. Reading and actually working in a surgical facility is very different of everyday life

[milling73]

These doom and gloom posts serve no purpose.

[Sheltie-Lover]

I doubt those 615,000 people that died care about your statistics.

[asianthree]

Originally Posted by Robbie0723

Hospitals are offering over $5,000 a week to traveling COVID nurses...

So far on the 4 travel sites that I belong to no facility is offering $5000 per week. But some are offering a one time bonus. But I am just skimming the hundreds of real opportunities weekly from some of the top agencies.

When you were offered $5000 a week did you have to travel to the Carolina’s, or did you get that money in Florida?

[Cobullymom]

Originally Posted by Rose Ann Vinci Igoe

I just want to give people a heads up no matter what your feeling now. I just found out 4 of my vaccinated friends have COVID... VERY BAD.. IV'S ADMINISTERED... AND a couple of months ago, another 2 of my friends got COVID, ONE with in 2 weeks, died, suffocated to death fast. The other was my brother 6 weeks in ICU almost lost him 3xs could not regulate heart, lungs filled with puss yes puss not Flem .. he is alive... 3 months later home and damage w blood clot.. this is no joke. pls even if you are vaccinated... masks and distance... its not a get out of jail card.. and the variant is spiking as we speak... oh ya.. on these people... it was there FAMILY MEMBERS THAT GAVE IT TO THEM....

No it was CHINA that gave it to them..stop the blame game…

[Florida17]

Originally Posted by John41

To put it in perspective if you are hospitalized with the flu you have a 7% chance of dying and about 1% with Covid.

Thank you

[Sheltie-Lover]

Rather crude and insensitive statements do not belong here.