Here is why we should close schools now.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Read the Post article.

1/3 of American nurses have kids under 18. I'm one of them. If my kids can no longer go to school/aftercare who is going to take care of them so i can work? I can think of dozens of colleagues in the DC area who will be in their same position. We cover summers with camp. but there won't be camps run in place of school. I honestly i can't afford to pay anyone to take care of then 40 hours a week in my salary of $40/hour. So very quickly I'll quit as will dozens of nurses i know.

There will be other nurses without kids who will pick up your shifts, including school nurses and those who are dailies.

Not the OP but if it’s one thing this whole COVID mess has taught me is how utterly clueless people are about how nursing in hospitals work. It’s like the fool who said nurses would be ok because we run on adrenaline. Most hospitals are already short nurses. Childless nurses aren’t going to just pick up our shifts. You people live in such a bubble. School nurses don’t know crap about acute care nursing. Nursing is pretty specialized.

The pro-full-closure posters on this thread are so privilege-blind that it's shocking. Let them eat cake, indeed.

What do you think happens when nurses strike? They bring in other nurses. My cousin does it. She also picks up short term stints of a day to a week.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

I think it may make sense to close schools. But I have two questions:

1. if schools close, would it be my job to make sure DC stays at home all the time?

2. If school closes, but DC does decide to go out gallivantiing from time to time, might that in any case be better than having DC go to school, where s/he would be exposed to 300 or so other kids, plus teachers, plus admin?

Gallivanting is punishable by a large fine or jail time.

[Anonymous]

In Italy and South Korea they are bringing in student nurses and retired nurses.

Nurses who are parents of young children and have no other child care able to be arranged I'm sure will not work.

In China many doctors and nurses lived at the hospital for 30 day shifts, like deployed military. They did not go home for fear of infecting others in their apartments. also many neighborhood residences did not want the health care workers returning to the apartments fearing they would bring the virus with them and contaminate the dwelling.

[Anonymous]

People are not grasping the full extent of what may be about to unfold.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:People are not grasping the full extent of what may be about to unfold.

So true! We could avoid an Italy by closing schools, banning public gatherings, and suspending religious services NOW.

"Everything we do before the epidemic hits seems alarmist. Everything we do during an epidemic seems inadequate."

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:People are not grasping the full extent of what may be about to unfold.

So true! We could avoid an Italy by closing schools, banning public gatherings, and suspending religious services NOW.

"Everything we do before the epidemic hits seems alarmist. Everything we do during an epidemic seems inadequate."

This +100

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:In Italy and South Korea they are bringing in student nurses and retired nurses.

Nurses who are parents of young children and have no other child care able to be arranged I'm sure will not work.

In China many doctors and nurses lived at the hospital for 30 day shifts, like deployed military. They did not go home for fear of infecting others in their apartments. also many neighborhood residences did not want the health care workers returning to the apartments fearing they would bring the virus with them and contaminate the dwelling.

Nurses are not like deployed military. The US will not be able (which is good btw) to force nurses to work like they did in China.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:People are not grasping the full extent of what may be about to unfold.

So true! We could avoid an Italy by closing schools, banning public gatherings, and suspending religious services NOW.

"Everything we do before the epidemic hits seems alarmist. Everything we do during an epidemic seems inadequate."

This +100

Misquoted a bit as I couldn't find immediately. Here is the correct quote:

"Everything we do before a pandemic will seem alarmist. Everything we do after will seem inadequate" -M. Leavitt

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:People are not grasping the full extent of what may be about to unfold.

So true! We could avoid an Italy by closing schools, banning public gatherings, and suspending religious services NOW.

"Everything we do before the epidemic hits seems alarmist. Everything we do during an epidemic seems inadequate."

The government cannot ban or suspend religious services.

[Anonymous]

If you're a nurse you really don't want your kid to bringing home coronavirus to you.

Nor do you want to bring it home to your kid--and then have them infect someone else's healthy grandmother.

Right?

Find child care. It's a safer option. Or, maybe our kids should learn some self-sufficiency. We were all latchkey kids at 8 where I grew up.

[Anonymous]

Yes you can help people without means to stay home need be..


Australia did it
Josh Frydenberg says the Morrison government will use the tax and transfer system to get financial support to Australian households as quickly as possible as part of a looming stimulus package to counter the negative economic impact of the coronavirus.


We are doing it
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump will on Tuesday unveil “very dramatic” measures to protect US businesses and workers from the coronavirus health crisis currently ravaging the economy.

At a press conference in the White House briefing room on Monday evening, the president said he would meet Congress on Tuesday in a bid to pass a temporary payroll tax cut and fund sick leave for hourly employees who are afraid of being unable to work due to the outbreak of COVID-19.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:People are not grasping the full extent of what may be about to unfold.

So true! We could avoid an Italy by closing schools, banning public gatherings, and suspending religious services NOW.

"Everything we do before the epidemic hits seems alarmist. Everything we do during an epidemic seems inadequate."

This +100

People need to learn from other countries! If you lose your live, you can not do anything!

http://chng.it/hXcTqjp5WV

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:People are not grasping the full extent of what may be about to unfold.

So true! We could avoid an Italy by closing schools, banning public gatherings, and suspending religious services NOW.

"Everything we do before the epidemic hits seems alarmist. Everything we do during an epidemic seems inadequate."

This +100

Some of the stories out of Italy are heartbreaking and terrifying.

https://twitter.com/jasonvanschoor/status/1237142891077697538?
https://twitter.com/silviast9/status/1236933818654896129?

I’m not so concerned for myself or my kids - well, a little - but my parents, older coworkers...if I could stay home right now I would. Our government is doing nothing and there is going to be a lot of grief and suffering. We each have to do every little bit we can to slow the spread of this thing.

[Anonymous]

everything must be closed NOW before it's too late.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yes you can help people without means to stay home need be..


Australia did it
Josh Frydenberg says the Morrison government will use the tax and transfer system to get financial support to Australian households as quickly as possible as part of a looming stimulus package to counter the negative economic impact of the coronavirus.


We are doing it
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump will on Tuesday unveil “very dramatic” measures to protect US businesses and workers from the coronavirus health crisis currently ravaging the economy.

At a press conference in the White House briefing room on Monday evening, the president said he would meet Congress on Tuesday in a bid to pass a temporary payroll tax cut and fund sick leave for hourly employees who are afraid of being unable to work due to the outbreak of COVID-19.

I mean, that’s fine and whatever, I fully support but....we could use some more testing and containment efforts. That should be the 100% priority right now and I find the constant focus on the economy kinda gross. Sick leave and tax cuts aren’t going to matter when you die because there wasn’t a ventilator available.