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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’m covid cautious (tripe vaxxed, still wear medical masks in stores etc) and yet I still remember DCUM falling all over itself just a few months ago to agree with this thread. Such ridiculous nonsense. I am tired of this hysteria.

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I work in an ER and this wasn’t hysteria, it was true! Wait times were over 24 hours for patients. It only lasted a few weeks but it was horrific. Not necessarily in terms of deaths (thankfully) but in terms of sheer numbers of patients.[/quote]

Lol. Life was not "unrecognizable" for most Americans. [/quote]

I was referring to the part about anyone who was unfortunate enough to need emergency care during that time. My friends child needed stitches and he literally was not able to get them! He showed up at PM Pediatrics at 6pm and was told they weren’t taking any more patients since they already had OVER 100 CHECKED IN and they closed in 6 hours. He went to the ER and was told 24 hour wait time. Called a doc friend who said after 24 hours it would be too late anyways.

Now is this a tragedy? Not really. He will have a scar he wouldn’t have had but it’s not like he died. But medical care was not accessible for about 4 weeks for most people and that’s a fact. [/quote]

Most Americans don't work in an ER or need that much medical care. I stand by my comment - life was not "unrecognizable". I even went on vacation. Twice. [/quote]

To be fair, most Americans (think about how unhealthy Americans are as a whole) will need some sort of access to medical care in a 4-6 week period (the period of time that Omicron decimated medical care around here).   That might include prescription pick up for example. [/quote]

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