COVID-19 'Pandemic'
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In recent years it was Brexit which gave companies the excuse to get rid of a few employees from their payroll.
"Sorry, mate. I'm going to have to get rid of you. Cos of Brexit, you see."
Now that's done, Britain is out of the EU, something which is already largely forgotten about, coronavirus is the new excuse now.
"I apologise for this, Dave. But my 100 year old neighbour Ethel died from coronavirus last night. I'm going to have to make you redundant. I know you've been working here for 35 years, but here's a gold watch."
In recent years it was Brexit which gave companies the excuse to get rid of a few employees from their payroll.
"Sorry, mate. I'm going to have to get rid of you. Cos of Brexit, you see."
Now that's done, Britain is out of the EU, something which is already largely forgotten about, coronavirus is the new excuse now.
"I apologise for this, Dave. But my 100 year old neighbour Ethel died from coronavirus last night. I'm going to have to make you redundant. I know you've been working here for 35 years, but here's a gold watch."
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How can this be the days final tally when the day has not ended ?
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Yes spread by those returnees who refused to self isolate . However both their provincial government and our federal government didn’t do much to prevent them .
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Why don't you go chew on your moccasin and choke on the laces.
It's your time soon with the Boomer Remover.
Why don't you go chew on your moccasin and choke on the laces.
It's your time soon with the Boomer Remover.
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Basically I think you are right for 80 - 90% of sufferers. BUT don't under estimate the toll it can take on the elderly, those with other debilliating conditions or those with compromised immune systems. They most definitely can and do die!
Basically I think you are right for 80 - 90% of sufferers. BUT don't under estimate the toll it can take on the elderly, those with other debilliating conditions or those with compromised immune systems. They most definitely can and do die!
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It's not? Show the dead laying on the curb outside an ED. I keep asking you for a State for one of your sources so we can look it up. Have you picked one yet?
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One of my sisters-in law works the emergency at the hospital in the next city over and even she's bitched about the numerous idiots who waste their time with non-emergencies.
I do have one example involving only dental visits to emergency depts. In 2013-104 alone there were over 12,500 non-traumatic dental visits made to BC's ERs. This represented 1% of the total at a cost of $154.8 million. This may seem insignificant but that is misleading: treatment was not given, the problem was not resolved and yet the taxpayers were on the hook for that money that could have been better spent elsewhere in their health care system. And again keep in mind that's only for dental non-emergencies and that's only one province.
From a report from Ontario's Auditor General:
The same report also stated that about 30% of the visits to Ontario ED's are low-acuity and non emergencies.
I'd bet it is, based on what I've seen from various visits to the emergency dept. Hell, the emergency dept at the hospital where I live appears to have given up on performing triage and simply call people on a first come-first served basis, almost as a nod to fact that so many people show up there for non-emergencies they've given up prioritizing.
One of my sisters-in law works the emergency at the hospital in the next city over and even she's bitched about the numerous idiots who waste their time with non-emergencies.
I do have one example involving only dental visits to emergency depts. In 2013-104 alone there were over 12,500 non-traumatic dental visits made to BC's ERs. This represented 1% of the total at a cost of $154.8 million. This may seem insignificant but that is misleading: treatment was not given, the problem was not resolved and yet the taxpayers were on the hook for that money that could have been better spent elsewhere in their health care system. And again keep in mind that's only for dental non-emergencies and that's only one province.
From a report from Ontario's Auditor General:
The same report also stated that about 30% of the visits to Ontario ED's are low-acuity and non emergencies.
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If it was my place to recommend, I think probably the best answer is an income-scaled payment, what we call a "co-pay" down hereabouts in the Republic of Insurance Companies.
Worth a try anyhow.
That sounds significant, but I still wonder at the scope of the problem. The only figure you quoted was 1%, well within tolerances, and for that matter a model of efficiency. Even the report quickly jumped to a non-representative anecdote after stating a reassuringly low number, usually a sure sign of scaremongering.
If it was my place to recommend, I think probably the best answer is an income-scaled payment, what we call a "co-pay" down hereabouts in the Republic of Insurance Companies.
Worth a try anyhow.