Wednesday, March 4, 2020

VP Pence press conference

539 pm est - woman saying they got new data from South Korea today -
she is very very grateful that just old people are dying

I swear to god - that is what she was saying - we got data today
showing that median age for dying people in Korea was 81 - median age
for infection was 81 - we are very greatful for this

Maybe she was trying to say that she is grateful that children are not
dying - which might be reasonable - but to me - it sounds very very
very cold

543 pm est - some doc just repeated that most of the deaths are very
old and have co-mobidities

545 pm - some guy just coughed

545 pm est - pence going to Minnesota tomorrow - 3M ramping up mask production

labs are ramping up

Pence will talk to cruise line owners in Florida on Saturday

hand sanitizer not available on Amazon - CDC says vigorous washing
with soap and water for 20 seconds is OK

1.5M test kits going out to hospitals - mostly in areas with cases -
all state labs and universities can run (process) tests now - will be
considered an 'essential lab test' so fully reimbursible by Medicare /
Medicaid and all private insurance

551 pm est - no more travel advisories recommended now - we reevaluate
this every day

553 pm est - per Pence - it is safe to fly - except to warned areas
(Italy and ? Iran ?)

553 pm edt - cruise ship in California being evaluated

554 pm - 'significant greater risk' for frail and ill people

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