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Anonymous Coward (OP) User ID: 75961032 United States 02/27/2020 05:04 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Moar: The whistleblower has decades of experience in the field, received two HHS department awards from Azar last year, and has received the highest performance evaluations, her lawyers said. The complaint was filed Wednesday with the Office of the Special Counsel, an independent federal watchdog agency. The whistleblower’s lawyers provided a copy of a redacted 24-page complaint to The Washington Post. A spokesman for the Office of the Special Counsel said he could not comment on complaints filed with the office. The complaint alleges that HHS staff were “improperly deployed” and were “not properly trained or equipped to operate in a public health emergency situation.” The complaint also alleges that the workers were potentially exposed to coronavirus because appropriate steps were not taken to protect them, and staff were not trained in wearing personal protective equipment, even though they had face-to-face contact with returning passengers. The workers were in contact with passengers in an airplane hangar where evacuees were received and on two other occasions: when they helped distribute keys for room assignments and hand out colored ribbons for identification purposes. God Bless America! These fuckers are dumb! |
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1guynAz User ID: 2229693 United States 02/27/2020 05:21 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | affects only some individuals with compromised immune systems and age related medical conditions. Just thought I'd throw that out there... Living has taught me one thing; nothing is certain...except salvation through Jesus Christ! |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 76871995 United States 02/27/2020 05:39 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Officials at the Department of Health and Human Services sent more than a dozen workers to receive the first Americans evacuated from Wuhan, China, the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak, without proper training for infection control or appropriate protective gear, according to a whistleblower complaint. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 75961032 The workers did not show symptoms of infection and were not tested for the virus, according to lawyers for the whistleblower, who is a senior HHS official based in Washington who oversees workers at the Administration for Children and Families, a unit within HHS. The whistleblower is seeking federal protection because she alleges she was unfairly and improperly reassigned after raising concerns about the safety of these workers to HHS officials, including those within the office of Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar. She was told Feb. 19 that if she does not accept the new position in 15 days, which is March 5, she would be terminated. [link to www.washingtonpost.com (secure)] This incident occurred in Cali not far from where the virus has been found in the wild, infecting a person who did not travel to China or associate with anyone who did. It's possible the person was infected by member of the administrations agency who did not follow standard protocols. We're fucked. Trump axed vital teams in 2018. "Bureaucracy matters. Without it, there’s nothing to coherently manage an alphabet soup of agencies housed in departments ranging from Defense to Commerce, Homeland Security to Health and Human Services (HHS). But that’s all gone now." [link to foreignpolicy.com (secure)] Trump regime strikes again..threatening a WB who had vital information...this time over disclosures that directly could affect the safety of your family and friends. It's over-the-top. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 76871995 United States 02/27/2020 05:44 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Or...or...they know it's not a bad virus but a flu that Quoting: 1guynAz affects only some individuals with compromised immune systems and age related medical conditions. Just thought I'd throw that out there... Chinese report of 45,000 cases says 80% had mild reactions, while 20% went to the ICU and ~2.25% of those died. By comparison, the flu has a 0.1% mortality rate. cov19 is highly contagious and will lay you out - but yes there appears to be immunity considerations...as always!! For cov19 age might not be a factor. It is a highly effective and deadly respiratory virus IF one doesn't get expensive and lengthy ICU care. |
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EliseM1896 User ID: 78524647 United States 02/27/2020 05:56 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | But Benedict Donald says we have the best quarantines and protection and nothing to worry about. Of course, he won't be able to answer questions, he's directed those to HIV outbreak exacerbating Mikey the Manlover Pence. |
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EliseM1896 User ID: 78524647 United States 02/27/2020 07:45 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | But Benedict Donald says we have the best quarantines and protection and nothing to worry about. Of course, he won't be able to answer questions, he's directed those to HIV outbreak exacerbating Mikey the Manlover Pence. Quoting: EliseM1896 Trump is running out of people to throw under the bus. [link to www.cnn.com (secure)] When he does and people are dying in the streets, his handlers will clai he has dementia. |
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