Oso planning to go pro
Agreed. One of the difficult things about decision making is the 2nd guessing after the fact. One has to collect all the data and make the best decision for everyone at the time.I fear that with this being an election year, individuals will make decisions based on what helps them in their next election most, and not what is the best long-term decision. I hope people on both sides of the aisle recognize some things are more important than the next election.
Counter opinion to that written by an MU BUAD Alum:https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2020-03-12/stock-markets-need-to-see-the-government-panic
Your company seems pretty dumb to be looking to start interviews for a known retirement of an exec only 3 weeks before said retirement date.
Interesting point of view by a guy who clearly knows what he's talking about. Friday's reaction to the president's press conference confirms his point of view. My worry would be that we would see stocks slip again with a widespread lockdown, because that would introduce additional uncertainties. And that uncertainty about the duration and impact of a lockdown would create another round of selling. I'm nowhere near as informed as Bianco on this, but that outcome seems logical/probable to me. I'm curious to see if he posts a follow-up to that piece now that we've seen the markets respond to the initial plans.
Local hospitals near me are having problems with employees stealing masks, to take home or resell. They were already in short supply.Also a great read on diagnosis problems, and a potential dangerous mix of people in Louisiana (one of the hardest hit states by population), ignoring the issue and partying on Bourbon Street.https://www.nola.com/news/coronavirus/article_35531ff4-66d9-11ea-95b0-7797f71d169a.html?fbclid=IwAR2EUaMJ85ym-k6kejn5fwsGWu0WVai_StMkOXYtKW3oy-nZpcJPxERluP4
New Orleans Police Cleared Out Bourbon Street To Prevent The Spread Of The Coronavirushttps://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/claudiakoerner/new-orleans-police-bourbon-street-coronavirus-bars
https://www.reddit.com/r/Coronavirus/comments/fj1owh/over_half_of_the_coronavirus_patients_in/Welllllllllllllllll.... that's not good.
Main risk factor for obesityThe average age of all covid-19 ic patients in Lombardy, Italy, was 70 years, according to which 'the main risk factor for ic uptake is obesity'.
I understand, but if the UK is right, and people won't follow subsequent 2-3 week isolations, then the best bet may be to wait. Also, what happens when a wave of patients start hitting hospitals, and they start rationing care to prioritize icu beds? I don't see people in the US handling that well, especially when you start to see wealthy/powerful people being treated differently. Get ready for death panels and special treatment, if the worst case scenarios hold up.I'm not advocating one or the other, just highlighting how little we know, and the difficulty in making a decision.
Illinois and Ohio closing bars and restaurants to dining-in patronsI imagine this will become the norm in the next few days across the country
This isn’t intended to be political, but Illinois chugging forward with its primary on Tuesday seems foolish.
Bioethics classes worldwide are probably discussing the following (potential real-world) scenario:Imagine you're a doc and have one ventilator available. You are notified of two incoming patients, both of whom need ventilatory support. They will arrive at about the same time. One is a previously healthy 80-year old, and the other is a previously healthy 40 year old. Neither has any known risk factors for covid-19 (except, of course, the mere fact that the 80-year old is 80 years old). Who gets the ventilator? First-come, first-served? More likely to survive (i.e., the 40-year old)?An interesting twist:*What if the 80-year old got there first and you weren't aware of the 40-year old, so you started prepping the patient for the ventilator and informed the family about it, but haven't yet put the patient on the ventilator...and then you learn about the 40-year old? Do you tell the 80-year old and family that the ventilator needs to be used on a patient more likely to benefit?Another interesting twist:*What if the 80-year old is on the ventilator but doing very poorly, and then the 40-year old arrives? Do you disconnect the 80-year old sooner than you otherwise would, in order to treat a patient you think you can save?I sure as hell hope it doesn't get to this point....
From the reports out of Italy, they are facing dilemmas like this regularly.
I have just seen vague references to "shortages" of equipment and supplies, but I wouldn't be surprised if these are some of the scenarios they're referring to. If you've read anything more specific, I'd love to see it.