that even all these months later, even now that we have a new president it remains one of the mysteries about the initial response to the covid pandemic in this country. with that we, is just why was genuinely bad but also why it was specifically weird in the way that it was. you may also remember how obsessed president trump was with the drug hydroxychloroquine. he would get up by covid briefing what a miracle hydroxychloroquine was. he talked about it like it was a cure or like it was the thing that could prevent you from getting covid. he recommended that people not only get it to treat their covid but if they got covid but they should take it preventively. even if you weren t sick, you should take a preventively to ward off getting the virus. and hydroxychloroquine is a real drug for real things, but not for covid. it was none of the things that the president said it was. why did he keep saying that? eventually the fda had to put out an official announcement telling people not to t
that s how long it took for fdny, for nypd, for port authority, for ems, to respond to an urgent need from the public. five seconds. hundreds died in an instant. thousands more poured in to continue to fight for their brothers and sisters. the breathing problems started almost immediately. and they were told they weren t sick, they were crazy. and then, as the illnesses got worse and things became more apparent, well, okay, you re sick, but it s not from the pile. and then, when the science became irrefutable, okay, it s the pile. but this is a new york issue.
thousands more poured in and continued to fight, for their brothers and sisters. breathing problems started almost immediately. they were told they weren t sick, they were crazy. then, as the illnesses got worse, things became more apparent, well, you re sick. but it s not from the pile. then, when the signs became irrefutable, okay, it s the pile. but this is a new york issue. but this is a new york issue. i don t know if we have the money. and i m sorry if i sound angry and undiplomatic, but i m angry and you should be, too, and they re all angry, as well. your indifference costs these men and women their most
brothers and sisters. the breathing problems started almost immediately and they were told they weren t sick, they were crazy. and then as the illnesses got worse and things became more apparent, okay, you re sick, but it s not from the pile. and then when the science became irrefutable, okay, it s the pile. but this is a new york issue. i don t know if we have the money. and i m sorry if i sound angry and undiplomatic, but i m angry and you should be too and they re all arranngry as well. you ve cost them their most
took for fdny, for nypd. for port authority. for ems to respond to an urgent feed from the public, five seconds. hundreds die in an instant. thousands more poured in to continue to fight for their brothers and sisters. the breathing problems started almost immediately. they were told they weren t sick, they were crazy. then as the illnesses got worse and things payment more apparent. okay, are you sick. it s not from the pile then when the science became irrefusable. okay, it s the pile.