spaces, mass testing has been rolled back, and some people are allowed to quarantine at home, but as more people resumed, there are fears of more scenes like this, a line of people waiting outside of a fever clinic in wuhan. experts say that china has fallen short on vaccinating the elderly with boosters, stockpiling antiviral medications and approving surge capacities in hospitals. some authorities that can mean more outbreaks. if we were in lockdown, at least all the asymptomatic cases would either be quarantined at home, or sent to makeshift hospitals. but now with everything opening up all these people are out so the infection rate is high i have a lot of friends who already have a colder fever and i m one of them too. there are reports of some pharmacies selling out a fever medications. many people bracing for a new wave of sickness, the price of moving away from a zero covid policy, means learning to live with. it kristie lu stout, cnn,
says why and the press secretary has to explain it all. jen is right. the government did a good job in procuring sufficient number of vaccines, the private sector has done a good job of procuring sufficient numbers of masks, but here s what they have all done wrong. congress passed the $1.9 trillion covid relief package earlier this year. where did that money go? the federal government stockpile testing kits. why didn t they prepare surge capacities hospitals inevitable variant create what omni has led. to say this is a failure at all levels of government to be prepared at a time when they had the money. interest is no excuse for them not to have taken these steps and we are in the spot where he are now because everybody dropped the ball, federal, state and local. mike: morgan to that point two antiviral drugs approved by the fda and doesn t seem to be much celebration at the white house. is that because it s going to take weeks if not a month or
vaccines. i m not hearing this just from doctors or nurses but from medics, ambulance drivers, nursing homeworkers, from school nurses and social workers and psychologists who are also burnt out. i worry about the implications not just for the next month but for the next years to come for our system. it s both remarkable and sad to hear that. is there something the government can do here? is there a role for the federal government to do? there are a number of things they can do and they start today do it in the last announcement. i m hoping in the biden speech on tuesday this will be addressed head on. we need to increase surge capacities so we don t have folks working overtime and unable to care for the sick. this is the time to bring in the national guard, to nursing homes and clinics across the country. staff up testing sites.