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Originally Posted by BigRedChief
The USA doesn't have enough ventilators(machines that breathe for you) to keep people alive in a pandemic until the virus or its effects runs its course.
When a disaster strikes, they will send ventilators bought or marked for sale to the effected area with the permission of the previous purchasers. They will just get the next ones after the crisis. There are contractors that can be hired to run those machines and take care of patients. But, its an isolated area like after a hurricane, earthquake etc. that's the limits of our capability. When there is a possible nationwide need like in a pandemic, we will have no chance to save that many people. This country just doesn't have the medical capacity for that kind of demand. No country does.
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We have never experienced anything like you seem to expect. And with efforts in place we should have ne such expectations. People breed on fear and hyperbole.