The Nevada Governor has banned the anti-malarial drugs that could be used in the fight against this COVID-19 Wuhan virus.
“— Sisolak signed an emergency order earlier Tuesday barring the use of anti-malaria drugs for someone who has the coronavirus. The order restricting chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine came after President Donald Trump touted the medication as a treatment and falsely stated that the Food and Drug Administration had just approved the use of chloroquine to treat patients infected with coronavirus. Sisolak said in a statement that there’s no consensus among experts or Nevada doctors that the drugs can treat people with COVID-19.”
First of all, the story has ZERO links to any credible information that this governor is touting. Secondly, we are ALREADY seeing positive results from the use of this drug cocktail.
Except that the Governor of Nevada isn’t so certain that he knows what he’s doing. The Mayor of Las Vegas isn’t thrilled with the fact that the city has been shut down.
She called for the Democratic governor to cut the length of the closures in half.
““I know we, they, cannot survive any total shutdown of the economy … beyond the immediate week or two,” Goodman said.
Sisolak responded strongly Friday, while adding enforcement measures to his closure of businesses such as bars, restaurants, salons and gyms.
“Your life and the life of your neighbors and family members will always be more valuable to me than the perceived and mistaken economic gain we have by cutting this isolation period short or by waiting one more day to get serious,” Sisolak said. “I am not asking them anymore. I am telling them they must close their doors or they will face the consequences.”
“Elected officials,” he added, should “understand the severity of the situation they are facing and become part of the solution.””
Guess what jackass, every single citizen of Nevada understands the severity of the situation we are ALL dealing with! In fact, Nevada has dealt with a couple of downturns before. But not to this extent.
What is happening in Las Vegas? Zero conventions. Which means no hotel and restaurant reservations. Taxi companies are idle. All concerts and performances are shuttered. You want to buy a cool Las Vegas souvenir? Good luck with that. With a few bucks in the casino? Can’t do that given everything is shut down.
Look, I get it. This is unprecedented. We don’t know all that we are dealing with and have to be cautious. I’m good with being cautious. What I’m not good with is an elected official willfully ignoring drug protocols that show promise because…reasons.
What I DON’T like is that the Nevada Governor has decided to become a medical doctor and therefore has declared that even trying the proposed malaria Z-pack protocol isn’t necessary.
Therefore, they are shutting down casinos and businesses right and left. The mayor of Las Vegas appealed to the Nevada Governor. His answer to her was essentially… pound sand.
I get it, it’s a gamble. I also get the Las Vegas thrives on tourism and hospitality.
So where is that fine line? Quite frankly, I think the Nevada Governor is blowing smoke.
The lack of assistance from the federal government has been frustrating, so Nevada must be resourceful. That’s why we’re taking these proactive steps to mobilize the private sector to help enhance our State and local mitigation and response efforts.
— Governor Sisolak (@GovSisolak) March 23, 2020
It isn’t just Las Vegas. It is this entire country. How do we protect ourselves and still keep on providing everything we’ve all been working at? Interior design, zoos, farms, ranches, building homes, food, buying cars, clothes, groceries, medical needs…and so much more.
That said, why is Nevada’s Governor banning testing and use of the combo anti-malarial drug and z-pack when we are already seeing results?
Having been to Las Vegas multiple years in a row for conventions, I can tell you that THOUSANDS of people and families are hurting.
Taxi cab drivers
Waiters/Waitresses
Bellhops
Concierges
Bartenders
Front Desk clerks
Housecleaning
And so many more. When you look at the list above, think about Las Vegas and then think about the hospitality industry as whole across the entire country.
Wynn Resorts is doing their damnedest to take care of their employees.
Our CEO, Matt Maddox, discusses how he believes it's in Wynn Resort's best financial interest to keep employees on staff and that paying people during this time is not only the right thing to do but also an investment in our culture. https://t.co/HeZIh8AJyL
— Wynn Las Vegas (@WynnLasVegas) March 24, 2020
This damned virus has thrown a monkey wrench into the works for sure. However, the question remains. Why does the Democrat Governor of Nevada want to ban testing and efficacy of a drug cocktail involving Azithromycin and Hydroxychloroquine?
Meanwhile, San Fran Denture-Sucker is trying to repair what she helped break ten years ago!
Speaker Pelosi: "There is a whole concern in our country that if we're giving tens of billions of dollars to the airlines, that we could at least have a shared value about what happens to the environment." pic.twitter.com/eGCrgEbMRZ
— The Hill (@thehill) March 25, 2020
The ads are writing themselves. People and common sense vs THE SKY IS FALLING!
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Mike says: I see that the most recent talking point among Dem governors is that the Federal Government is not doing enough. Thereby pointing the finger of blame right at the President.
GWB says: perceived and mistaken economic gain
Says the person with a guaranteed paycheck (regardless of the amount or quality of work he does) and a guaranteed pension (which almost no one else in America has today) and a mortgage-free house to live in and very small chance of actually losing his job between now and 2022 (unlike the workers at all the places he has shutdown).
I get it, it’s a gamble.
ISWYDT 🙂
The lack of assistance from the federal government has been frustrating
Aren’t you the governor? Isn’t it your job to govern your state? Or are you merely the popularly elected satrap for the government seated in DC?
How do we protect ourselves
Well, first of all, we have to stop trying to “keep people from catching the virus.” That’s not a productive answer. Minimizing the risk involved with catching the virus should be the more important focus. Minimizing the impact on those who will be hit bard by the virus should be the most important focus. The Zero-Tolerance approach is almost always the wrong one.
why is Nevada’s Governor banning testing and use of
Because ORANGEMANBAD! And because it won’t hurt HIS life one iota.
GWB says: those who will be hit bard hard
FIFM.
If the virus hit people bard, I would think we’d hear a lot more poetry out of this crisis.
Kate says: The one thing this Wuhan Virus has done is to expose the corrupt , stupid and sinister so called leader’s who all have the hated TDS. We now know most of them and must work together to eradicate this terrible disease of the mind.
VOTE THEM OUT OF OFFICE.
GWB says: Here’s an important question: Does the governor have any constitutional/legal authority to tell doctors how to do their jobs?
I doubt it, but that’s the question.
(If I were a doctor there, I’d tell him to stop practicing medicine without a license and shut up.)
MortMain says: Democrats don’t mind killing babies but when their own asses are threatened, it’s Katie bar the door.
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