What happens if we have a pandemic during the next four years?

[milestogo]

The coronavirus is still out there, still mutating. There are always new viruses around the bend. Last time we had a shit president but we also had Dr Fauci (who they want to prosecute) and the CDC to guide policy.

Can you imagine what this would be like with RFK Jr at the helm?

[Richard D]

1. It's going to be bad...

... Very, very bad.

[hunter]

13. Great Influenza epidemic of 1918-1920.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_flu

My great aunt's first job was working for a pharmacist. When the pharmacy's bicycle delivery person took ill she took over his job which soon morphed into something much more stressful. I didn't understand how stressful until I was working in a blood bank keeping track of our hemophilia patients who were dying from AIDS. I'd read their obituaries, many of them young people, and the actual cause of death was never mentioned. ( If there is a hell Ronald Reagan is burning in it...)

My great aunt lived a few years past 100 and never suffered any kind of flu. I've not been so fortunate, the sickest I've ever been was with the "Hong Kong" Flu of 1968-70. More recently the Covid-19 virus knocked me on my ass, even though I was being very careful to avoid infection.

I simply don't understand Trump voters. I've met Trump voters who witnessed friends and family dying of COVID, even parents and siblings, who still refuse vaccines and voted for Trump again.

[Prof. Toru Tanaka]

30. I'm thankful my spouse and I

have been vaccinated and received several boosters.

But with Kennedy at the helm, who knows? What if he tries to outlaw or discontinue the vaccines? Trump won’t do shit except say the numbers of people sick and dying are fake or just ignore them completely. If a nut like Kennedy takes charge this nation is truly fucked.

[Paladin]

2. We are so fucked. (nt)

[Silent Type]

3. We'll have to wear our masks, stay isolated, take recommended meds, refuse to drink bleach and shine a

bright light up our rears, etc.

Those that are too stupid will die and help spread the disease. It's a real concern.

[Xavier Breath]

10. Personally, I've never shone a bright light up my ass, so I'm going to stay open-minded about that.

In all seriousness, yes, we are going to have to remain vigilant. Pubic spaces will be populated with science deniers breathing their sicknesses into the air. I'm probably going to spend a lot more time outdoors and avoiding strangers in general and enclosed spaces whenever possible. This is where we are now.

[nitpicked]

4. The care and death industries will prosper

Especially off those who hadn't made arrangements.

[OLDMDDEM]

5. We'll stay home just like we did during the last pandemic.

[rampartd]

26. we won't know it is happening

a one liner "hoax" on the "news" and , of course

"i am not responsible" trump

[OLDMDDEM]

31. Good point.

[Bettie]

6. A whole lot of people die

and, hopefully, we all wear masks and avoid crowds and we live.

[Mike 03]

7. Covid mutations, bird flu, MPox

The thought is terrifying. Competent scientists and doctors will be afraid to state the obvious facts about transmission, or give advice because they will be afraid of angering "the new administration" and his base of barbarians.

They STILL are not done persecuting Dr. Fauci! God help that poor man.

[yardwork]

8. We won't know there's an epidemic in the U.S.

Last time, Trump urged states to stop reporting deaths and to stop testing for COVID. This time, the CDC won't be there to report data. People might notice that there seem to be a lot of people dying from mysterious illness, but there won't be any national reporting to show what's actually happening.

Same with workplace accidents and contaminated food. We'll have "the best" safety because the data will say there's no problem. Trump will make sure of that.

We're on the edge of the dismantling of the public health safety net that made America safe and healthy. Bob Kennedy will take us down.

[Emile]

23. Spot on!

Scary, you are so right.

[Sneederbunk]

9. Bleach stock goes up.

[Walleye]

11. It's entirely possible. Why wasn't this brought up during the campaign?

Has the people in America think Covid was one and done. It won’t happen again they think.

[jimfields33]

12. Most think it's every 100 years.

I know there have been others, but the media only mentions 1920 and 2020.

[hunter]

15. That's just superstition.

The world is not the same place it was 100 years ago, it's changing rapidly and we're carelessly creating more opportunities for viruses to mutate into something dangerous and spread.

Pandemics are similar to floods. As greenhouse gas pollution warms the earth's atmosphere what used to be "100 year floods" in some places are happening two or three times a decade.

[Walleye]

16. Well, whatever the next major crisis is, we know Trump will blow it

Every president has to go through some crisis in their term usually

[milestogo]

17. But every president doesn't create a crisis...

[Walleye]

22. No, we usually expect them to help resolve the crisis. Not this time.

[DemonGoddess]

14. Considering that the current bird flu

is being detected in swine, I'm expecting it.

[greatauntoftriplets]

18. We're screwed with no kisses.

[JCMach1]

19. H5N1 is looming ever more closely

[bif]

20. It'll be worse than the first time the Orange Turd dealt with it.

With any amount of luck, he'll be one of the first ones to kick the bucket.

[Emile]

21. Stock up on hand sanitizer, masks and stay home

as much as possible.

[sakabatou]

24. Like others have said, if we have another pandemic, it'll be worse

[maxsolomon]

25. We had a pandemic in 1919.

We had a pandemic in 2020.

We're not going to have a pandemic in 2025-2028. Not impossible, but not probable.

[Gore1FL]

28. We could have had an Ebola one under Obama, but it was contained because of preparation and intelligence.

We don't have preparation or intelligence, now with Trump.

[maxsolomon]

35. As I said, not impossible.

But not probable.

We have Bird Flu, Monkeypox, RSV, CV-19 all threatening us. I don't think we'll see a Pandemic from those.

[Gore1FL]

27. Millions will die again. nt

[bdamomma]

29. A lot more

People dying due to this negligent regime

[Arne]

32. I read history when the US government gave blankets

to the Native American tribes.

There are a lot of blankets and there will be millions of cold homeless.

[Norbert]

33. I think he will be 'suggesting' ivermectin for treatment

and will settle on nothing more. It is already on RFK jr's list of things.

[ChicagoRonin]

34. Stay smart

Ignore the news. Get the best verifiable info you can. Talk to your doctor. Talk to people who work in hospitals. Start building an info network now.

If you're not up to date on any vaccinations, take care of it ASAP.

Prepare to be heartless in the face of non-believers. That relative who gets mad you won't come to their maskless dinner party over the holidays - Tough.

Be prepared to make some tough workplace decisions in the near future, because big corporations are going to start trying to force people back into the office more than ever.

[republianmushroom]

36. Going to be a lot of dead people,

a culling of the herd. So to say.