Infectious Disease Expert: Coronavirus Will Overwhelm US Health Care System | The 11th Hour | MSNBC

Dr. Michael Osterholm, director of the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota, reacts to the ways coronavirus will stretch the U.S. medical system. Aired on 3/25/20.
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Infectious Disease Expert: Coronavirus Will Overwhelm US Health Care System | The 11th Hour | MSNBC

98 comments

    1. As Michael Moore said: “America doesn’t have a healthcare system, they have a disease management system”. America’s healthcare system is a reflection of their Darwinian, greed driven society.

    2. But the dumb vote. Both parties run jerks then ask us to vote. 40 to 50% just say no thanks not voting. Then the rest vote for the trash. It makes them feel Patriotic.

    3. @Richard Connelly no. Capitalism. Mining the government for money. People are broke so rob the GovMint.

  1. The State of Ohio medical director reported today that 116 health care workers now have the corona virus. The front line of defense and care are not immune.

    1. @Leo 116 in Ohio alone. 1 County Health Department in quarantine.
      Our daily update is @2 pm everyday since 10th or 11th. We were basically expecting shutdown since the 5th with The Arnold restrictions.
      2 International travelers that tested positive wasn’t enough to force Buckeyes to stay home, some young adults went travelling and bringing it from other places. Snowbirds will return next month.

      31% increase in cases, death overnight. And we can’t test!

    2. @Cybermojoman there all bad choices lol it’s TRUE america doesn’t have many educated politicians left

    3. It doesn’t matter. Ive seen idiots all over the place that haven’t changed their behavior. I work at a restaurant that does carryout. We’re just as busy as ever except the parking lot is full of people eating with eachother.

    1. I heard 45,000,000 have been infected- so a lot have had none to little symptoms but they’re still contagious. This is crazy

    2. yes…… i even at THIS VERY EARLY STAGE , the U S is grossly OVERWHELMED ! WAIT TIL u seeeee the ASTRONOMICAL numbers here in the U S IN LATE ,SAY JULY THRU OCTOBER PEOPLE …..S BLACK PLAGUE likish numbers ….for REASONS OF NO ACCESS TO OUR FEDERAL HEALTH RESERVE STOCK PILE ,that trump REFUSES TO GIVE ALL OUR HOSPITALS… !!!!!!

    3. and 2nd wave is not even hit in usa, when 2nd wave hit you see great number of deaths of the infected people.

    1. There are a bunch of 3M masks for sale here, I bought a couple for my family. watadeeelcorp.com/product-category/respirators

  2. Trump has the idea that we can ignore the states where there are only a few cases, and let them get back to business as usual. This is like saying, “My wooden house only has a small fire in the basement… it’s no problem, I’ll just keep doing the laundry and making dinner as usual. It’s just a small fire, not bothering anyone, soon it will go away on its own.”

    1. @Youtubeisbroken Typical American. It’s your “I’m OK so F everyone else” attitude that is destroying your society. You will be brought low.

    2. The Republicans even now are actively trying to break our system down even now, during a healthcare crisis. That’s totally pathetic.

  3. A “Wartime President” would lay out a national plan instead of passing it off to Pence and the governors so that they can be used as scapegoats when this thing goes south.

    1. It’s wasted on stupid Americans that don’t take a Global Pandemic seriously. I’ve seen no evidence of people staying at home.

    2. @Drake Fire Draky
      Who are trying to pin something on the VP.
      Yeah he did nothing of the sort check your facts and figures they’re grossly wrong.

    3. @Stephen Schmengle Just pointing out the fact that Pence has a poor track record when it comes to handling situations like this.

    1. Last I heard, at least 40 doctors have died, and not sure how many of the “other” healthcare workers, they for some unknown reason don’t count as much.

    2. @richard mccann Its a virus, which means that you will have immunity for at least a couple years after you get it.
      Also most people will only have mild symptoms and will recieve no permanant lung damage.
      Please stop spreading misinformation.

    3. @Mektek 1618 Not 1 sign of Alien interdiction ! Dam . Keep Hope Alive, practice social distancing

  4. Well I was scared now I’m sure we’re fuqd why did we have to have our most incompetent president ever during this crisis

    1. Dear saveclimate.
      Covid 19 is exactly what you’re praying for to stop climate change now. Reducing the population by 50% to 70% and then maintaining ourselves to 150 million or less would decrease emissions as well as cut the need to use fossil fuels.
      Enjoying the results of those hoarding supplies yet ? With seldom few people producing supplies as quickly as before—

      once all this hysteria and panic produces people desperately in need, IT’S GOING TO GET REALLY UGLY ! !

  5. “A refrigeration truck for the bodies of people who are dying?” Did I really hear that? With all due respect, I think she was too upset to call them dead.

    1. Tony Garcia – quoting the Falun Gong as a viable news source is… not news. Hey, maybe it’s the lizard people that killed those millions of Chinese, eh?

    2. David Mathias
      Yeah !! F….New Yorkers were hanging out , riding the subway and getting together in parks even though they were told NOT TO.

  6. Please learn what happened during the Spanish flu. It was another “common cold” with a 4% death rate.

    We have 3X more people and 10X more travel now.

    1. @Hooyahfish Oh, it’s mutating already. From what I’ve gathered, there are different and similar cases between each country. It’s just like Plague Inc.!

    2. @Grimstnzborith Brisingr Another one of those 12 year old’s comparing this real life situation to a video game. Nice

    3. @Furry Balls Plopped Menacingly On a Table Oh, I ain’t 12, fool. I’m just saying that this virus has been mutating almost as fast as mutations occur in the game.

    1. @ucouco78 well here in Italy, we have a lot of dead for two reason.
      1) We are actually reporting evrithing, we did this because we were the first hit in the democratic world, and so we tried to raise everyone attention. I guss it didn’t work. We warned you, and you ignored it. Good luck now.
      2) Our hospital are full yes, but we have treated much more people that everyone else, and only thanks to our system we avoided a bigger catastrophy, we have the second oldest population in the world, for a reason, our Healthcare system works better. We are saving everyone we can, no one excluded, no one is denied care here, is simply a human right for us. Also our friends from Germany are helping us, I really suggest you that if literally everyone else in the world, have a different Healthcare system, maybe just maybe, is becuse it works better.
      Stay safe, to everyone!

    2. @Youtubeisbroken great! Now fly yourself to another world where all the beautiful butterflies and the virgin girls and boys waiting for you…paradise. apparently this cruel world we are living in is not for you. LoL

    3. Dounjikootsvet I think you misread what I said somewhere along the lines. I live in America. I wouldn’t live anywhere else

  7. When people prefer to listen to rhetoric over facts, then you are in a rudderless boat at the mercy of a absentee god…

    1. What absentee god? Ask Donald J. Trump, he will tell you that god is right here working non stop in the White House oval office.

    1. WE MIGHT AS WELL JUST JUMP IN THE TOILET WITH HIM AND PULL THE HANDLE, ALL OF AMERIKKA IS CORRUPT, SELFISH, IGNORANT, AND SMARTER THAN EVERYBODY ELSE! THE DEEP STATE IS GOING TO GET RID OF YOU FIRST!

    2. @Poe Lemic 5 MILLION KIDS DIED FROM DECISIONS OBUMMER AND KILLARY MADE! PEOPLE DONT LIVE FOREVER, AND YOU CANT CALL TWIDDLING YOUR THUMBS & PLAYING VIDEO GAMES ‘LIVING’!

      AND IF YOU WANT TO SEE FUNNY, WATCH THE DEM. PRIMARY DEBATES!

    3. @Poe Lemic Poor decisions ? He closed the China borders in January 21st. Every country on the planet is infected by this virus thanks to China. At least he has the balls to hold them accountable and now to sue them for over 6 trillion dollars and rightfully so.

    1. @Scottie Turner flu is already in every corner of the earth like it is established. corona is just starting. wait until it is stablished like flu and become seasonal with its death rate over 20 times deadlier. just wait and see

    2. @David The problem there is little info to who is dying, what pre existing health conditions ect. Context matters.

    3. @juan martin 20 times deadlier? No, the death rate is a max now. They are working on vaccines for the various strains.

    4. @David A wall? That will drive panic and death. Even the tv doctors say there is little danger from corona for most people.

    1. @DSS 1342 Well it was a really a dem hoax then. The dems blamed Trump for the virus when it hadn’t even reached the US. The dems didn’t even think it would spread like that back in January. For them the virus was just a political tool.
      Even the WHO said there was nothing to fear back then. Yet another proof the dems really lied and said things with no experts’ advice!
      Hence the word hoax, hence why Trump couldn’t take it seriously.
      So if anyone’s fault it really is the Democrats’ for crying wolf all the time . They always make up lies for cheap political gains.

    1. Jayden Lopa it is pretty interesting in the respect. Would probably be a class about epidemics in history. Could also be an economic course based on how the world economy weathers this. Could also be an epidemiology course in med school to discuss patient triage and how these diseases spread

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