Carney on Morning Joe – Credit where Credit is Due
John Carney took Coons’ spot on Morning Joe this morning and did a very good job. He stuck to the “stay at home & flatten the curve” message, which is working.
To Carney’s credit, in spite of the fact that we don’t have adequate testing capacity, Delaware was an early adopter of “this is serious” approach. It is a realistic outlook that has slowed Delaware’s rates of infection relative to the US in general.
He also managed to get through the entire segment without trashing Democrats – which was very refreshing.
Yep, it’s a well done atta boy for Carney, F- with notation concerning bad attitude for Trump.
“Credit” where it’s due. How about credit/blame for a total lack of transparency regarding the public’s right to know (and protect themselves). Agreed that “Hipaa” laws prevent identifying individuals or individual conditions but the law does not disallow agencies from identifying locations where positive tests for the virus have been recorded. In fact, deliberately concealing that information puts people at risk of unwittingly exposing themselves, their loved ones and their families to a potentially deadly circumstance. The Governor’s recent press release states the following:
“To protect personal health information, DPH will not disclose additional information about the individuals. DPH cannot confirm specific information even if other entities choose to make their own announcements”
DPH and DHSS “will not” confirm or identify locations.
Are you comfortable shopping in the produce department of an ACME, for instance, where a worker (in that department) has tested positive or would you rather make a decision in your best interest. If that information is hidden you have “NO” option.
I have recently beeninformed that a positive case of COVID was discovered in a daycare facility despite Governor Carney’s assurance that they are “highly controlled environments”. There seems to be no willingness or system in place that would allow anyone coming in contact with that facility, (parents, grandparents, children, staffers or “medical providers” whose children attend there) to know which daycare or know the extent of exposure to others or evaluate the risk they might be taking to their health and welfare. This refusal to share even the most basic details of exposure risks is a total contradiction in terms that negates any value to self-imposed isolation, quarantine or social-distancing. To deliberately shut down any legitimate communication or public awareness of where these positives are being identified is not something that I’d proclaim as “credit due” but rather as irresponsible and in need of immediate corrective action.
Representative John Kowalko
From what I understand is that while the public will not be informed of what happened at the daycare, workers and families who attend will be notified. I don’t understand why John Kowalko and the rest of the public needs to be informed of each case that pops up in every workplace… especially if he doesn’t work there or if he has no kids there. What value does that add other than giving people an extra reason for unnecessary anxiety and hysteria.
No, the public won’t be notified about the person who works at the grocery store, but staff and management of that store will be notified so that they can take proper actions and precautions. I think this is the right step. The last thing we need is more mass hysteria from people who apparently want a running public list of each person infected and their daily travels in the name of transparency. What’s next JK, a low-Jack on every infected person so you can track them on GPS in the name of transparency?
The only places that are open are grocery stores… and news flash, people shopping at grocery stores and people working there will get this virus. What is the value of getting an alert everytime it happens? The only thing that comes from that is unnecessary hysteria. Leadership is about hard choices, not rants.
In summary, take the proper precautions when you go to the grocery store. Assume sick people have been there. Wear gloves, clean your produce, and disinfect your groceries when you get home. You don’t need public notice whenever a sick person has been to a grocery store. The store will be notified and you will see them regularly cleaning surfaces and responding when they are alerted.
The fact that people would “unwittingly” be exposed at the grocery store during a pandemic (the only public places still open) is ridiculous. Who thinks the grocery store is a sterile environment? Who is at the grocery store like… “I didn’t hear about any cases at the only two grocery stores in Wilmington so I assumed it was a sterile environment so I decided to lick my fingers everytime I touched something. If only I had received notification from DPH that someone who was sick had been in the grocery store recently, I wouldn’t have licked all the freezer door handles in the frozen food section”
Take a chill pill JK
Are you dispensing chill pills? Do you have a stockpile? Do you have curbside pickup?
Hahaha! Due to social distancing, we’re delivering through Amazon.
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Sweet Jesus on an herbal supplement, I should have guessed!
How about a little vision for the state, some basic infrastructure for state employees and protection of the state’s coastal natural resources which drawl almost everyone visiting the state
“Basic infrastructure for state employees”
What do you mean by this?