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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsDid I miss it? It just dawned on me, I haven't seen a single
PSA on Covid-19. Not a single commercial for folks that dont watch news or press conferences. Did I miss them?
Demonaut
(8,931 posts)Lars39
(26,117 posts)MLAA
(17,342 posts)doc03
(35,392 posts)I know I haven't seen any from the government. Never thought of it but the government should be
running public service announcements for us people that can't stand to listen to Trump.
MLAA
(17,342 posts)Just a basic thing that could save lives.
pnwest
(3,266 posts)tonight watching prime time shows. There was one saying if you have mild cold-like symptoms that you normally wouldnt go to the hospital for, continue that standard and save the space for emergency patients.
MLAA
(17,342 posts)Did you notice who put it out? CDC or local hospital etc.
pnwest
(3,266 posts)and I dont really recall - I THINK it was the CDC, but I am certainly not certain....off to fetch my 2nd 😊
ETA: Nope, just saw it again - local Seattle news channel chief medical correspondent - a Dr.
MLAA
(17,342 posts)marlakay
(11,520 posts)From Donald Trump saying all the things to do, wash hands, call doctor before going in, all the normal stuff, looks like it was made from CDC stuff. I tossed it.
sinkingfeeling
(51,482 posts)MLAA
(17,342 posts)impotus 😬
Greybnk48
(10,178 posts)about social distancing with Dr. Fauci and Dr. Birx.
I also saw some local ads to stay home and be safe, not sure which local affiliate.
Totally Tunsie
(10,885 posts)during the task force pressers. There have been as many as 15 standing behind Chump as he's bloviating. Social Distancing, indeed.
Here's today's with a smaller group:
https://www.10tv.com/article/watch-white-house-task-force-briefing-covid-19-response-march-25-2020-mar
onenote
(42,794 posts)The number and frequency appears to be increasing.
JackSabbath
(154 posts)The Emergency Broadcast System was made for this kind of thing!
MLAA
(17,342 posts)Skidmore
(37,364 posts)at the beginning of a movie on YouTube.
MLAA
(17,342 posts)I start either of those threads and Im hooked for an hour 😬
greenjar_01
(6,477 posts)Pretty much non-stop this whole week. Lord knows my kids have that shit on in the background ALL. DAY.
MLAA
(17,342 posts)democrattotheend
(11,607 posts)It was just text w/facts & figures about who is most vulnerable and a link to the government website about the coronavirus. IMO it may be counterproductive because it could make people outside those groups feel less vulnerable and less likely to cooperate w/social distancing.
MLAA
(17,342 posts)Going off memory, but it was surprising that so many were so young.
fierywoman
(7,699 posts)MLAA
(17,342 posts)She is repurposing that hallway of blood red Christmas trees set up to film it. Just waiting on the 2000 ventilators to line the path and blow her hair back!
Danmel
(4,932 posts)I live in the nyc burbs.
I feel like our state health commissioner, Dr. Howard Zucker, in a member of the family.
Buckeye_Democrat
(14,858 posts)... not even close as often when I switch back to my local over-the-air (antenna) channels.
I dont understand why its different. People who cant afford cable dont deserve the warnings?
I only recently subscribed to Spectrum cable again. I dropped cable for awhile after Trump won the electoral college, angry at cable news broadcasts in particular for giving him constant attention.
MLAA
(17,342 posts)Ive not seen them on cable or local stations. Of course the local news covers it. I guess I was just expecting something like Smokey the bear or that dog to come out of retirement and warn the public 🙂
Aquaria
(1,076 posts)That's been the only thing I've seen about it outside of news feeds.
Throck
(2,520 posts)rampartc
(5,441 posts)MLAA
(17,342 posts)handmade34
(22,758 posts)there's Franklin Graham everyday telling us we have to get right with Jesus
MLAA
(17,342 posts)KY_EnviroGuy
(14,498 posts)made by professional organizations, including the CDC. Most are well made and quite informative.
Go to YouTube's home page, several should be shown: https://www.youtube.com/
Have no idea how these are being pushed into social media, but many should be IMO......
OhZone
(3,212 posts)CottonBear
(21,597 posts)<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">We love this handwashing dance from Vietnamese dancer, Quang Đăng. <br><br>Washing your hands with soap and water is one of the first steps to protect yourself from <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/coronavirus?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#coronavirus</a>. <a href="https://t.co/lmXLbR3hZa">pic.twitter.com/lmXLbR3hZa</a></p> UNICEF (@UNICEF) <a href="
Link to tweet
?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 3, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
MLAA
(17,342 posts)MLAA
(17,342 posts)Raine
(30,541 posts)on all the networks, strange you haven't seen any.
MLAA
(17,342 posts)musette_sf
(10,206 posts)between Prime TV episodes.
MissMillie
(38,589 posts)And I don't watch the press conferences