Gag Orders

[ysabetwordsmith]

So this is a thing ...

Pharmaceutical organisations working with Whitehall to maintain medicine supplies in the event of a no-deal Brexit have signed 26 “gagging orders” that bar them from revealing information to the public.

Figures show that 16 drug companies and 10 trade associations have been asked to sign non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) which prevent them from revealing any information related to contingency plans drawn up with the Department of Health and Social Care.

If people ask you to do something evil, such as withholding life-or-death information, you should either:
1) refuse if it is safe for you to do so or you're comfortable becoming a martyr, or
2) lie like a carpet and then discreetly sabotage the evil plan; in this case, by leaking the information so people are not caught unawares.

Don't join team "I was just following orders."  >_<

Comments

[siliconshaman]

See, that's what worries people.. or at least those paying attention. We keep being told that there's nothing to be worried about, that the government has plans to deal with it...then they refuse to say what plans..but we've told "maybeee you should stock up on essential supplies, just to be safe."

Personally, I think it's going to be another Y2K bug scare..and all they're really trying to do is stampede people into panic buying so the pharm companies can make a profit.

Thoughts

[ysabetwordsmith]

>>we've told "maybeee you should stock up on essential supplies, just to be safe."<<

It's always prudent to stock up on essential supplies in case of ordinary mishaps such as an ice storm or a shipping strike. But for most medications -- for prescriptions -- it is not legal. You're only permitted to have the exact amount for a certain span of time. So if a disaster hits near the time you need to resupply, you're fucked.

T-America, not being stupid, gives people the option of stocking an emergency supply based on the timing recommended for their area's typical disasters. This greatly reduces the tendency of people to get sick and die in shelters due to lack of supplies.

Re: Thoughts

[siliconshaman]

It's illegal to stockpile your meds in America?! It is SO not that case here. It is however, unusual... chemists or pharmacists here are somewhat like America's IHOP.. they seldom close.

It amuses me that the CDC has a IHOP index, for how bad/widespread a natural disaster is.

Re: Thoughts

[ysabetwordsmith]

>> It's illegal to stockpile your meds in America?! <<

For a lot of things it is. If you rely on over-the-counter stuff, no problem. But anything that requires a prescription tends to have limits on it. The government recommendations tell people to keep an emergency supply of meds but you can't actually get them.

You know what people stock their hardcore emergency kits with? Veterinary supplies. They're not labeled for human use but most are the same product under a different label. You can get a lot of broad-spectrum antibiotics that way.

>>It is SO not that case here.<<

Lucky you.

>> It is however, unusual... chemists or pharmacists here are somewhat like America's IHOP.. they seldom close. <<

Doesn't matter that they're open if they run out of supplies. Any time the land, sea, or air traffic gets disrupted badly enough most cities have a 1-3 day supply of ... everything. You could take out New York's entire food supply by hitting the one hub it all travels through. Which will happen as soon as there's a hurricane because it's right on the fucking waterfront. I can't make this shit up. >_<

>>It amuses me that the CDC has a IHOP index, for how bad/widespread a natural disaster is.<<

Good idea, though.