Theresa MacPhail

The whole point of the whole semester is going to be, hey, everybody fails and we fail at everything.

The whole point of the whole semester is going to be, hey, everybody fails and we fail at everything.

The whole point of the whole semester is going to be, hey, everybody fails and we fail at everything.

I actually went on Anderson Cooper during the early days of the pandemic to tell everyone how wrong I was.

I actually went on Anderson Cooper during the early days of the pandemic to tell everyone how wrong I was.

I actually went on Anderson Cooper during the early days of the pandemic to tell everyone how wrong I was.

I really thought when we heard the first rumblings out of China in 2019 and early 2020, I was like, we have this. Like there's mechanisms in place. But what I hadn't really considered was what over a decade of cutting funding had done. And it had basically decimated a lot of public health. I thought we were more prepared and it turns out we were not prepared.

I really thought when we heard the first rumblings out of China in 2019 and early 2020, I was like, we have this. Like there's mechanisms in place. But what I hadn't really considered was what over a decade of cutting funding had done. And it had basically decimated a lot of public health. I thought we were more prepared and it turns out we were not prepared.

I really thought when we heard the first rumblings out of China in 2019 and early 2020, I was like, we have this. Like there's mechanisms in place. But what I hadn't really considered was what over a decade of cutting funding had done. And it had basically decimated a lot of public health. I thought we were more prepared and it turns out we were not prepared.

And I felt badly because I had done an interview with Vice News in February and I said, calm down. You know, we're not China. We're better equipped. Here's why. I had to go to the ER in March because I got very sick on March 1st. I went to the ER and I remember the ER doctor saying to me that he had never seen a situation where they were so ill-equipped with PPE or personal protective equipment.

And I felt badly because I had done an interview with Vice News in February and I said, calm down. You know, we're not China. We're better equipped. Here's why. I had to go to the ER in March because I got very sick on March 1st. I went to the ER and I remember the ER doctor saying to me that he had never seen a situation where they were so ill-equipped with PPE or personal protective equipment.

And I felt badly because I had done an interview with Vice News in February and I said, calm down. You know, we're not China. We're better equipped. Here's why. I had to go to the ER in March because I got very sick on March 1st. I went to the ER and I remember the ER doctor saying to me that he had never seen a situation where they were so ill-equipped with PPE or personal protective equipment.

That's when I realized, oh, I was wrong.

That's when I realized, oh, I was wrong.

That's when I realized, oh, I was wrong.

I mean, I'm old school. I'm talking about Hobbes.

I mean, I'm old school. I'm talking about Hobbes.

I mean, I'm old school. I'm talking about Hobbes.

I said, calm down. You know, we're not China. We're better equipped. Here's why.

I said, calm down. You know, we're not China. We're better equipped. Here's why.