This article is a compact summary including stories showing that recovery from COVID-19 doesn't mean your life will ever be the same. This is not a virus you want to get yourself or give to anyone else. WEAR YOUR MASK for everyone's sake. The next person you meet who isn't wearing one could give it … Continue reading Being recovered from COVID-19 doesn’t mean being well — WEAR YOUR MASK
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Quarantine by NY, NJ & CT on travelers from high levels of community spread of COVID-19
This is the description of the announcement published at 11:45, Wednesday, June 24th in the Guardian U.K.. Wondering how this is to be enforced as people from the restricted states are not the type to take this as a directive. Subsequent info indicates the states expect this to work by residents asking newcomers if they’ve … Continue reading Quarantine by NY, NJ & CT on travelers from high levels of community spread of COVID-19
How much is American individualism worth? EU locking us out
I compare how the U.S. is handling COVID-19 to how we've been handling the right to carry assault weapons around in WalMart. In certain parts of the country (mostly South and North with pockets in the upper Midwest), the traditional American tradition of "personal liberty" rules supreme. That concept places the rights of the individual … Continue reading How much is American individualism worth? EU locking us out
Truly helpful — ranking 36 activities for COVID-19 risk
MLive asked four public health experts/doctors to rank the COVID-19 risk of engaging in 36 activities that are part of normal life. Once the list was produced, there were several graphic ways of showing it so I'm listing three articles showing a range of visuals with the hope that one or the other will talk … Continue reading Truly helpful — ranking 36 activities for COVID-19 risk
Is it safer to travel by plane or car?
5 opinions below about the mode of transportation to use if getting away for a summer trip. https://www.washingtonpost.com/travel/tips/is-it-safer-fly-or-drive-this-summer-health-experts-weigh/? Is it safer to fly or drive this summer? 5 health experts weigh in. (iStock/Washington Post illustration)By Natalie B. Compton andHannah SampsonJune 18 at 3:33 PM Add to list Although the number of confirmed coronavirus cases continues to rise, the nation … Continue reading Is it safer to travel by plane or car?
Mourning the end of the daily Governor Cuomo press conference
Today is the last of Governor Cuomo's daily press conferences. Altho I understand the many reasons he's changing their frequency to as needed, I will miss his daily reality check. As a member of the vulnerable group tho, I'll be particularly sorry to lose his daily reminder that masks should be worn at all times. … Continue reading Mourning the end of the daily Governor Cuomo press conference
Amtrak drastically reducing service
https://www.washingtonpost.com/transportation/2020/06/16/amtrak-is-ending-daily-service-hundreds-stations-blame-coronavirus-pandemic-railroad-says/ Amtrak is ending daily service to hundreds of stations. Blame the coronavirus pandemic, the railroad says. Reduced schedules begin Oct. 1, affecting stations across the country An Amtrak long-distance train is seen at Union Station in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 13, 2019. (Evelyn Hockstein for The Washington Post) By Luz Lazo June 16, 2020 at 5:33 … Continue reading Amtrak drastically reducing service
Why elders are indispensable to society
One statement that young people who refuse to wear masks make that drives me berserk are (essentially) that they're healthy so everything's ok. That ignores the other people they could infect, particularly the vulnerable, many of whom are elderly. It's so easy to forget about the older people in your life without remembering the many … Continue reading Why elders are indispensable to society
What amount of risk do you have if you get coronavirus?
There's been a lot of focus on how minorities, particularly African-Americans, are more likely to die than whites. It's not hard to conclude that's because they're often in worse conditions economically and geographically which promotes the underlying conditions that make COVID-19 so dangerous. However, those who are not African-Americans are not immune to the underlying … Continue reading What amount of risk do you have if you get coronavirus?
Wearing a mask is not political — it’s a matter of life and death
As a member of multiple categories of vulnerable people, I have a very personal interest in having COVID-19 defeated. And it's possible. All people need to do is something very simple. We haven't had to send our young off to war. All that's necessary is to wear a mask 100% of the time you're in … Continue reading Wearing a mask is not political — it’s a matter of life and death
Everybody should wear masks, even the police
Everyone needs to wear masks. Police should know better. They need to be a model for the citizens and to protect them. Not wearing masks kills people. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/11/nyregion/nypd-face-masks-nyc-protests.html Riot helmets, ballistic vests, shields, batons — fully decked-out police officers have become staples in New York City as the protests against racism and police brutality approach … Continue reading Everybody should wear masks, even the police
Are we discovering our neighbors out of sheer desperation?
The quarantining for weeks that have turned into months have made all of us more aware that social interactions are essential to our well-being. Frankly, we get a little strange without them. Many of us got the minimum necessary at work, at church, or other activities rather than at home. My classic example of this … Continue reading Are we discovering our neighbors out of sheer desperation?
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