Out of everything I've read on the COVID19, I feel that the article below may be one of the most important for all of us to read and understand moving forward. Since far too many of us seem unwilling to take even the most basic precautions at this point, like wearing a mask and physical …
COVID19 ISN’T GOING AWAY: IF WE PLAN TO REOPEN AND STAY OPEN, WE WILL HAVE TO DO SOMETHING TO STOP ITS SPREAD.
A SIMPLE SOLUTION LITERALLY STARES US IN THE FACE 1. If 80% of Americans Wore Masks, COVID-19 Infections Would Plummet, New Study Says "If you’re wondering whether to wear or not to wear, consider this. The day before yesterday, 21 people died of COVID-19 in Japan. In the United States, 2,129 died. Comparing overall death …
WHERE ARE WE TRULY HEADED?
The big question: Are we at the top of the peak, ready for a precipitous decline like in other successful countries? OR are we heading into a plateau that could last weeks if not months—guaranteeing that our economy sputters along uselessly. Nearly 7 weeks into our nation's piece-meal lockdown strategy, there's no way to say …
THE “NEW” PATH FORWARD—According to the White House.
UPDATED 2:15 PM EST, MAY 6 — Trump changed his mind about phasing out the Coronavirus Task Force...because “I thought we could wind it down sooner. But I had no idea how popular the task force is until actually yesterday when I started talking about winding down.” 1. What do you do in the face …
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FUNNY HOW PEOPLE IN POSITIONS OF RESPONSIBILITY DON’T LIKE “THE BLAME GAME.” WONDER WHY?
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/when-this-pandemic-is-over-lets-avoid-the-partisan-blame-game/2020/05/05/fed82490-8ee9-11ea-a0bc-4e9ad4866d21_story.html When this pandemic is over, let’s avoid the partisan blame game Uh...how convenient. Sorry Mitch, this opinion piece isn't going to shield you from blame this fall, if you make a bad decision with the lives of thousands of students, their parents, grandparents and the communities connected to them. It'll ALL BE ON YOU, …
The Hidden and Rising Toll of the Pandemic—WHICH WILL ONLY GET WORSE AS WE LIMP TO THE FINISH LINE.
REOPENING THE ECONOMY TOO EARLY AND UNLEASHING A LIKELY DEADLIER SECOND WAVE—WILL FOREVER DAMAGE THE AMERICAN PSYCHE. The coronavirus pandemic is pushing America into a mental health crisis
SOME THOUGHTS ON THE LATEST REFRAIN IN THE “THE CURE CAN’T BE WORSE THAN THE ILLNESS” SONG:
THE STATEMENT: "The death toll from suicides, from drug abuse, from depression, from unemployment arising from closing the country is far greater than that of the virus."TWO THOUGHTS IN RESPONSE: 1.) By Russell Blake — A fair question that keeps coming up, or rather a statement that is framed as a certainty that in reality …
LESSONS FROM AROUND THE WORLD—WHAT YOUR GOVERNMENT SHOULD BE DOING TODAY TO CONTAIN AND MITIGATE COVID19
This is what you should be demanding from your government to contain the virus - The Guardian - Devi Sridhar (PhD), chair of global public health at the University of Edinburgh IT'S NOT TOO LATE TO IMPLEMENT MOST OF THESE STRATEGIES...IF NOT ALL OF THEM. 1. Test, trace isolate — Break chains of transmission. 2. …
A TOUGH BALANCING ACT
How many deaths are we willing to accept to restart the economy? The University of Pennsylvania's Wharton Business School takes a look at a number of different scenarios, from a full reopening today to a full, continued lockdown until June 30th.Reopening the Economy Would Add 233,000 Deaths by July but Save Millions of Jobs - …
THE U.S. MAY HAVE FLATTENED THE CURVE THROUGH INTENSE PHYSICAL DISTANCING EFFORTS, BUT WE’RE ACTING LIKE COUNTRIES THAT HAVE CRUSHED IT. AND WE DIDN’T. AND IT DOESN’T LOOK LIKE WE’RE ON TRACK TO CRUSH IT—EVER.
Graphics taken from ENDCORONAVIRUS.ORG. Yaneer Bar-Yam, Harvard professor and founding president of the New England Complex Systems Institute: THE US IS NOT TRENDING LIKE NATIONS THAT HAVE HANDLED THE PANDEMIC EFFECTIVELY.
COVID19 — THE TRUTH through vetted science, expert opinion and objective analysis 