Covid19
U.S. has 4% of the world’s population and 20% of the total coronavirus cases. AND 16% of the total deaths… ???
Basic math = bad leaders (both parties) ___ PREVENTION: wearing N95 or KN95 mask coverings should have been MANDATED until an all clear is announced. ?
UPDATE 17 JAN 2022: S. Korea tested to date 308K / 1Mil (U.S. tested 54 times that with no tracking – useless!
End Result — USA with contact tracking 40K dead / without contact tracking 864K dead…
Testing was delayed 4 weeks (all of February) while HHS funneled $$$ to U.S. Big Pharma for unapproved (but authorized) FDA virus test kits. The Surgeon General was NOT concerned about your health ( his advice was in-line with White House politics).
The chart below illustrates the U.S. lack of urgency for PREVENTION & patient tracking which resulted in an arbitrary & vast spread of the virus… The deaths in the U.S. is worsen by the fact that a younger population should have an exponentially lower death rate… The portion of the population that refuses to wear a mask further exacerbate the spread… And the vast random testing now (without patient tracking) is like playing “Whac-A-Mole” (not effective in limiting spread, and waste of $$$).
*** Over 45, keep your mask on for at least the next 3 months. ?
We know sheep are sheep… Shepards are suppose to be rein in the possible threat to sheep.
PROTECT YOURSELF — most U.S. leaders are focused on business first, then people…
Every Governor of every state with an International Airport had the ability to put some security measures in place in February (and didn’t).
NOT hindsight – I posted Airport security issues on Twitter in early February — and 4 weeks later CHS had a passenger arrived from a hot spot in Italy. She circulated among the people for 2 days before being hospitalized & tested positive. – Bad leaders (both parties) – not just Trump – they all knew… – Hell, I knew…
Even without the President’s Intelligence briefings (social media gave us enough warnings from medical personnel & scientist in late January…).
OTHER CHARTS / CLIPS:
NOTE…
Paper or plastic when at the store? – PAPER… ?
Coronavirus had disappeared from tissue /paper (30 mins), wood & cloth fabric (1 days), glass & paper money (2 days), stainless steel & plastic (4 days).
**the outer layer of a mask (up to 7 days)
Virus transmission CHEAT SHEET for Indoor humidity (RH) at ~71 degrees:
40% & below — HIGH for airborne transmission
40-60% — LOW for all transmission
60% & above — HIGH for contact transmission ?
HERE’S WHERE WE ARE…
1. Pharmaceutical companies still working on developing a blood test that can detect antibodies to the coronavirus (confirm being infected). FDA stated current antibodies test may be 50% to 90% effective (not good).
2. This test is for antibodies, not immunity. Next generation of antibody tests (months away) may test for “Neutralizing antibodies” (virus unable to infect person – immune).
3. Survivors of coronavirus may have sufficient levels of neutralizing antibodies, to donate their blood (plasma) to severely ill patients.
*** [worked for H1N1 (swine flu) & SARS] ?
NOTE…
Floors (pharmacy/doctor’s office/hospital)
Gravity/airflow cause most virus droplets to float to the ground. Shoes make micro-organisms fairly mobile!
As medical staff walk around, the virus can be tracked all over floors (high rate of positivity from swab samples in a pharmacy with no patients).
Also, 50% of ICU medical staff shoes tested positive. Therefore, disinfect the soles of your shoes after visiting pharmacy/doctor’s office/hospital… ?