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They're not quite calling it shelter in place, but the county finally declared a 'stay at home' period yesterday. Sad to say it won't change my life over much as home improvement stores, groceries, and my work are all still open. I will still be gone 60 hours a week, so how's that for 'stay at home'? Plus you can walk around the neighborhood, do yardwork, bicycle... it's not like the hurricane or when the chemical plant exploded and they said do not go outside. So the makeup store is closed. WalMart is still selling makeup and they're open. I just don't get it. Maybe it will help, but odds are it's diminishing returns. The people that really need to isolate are not going to willingly, and there's still a lot of people having in home bar parties and cookouts, they're just not at restaurants and bars.
On the good side, some good news about the virus finally. Leave it to science to work things out, even if it takes time. The New Yorker has a good article about how Hong Kong and Singapore and South Korea are keeping things in check and reducing infection rates. Science baby. The CDC is watching because the recommendations are changing and I'm happy with it. For my part at work I no longer need the horrid N95 mask as long as I do my thing before they do procedures. The masks can be sterilized a home between shifts and reused. All sorts of good data out of SE Asia about dropping the healthcare worker infection rate to zero. ZERO. With things we should be doing everyday anyway. Handwashing. Sanitizing surfaces. Not touching our faces. The numbers they were getting are remarkable and worth bringing to attention.
And if we can get all of our healthcare people to follow basic hygiene this thing should blow over quicker rather than later. There will still be spread in the community but it won't be the doomsday predictions some people are coming up with.
If you're medically inclined, I'll link to the latest Guide for Hospitalists. It's technical but very reassuring.
Learning more everyday, as it should be. Even if we can kick butt a bit with Plaquenil and a Zpak while they figure out serum injections and vaccines it's coming along quickly.
Oh, must have planted three dozen or so jalapeno plants yesterday morning. Anyone want some when they fruit?
On the good side, some good news about the virus finally. Leave it to science to work things out, even if it takes time. The New Yorker has a good article about how Hong Kong and Singapore and South Korea are keeping things in check and reducing infection rates. Science baby. The CDC is watching because the recommendations are changing and I'm happy with it. For my part at work I no longer need the horrid N95 mask as long as I do my thing before they do procedures. The masks can be sterilized a home between shifts and reused. All sorts of good data out of SE Asia about dropping the healthcare worker infection rate to zero. ZERO. With things we should be doing everyday anyway. Handwashing. Sanitizing surfaces. Not touching our faces. The numbers they were getting are remarkable and worth bringing to attention.
And if we can get all of our healthcare people to follow basic hygiene this thing should blow over quicker rather than later. There will still be spread in the community but it won't be the doomsday predictions some people are coming up with.
If you're medically inclined, I'll link to the latest Guide for Hospitalists. It's technical but very reassuring.
Learning more everyday, as it should be. Even if we can kick butt a bit with Plaquenil and a Zpak while they figure out serum injections and vaccines it's coming along quickly.
Oh, must have planted three dozen or so jalapeno plants yesterday morning. Anyone want some when they fruit?
