There’s a lot of “Chicken Little, the sky is falling” coverage over the CoVid-19 virus. Much conflicting information is bandied about.
In his press conference last week, President Trump attempted to calm fears by saying so far, it is under control here and the government has moved quickly. He has also stated that there is no need to worry too much about personal protective gear such as face masks.
On the other hand, the Center for Disease Control has come out with a memo that says men who wear facial hair should shave it because it interferes with the proper fitting of face masks.
The Democratic majority in Congress has claimed that the Trump administration has not done enough to combat the illness.
We need to be more concerned about supply chain issues here than about the virus. The virus itself may or may not be bad here. There are, however, some common sense measures that you can take to protect yourself and your family.
Fake info or real? This is like a game of wack a mole, look here is fact, no, over there, a better fact.
Health factors realistically factor in. Let’s look at US.
How many smoke, cigarettes or dope, vape or abuse drugs?
How many have diabetes, are obese, or have a compromised immune system?
Crowded living conditions, look at any multi-story building with shared elevators, doors, laundry, etc.
Think people are clean in the US? Just clean a bathroom used by the public or high school kids. Used products, diapers, tampons, are commonly left out of the trash. I remember going into a men’s room and finding a dirty diaper.
Touching your face, how often do those with face piercings do that?
I have to wonder if smoking plays a role. The Chinese have the world’s largest percentage of smokers in their population. Italy is not far off, nor is Iran and other similar locations.
Smokers touch their face more. Touch their cigarette, cigarette goes into mouth.
Hand has touched everything everyone else has.
So, wash your hands and don’t touch your face, no eating, drinking, smoking, or chewing…… add vaping.
Pretty simple.
There are those who will say that we have a higher standard of sanitation than China or Korea or Mexico. Not sure we are that much more sanitary….
As always good sir, thank you. I’ll be traveling back east next Sunday, via air, for a week. Will remember keep points: 1) wash hands; 2) don’t touch face before #1.