No flattening yet. The deaths in the US have risen 65 times. The total is over 46,000 now. More than the seasonal flu. And we are only two months into this thing. Opening up the economy and getting back to normal now is plain stupid if you want to avoid more deaths and devastation. The …
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Here to Stay
The virus will not go away. The spread will continue for days, weeks, months and maybe years. It is invisible and unstoppable. Suppression efforts are really only delaying tactics. A vaccine is many months away. Deaths, chaos and disruption may be delayed but will eventually come to every continent, country city and town.
Here to Stay
The virus will not go away. The spread will continue for days, weeks, months and maybe years. It is invisible and unstoppable. Suppression efforts are really only delaying tactics. A vaccine is many months away. Deaths, chaos and disruption may be delayed but will eventually come to every continent, country city and town.
To Ventilate
Survival rates of Covid 19 patients mechanically ventilated is astoundingly low. Death is the outcome for 50-60%. In New York, 80% of ventilated are dying. Of the survivors there can be long term lung damage. Maybe even permanent disability. The cure sounds brutal and desperate. A simple breath. So normal and yet so vital. So …
Spreading Wildfire
Covid 19 deaths in the US are the highest total number of any country. Public health policy is now a political firefight. Public health and protecting human life is being defined as a bad choice. The economy and business as usual, the business of destroying the planet, is more important. Wildfires are contained with thoughtful …
Make Do
In a culture of instant gratification, single use and throw away habits we rarely have to compromise. We have what we want when we want. In times of scarcity or in a depression people learn what is vital. We realize the things we take for granted. We may even realize how wasteful we are. Being …
Everyday 911
Covid 19 deaths in the US are estimated at 31,000. That’s 9,000 in three days. That’s like a 9/11 like death toll every day. At 640,000 confirmed cases and 31,000 deaths. The US death rate is 4.8%. These are all devastating numbers. The 1918 flu pandemic death rate was estimated at 2.5%. It was a …
Everyday 911
Covid 19 deaths in the US are estimated at 31,000. That’s 9,000 in three days. That’s like a 9/11 like death toll every day. At 640,000 confirmed cases and 31,000 deaths. The US death rate is 4.8%. These are all devastating numbers. The 1918 flu pandemic death rate was estimated at 2.5%. It was a …
Number One
We, the United States, are number one. Unfortunately this time, it is for total number of deaths due to Covid 19. Almost 22,000 lives lost. Is it because we have better reporting? Maybe. Probably not. China has three times the population of the United States. Yet as of today the US has 62 deaths per …
Stop It
Shelter in place means Stop flying Stop driving Stop shopping Stop consuming Stop wasting Stay local Stay home Spend time with your family Live simply Make do with what you have Let the economy slow Slow down the spread of the virus The change in behaviors is rapid and impressive. To save lives from an …