Category: quarantine
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…countries across Europe and beyond are banning travel from the UK in order to stem a more-infectious strain of Covid-19 that has been found in the London area.
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No one knew we were facing a once-in-a-generation pandemic. The important question is: “Why did it take so long for the health professionals around the world to recognize the extent of the threat and advise the world to act more forcefully?
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A 30-year old man who attended a COVID party in San Antonio has died from the disease. Before he died, he told doctors that he thought the virus was a hoax and intended to prove it with the party. He reportedly concluded, “I made a mistake.”
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Since this coronavirus pandemic hit, the phrase “herd immunity” has become common in our lexicon. It refers to a situation when a sufficient number of people have developed immunity to the virus that they cease being viral reservoirs who can spread it to others. The point is that sufficient herd immunity will provide a significant…
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Today it was reported that the Navajo Nation surpassed New York for the highest CoV-2 infection rate in the US.
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Is this important? Well, it does suggest that animals that are in very close contact with humans might become a growing reservoir for the virus.
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This is for anyone who missed what went down at the Braskem petrochemical plant in Marcus Hook, PA. The plant makes polypropylene, a key raw material in the manufacture of PPE. Concerned that workers catching coronavirus might slow down polypropylene, and hence PPE production, 43 volunteer employees moved into the plant on 3/23, with air…
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Conflicting rights are messy and dealing with the mess will always make someone unhappy. That is a given. But, it is flat wrong to say that your right to do whatever you want always trumps my right to remain safe and healthy.
Making Sense of Medical Science (MSMS) 