It’s impossible to turn on the news, get onto social media, or talk to your neighbor without the coronavirus being center stage. We are displaying the full spectrum of emotions and responses in the US and around the world. In the US, people are on edge and most are not dealing with the prospect ofContinue reading “Panic, fear, blame, paranoia, and denial are all in full force in the US. People’s response to the coronavirus.”
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Shutting Down a Pandemic: Does it even matter if the flu or the new coronavirus is worse?
The US has had over 12,000 deaths caused by influenza so far this year. Most hospitals are pretty full at present. What happens if the coronavirus spreads in the US? The last report I read said that 15-20 percent of coronavirus patients require intensive care hospitilization. We do not know the mortality rate of theContinue reading “Shutting Down a Pandemic: Does it even matter if the flu or the new coronavirus is worse?”
Lack of Transparency in Reporting Breeds Panic and Conspiracy Theories. The Recovery Rate of the 2019-nCoV is a red flag. Germany Case Study and Harvard Arrests.
https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMc2001468?fbclid=IwAR0m6ET7D3lfB5MnLdht93X8RLlaNqj0-nf1SkX9NZwEBxBA47uqJqk4ca4 https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/harvard-university-professor-and-two-chinese-nationals-charged-three-separate-china-related?fbclid=IwAR2RxOLN7CWh-ZnRCZxhQdTX0X7rXo0mILFEdPCkQEStsvrFQ9yefuuVG4E The above two links are the New England Journal of Medicine’s publication on the findings from the cases in Germany of the 2019-nCoV patients. They also have a brief article about the ongoing case in Washington with pneumonia. The second link is to Justice.Gov. It is a press release by the US DepartmentContinue reading “Lack of Transparency in Reporting Breeds Panic and Conspiracy Theories. The Recovery Rate of the 2019-nCoV is a red flag. Germany Case Study and Harvard Arrests.”
People eat bats?
I live on the edge of canyons and hill country. There are caves in the canyons where bats live. There are bats that live underneath bridges over country creeks. These little guys fly around at dusk and dawn and eat insects such as mosquitoes. The above photo is of one of the bats in theContinue reading “People eat bats?”
Middle of the Muddy Road 