Many people hope that getting a Covid-19 vaccine will mark an immediate return to normal: no more masks, no more distancing, safe indoor dinner parties and big hugs with friends. The reality is more complicated. https://t.co/oFbM6FjAuH
"While government restrictions are starting to feel onerous, the fact is that we simply do not know enough about this disease to be sure that even the lowest risk is acceptable." Read it.
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Those with a higher risk of death: nonwhite (poorer, worse working conditions, crowded living quarters), male, diabetes, severe asthma. https://t.co/JeCmg3t0gX
.@paulanewtonCNN explains how Canada controlled its Covid-19 cases as the US struggles. There's been no controversy over masks, plus "early and widespread testing, a free health care system still building surge capacity, longer shutdowns, slower reopenings, social distancing.”
Don't do it! Patients given hydroxychloroquine had a 34% increase in death and 137% increase in serious heart arrhythmias. Those given hydroxychloroquine and an antibiotic, the cocktail endorsed by Trump, had a 44% increase in death and 411% increase of serious heart arrhythmias.
Study shows ban on mass gatherings (concerts, theaters), school closures and initial business closures (gyms, restaurants) decreased COVID. But stay-at-home orders, wearing masks, most other small business closures DID NOT slow COVID.
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