They donāt know everything and the stories change daily on itās effects. The best way to compare is covid-19 to the original Sars outbreak in 2003 which had a higher fatality rate but didnāt spread as easy as covid-19. The only thing I could find on long term effects of Sars was from lung.org
āA small percentage of patients had long-term effects from their illness, including depression or anxiety, cough, shortness of breath, chronic lung disease or kidney disease. However, most patients fully recovered.ā
On a side note i have had two lung x-rays since contacting covid-19 in late march all clear. Other than a small fraction of people this seems to be extremely dangerous for those with preexisting conditions and the elderly, the rest of us if one maintains there health usually beats it fast or without even knowing they got it. I would love to find and update on how long the antibodies last as well as how effective they are in preventing a second round.
Winner of these weeks Charles Darwin Award. See here is the simple truthā¦Masks keep people from getting the ā ā ā ā ā ā ā virusā¦so does socially distancing your self from strangers who donāt wear masks.
My daughter works at a popular retail clothing chain. On June 28th she worked with her manager then my daugher was off on the 29th and 30th. On the 30th the manager did not feel well and called off work on the 2nd of July she got tested and the results did not come back until the July 6th. the manager did not work at anytime after June 28th, but had prior contact with my daughter and others at work. This past Sunday marked 14 days since my daughter had contact with her manager. She did not get sick, none of us got sick. None of the employees got sickā¦whyā¦because they are required to wear masks at all times except for when they take their lunch or dinner breaksā¦They are also assigned to areas of the store, and are not allowed to leave that area unless a manager tells them itās ok.
All this to say that this scenario, and my own work scenarios that I have dealt with in the past two months make me believe beyond a a shadow of a doubt that masks and social distancing keeps people healthy. I had 15 staff that cared for 7 individuals who had COVID 19 for more than a month. Not one of those people got sick. Of course it wasnāt just masks in this situation they had masks, shields, gloves, plastic gowns and all the disinfectant and hand sanitizer they neededā¦But still. I had some staff that chose to live with these clients for two weeks or more. They did not get sick. Precautions, masking up, social distancing. Protectionā¦
Not going to a place where 6000 people were, without a mask, where people were cheering and yelling and chanting. All high droplet producing activities.
I feel badly that he is sickā¦I feel badly that he has jeopardized his familyā¦but like Forrest Gumps Momma used to say. Stupid is as Stupid does.
One can hope, but the messaging coming from the top, the thought(or lack thereof) that liberties are being taken way by wearing a mask and of course the belief that COVID-19 is some vast liberal hoax/conspiracy is going to make things very difficult for Alabama and many of the so-called red states. To be honest, even here in the MD(a blue state) there are still many being defiant about wearing a mask.
Maybe someone should point out that wearing a mask would not have prevented him, or anyone else getting the disease. Wearing a mask only prevents those with the disease from spreading it.
Yes, it can be. Insurance should be affordable and a person should have the choice to cover major medical for situation like this.
I just signed off on another year for my employees. I pay 1/2 the premium. 4K deductible, max out of pocket 7K. However, I have provided them with GAP insurance (TransAmerica) that will cover the out of pocket and deductible for major medical and a lot of diagnostics and test if needed. GAP insurance is pretty inexpensive and well worth the consideration.
Most of the business owners I know are very invested in their employees.
I also pay 100% dental and vision.
I asked for a show of hand of how may had gone to the dentist for a regular check up (100% covered plus x-rays). I asked how many had gone for an eye exam (100% covered).
Only 2 out of 13 raised their hands.
So, I told them next year if they want to stay on the program theyād better show proof that theyād use the program or Iād drop them from it.
Taking care of teeth and vision is a big part of overall health. People tend to dismiss that until it is too late.