Coronavirus thoughts

Don’t worry don’t worry. I am not going to yell at you guys this time or call you covidiots hahah!! Strictly the facts (and maybe my opinion a little bit.. just a little bit) 😏 

Global: 4,239,167 cases / 286,267 deaths
United States: 1,380,443 cases / 81,455 deaths

When will this end?!?! I think everyone is asking this question right? I found an article in the New York Times titled “How pandemics end”. According to historians there are two types of endings… medical and social. The medical, which occurs when the incidence and death rates plummet, and the social, when the epidemic of fear about the disease wanes. In other words, an end can occur not because a disease has been eradicated, but because people grow tired of panic mode and learn to live with the disease. Some think it will end socially before medically because people will grow tired of the restrictions and want their lives back. A Yale historian Naomi Rogers says “I think there is this sort of social psychological issue of exhaustion and frustration”. You think Naomi?? Lol I would say you are pretty spot on. It is happening already… in some states governors have lifted restrictions including hair salons, nail salons, gyms, etc. in defiance of warnings by public health officials that its premature. Our economy is completely wrecked by the lockdown and this is another reason why people are saying enough is enough. 

Herd immunity… we could accomplish this if 70-80% of our population becomes immune to the virus. Two ways… through development and mass distribution of a vaccine OR natural immunity. Natural immunity makes me cringe a bit… roughly 200 million Americans would have to get infected before reaching this threshold and god knows how many lives would be taken. Eeeeek! Also, infectious disease experts aren’t even sure how long you would be protected for after recovering from the disease. And now hearing about the Kawasaki-like disease associated with covid19 in children…. yeah I am all set with natural herd immunity. I like my family…. a lot 💗

I think when it comes to re-opening our country it is important to understand how vulnerable we remain. It is clear this pandemic is still only beginning to unfold. And the fact this virus is thriving in a lockdown country is just wild…

Most people after reading my posts are probably like.. poor girl… she’s probably locked in the basement with her children scared to leave her house LOL!!! I think like many people we are trying to figure out a new normal that includes our family and friends! Practicing social distancing, 6 feet apart, wearing masks when needed, washa washa washing those hands lol and just doing what we think is best to stay safe ❤️

A huge thank you to all the essential workers out there right now! 

I love you all! Stay safe 🙏 

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