Rationing Sympathy

I do not have a great amount of sympathy for all of those in the Administration who have tested positively for the Covid19 virus.   Certainly, I wish them all a speedy recovery and a cessation of whatever symptoms they may be having.  But please, these folks should recognize that being infected is the result of their own actions and that of those with whom they choose to associate. 

Most infected individuals, counted as “cases,” may never show symptoms, and of those who do have symptoms, most will ultimately recover but a small number will not.  Increasing knowledge by our medical profession has lessened the number who will die from Covid19 infections, and work continues on a vaccine, but certainly, the Covid19 pandemic is not, as some have called it, a “hoax.” 

In my posting on this blog on September 24, in the piece about “playing the hand we’ve been dealt,” I concluded by saying “always expect the unexpected to happen.” Well, it has happened and there is a lesson to be learned.  It is a simple one. Here it is:

1.    Masks prevent your spreading the Covid19 virus to others if you happen to be infected, whether you know it or not, even without symptoms, and to a lesser extent prevent the droplets which carry the virus from others from reaching your nose and mouth.  Wear masks when you are out of your home, among people and in crowds, restaurants (even just to pick up orders), stores, at work, at entertainment venues and at doctors’ offices.  Even with masks, physical distancing of at least six feet from others should be maintained outside of your home, and at home as well when others than members of your household visit your home.

 

2.    Wash your hands at every opportunity, particularly when you return home from elsewhere, and try to keep them away from your face.  The mask covers your nose and mouth but not the rest of you where droplets might be deposited.

3. Consult a physician if you experience any suspicious flu-like symptoms.  As for preventing the spread of Covid19, look to the advice of physicians and not of politicians. No matter what they say, economic recovery is secondary to preventing the spread of this virus.  It will be up to the next Administration to find ways to relieve economic problems, but stopping Covid19 must come first.   

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The President at Tuesday Night's Debate

As for the politicians who may have misinformed or misled you, please VOTE to get them out of office.  Their presence there has cost lives.

 

JL