Any essential worker, regardless of type of employment, has to be provided N95 masks. If a worker is designated “essential” it is understood they are “essential within the context of a national emergency.”
A very deadly virus migrated to the USA and established a substantial threat to human life. Therefore, if a person is essential they must be protected from contracting this virus. Essential workers by definition have an important role in the national emergency. “Essential workers” has a specific understanding to their importance. That definition within the national emergency has to be upheld by judges to protect the essential workers and the role they play in protecting the entire country.
There is only one way to protect essential workers in the important role; N95 masks to end the spread along with testing and quarantine and healthcare for those that test positive. When a person tests positive there must be contact tracing, testing those contacted, quarantine and healthcare of all those that were contacts.
The companies involved with essential employees must work closely with local, county and state health professionals. Voluntary compliance is always nice and always welcome, but, any resistance must move immediately to court to secure appropriate measures. This is a national health emergency. It is just that important.
Thursday, April 30, 2020
The lethality of SARS-CoV-2 cannot be debated. The statistics surrounding this global pandemic will change as more time passes, but, the ravaged lives it has left in it's path only reveal the danger this virus brought to every life everywhere in the world. The statistics don't lie!
April 28, 2020
By Josh Katz, Denise Lu and Margot Sanger-Katz
Total deaths in seven states (click here) that have been hard hit by the coronavirus pandemic are nearly 50 percent higher than normal for the five weeks from March 8 through April 11, according to new death statistics from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. That is 9,000 more deaths than were reported as of April 11 in official counts of deaths from the coronavirus.
The new data is partial and most likely undercounts the recent death toll significantly. But it still illustrates how the coronavirus is causing a surge in deaths in the places it has struck, probably killing more people than the reported statistics capture. These increases belie arguments that the virus is only killing people who would have died anyway from other causes. Instead, the virus has brought a pattern of deaths unlike anything seen in recent years....
The infection rate of SARS-CoV-2 is incredible. It spreads without a hurdle and in that is THE TRUTH.
The truth is there is no taking this virus lightly or propagandizing it's impact or wishing to make it go away. This virus first made it into the USA's cities WITH EASE because of international plane travel. Once in the most densely populated cities in the country, it spread undetected from person to person because city living requires closeness of people to each other. Subways are a primary method of travel to many city dwellers and they are packed full of people going to and from home and to and from work and to and from quality of life venues such as opera houses, stage plays, theaters and sports venues.
We value the quality of life in the USA. It is a mandate to the rewards of work. But, at every turn in densely populated cities, there was an unreported invasion of a virus no one could stop, but, only hope to live through with the help of the dearly dedicated people of the USA health care system.
The DEEP TRUTH to this entire episode in the USA is that we are missing people because of the willful neglect of the very basic knowledge needed to PREVENT the invasion of an unwanted visitor. The American people are and were COMPROMISED by a president with false and fatal values.
This virus came from China to the USA because an impeached president thought he could hide the truth and continue his "talking con game" for his political benefit.
SARS-CoV-2 made it to the USA and spread because of a single man that would not listen to his own intelligence agencies or the experts working to end the infections before it started.
That is the truth all of us have to live with now and many of us died because of it.
April 28, 2020
By Josh Katz, Denise Lu and Margot Sanger-Katz
Total deaths in seven states (click here) that have been hard hit by the coronavirus pandemic are nearly 50 percent higher than normal for the five weeks from March 8 through April 11, according to new death statistics from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. That is 9,000 more deaths than were reported as of April 11 in official counts of deaths from the coronavirus.
The new data is partial and most likely undercounts the recent death toll significantly. But it still illustrates how the coronavirus is causing a surge in deaths in the places it has struck, probably killing more people than the reported statistics capture. These increases belie arguments that the virus is only killing people who would have died anyway from other causes. Instead, the virus has brought a pattern of deaths unlike anything seen in recent years....
The infection rate of SARS-CoV-2 is incredible. It spreads without a hurdle and in that is THE TRUTH.
The truth is there is no taking this virus lightly or propagandizing it's impact or wishing to make it go away. This virus first made it into the USA's cities WITH EASE because of international plane travel. Once in the most densely populated cities in the country, it spread undetected from person to person because city living requires closeness of people to each other. Subways are a primary method of travel to many city dwellers and they are packed full of people going to and from home and to and from work and to and from quality of life venues such as opera houses, stage plays, theaters and sports venues.
We value the quality of life in the USA. It is a mandate to the rewards of work. But, at every turn in densely populated cities, there was an unreported invasion of a virus no one could stop, but, only hope to live through with the help of the dearly dedicated people of the USA health care system.
The DEEP TRUTH to this entire episode in the USA is that we are missing people because of the willful neglect of the very basic knowledge needed to PREVENT the invasion of an unwanted visitor. The American people are and were COMPROMISED by a president with false and fatal values.
This virus came from China to the USA because an impeached president thought he could hide the truth and continue his "talking con game" for his political benefit.
SARS-CoV-2 made it to the USA and spread because of a single man that would not listen to his own intelligence agencies or the experts working to end the infections before it started.
That is the truth all of us have to live with now and many of us died because of it.
Every life is important. If there is a very stable genius in any of this it is Anthony Fauci.
In a short period of time, scientists have identified enzymes that SARS-CoV-2 uses to invade the body and occupy it to produce replicas of itself. It was not only discovered but, the scientists now have a method to block the use of that enzyme to hijack the human body.
The idea that every life regardless of who it is and where they are geographically on Earth is important when it comes to disease vs. wellness is the cornerstone of American wellness and longevity. It is not only the cornerstone of American health, but it is also the best method of international relations all over the world. It sets the USA apart from all others and equips allies with important information to protect them as well.
April 29, 2020
By Steven Nelson
White House coronavirus task force member Dr. Anthony Fauci (click here) said Wednesday that research finding the drug remdesivir reduces coronavirus recovery times is a “highly significant” breakthrough that will improve COVID-19 treatment.
Fauci told reporters in the Oval Office that a study finding that the drug reduced hospitalization times was akin to an early breakthrough in treating HIV.
“Although a 31 percent improvement doesn’t seem like a knockout hundred percent, it’s a very important proof of concept. Because what it has proven is that a drug can block this virus,” Fauci said.
“It was reminiscent of 34 years ago, in 1986, when we were struggling for drugs for HIV, and we had nothing,” Fauci said. “We did the first randomized placebo-controlled trial with ACT, which turned out to give an effect that was modest. But that was not the endgame because of building on that every year after we did better and better. We had better drugs of the same type.”...
This discovery is important and as Dr. Fauci stated it will be built on by others with a perhaps slightly different focus. This is the beginning of the end of the rampage of SARS-CoV-2. It has come remarkably quickly.
The idea that every life regardless of who it is and where they are geographically on Earth is important when it comes to disease vs. wellness is the cornerstone of American wellness and longevity. It is not only the cornerstone of American health, but it is also the best method of international relations all over the world. It sets the USA apart from all others and equips allies with important information to protect them as well.
April 29, 2020
By Steven Nelson
White House coronavirus task force member Dr. Anthony Fauci (click here) said Wednesday that research finding the drug remdesivir reduces coronavirus recovery times is a “highly significant” breakthrough that will improve COVID-19 treatment.
Fauci told reporters in the Oval Office that a study finding that the drug reduced hospitalization times was akin to an early breakthrough in treating HIV.
“Although a 31 percent improvement doesn’t seem like a knockout hundred percent, it’s a very important proof of concept. Because what it has proven is that a drug can block this virus,” Fauci said.
“It was reminiscent of 34 years ago, in 1986, when we were struggling for drugs for HIV, and we had nothing,” Fauci said. “We did the first randomized placebo-controlled trial with ACT, which turned out to give an effect that was modest. But that was not the endgame because of building on that every year after we did better and better. We had better drugs of the same type.”...
This discovery is important and as Dr. Fauci stated it will be built on by others with a perhaps slightly different focus. This is the beginning of the end of the rampage of SARS-CoV-2. It has come remarkably quickly.
What difference does it make? What is Trump going to do, start WWIII?
There are two issues within this pandemic in regard to it's origins and spread. The origins are one issue and the spread is the second. Trump failed to stop the spread and instead leaned into propaganda and wishful thinking the statistics from SARS-CoV-2 would melt into the flu statistics. Trump plotted against the American people for his politics.
April 30, 2020
By Mark Mazzetti, Julian E. Barnes, Edward Wong and Adam Goldman
Washington - Senior Trump administration officials (click here) have pushed American spy agencies to hunt for evidence to support an unsubstantiated theory that a government laboratory in Wuhan, China, was the origin of the coronavirus outbreak, according to current and former American officials. The effort comes as President Trump escalates a public campaign to blame China for the pandemic.
Some intelligence analysts are concerned that the pressure from administration officials will distort assessments about the virus and that they could be used as a political weapon in an intensifying battle with China over a disease that has infected more than three million people across the globe.
Most intelligence agencies remain skeptical that conclusive evidence of a link to a lab can be found, and scientists who have studied the genetics of the coronavirus say that the overwhelming probability is that it leapt from animal to human in a nonlaboratory setting, as was the case with H.I.V., Ebola and SARS....
SARS, MERS and Ebola all were stopped before a global pandemic occurred. It was done with ease. The difference between these outbreaks is the leadership of the USA and it's role in international relations. All three of those were stopped successfully and without a great deal of debt. There is nothing that different about this virus.
Trump did not have good relations with China, he removed scientists from the payroll of the federal government and the very stable genius believed he knew more than anyone else and could outfox a virus. That is what occurred in the USA.
It not only occurred in the USA but, the entire world BECAUSE the USA didn't act to end the pandemic before it started. Up to this administration in the White House, the entire world counted on the benevolent nature of the USA. Greed never came before the well being of people. That is not so with some entities of Wall Street, but, it is true of the USA in stopping tragedy.
April 24, 2020
By Neel V. Patel
Coronavirus testing (click here) in the US is nowhere near where it should be. A recent road map suggested we need to test upwards of 20 million people every day in order to safely reopen the economy (we’re currently running around 150,000 a day). To scale up, we need to move beyond conventional methods—and that might require an entirely different type of test.
The gold standard for covid-19 testing is the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test. In a PCR test, genetic material collected in a nasal swab is copied millions or billions of times over so that markers for covid-19 infection can be identified (the virus’s RNA is too tiny to identify on its own, but making more copies makes it easier to find). PCR testing isn’t perfect, but it’s seen as the most accurate form of testing available for viruses. Unfortunately, it takes time, energy, and trained personnel to run these tests. That makes PCR testing too hard to scale up to the numbers we really need....
Antigen testing has begun in the USA. It is proving to reveal the underbelly of COVID-19. Many more Americans have been exposed to the virus than previously believed. The current statistics reveal that if the virus went unchecked in the USA that 1 million people would have died rather than 2.2 million. That is still five times more lethal than the annual flu. It was right to stop the virus in it's spread. It is still right to stop the virus in it's spread. It is right to care about the lives of Americans over profits.
The antigen testing needs to go forward with vigor and REVEAL how and when the American workforce can SAFELY return to their jobs.
April 30, 2020
By Mark Mazzetti, Julian E. Barnes, Edward Wong and Adam Goldman
Washington - Senior Trump administration officials (click here) have pushed American spy agencies to hunt for evidence to support an unsubstantiated theory that a government laboratory in Wuhan, China, was the origin of the coronavirus outbreak, according to current and former American officials. The effort comes as President Trump escalates a public campaign to blame China for the pandemic.
Some intelligence analysts are concerned that the pressure from administration officials will distort assessments about the virus and that they could be used as a political weapon in an intensifying battle with China over a disease that has infected more than three million people across the globe.
Most intelligence agencies remain skeptical that conclusive evidence of a link to a lab can be found, and scientists who have studied the genetics of the coronavirus say that the overwhelming probability is that it leapt from animal to human in a nonlaboratory setting, as was the case with H.I.V., Ebola and SARS....
SARS, MERS and Ebola all were stopped before a global pandemic occurred. It was done with ease. The difference between these outbreaks is the leadership of the USA and it's role in international relations. All three of those were stopped successfully and without a great deal of debt. There is nothing that different about this virus.
Trump did not have good relations with China, he removed scientists from the payroll of the federal government and the very stable genius believed he knew more than anyone else and could outfox a virus. That is what occurred in the USA.
It not only occurred in the USA but, the entire world BECAUSE the USA didn't act to end the pandemic before it started. Up to this administration in the White House, the entire world counted on the benevolent nature of the USA. Greed never came before the well being of people. That is not so with some entities of Wall Street, but, it is true of the USA in stopping tragedy.
By Neel V. Patel
Coronavirus testing (click here) in the US is nowhere near where it should be. A recent road map suggested we need to test upwards of 20 million people every day in order to safely reopen the economy (we’re currently running around 150,000 a day). To scale up, we need to move beyond conventional methods—and that might require an entirely different type of test.
The gold standard for covid-19 testing is the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test. In a PCR test, genetic material collected in a nasal swab is copied millions or billions of times over so that markers for covid-19 infection can be identified (the virus’s RNA is too tiny to identify on its own, but making more copies makes it easier to find). PCR testing isn’t perfect, but it’s seen as the most accurate form of testing available for viruses. Unfortunately, it takes time, energy, and trained personnel to run these tests. That makes PCR testing too hard to scale up to the numbers we really need....
Antigen testing has begun in the USA. It is proving to reveal the underbelly of COVID-19. Many more Americans have been exposed to the virus than previously believed. The current statistics reveal that if the virus went unchecked in the USA that 1 million people would have died rather than 2.2 million. That is still five times more lethal than the annual flu. It was right to stop the virus in it's spread. It is still right to stop the virus in it's spread. It is right to care about the lives of Americans over profits.
The antigen testing needs to go forward with vigor and REVEAL how and when the American workforce can SAFELY return to their jobs.
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