Put the masks back on !!! The GOP will fight this because they opened their states too quickly.

This should be no surprise to anyone. These are the states and areas of the country that opened up too soon or didn't bother to have real policies to end the spread of COVID-19. Florida is still in play as the SUPER SPREADER STATE.

Missouri, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, and Florida are all guilty of having the lowest vaccinations rates in the country. Below is a map of the states illustrating the low rates of vaccination (click here).

These state governors are a problem. They do not care about the people so much as their POPULOUS seats of power. It is time to hold them accountable for the human pain and suffering that occurred under their administrations and THE DANGER they present in allowing the spread of the virus and it's variants that could lead to a Level Three Virus that will ultimately destroy life.

A Level Three Variant and/or initial virus anywhere in the world must be contained for its ability to kill anyone it infests regardless of vaccination.

If anyone needs to understand excellence in governance in a pandemic look to Chicago's Mayor Lori Lightfoot. 

July 27, 2021

By Dan Petrella

To the left, Mayor Lori Lightfoot.

Illinois will follow federal recommendations (click here) that even fully vaccinated people should once again wear masks indoors in areas where the coronavirus is surging — which currently does not include most of the Chicago area, state public health officials said Tuesday.

The updated mask guidelines issued Tuesday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said masks should be worn indoors by everybody, including the fully inoculated, in areas of “substantial” or “high” transmission....

It is extremely difficult to control the spread of any bacteria and/or virus in any city because of population density. Yet, Mayor Lori Lightfoot has done it. Hopefully, that track record will continue and Chicago will remain open with minimal incidents of COVID-19 and/or its variants.

Her ability to work with the community and bring a common understanding for a common purpose to end the spread of a lethal virus is remarkable.

IT CAN BE DONE!!!!!!

July 27, 2021

By Hilary Brueck

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (click here) is now recommending that fully vaccinated people put their masks back on when indoors in public, at least in the areas of the country where COVID-19 is spreading fastest.

CDC Director Rochelle Walensky said Tuesday that "the Delta variant behaves uniquely differently" compared to other versions of the virus, and that vaccinated people "may be contagious and spread the virus to others."

But the CDC isn't recommending that everyone mask up again.

The agency's new guidance is limited to places where COVID-19 transmission is deemed "substantial" or "high," meaning that there are either more than 50 cases per 100,000 people in the area, over a seven-day period, or that the COVID-19 test positivity rate is higher than 5%...

So much for Trump's non-disclosure agreements.

Non-disclosure agreements might work well for patent holders, but, it isn't going to work for secrets to overthrow the government.

July 8, 2021
By Bill Bostock

The Justice Department (click here) has told former Trump administration officials they can answer questions from congressional committees about the Capitol riot and the former president's efforts to overturn the 2020 election, according to reports.

A letter from the DOJ, obtained by The New York Times, Politico, and NBC News, said a select number of officials can offer "unrestricted testimony" to investigations led by the House Committee on Oversight and Reform and the Senate Judiciary Committee.

A number of former officials have already been asked by the Senate and House committees to detail the pressure they came under to investigate the legitimacy of the election, the Times said, but they were unable to take part until now.

Both committees are examining how Trump pressured officials to question the election result and how pro-Trump supporters were able to storm the Capitol on January 6....

COVID Fog

There are only so many ways the central nervous system and the brain can react to trauma or damage. COVID-19 is proving to cause long-term and permanent damage to people that have suffered through the virus infection. I congratulate Illinois Governor Pritzker for recognizing this syndrome and setting up funds for treatment and research. He is one of the firsts, if not the first, to take such action.

But, I was reflecting on the syndrome that is among the most disabling, COVID Fog. It is when people are having cognitive problems of varying degrees with memory and concentration. There is another syndrome similar to COVID Fog with some treatments that already give relief. The syndrome is called "fibro fog." It manifests sometimes in cases of fibromyalgia. Fibromyalgia is not widely understood, but, there are treatments that help.

The treatments for fibromyalgia include:

- OTC nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs such as ibuprofen and naproxen. (Long-term use of any high levels of Ibuprofen can cause kidney damage. (click here). Ibuprofen blocks prostaglandins. Prostaglandins dilate blood vessels that lead to the kidneys. Long-term use of high amounts of Ibuprofen can cause a reduction in blood flow to the kidneys.)

- Prescription medications including antidepressants and antipsychotics. There are also sleep medications, both non-narcotic and narcotic, that assist with a good eight-hour sleep time that helps reset the nervous system. Many times these pain suffers need sleep. Lack of sleep increases pain and when fibromyalgia sufferers receive a good night's sleep their pain goes away or is very diminished that gets them through a major part of the day without disabling pain.

- Regular exercise helps in strengthening muscles and can reduce the pain in supporting the skeletal system.

- Medication and yoga to reduce stress and increase relaxation works well with some people

- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is another avenue of treatment that helps some people.

Part of the problem in nailing down these types of syndromes is that even though there are symptoms common to the chronic condition, there are also individual effects simply because people have different genetic make-up, lifestyles including workplace and types of work, and methods of living such as married, with or without children, etc. I can't believe that some suffers from these conditions can benefit from having a pet and the distraction of caring for the pet and receiving unconditional love in return. Love and intimacy have been known to be therapy all itself.

This entry is not about diagnosis or treatment, but, simply a comparison to another chronic condition of the human nervous system that may have similar symptoms with treatments known to work.

Any kind of chronic condition can lead to severe depression and self-prescribed solutions that end the suffer's life. There have been COVID Fog suffers that have gone down that path to self-hurt and death. The symptoms must be treated.

I can't help but wonder if vaccination of known suffers from COVID Fog would help as well. I think clinical trials should at least be tried.

Thank you for your interest.