Corona Virus

“We declared racism as a public health issue. It frames not only how we do our work but how transparent we are about how things are going. It impacts how we manage an outbreak.” Jeanette Kowalik, Milwaukee health commissioner.

Where before we could rely on the presence of symptoms in others to assess our level of risk (i.e., coughing or sneezing, sweating, fever), now it appears that reducing the chance of personal contact may not be enough.

The CDC says that if you're healthy you should only wear a mask if you're caring for someone who's sick.

CoronaVirus Death Toll: 39,014 Total.  601,362 active cases.  162,937 people recovered. I have a couple of conspiracy theorist friends who are still resisting the seriousness...

An unprecedented temporary relaxation in regulation will help the healthcare system deal with patient surges by giving it tools and support to create non-traditional care sites and staff them quickly

The Trump Administration is requesting that hospitals report COVID-19 testing data to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)

(Posted 2/21/2020) This latest outbreak is serious. Probably more serious than officials are letting on. People in other countries are dying. ...