[dhdallas]

So many people have bought into the media's scare-mongering, it would be funny were it not so sad. As a retired ER RN & paramedic who worked through the AIDS & H1N1 time periods, we professionals did NOT take even half the precautions that the public afraid of COVID do. Common sense and not "something I read on the Internet" ruled the day. COVID is only "deadly" for a fraction of a percentage of the general population unless you have underlying health problems. Then you should wear a mask and social distance when around other people. I am in my late 60's and have been exposed to known persons with active COVID (as in sleeping next to my infected wife), never wore a mask, and never developed any symptoms.

News outlets thrive on stories of death & violence. "If it bleeds, it leads" is the age old axiom. One would think that the Black Death that occurred in the 1300's was upon us! The stress, anxiety, loneliness & loss of income caused by the fear of COVID is far more damaging than the virus itself.