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Originally Posted by graciegirl
It seems that no matter the directive, or from whom, people will take risks with their life during the pandemic. It was the same during the Ebola danger.
I am heartened by the fact that there are now some means to medically address the pneumonia that affects people differently than ever before and that is saving lives.
I also see the real possibility of two highly effective vaccines arriving soon for the most at risk.
I also know that many will choose not to be immunized.
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Ebola is not easily transmittable. Infected people don’t spread the virus until they start showing symptoms, and even then the virus is hard to catch because it is spread through direct contact with the bodily fluid of an infected person, like blood, sweat, and urine, rather than through the kind of particles produced when someone sneezes or speaks. Unless you’re nursing patients (either at home or in a hospital setting) or tending to their body after they’ve died, it’s unlikely you’d acquire the infection.
This Corona has strained our healthcare system so much more because of its method of transmission, and ease of transmission.
We seem to want to discuss death rates, economy, etc. if our healthcare system simply folds under the stress, we will quickly learn economic stress. Folks are acting like this is done, because so many are not severely ill, but again.....our healthcare system is just about at the max.
But, reality seems to have faded in our country.