tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557458849091969678.post2958006906840597872..comments2023-06-15T09:13:45.467-04:00Comments on Liberty's Torch: Closing down the countryFrancis W. Porrettohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05862584203772592282noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557458849091969678.post-90811620696170768942020-04-28T10:38:43.387-04:002020-04-28T10:38:43.387-04:00I don't disagree with either of you. But since...I don't disagree with either of you. But since yesterday have an additional 5 more cases tied to this one person. We are a small community of 10K in a county of 30K. But the ones that will profit off of this will be the attorneys who are panting in the wings for a chance to represent one or all in a wrongful death suit. The admin has already been fired. glasslasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11903877330688637288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557458849091969678.post-78304452171624103242020-04-27T15:09:54.919-04:002020-04-27T15:09:54.919-04:00The case of nursing homes is a special situation. ...The case of nursing homes is a special situation. States should set up teams:<br />- Nurses/nurse assistants<br />- Cleaners (trained in high level disinfecting techniques)<br />- Kitchen staff/other patient contact workers<br /><br />On being informed of a contagious outbreak, the teams immediately converge on the home/rehab facility, and:<br />- Takes all staff off the floor, and does not return them until they are tested and cleared. Staff that replaces them are paid by the state (original staff continues to receive a paycheck for the duration).<br />- Home is thoroughly disinfected. Before cleaners and direct patient care staff can return, they need to attend training on high level cleaning/disinfection procedures. All new staff must receive the same training before working their first day on the job.<br />- Those patients testing positive/ambiguous (err on the side of caution) are removed to a secure, clean facility until cleared to return. They may NOT return until they have fully recovered. Their place is held for them, and the cost of the off-site housing is, again, picked up by the state.<br /><br />Any facility not adhering to the highest standards will lose their license to operate, and staff will have their licenses suspended until mandatory re-training is complete.<br /><br />The cost of the special teams is less than to shut down schools and businesses. By acting quickly, a local infection outbreak may avoid becoming a state-wide emergency.Linda Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15024201252345608291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557458849091969678.post-90625028514605813862020-04-27T14:18:22.774-04:002020-04-27T14:18:22.774-04:00Glasslass: Part of the reason it's so contagio...<b><i>Glasslass:</i></b> Part of the reason it's so contagious at this time is that no one has ever had it before. After it's "made the rounds" of the human population, such that our bodies have had a chance to react to it, data meaningful over the long term can be collected.<br /><br />I'd venture to guess that there are many viruses -- perhaps millions or billions -- that have entered our biosphere unknown. We contracted them and reacted to them before medical science acknowledged that microbes exist and can cause diseases. That might still be going on today, as viruses do mutate rapidly. Not a pleasant thought, until we take note of how much lower the rate of death from infectious diseases is today than it was even a single century ago. We're made of pretty tough stuff. We might even be getting tougher as time passes, though you might not think so to look at some of our "snowflake" brethren.Francis W. Porrettohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05862584203772592282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557458849091969678.post-61052710407937026242020-04-27T14:06:39.647-04:002020-04-27T14:06:39.647-04:00Nursing home worker became ill during her shift an...Nursing home worker became ill during her shift and the administrator told her she would be fired if she left. She stayed. So, 11 days later 83 people of nursing home and workers have Covid 19. So far 9 have died. We have as of 4/26 104 cases in our county. Prior to the day she got ill our county had 3 cases. She spread it also to family and friends. Health dept. can trace 97 outbreaks to this one woman. All in 11 days. This seems much more contagious than any flu I've ever seen. glasslasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11903877330688637288noreply@blogger.com