A Survival Guide

From your friendly neighborhood epidemiologist

Protect Granny

March 12, 2020/10 Comments/in Uncategorized /by Martha Nelson

Week 10 (March 2-8) It’s been a week since my post about COVID-19. Here’s the latest. 𝑹𝒊𝒔𝒌 𝒈𝒓𝒐𝒖𝒑𝒔If you’re in a risk group (e.g., elderly*, underlying conditions), the time to think about social distancing has come. The virus is now transmitting in US communities. It may not be in your community yet. But we don’t […]

Be Prepared

March 12, 2020/1 Comment/in Uncategorized /by Martha Nelson

Week 9 (Feb 24 – Mar 1) I’ve been fielding a lot of questions about COVID-19 lately. Here’s a summary from your friendly neighborhood epidemiologist: 1. 𝐘𝐞𝐬, 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐫𝐮𝐬 𝐢𝐬 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐛𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐲 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐚 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐧𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐲𝐨𝐮. The testing criteria has been so restricted in the US, we’ve likely missed dozens of mild cases that […]