As the month begins, I am recovering from COVID 19 (Omicron 5 variant) as August begins. So far, it is going slowly. At the moment, the main COVID situation is that Omicron 5 is spreading exponentially … and we really don’t have accurate statistics.… Read the rest
As July begins, starting with a bang on July 4, people are outside, gathering, and figuring that it’s summer and COVID 19 is done. Lots of prior restrictions such as masking have been lifted. Meanwhile, there’s lots of rumors that the Omicron variant BA-5 is running rampant.… Read the rest
The blissful summer months are upon us! We were betting on lower cases of COVID as people were able to go outside. However, that hasn’t occurred. We keep getting hit with variants and spikes (such as a recent increase due to Memorial Day festivities).… Read the rest
After several weeks of “flatness,” the Covid cases began climbing again. This is due to SARS COV2 sub-variants that continue to develop and spread. As of the middle of May, Philadelphia (for one) was discussing reinstating mask mandates.
As always, where we might be in the future will be dependent upon individual behavior.… Read the rest
Many key lessons have been learned. Remember when all of the military hospital ships were deployed to areas like New York and Los Angeles? Hospital facilities were set up to serve the non-COVID patients, due to pleas from state government leaders.… Read the rest