[AGL] Fwd: CDC says: Time for us old folks to stockpile food and prepare for social isolation

[Byron Allen Black]

I'm glad you mentioned MONEY as that seems to have been overlooked in all
the cautions I've been reading.

Cash money is in fact by far the filthiest daily item we handle, in part
because the nature of the fibers making up the tough paper catch and hold
(URP) fecal particles, bacteria, and all kinds of pathogens. Whenever I'm
in a ban or have a moment to talk to a cashier I always warn them about
scrubbing up after handling wampum.


On Wed, 11 Mar 2020 at 03:29, Frances Morey <frances.morey at gmail.com> wrote:

> A few links about Coronavirus caution from Roger. Sent with permission.
> Perhaps the persons who talked him into dropping off the ghetto list/s is
> no longer on it. I don't know. I can't remember who.
> Best,
> Frances
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ---------
> From: Roger Baker <bakeroger at gmail.com>
> Date: Mon, Mar 9, 2020 at 11:12 PM
> Subject: CDC says: Time for us old folks to stockpile food and prepare for
> social isolation
> To:
>
>
> How bad this Covid-19 thing is likely to play out is only slowly being
> revealed. The USA kind of dropped the ball due, to moronic denial and
> Trump-think. The CDC is only now revealing that it is already so widely
> distributed across the USA that we are on our own. Once it really gets
> going and you get sick, the medical system will be overwhelmed.
>
> Now we have a pandemic that demands war-like preparations and a
> simultaneous economic crisis hitting many countries hard. South Korea has
> been doing a good job testing and tracking, but the USA has barely started
> testing.
>
> Cash will keep working for a time, at least until severe inflation or
> hoarding kicks in for survival goods. Here are a couple of good economic
> analyses to help make sense of the current mess, which actually stems from
> multiple interacting crises. Cheap fuel now means unaffordable fuel later
> when shale oil supplies run short. A pandemic like this will strongly
> depress both Chinese supply and US travel demand in an economy already
> struggling to handle a mountain of unpayable fiat currency obligations,
> thanks to our Fed.
>
> <http://goog_213337406>
>
> https://www.peakprosperity.com/video-the-coronavirus-is-the-pin-popping-the-everything-bubble/
>
> https://ourfiniteworld.com/2020/02/18/easily-overlooked-issues-regarding-covid-19/
>
> <https://ourfiniteworld.com/2020/02/18/easily-overlooked-issues-regarding-covid-19/>
>
> -- Roger
>                         **********************************
>
>
> https://www.cnbc.com/2020/03/09/many-americans-will-be-exposed-to-coronavirus-through-2021-cdc-says.html
>
>
>    - The CDC is expanding its guidance for people at extreme risk of
>    serious illness, like those over 60 or with underlying health conditions.
>    - Those over the age of 60 should start stocking up on enough
>    groceries and medications to have on hand, the CDC said.
>    - Those at greatest risk of serious illness should stay home as much
>    as possible if COVID-19 comes to their community, the CDC said.
>
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>
>
> https://nypost.com/2020/03/09/cdc-urges-elderly-to-stock-up-on-food-stay-home-amid-coronavirus-fears/
>
> Elderly Americans and people with underlying health conditions should
> stock up on food and prepare to isolate themselves at home since they are
> the most at risk of getting seriously ill from the coronavirus, a senior
> health official said Monday.
>
> The advice is part of new recommendations from the US Centers for Disease
> Control and Prevention aimed at the most vulnerable populations
> <https://nypost.com/2020/03/07/coronavirus-claims-two-elderly-victims-in-florida/>
> and stems partly from a new study of 70,000 Chinese patients with the virus.
>
> “Have enough household items and groceries so that you will be prepared to
> stay home for a period of time,” Nancy Messonnier, a senior CDC official,
> said in a conference call Monday.
>
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>
> Since it takes 5 days to show symptoms, average bus riders and clerks in
> stores will be spreading it by talking without knowing it. People emit
> infectious particles when they talk, but also when they handle money,
> etc.
>
>
> https://www.cnbc.com/2020/03/09/it-takes-an-average-of-5-days-for-coronavirus-symptoms-to-show-new-study-says.html
>
>    - It takes about five days for COVID-19 symptoms to show after
>    contracting the virus.
>    - The vast majority of those infected will develop symptoms within 12
>    days.
>    - That’s in line with current CDC recommendations that call for
>    patients to remain in quarantine or self-isolation for 14 days after
>    potential exposure.
>
>
>
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