tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139017677124620997.post1122382702612492161..comments2024-03-28T12:31:11.055-07:00Comments on Adventures In Keeping House: My Thoughts On Corona VirusSannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08124283361844607678noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139017677124620997.post-16947878260116698452020-12-19T13:06:36.376-08:002020-12-19T13:06:36.376-08:00Oh I do believe medical grade masks help. As for t...Oh I do believe medical grade masks help. As for the sort sold in the supermarket, it expressly says that it won't properly protect against viruses. This corona stuff is a strange thing, some people will get it no matter what, while others are exposed many times and appear immune. Those who work in health care have more reasons to vaccinate, yet by some reason many are very skeptical, at least in my country. Do they know something we don't? Anyway, I don't qualify for a flu shot so will wait this one out, too. Sannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08124283361844607678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139017677124620997.post-66174752323274144192020-12-19T12:34:06.674-08:002020-12-19T12:34:06.674-08:00I believe masks help. I'm a speech pathologis...I believe masks help. I'm a speech pathologist in a community hospital and see lots of covid patients who are having trouble swallowing- sometimes because they are short of breath and sometimes because being on a ventilator so long hurt their throat. I have been exposed many, many times, sometimes just with a regular mask, not a n95, and haven't gotten it yet. Very few of my colleagues (just 2 since March) have gotten it because the PPE is working when we are not overwhelmed. <br />And I will for sure be getting the vaccine. I wish there was more data. I wish we knew how long it lasted. But anything I can do to end this, I'm doing. My patients are suffering. Their families suffer because they can't be with them. The nurses I work with are just plain exhausted. It's a leap of faith I'm willing to take.Lisa https://www.blogger.com/profile/07648721779134226742noreply@blogger.com