Covid Pandemic and Lessons Learned
Nearly everyone has some PTSD from the Covid pandemic and so doesn't want to hear about it, but lessons drawn from it
are valuable for the next pandemic, which I am sure will come.
Lessons for the next pandemic:
- Lockdowns are not necessary. What is necessary is masking, social distancing (see
Covid Advice #25, paragraph 6 on).
- In the early stages of the pandemic, quarantining or disinfecting things that come into the house, like groceries, and
diligent hand cleansing, are needed. That is because when there are no vaccines and almost all humans have not been
exposed, the virus multiplies unchecked in people
it has infected, and they spew out many multiples more virus onto objects with than when most people
either have had contact or have been vaccinated, and so in the early stages objects ("fomites") can spread the virus.
Lessons for preventing respiratory infections at any time:
e.g. for those with immune system problems:
Covid Advice from Dr. Fong:
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#25 (08/31/2023):
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Why Still Mask and Social Distance?
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#24 (09/05/2022):
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Good to Get the New Bivalent Covid Vaccine
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#23 (06/30/2022):
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Eating with Others at 6 Feet
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#22 (05/18/2022):
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Covid Has Risen Again
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#21 (03/05/2022):
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Omicron and "Creating Needless Fear"
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#20 (02/10/2022):
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Keep Masks on, Call if Covid, Answers to 4 objections
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#19 (01/09/2022):
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Omicron is Not a Blessing
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#18 (12/23/2021):
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Omicron
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#17 (10/30/2021):
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Boosters, Travel, Winter
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#16 (09/25/2021):
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Booster Update, Delta, Keep Your Mask On and Your Guard Up
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#15 (09/25/2021):
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Long Covid - Even Mild or Silent Asymptomatic Covid is Bad
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#14 (05/26/2021):
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The CDC is Wrong about Masks - You Don't Want Moderate, Mild or Even Asymptomatic Covid
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#13 (12/24/2020):
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Get Vaccinated, What to Do If Exposed to Covid
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#12 (11/16/2020):
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Bad Winter, Robust Personal Protection!
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#11 (08/30/2020):
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Better to Overdo It than to Under-do It
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#10 (07/18/2020):
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My Advice is Real, Follow it and Practice Robust Self-Protection
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#9 (07/14/2020):
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Don't Let Your Kids Go Back to In-Person School
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#8 (07/05/2020):
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It's Bad this Summer, Deaths Will Skyrocket this Winter, What to Do
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#7 (05/31/2020):
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Video: Dr. Fong's Covid Suit, Why Hood and Outer Clothing
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Option:
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See Video in 7 Parts
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#6 (05/17/2020):
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Living Active, Happy Lives with Robust Self-Protection
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#5 (05/04/2020):
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Masks, Face Shields, Dryer Heat, Car Seat, Hot Weather
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#4 (04/29/2020):
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Supermarket, Groceries, Fridge, Freezer, Vegetables, Cloth Masks
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#3 (04/15/2020):
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With Covid We Have to be Very Strict
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#2 (04/06/2020:
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Why So Strict? More Prevention Measures
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#1 (04/05/2020):
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General Advice, Masks, Quarantining, Shoes, Going Out, Visitors
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