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Well, I tried buying masks in Atlanta last week but they were totally sold out everywhere. I was looking for N95s in particular.
And because my husband had recently returned from China.
Handwashing , not touching your face . getting lots of sleep and not stressing are your best choices. Stress and lack of sleep wear down your immune system. You want to keep you immune system strong not weakened.
I have worked in a hospital for 38 + years and have been around many patients come back the next day to find out they are now in isolation but were not when I saw them so others and I have been exposed to what ever. That said seldom have I been sick. When I do get sick it is when one of my co workers decides to come to work sick and coughs all over our breakroom. The reason I get sick then but not from patients is around the patients I am washing my hands and not touching my face but in our breakroom I am eating, relaxing thus not washing my hands after I touch something as it would be impossible to do that.
I think once again the news and social media have done a good job of creating panic Most of the people that have died after getting the corona Virus have comorbidities thus are the same population more likely to die from the flu and other viruses if they get them.
To me,the washing of our hands is much more important than running around wearing a mask. We all need to be aware of touching our face and for some of us it is a hard thing to remember. If nothing else carry wipes with you all the time and use them often. Of course this is not going to stop the flow of all germs, as the wipes don't even offer that much protection but they can help a bit. It is just like wiping the basket at the store: do those little wipes do a lot to remove germs? Of course not, but if they help at all it is worth using them.
I totally agree with what you said. I have always been good about not touching my face out in public, but I've had a very stressful couple of weeks with a sick relative. I was waiting for the train and it was slow as molasses and I inadvertently rubbed my eyes with fingers out of frustration. I forgot that I used that same hand to hold onto a safety pole on a public bus getting to the train. I only thought of it later, that I shouldn't have done that.
If face masks didn't work, doctors would not wear them. N95 would be better than nothing.
I thought N95 was the gold standard, the best kind of mask, rather than those flimsy things people wear over their ears and you open them up like a accordian to cover your mouth, nose and chin. What is the best kind of mask then?
One thing has perplexed me about this virus and that is putting the evacuees in a confined space (airplane) when they are all potential carriers. I don't have a solution. It just struck me as odd. It's like they tripled their chances of getting sick.
They are treating the outbreak like they want it to spread. You don't put people on an airplane. You don't herd them through airports. You don't take them to another country & THEN let them go home.
You just don't allow for international travel. Period. Instead, they are doing all these crazy evacuations & protocols.
I guess Gates figured it all out during his sponsored mock outbreak 3 months ago, lol.
Handwashing , not touching your face . getting lots of sleep and not stressing are your best choices. Stress and lack of sleep wear down your immune system. You want to keep you immune system strong not weakened.
I have worked in a hospital for 38 + years and have been around many patients come back the next day to find out they are now in isolation but were not when I saw them so others and I have been exposed to what ever. That said seldom have I been sick. When I do get sick it is when one of my co workers decides to come to work sick and coughs all over our breakroom. The reason I get sick then but not from patients is around the patients I am washing my hands and not touching my face but in our breakroom I am eating, relaxing thus not washing my hands after I touch something as it would be impossible to do that.
I think once again the news and social media have done a good job of creating panic Most of the people that have died after getting the corona Virus have comorbidities thus are the same population more likely to die from the flu and other viruses if they get them.
I always wondered how people that work in hospitals don't catch a lot of the illnesses they are exposed to every day. Now, I know from your post, it is good habits, things that become almost second nature to do. Hand washing is so important, not touching face, and lots of sleep (this I have to work on).
I totally agree with what you said. I have always been good about not touching my face out in public, but I've had a very stressful couple of weeks with a sick relative. I was waiting for the train and it was slow as molasses and I inadvertently rubbed my eyes with fingers out of frustration. I forgot that I used that same hand to hold onto a safety pole on a public bus getting to the train. I only thought of it later, that I shouldn't have done that.
When I went to the bank this morning, I totally forgot and touched my mouth. How stupid was that, so dumb on my part. And, since the flu is going around, I had been so good about washing my hands. I could kick myself, seriously. I just washed my mouth off with antibacterial soap, lol.
I thought N95 was the gold standard, the best kind of mask, rather than those flimsy things people wear over their ears and you open them up like a accordian to cover your mouth, nose and chin. What is the best kind of mask then?
N95 is great, sorry I wasn't clearer.
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Most of the people that have died after getting the corona Virus have comorbidities thus are the same population more likely to die from the flu and other viruses if they get them.
