COVID-19, The Early Days Still
I'm not the biggest Joe Rogan fan but I will say that he does an excellent job with his guest selection. This is a link to an interview with Michael Olsterholm who is an infectious disease "detective." As of today, WHO has called COVID-19 a pandemic, which really isn't a surprise to anyone. With international flights and a two-week incubation period during which people are highly contegious, this has been the plot of many a thriller book and movie. Gloves and masks are essentially worthless. No vaccine anytime soon. What about pre-emptive self-quarantines? Yes, if you can afford to do it and you are older. Closing schools is actually counterproductive as children really aren't catching COVID-19, a good thing, and then you're going to be pulling parents, many of whom work in the medical field out of circulation, a bad thing. From a business standpoint, we are in for a world of hurt. Our economy relies on off-shore production of medical su...