Wear a mask
By days end at least 200,000 of our friends and neighbors will have died from COVID-19
The US has just over 4% of the world’s population but about 20% of the COVID-19 cases and deaths.
CDC: In Restaurant Dining Increases Risk of Contracting COVID-19
the CDC’s MMWR reports that contracting COVID-19 was twice as likely after eating in a restaurant. According to the CDC:
In this investigation, participants with and without COVID-19 reported generally similar community exposures, with the exception of going to locations with on-site eating and drinking options. Adults with confirmed COVID-19 (case-patients) were approximately twice as
China says Brazil chicken wings positive for COVID-19
Officials in the Chinese city of Shenzhen said on Thursday that a batch of frozen chicken wings imported from Brazil tested positive for coronavirus, sparking fresh concerns about contamination on frozen food packaging and following a scare in June surrounding salmon in Beijing, but World Health Organization officials said later in the day that there’s
PLEASE – Don’t Drink Hand Sanitizer
In addition to well-established safety guarantees like social distancing and face mask use, hand hygiene is an integral component of the response to the emergence of COVID. Practicing hand hygiene by washing hands with soap and water for at least 20 seconds, is a simple and effective way to decrease the spread of pathogens and
Meat and Poultry Processing Facilities are Hotspots for Coronavirus – Racial and Ethnic Minorities hardest hit
According to the CDC, among 23 states reporting COVID-19 outbreaks in meat and poultry processing facilities, 16,233 cases in 239 facilities occurred, including 86 (0.5%) COVID-19–related deaths. Among cases with race/ethnicity reported, 87% occurred among racial or ethnic minorities.
The animal slaughtering and processing industry employs an estimated 525,000 workers in approximately 3,500 facilities nationwide.
Everlywell at-home COVID-19 testing kits receive FDA Emergency Use Authorization
Everlywell, a health and wellness company that provides at-home lab testing kits, has received an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) from the FDA for a COVID-19 at-home collection kit. Everlywell’s EUA is the first to be issued to a digital health company that is not a diagnostics manufacturer. It is also the only EUA for at-home
It’s Saturday night and the US is moving quickly toward 100,000 COVID-19 Deaths
I took a long walk today with a mask in one pocket and some portable hand sanitizer in the other. When I did come within several dozen feet of fellow walkers or the occasional biker, I respectfully put on my mask – remember, masks likely do not protect you, but they really are to protect
COVID-19 reported illnesses over 5M world-wide with over 325K deaths
With just over 4.25% of the world population, the US has over 1.5M COVID-19 illnesses and over 93K deaths – not very good math.
Borrowers Will Be Stuck with PPP Debt; Access to Loans Is Uneven, Particularly for Women and Minorities
The Small Business Administration’s latest Flash Report states that SBA has failed to prioritize “underserved and rural markets” and that its PPP requirements “could result in an unintended burden to the borrowers.”[1]
The report states that, because “SBA did not provide guidance to lenders about prioritizing borrowers… including rural, minority and women-owned businesses, [these borrowers]