Kolek planning to go pro
One consideration for flu season is with so many people (especially kids) masked up, spread of the flu could be down.
I didn’t post this when it made the news over the weekend since aerosol transmission is pretty widely accepted at this point. Now that ‘somehow’ it’s being pulled back and ‘posted in error’, it’s just another gross example of the terrible/inconsistent communication and political meddling in the response to the pandemic. We really can and should expect better. https://www.wsj.com/articles/coronavirus-can-spread-by-tiny-air-particles-cdc-now-says-11600700364
Question about the flu .. if you google "where does flu virus strains originate" .. the answer is generally "Asia / southeast Asia".If there's no travel allowed to/from those areas anymore .. how would it get transmitted to the US?I'd bet on a record low flu year.
The Spanish Flu originated in the US or Mexico in swine populations. Other strains are constantly circulating in the population, both domestically and abroad.
Earlier this year I read somewhere that the CDC's scientists were able to map the genome of the Spanish flu and determined that it was avian in nature. Could have originated in the US, or Britain or France or who knows. Probably not Spain.
Reporter: "Why haven't you said anything about 200,000 deaths?Answer: "Anybody else?"https://twitter.com/therecount/status/1308536259892174850?s=19
Non-elected Missouri Governor Mike Parson has been a big anti-masker. He has previously deferred to local authorities throughout the state on all things pandemic. He has previously said, "You don't need the government to tell you to wear a dang mask. If you want to wear a mask, wear a mask." He has been seen at many events without a mask throughout the pandemic.Today, Missouri Governor Mike Parson and his wife announce they have tested positive for COVID-19. They of course still aren't interested in wearing masks or encouraging others to do so. He will have to reschedule his debate with opponent Nicole Galloway as he will be in quarantine.
As a MO resident I'm embarrassed by our state elected officials recently and am super grateful for how strong of a leader Mayor Lucas has been for KC. Galloway needs to insist on a virtual debate to highlight the ineptitude of the R's (check out how Parsons got his office).The fact that we have a talent like Jason Kander in our back yard and didn't elect him to state office tells you all you need to know about rural MO (or the outer suburbs and rural parts of any midwest state). Side note: Kander pulling himself out of public life to address his PTSD is an incredible act of bravery on his part.