Of Course, We Will Get Through This

• Please share in my confidence that our government and health department professionals are approaching the CV-19 with expertise and compassion.  As resources build, they will do even Better.

• There are some medical stop-gaps interventions that are being considered. This article reports on Johns Hopkins University’s effort to meet federal regulatory steps to fast track clinical trials for a possible stop-gap prevention or treatment COVID-19. https://www.globalhealthnow.org/2020-03/covid-19s-stop-gap-solution-until-vaccines-and-antivirals-are-ready 

• Connect to Good News about Utah Economy.  Utah’s tech industry is wide awake and will help our state recover.  You Tube is carrying the thrice-weekly Town Halls from Silicon Slopes (M,W,F). Check out their Press Conference informing Utahns of the Public/Private Partnership that will lead our businesses back to prosperity.  From time-to-time, I will recap some of their Town Hall bullet points on this blog.  

• Good news. Both fed and state are putting financial relief/loan packages together for families and business.  

• This time in our history is a beautiful opportunity for Neighbors to Help Neighbors.  Put it into practice on your street.  And at the same time -- go easy on yourselves.  

• Most infected with CV-19 have mild cases.  However, if you are high risk (60 and over and with underlying health) you should be kind to yourself and stay home.  

• Grandparents & Grandkids:  This is a time for social distancing for grandparents and beloved grandkids. This is a rough request to follow – much more difficult than hand washing correctly for 20 seconds.  The health of grandma and grandpa is the point. Some children and youth are not taking hand washing and sanitizing protocols seriously and particularly are not adhering to social distancing amongst their friends.  Health experts tell us that some individuals can feel healthy and yet carry COVID-19 and transmit it, unknowingly.

• Schools & Businesses: Prepare for a longer period of avoidance and hunkering down at home as infections spread. 

• Now that we are testing more people, we can see our recovery rate in Utah is currently high.  

• Check out what Walmart is doing:  Giving $500,000.00 in employee bonus pay while hiring 150,000 new temporary employees. Amazon announcing huge hires as well.