#272 – HOW MIGHT YOU CONTRACT COVID 19? – ALLEN TAYLOR

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I probably do not need to tell you that if a person coughs anywhere near you, you should immediately make yourself scarce. Droplets in the air containing virus particles are spreading out and wafting their way toward you. Even if the person coughing shows none of the symptoms of COVID-19, such as fever, dry cough, or headache, they could have a  mild case, or even exhibit no symptoms at all, yet still spread the virus to you. Continue reading

#271 – WHY HAS COVID 19 EXPLODED IN ITALY, SPAIN, AND NOW US? – ALLEN TAYLOR

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In some countries, most notably Italy, Spain, and the United States, confirmed COVID-19 cases are exploding and overcoming the ability of the infrastructure to care for the afflicted. In others, such as China and South Korea, the number of new cases has either been reduced to a trickle, or never took off in the first place. What’s the difference? What are China and South Korea doing that Italy, Spain, and the United States are not? Continue reading

#270 – HOW TO ACT RATIONALLY AMID CHAOS – ALLEN TAYLOR

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There is a lot of confusion about how to best survive the COVID-19 pandemic. This need not be. There is a rational way of analyzing the situation that leads to a best course of action for individual people as well as for entire nations. It’s really not that hard to determine what course of action leads to the best result. Continue reading

#269 – WANT TO HELP?: YOU CAN SAVE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE FROM DEATH BY COVID 19 – ALLEN TAYLOR

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The news media has been providing almost non-stop coverage of the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic. One of the things stated is that older people are more likely to be severely affected by the disease. This is borne out by mortality statistics.

There are three measures of the spread of COVID-19:

  • The number of people who are infected
  • The number of confirmed infections
  • The number of deaths due to a COVID-19 infection

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#268 – SURVIVING COVID 19 – ALLEN TAYLOR

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To live out your maximum possible lifespan in the best possible health, you must first survive the current threat to your life and well-being, the COVID-19 pandemic. A pandemic disease is one that occurs over a wide area and affects a major portion of the population living in that wide area. It has been over 100 years since the last true world-wide pandemic, the 1918 flu, which killed millions of people all over the world. Now, over 100 years later, COVID-19 has been officially declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO). COVID-19 is potentially the most dangerous infectious disease to affect humanity since the 1918 strain of flu. Continue reading