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36. The overall fatality rate is 3.1%, as of two days ago

Tue Feb 25, 2020, 04:25 PM

Feb 2020

The highest fatality rate is for people over 80, ballpark 15%. Those are decent odds, IMO, so keep babysitting the grands, you'd miss them horribly if you didn't.

The best ideas are good handwashing and wiping surfaces down with antiseptic wipes and teaching them to cough into their elbow, things you should be doing now when they're sick. In addition, start training yourself touch your face with the back of your wrist, not your fingertips. Spread of this thing seems to be from contaminated surfaces and people then touching their eyes, noses or mouth with their fingers after touching the surfaces.

Hand sanitizer does diddly squat, so save your money. Soap and water is the way to go, counting to 20 as you wash.

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Americans should prepare for coronavirus spread in U.S., CDC says [View all] Dennis Donovan Feb 2020 OP

Yikes 😳 dewsgirl Feb 2020 #1

Given the Trump admin's efforts to quell info for fear of panicking the markets... Dennis Donovan Feb 2020 #2

I'm surprised they did as well. The CDC put out a tweet dewsgirl Feb 2020 #3

You mean being a borderline agoraphobic introvert who hates to leave his house might save me? Dennis Donovan Feb 2020 #4

IKR same here. I do live with a child though, the germs dewsgirl Feb 2020 #6

LOL !! I'm in the same 'fortunate' situation !! alittlelark Feb 2020 #8

I babysit my grands- Alliepoo Feb 2020 #21

The overall fatality rate is 3.1%, as of two days ago Warpy Feb 2020 #36

Why not hand sanitizer ? What about Lysol products. What products are best for wipe downs lunasun Feb 2020 #56

Just about anything labeled disinfectant will do the job Warpy Feb 2020 #59

Thanks ! lunasun Feb 2020 #60

As a health care provider what stuck in my mind littlemissmartypants Feb 2020 #61

Thanks +the caution you take is not extreme . I live where there is a long flu season during cold lunasun Feb 2020 #62

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I suppose it's simply that flu is ordinary and common PoindexterOglethorpe Feb 2020 #55

The chart is interesting. I did a quick check Phoenix61 Feb 2020 #57

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