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I agree, the reason why this virus is spreading is because people are not doing what they are supposed to be doing, if everyone wore a mask and followed CDC guidelines we can keep the numbers almost non existant
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There's actually a 99% survival rate. Yes a lot of people have passed away from the illness in large numbers but there is so many people in this world that sometimes these things are expected. Our time is our time, and living in fear is really not helping the situation.Comment
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We wouldn't have to have as much fear if more people followed the guidelines...every life lost is one life too manyComment
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Herd immunity is only a good idea if your original goal is mass murder, wearing a mask and washing your hands are simple easy, selfless things to ask us to doComment
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Yes, everyone wears a mask including children over 2, drop off and pick ups are done one at a time, no one enters the house, temps are taken, parents wear masks, hands are washed, children are socially distanced while in care, sanitation done throughout dayComment
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Just like guidelines suggest to keep the children, their families and my family as safe as possibleComment
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I wonder if those that support herd immunity, if their family and friends started dropping like flies around them, if they would still think it was the right way to go. The infection rate per day is enormous and it is showing in all the states and counties that are not following the CDC guidelines. The death rate in these states and counties is happening and has been happening at such a rate that they have no place to put the bodies. These things are happening in real time as we speak, around the world. We need to start following the guidelines for those who are not, and continue to follow them for those who have until we CAN acquire immunity through the use of a vaccine. Doing otherwise is selfish and naive.Comment
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Help pls
Hi! I have been really struggling with the social distancing for my DC kids. I feel it’s the one recommendation that I just can’t follow. Can you please give me your tips or strategies for keeping all these little ones six feet apart all day? Are you in a center or home-based? Maybe I just don’t have the space you do?Comment
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I am home based, I give the big plastic bins filled with art, science, math ,reading etc based toys relating to each age group and they play with those toys in zones set up throughout the daycare from their own personal bins throughout the day, and those toys are rotated and washed on a regular basis. I have an assistant that helps me break the children up.into smaller groups to take outside and disperse throughout the daycare to keep socially distant as much as possible. I try to explain all this to the children as much as possible. So far, it is working well. I rid the daycare of those who do not wish to comply, meaning parents, and make sure to strictly enforce the guidelines every dayComment
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I guess this is going to be the one recommendation I fail at. I have 22 DC kids and simply do not have 22 spots all six feet apart from each other. And, with the kids here about 50 hours a week, they do want to be TOGETHER.
We have the same kids every day and don’t allow drop in care, so if each family takes it seriously then ... their kids will just play, eat, sleep together each day, not six feet apart. We do follow the other recommendations, and have made some environmental changes. Each news story about the uptick in numbers shows me it’s coming ever closer. I hope these families stay home for Thanksgiving.Comment
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It sounds like you are doing the best you can, and I applaud you, its not easy, and it is very scary.Comment
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I do not have nearly as many kids as you do, so that makes it a bit easier. Just keep doing what you are doing. You are doing greatComment
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From what I see on the Johns Hopkins website (https://coronavirus.jhu.edu/data/mortality), to date there have been 10,737,335 cases of Covid reported. There have been 244,332 deaths as a result of those cases. If I'm doing my math right, that means there is one death for every 43.94 cases of Covid. This means there is one death for approximately every 44 people infected. That's a 2.27% death rate of those infected in the US alone. Percentage wise, the risk sounds minimal but when you put it in terms of 1 out of every 44 infected people in the US will die - and the infection rate is rising, that's potentially a lot of dead people.
During the 911 attacks, almost 3000 were killed and that was appalling to us. Just yesterday, it was reported that there were 181,194 new cases of Covid on that day alone. If 1 out of 44 people die, that's 4,118 people dead. If we could go back in time and prevent the deaths of those people who died in the 911 attacks by doing something so simple as wearing a mask, wouldn't most of us do it? Why wouldn't we do such a simple thing as wear a mask now to save an even greater number of people?
I'd be lying if I said I'm not fearful of getting Covid or having one of my loved ones get it but there's a difference between being paralyzed by that fear and having a healthy respect for the virus. My family and I are going about our daily lives as we normally would but taking as many precautions as we can while we do. Mask wearing and social distancing are not the equivalent of living in fear. In my mind, it's simply using the tools we've been told will save lives and hopefully keep us from getting sick. To me, it's doing the responsible thing and being thoughtful of those around us who may be at higher risk should they get the virus. It's also one of those things that never should have become so politicized. It's a medical/public health issue. I wish it would be viewed as such. JMO
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I totally agree, you have less fear BECAUSE you are being responsible by following the guidelinesComment
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