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Your friendly resident virus expert here.

Well, it's already a sh*tshow! And in many European countries it's already a sh*tshow! In all countries that did not implement rapid testing and contact tracing, as well as strict isolation and quarantine.

If only we could be Germany, Vietnam, New Zealand, South Korea or Japan, or many countries in Africa (who accepted drastic measures from the get-go because they'd gone through the wringer with Ebola).

And in the US, we have the cherry on top, which is the government hiding valuable scientific facts from its population! Like the CDC removing information about the aerosolization of SARS-Cov-2. I weep for my CDC scientist colleagues, who've been near-suicidal since February.

1. Please do not push for school re-openings. Push for very strict mask compliance policies, very rapid Covid reporting and isolation measures, upgraded air filtration systems, specific training of school staff, availability of PPE, sanitizer and disinfectant, and hybrid plans in overcrowded schools that cannot accommodate all its student body because of physical distancing requirements.

2. Use the utmost caution when going into work. The above applies.

3. Wear masks when you go out of your home, and put masks on your kids. Unless you're a cowboy alone on the range, put on your mask.

4. Family Thanksgiving and gatherings, non-essential travel, parties, mall shopping, playdates: please think twice about them. Seriously, you shouldn't be doing any of those things.
 
5. Remember to wash/disinfect your hands when handling things others have touched (playground equipment, those files your colleague just handed to you, the wine your friend just handed to you for a distanced chat on the porch). It's good practice to disinfect your hands right before you enter your home, so you don't touch all your stuff with potentially contaminated hands.
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Resident Virus Expert,

Do you actually have any real insight to share?  Or just repeating the obvious?  Wash hands, wear masks, avoid gatherings, our gov't sucked at handling this.  [/quote]

What insight did you think I'd have? I'm trying to persuade people who don't do these things on a regular basis, because they've become complacent over the months.

Do you want the inside scoop on vaccines? I'd stay away from any adenovirus-based vaccines if I were you. [/quote]

NP. Interesting. Why?[/quote]

I'm interested too.

I believe this one, https://www.nih.gov/news-events/news-releases/fourth-large-scale-covid-19-vaccine-trial-begins-united-states, just entering phase 3 trials, is adenovirus-based and I was intrigued that it's only one dose, which logistically seems much easier to administer and no worries about a second dose follow-up.

The AstraZeneca/Oxford one is too, I think?  Do you base staying away from it because of the two possibly-related adverse effects?  Or is there something else?[/quote]

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