It is more fun criticizing
Rizal Philippines
June 13, 2020
We just learned of the death of a PNP doctor after inhaling misting of disinfectant in a misting tent
after work. NO less than DOH disapproved of such practices
Others that are being circulated:
1. When one goes home, he should take off his shoes and clothes lest he brings home virus
to his home
2. One should take a bath;
3. Temperature scanning at checkpoints and check points
4. Blockades and barriers among barangays and between municipalities
And yet liquor ban was lifted and barik, tagay were allowed. In total disregard of science with respect to the covid 19 spread.
Some clarifications and new knowledge:
1. Covid 19 is spread via person to person, and via droplet infection (Fluggean theory) and in conditions where: (there are 3cs)
1. Crowd
2. Closed spaces
3. Personal contact
thus schools, malls, religious masses, gymns are dangerous places where you can get the infection
and via droplets. If people meet and dont talk and meet briefly, there could be no transfer of infection. We have seen this in queues at marketplace that happen daily
2. And is spread when droplets are emitted from person via coughing, sneezing, (for symptomatic patients) and even via passive non symptomatic activities like talking, shouting, singing.
There are two types of droplets.: (Fluggean droplets)
1. The big droplets - drops about a meter away from the person who emitted
2. The microdroplets - about 1 to 10 microns and joins others in puff that floats about 4 to 5 hours and about 8 meters away from the origin. How it infects others depend in the minimum infection dose and the longer people stay together
Thus superspreader events took place in festivities, church and other religious gatherings, choir
practice. And specially in parties that are fuelled by alchohol. In this respect the liquor ban was
cognizant of science but its lifting was ill timed. The tagay especially if done in the house is a ripe place for spread: sharing glasses, laughing, talking, and long personal contact.
A returning seaman nearby who was positive infected 19 others in a mountain village. He invited his neighbors in a drinking session. He died of covid19
The fomite theory (seen in movie Contagion) has been disproven because employees of courier companies dont get infected but cashiers in supermarket are infected
3. That a vaccine will be available soon gives us false hope; coronavirus can be termed endemic
1. Since 1918 there was never a vaccine developed. Flu comes and go anytime
2. The corona virus keeps on mutating on a monthly basis. To develop an antidote would be difficult for the virologists and vaccine
3. It takes a lot of time for clinical testing: with animals, limited human testing, full scale human testing for tests of efficacy and safety (See what happened to Dengvaxia vs dengue)
One of the best bets we have is to develop our immunity by:
1. Having plenty of rest and sleep
2. Taking supplements: NaC, Vit C and D (soaking in sunshine)
3. Hot showers.
And of course, wearing face masks, avoiding 3c and prayers.
