By days end at least 200,000 of our friends and neighbors will have died from COVID-19
The US has just over 4% of the world’s population but about 20% of the COVID-19 cases and deaths.…
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CDC: In Restaurant Dining Increases Risk of Contracting COVID-19
the CDC’s MMWR reports that contracting COVID-19 was twice as likely after eating in a restaurant. According to the CDC:
In this investigation, participants with and without COVID-19 reported generally similar community exposures, with the exception of going to locations with on-site eating and drinking options. Adults with confirmed COVID-19 (case-patients) were approximately twice as likely as were control-participants to have reported dining at a restaurant in the 14 days before becoming ill. In addition…
China says Brazil chicken wings positive for COVID-19
Officials in the Chinese city of Shenzhen said on Thursday that a batch of frozen chicken wings imported from Brazil tested positive for coronavirus, sparking fresh concerns about contamination on frozen food packaging and following a scare in June surrounding salmon in Beijing, but World Health Organization officials said later in the day that there’s no evidence that the disease is being spread by food or food packaging.…
PLEASE – Don’t Drink Hand Sanitizer
In addition to well-established safety guarantees like social distancing and face mask use, hand hygiene is an integral component of the response to the emergence of COVID. Practicing hand hygiene by washing hands with soap and water for at least 20 seconds, is a simple and effective way to decrease the spread of pathogens and infections, but, if soap and water are not readily available, the CDC recommends the use of alcohol-based hand sanitizer products that…
Annual biker rally expected to draw 250,000 attendees despite coronavirus concerns
What possibly could go wrong?
Thousands of bikers gathered in the small town of Sturgis, South Dakota today, for the opening day of what is expected to be one of the largest events since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic.
Each year, the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally draws hundreds of thousands of bikers from all over the country for “10 days and nights of riding, food, and music,” according to the event’s website. This year, the…
COVID in my Hometown
16 of my neighbors have tested positive in the last week.
https://kitsappublichealth.org/CommunityHealth/files/COVID/COVID-WeeklyReport.pdf…
Register for IAFP’s COVID-19 & Food Safety Virtual Global Summit on July 29, 2020 – you won’t want to miss it!
The COVID-19 & Food Safety Global Summit, organized by the International Association for Food Protection (IAFP) and sponsored by Marler Clark LLP PS, is a two-hour virtual international event taking place on Wednesday, July 29, 2020.
The Summit is bringing together scientific experts, regulatory officials, academics, and industry executives worldwide to better understand the threat and challenges the virus poses to food and food handlers. The current list of panelists includes LeeAnne Jackson,…
Meat and Poultry Processing Facilities are Hotspots for Coronavirus – Racial and Ethnic Minorities hardest hit
Everlywell at-home COVID-19 testing kits receive FDA Emergency Use Authorization
Everlywell, a health and wellness company that provides at-home lab testing kits, has received an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) from the FDA for a COVID-19 at-home collection kit. Everlywell’s EUA is the first to be issued to a digital health company that is not a diagnostics manufacturer. It is also the only EUA for at-home COVID-19 testing that is not tied to one specific lab; the company is allowed to work with a number of…
It’s Saturday night and the US is moving quickly toward 100,000 COVID-19 Deaths
I took a long walk today with a mask in one pocket and some portable hand sanitizer in the other. When I did come within several dozen feet of fellow walkers or the occasional biker, I respectfully put on my mask – remember, masks likely do not protect you, but they really are to protect others.
When I drove back through town I noticed most people on the streets skipping the masks and ignoring “social…