Pandemic Tipping Point

02/11/2020 34 min Episodio 17
Pandemic Tipping Point

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Mendocino County Numbers for 11-2-20Total cases: 1176Current cases: 48Pending Tests: 1264Hospitalization: 33.78% positivity rateTesting:Mendocino Coast Clinics: testing weekly through November 15 call 964-1251  for an appt. Anderson Valley Health Center: testing weekly through November 15, Thursday 9am-10:30, Anderson Valley HS Parking LotOptumserv: Ukiah at the fairgrounds 7am to 7pm, Sunday to Thursdays. No appt. Needed. FreeCalls: The shutting down of social services, the library, and the career center is negatively affecting marginalized communities. Why is there not more contact tracing and focus on who may or may not be infected? We don't have the resources; treat everybody like they are infected.Have there been any reports of contaminated COVID-19 test? No.What will be the tipping point for us starting to take the pandemic more seriously and making better decisions? We need national standards on masking, social distancing and we need coherent supply chains, so that when the vaccine roles out it will work as intended and be distributed well.How is COVID-19 a vascular disease? It can cause blood clots and strokes

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