This is the truth. I am attaching a short study that appeared yesterday in the Journal of the American Medical Association. It is very readable and I have highlighted the essential conclusions on page 2.
Conducted in a large homeless shelter in Boston among all residents (n = 408) 88% had no symptoms of COVID-19. Yet when they tested all 408 they found that 36% were positive for the virus. CDC estimates that there 10 times more people who are positive for the virus but display no symptoms than those who do. That means that while we know there are about a million people in the U.S. who have symptoms and have tested positive, there are probably 10 million more who have no symptoms but are also positive, meaning they can infect others.
Worse still, there are two studies out of two hospitals in Wuhan that show that the stuff doesn't just drop to the ground, and that these small particles, called aerosols, can hang in the air for two or three hours. So, let's say an asymptomatic carrier sneezes or coughs in your local Walmart and then goes home. You come along an hour later, walk through the viral cloud he left, and presto, you've got it too. For most, that may lead to only a mild case, but for many -- those over 60 or with underlying conditions like heart disease, COPD, or kidney problems, that's a potentially lethal situation.
COVID-19 is no joke, and the best minds out there -- Fauci, etc. -- are predicting a second wave in the fall, e.g., late October, say three weeks before the election.
Take precautions every time you leave home, and fasten your seat belts. There is a second wave coming and if history is any guide, it is likely to be worse than the first.
We need universal testing now, 100% contact tracing, and keeping the lock-downs going in places where infection rates are not rapidly decreasing, which is virtually every place in the country.
