Good Saturday morning everyone,
I was sent this discussion between Bill Maher and Yale doctor and epidemiologist David Katz who, not only had contracted Covid, but then went on to volunteer as a doctor in a NYC emergency room.
Dr. Katz is an incredibly intelligent, experienced, well thought out and insightful doctor who really puts this whole covid experience in perspective. It’s a 15 minute interview but important to listen to or watch.
In a nutshell, what he says, and with which I 100% agree with, is:
The process of getting over this virus is going to take many months if not years, primarily because of how infectious it is.
It will take so long because it will need to infect the vast majority of people for the virus to die out. As I had mentioned in a previous post, we need about 95% of the population to get it for there to be “herd” immunity.
The slower it marches through the population, the longer it will take but the less we overwhelm the healthcare systems leading to fewer deaths.
HOWEVER
In order to survive economically, we will need to start venturing out, knowing that people will get sick, but do so in a structured manner so it is a little more controlled and not overwhelming.
We must, as individuals and as a species, accept that our lifestyle, primarily our diet, has without question impacted on the severity of disease and the risk of death from not only this infection, but from the inevitable future pandemics we will need to contend with.
We must take better care of ourselves and of those less fortunate than us.
We must take care of our planet and all those with whom we share it.
“Those who do not learn history are doomed to repeat it.”
I’m going out to mulch.
Stay safe and be well.
AC 😎✌️🌱❤🐖🏃🏻🧘🏻♂️🌎