COVID-19 - Down to Earth Facts

Dear Fellow Americans

I will start by stating clearly that I am not a doctor, nor do I pretend to be. But, I am a professional Counselor and I am fully capable of deducing and evaluating a situation or any circumstances. That said, I believe that the Lord wants me to write and publish this article for the purpose of informing His people, and anyone else who will listen, of certain truths regarding this Coronavirus.

After reading this, you should, hopefully, be able to make informed decisions regarding many aspects of your life. As a counselor, my goal is always to provide people with answers that can help them be at peace, find comfort, and heal.

COVID-19 TRUTHS

About the virus itself:

1. The chances are that COVID-19 is here to stay. Forever.
2. There has been no evidence provided by anyone that implies that it will ever be eliminated.
3. The chances are that no one will find a cure or vaccine in the foreseeable future, especially not in 2020.
4. The probability is that everyone in the US will eventually get infected, at one time or another, though only a small number (comparably) will actually die.
5. The only way, at the moment at least, to avoid getting infected by the Coronavirus is to never come into contact with another person at all.

About the lockdowns:

1. The purpose of the lockdowns was only so the hospitals would not be overwhelmed. Well, that has not happened.
2. There is no longer a valid reason for the lockdowns.
3. Though, people who are at risk, elderly, and those with existing conditions, should still self-quarantine.

About Testing:

1. Testing is intended to identify people who have the virus and then to identify who those people they came in contact with so that all of them can self-quarantine.
2. Testing people is only useful for finding out whether someone is infected at the moment.
3. People who have been tested can still become infected after they have been tested because being tested does not stop you from getting the infection.
4. If you get tested, you need to know that in many cases, the tests gave false results. This means that in some cases people who were not infected were told that they were, and in other cases, people who were infected were told that they were not.
5. Tests are available and free for people who are at risk, elderly and who already have existing health conditions.

About “Masks:”

1. Masks do not protect you, for the most part. On the other hand, they are better than going without using one.
2. Masks help protect others if you are sick. Even if you don’t have the COVID-19, you can help prevent spreading other illnesses to people by wearing a “mask.”
3. You can use almost anything as a mask. Get creative.

About going back to work or school:

1. There are many persons who are asymptomatic. This means that they can have the infection and not know or show it.
2. Once people who have been self-quarantining themselves start going back to work or school, they will come into contact with people who are asymptomatic, this cannot be entirely avoided.
3. Asymptomatic people will infect those people who have been self-quarantining themselves, who are “at risk,” the elderly (60ish and over), and those with pre-existing conditions, which will cause a new wave of infections.
4. There is no such thing as a “fast” or “slow” way to “open” America. There is only “how safe can we do it?”
5. Ask yourself, “Will I quickly run back into crowded theaters, restaurants, malls, churches, etc.?”
6. Remember that the virus is not going away just because we “open” America.