In today’s media schedule, Dr. Teresa Frankovich– Humboldt County’s health officer– talks about that big statewide order handed down the other day (and the county’s hold-up in implementing it). She likewise talks about the possibility of in-person schools opening in the fall, the progressing understanding of how the virus runs (and how to best protect one’s self), the president’s stripping of data from the Centers for Disease Control and more.
Video above. Questions and summaries of Dr. Frankovich’s responses below.
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Can you inform us a little bit about the state order that came out.
Monday?
It was a surprise.
and a disappointment for lots of, Dr. Frankovich says. Humboldt County.
is doing fairly well right now. The state has to consider the.
large number of cases that are being validated statewide right now,.
the rapid increase in cases, hospitalizations and ICU use. And also the high percentage of.
people who are evaluating favorable.
This is an.
” intermediate” measure, Dr. Frankovich states, designed to.
keep us from needing to have to go back to full shelter-in-place mode.
Counties are being asked to take part in this effort.
The state is trying.
to take the riskiest activities– which are generally inside your home– off.
the table for the time remaining in hopes of slowing the spread.
What kind of.
preparedness can people who struggle with disabling illness do to.
avoid a more serious beginning of the infection such as breathing, heart.
or asthma issues?
” Certainly, we want [those] people to avoid of circulation as.
much as possible,” Dr. Frankovich states. “Truly, shelter in place.
as much as possible, and minimize your threat of direct exposure.”
: Do not disregard your regular treatment for those underlying.
conditions, so that your body remains in the very best shape it can be should.
you contract the virus.
What recommendations.
do you have for individuals to enhance their body immune systems to be much healthier,.
and be prepared in the likelihood of infection?
Same things that we speak about all the time, says Dr. Frankovich–.
healthy diet, workout, getting lots of rest. : stress.
decrease. Do things that assist you reduce tension.
The New York.
Times launched an article the other day that read: “Trump.
administration strips CDC of control of coronavirus data.” What.
does this mean and is it a hazardous relocation?
Dr. Frankovich states she has “serious concerns” about this. The.
medical neighborhood– and others– have long viewed the CDC as.
being the company that vets and makes available the best possible.
information. If the data that the CDC normally produces disappears.
throughout this crisis, it will impair our capability to react not only to.
this pandemic, but future ones too.
Dr. Frankovich,.
some people appear to think that the rate of transmission of a.
virus is fixed. Differing strategies impact the rate of.
transmission. Could you please discuss how PPE accessibility,.
particularly for frontline healthcare workers, affects the rate of.
transmission of an infection of this nature– which physicians and.
epidemiologists now understand is being sent by aerosolized.
particles from fundamental human functions like breathing out, coughing, sneezes.
and singing– and how the