Jerome Adams "Risk Is Low For Coronavirus"

Get a clue BONEHEAD

For the average American in decent health there is no risk from the Coronavirus. A seasonal cold at most as happens every year. There is no pandemic.

We should still take precautions. Humans have never seen this kind of virus before, except in animals. And whether it is their fault or not, we should be on the lookout for the Coronavirus.

That is totally false. There is absolutely no evidence that this is a new virus. Coronaviruses were isolated in birds in 1937 and in humans in the 1960s. They have been a totally known quantity medically and scientifically for decades. The 4 strains that affect humans cause the common cold. The common precautions of general health apply. Cleanliness, diet/nutrition, rest/exercise, clean air and water, sanitation. There is no need to be "on the lookout" when we already know exactly what we are dealing with.

I did read about that, and I understand where you are going with this. On the scientific side, we've seen this before, it isn't new, and we shouldn't freak out. But on a different front, this disease is totally strange to some people and they're scared. Over 10,000 people have died from the Coronavirus in the US. Those aren't just numbers, they are people with families who loved them and lives that could have impacted the world if the hadn't been contracted with the disease. Maybe some people do not have access to good food and the privilege of clean air and uncontaminated water. In China, they don't have good air quality or unpolluted water which is why the disease spread so fast. But that doesn't mean we prepare for the end of the world, but we should be a little more careful with our resources from now on and, as you said earlier, take the general precautions as we would for the flu.