The thing about dangerous viruses for which there is no vaccine... [View all]
Do you know who the last person was who pushed the shopping cart you just pulled out to use? How about the door handle you just operated? How many people went through the check-out at the supermarket before you and touched the keypad on the credit card reader?
And on and on it goes. We don't pay any attention to surfaces we touch, really. You might use the disinfectant wipes at the grocery store before grabbing a shopping cart, but you will still be touching surfaces others have touched as you shop. Did you stop to fill your car with gas on the way home? Who was the person before you using that nozzle?
That's why the Wuhan Coronavirus is of such concern. That's why the Americans flown back from Wuhan will be quarantined until it's known they aren't carrying the virus. That's why China has shut Wuhan down and why air travel is being blocked from China by so many countries.
There is no vaccine that protects you from that coronavirus. Not even partially, as the flu shot protects you. Nothing. How would someone know they were ill because of it. It's symptoms are like a cold or the flu at first. We're all used to ignoring such things unless we're too sick to go out.
Don't minimize the risk of this new viral illness. Be glad measures are being put in place to stop its spread into the United States. It's news because it's newsworthy. Don't complain about the news.
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