Thank you, Mike. You have been a wonderful leader for your group at the Health Dept. and for Chatham County. This has been a trying year; all of us trying to stay alive against the onslaught of a new disease, caused by a new virus that none of us knewContinue Reading
Hi all,I am responding as President of the Pittsboro Business Association (PBA). We are the organizers of First Sunday. Andrea asks when First Sunday will return. Good question. PBA is awaiting the town’s decision as to when they will again give us a permit to conduct First Sundays and anyContinue Reading
As you can tell, I frequent local “discounters.” The other day at the lower Habitat store, I heard a front-line worker there commandingly say, “Sir, will you please pull your mask up over your nose.” He was appropriately assertive causing me to start, but only momentarily – my mask asContinue Reading
Part 1 (Chatlist #6876) presented the Science and moral case againstnon-household Dating, Sex, and Promiscuity:https://chathamchatlist.com/2020/12/31/unaddressed-chatham-covid-19-health-risks-dating-sex-and-promiscuity/ Atop 3 Ws violations, the Science of viruses and sexual contact reveals more peril:https://www.businessinsider.com/viruses-sexually-transmitted-diseases-std-semen-2017-9 Via Zachary Horner, our Health Dept (CCPHD) warns here to heed the 3 Ws, and to avoid hugs, handshakes, elbow bumps,Continue Reading
Not seen yet for all the covid 19 health Risks is the warning to not pick your nose especially when shopping, driving, or been 5 minutes since thorough hand washing. This is not Jerry Seinfeld comedy where he was caught socially picking his bore driving. Credit card key pads andContinue Reading
I thought we were avoiding non Chatham centric posts like Beldar’s interpretation of a poorly done study that attempted to contradict the well done study at Brigham hospital in Boston. No wonder this was rejected by competent journals. Here follows my op-ed from the Chatham News; knowledge about SARS-CoV-2 theContinue Reading
The first randomized controlled trial1,2 to assess the effectiveness of surgical face masks against SARS-CoV-2 infection specifically — which journals initially refused to publish — is finally seeing the light of day. The so-called “Danmask-19 Trial,” published November 18, 2020, in the Annals of Internal Medicine,3 included 3,030 individuals assignedContinue Reading
Part 1 of 3. (In Part 2 how to remediate these unaddressed risks.) Measured applause to citizens and our Health Dept (CCPHD) on COVID. But we can do better – let Health Director Zelek () know. Curbing COVID is a moral struggle, pitting the common good against selfishness. As health conduct cannot be forced, healthContinue Reading
Mark is correct. If you don’t want to catch SARS-CoV-2, and it is a nasty bug, avoid local businesses were customers or staff are not masked, and patronize stores where all are masked. AND wear your mask when around others; wash your hands; keep your distance from others when you areContinue Reading
It’s sad, but not surprising, that wearing masks indoors, in public, is still controversial. Last spring, there was heated debate on this site about the efficacy of masks. Since then, SCIENCE has shown that masks, along with distancing and handwashing, to be THE MOST EFFECTIVE means of slowing the spreadContinue Reading
First in a series to proclaim and strangely, also celebrate the 2nd County Health CRISIS. The 1st Crisis COVID-19 is nothing to celebrate, though mandatory masks, lockdowns, and quarantining under Harris/Biden will muzzle a disturbingly large number of red hatted loudies (wink). The 2nd CRISIS is Structural Racism, a healthContinue Reading
There will be no scheduled CERT meetings in November and December due to the holiday season. Our next meeting is planned for January 27, 2021 at 6pm. Please let us know if you have a special topic of interest, or if you are or know of a subject matter expertContinue Reading
[The BoH operates at the pleasure of the current Commissioners. Its far reaching decisions can occur “secretively” as you can see here: https://www.chathamnc.org/home/showdocument?id=51918 ] Good Evening, A month ago our County officials created and approved a 2nd Health Crisis. They prefer you discover the ramifications later. COVID-19 is the first Health Crisis. Continue Reading
It is election season in Chatham County and once again the old debates about taxation without representation for the geographic majority, population minority portion of the county is getting attention. Let’s be honest. The, conservative, western, rural, part of the county simply does not have, does it want, and willContinue Reading
I need to clarify something . First I have been hit by lightning, 4 times, secondly the post I made was taken out of context so let me clarify. You have a 1 in 12000 chance of being hit by lightning . Now for the clarification . If you areContinue Reading