[Lekooks] Covid now, please be prepared for this next wave

[Ginger G]

Covid-19 Omicron presents as a cold or flu for most people (nasal congestion/runny nose, scratchy sore throat, fever, & aches). My niece (radiologist MD for ProHealth) sent me a photo yesterday of the cold & flu shelves of Walgreens in Waukesha - they are already empty. Also, she said that area hospitals are boarding people in the ER due to so many Covid positive cases and no beds available. This is from Twitter Dec. 30, 2021:
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Tatiana Prowell, MD <https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/profiles/details/tanya-prowell> @tmprowell

Oncologist serving people w/ #cancer via #bcsm clinic, #MedEd, #Regulatory, & #COVID19. #ASCO20 Ed Chair. @HCWvsHunger . #NavyWife. Helper. Go high. Baltimore, Maryland

Life in the US in Jan-Feb 2022 is going to be almost unrecognizable to most Americans. Even the people who have managed to pretend #COVID19 wasn’t happening are about to get a major wakeup call. When we call 911 & no one comes, when we literally cannot enter the ER for crowds… 

When we go to grocery stores & find shelves empty, to pharmacies & find them closed because every single employee is out sick themselves or tending to a loved one. Please get what you need to look after your household. Fill prescriptions, get over the counter meds & staples…

As much as I hate it (and I really do, I’m a mom of 3 kids who had virtual school from Mar ‘20 til Sept ‘21), the idea that schools will manage to stay open in any meaningful way in Jan is a joke. Staffing issues alone will close them.

Prepare for major disruption in Jan ‘22. MAJOR. Start thinking now about how you can help your family/friends/neighbors—w/ supplies, w/ skills, w/ knowledge—& vice versa because we are deep trouble if we don’t go all in as a community of helpers for what is coming. #Omicron

This won’t last forever. I promise. But Jan & Feb 2022 are going to be very dangerous & difficult. All the things you can ordinarily count on, you won’t be able to count on. I’m here as a dr & so is @gleeson_md to help anyone in our #HoCoMd community. That’s what we can offer.

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There are rapid Covid Binax tests at Walmart currently for $14/box of 2 (normally $24). Consider stocking up on food, supplies, and prescriptions now. Let's keep our congregation safe.

Ginger Goral

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