Are we there yet? (AKA: Stop in the name of love!) Can you get Covid twice? Why do seniors die at higher rates with Covid?

Here are three VERY short videos about important topics.

The title may sound a little jovial but it is only an attempt to brighten the dark cloud we are under. Nothing can lift it as fast as taking this whole thing seriously and doing your part. Right now that includes staying home.

54 more Marylanders lost their lives yesterday (RIP). The worst hit counties are Montgomery, PG and Baltimore. Still it doesn't matter where, we are we are all connected, the sooner we realize that the better.

Please take a moment to watch the videos and let me know if you have any suggestions or questions. We can get through this but we are not quite there yet.

Here is the link to one. It is called "Are we there yet?"

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This video is about Covid-19 infection rates and whether we are ready to 'open up yet'. The real yardstick to determine that would be aggressive testing. Since we don't have that we have to go by the current numbers.

Are we there yet? Nope!

https://youtu.be/K4yFGMWZr5M

Here is a second link about the elderly and Covid

https://youtu.be/1GhHxMxO5eM

As people get older their immune systems weaken but there are lots of other factors that explain why a person in their 80's is 10 times more likely to die from Covid than someone in their 50's.

So why do the elderly die from Covid and how can we change that? Unfortunately, right now many are like sitting ducks.

Can you get infected twice?

Understand how immunity, whether to a vaccine or an infection works and why you can't be too complacent if you have already been diagnosed with Covid-19

Here's the third link
https://youtu.be/sHY6ZORabDs 

If you prefer to just click on the videos they are below.

Look forward to hearing from you

Love,

Dr. Tuakli