Category: Health

  • You CANNOT Compare COVID-19 and the Flu

    COVID-19 Virus

    Is Coronavirus More Severe Than The Flu 1 2

    COVID-19: This is a NEW virus which no one has immunity.
    Flu: Many people have built up immunity to seasonal flu strains.

    Kill Rate 3

    COVID-19: Globally about 3.4% cases have died.
    Flu: Generally kills less than 1% of those infected.

    Symptom Development 4

    COVID-19: Typically, a person develops symptoms 5 days after being infected, but symptoms can appear as early as 2 days after infection or as late as 14 days after infection, and the time range can vary.
    Flu: Typically, a person develops symptoms anywhere from 1 to 4 days after infection.

    Length of Contagion 5

    COVID-19: Still under investigation, but it seems that it may be 2 days before symptoms and 10 days (or longer) after symptoms.
    Flu: Most people with flu are contagious for about 1 day before they show symptoms.

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  • I’m Layed Off, What Do I Do Now?

    Stress

    Several steps have been outlined by the experts.

    File for Unemployment

    If you have access to the Internet and you just might if you are reading this, visit your state’s unemployment office. The U.S. Department of Labor has set up an incredible website: CareerOneStop.org

    Call Your Creditors

    Don’t be shy. Call everyone you owe money to and let them know the circumstances. Use the phone, not email.

    Then try hard to negotiate. If you have a good credit rating, this is probably the only time you should ever take advantage of a zero interest transfer. If you do this, make sure you understand what “zero” means. It could mean service fee, it could mean a very high rate after the grace period and it could mean you pay interest during the entire grace period if you miss paying after the grace period. Be very careful.

    Cut Your Expenses

    The list is long but simple things like preparing your own meals, cancelling subscriptions, streaming services, etc. Yes, maybe it is time to suffer a bit.

  • Coronavirus Trajectory

    World Data

    As the coronavirus spreads rapidly around the world, several countries seem to be moving along a similar upward trajectory. According to numbers by Johns Hopkins collected by the website Worldometers, case counts in the U.S., Germany and France have been growing at almost the same rate since hitting 100+ cases, which happened on February 29 in France, March 1 in Germany and March 2 in the U.S. Case counts in Spain sadly accelerated over the weekend and hit almost 8,000 on Sunday – meaning that cases numbers are growing faster than in Italy when the country was in the same stage of the outbreak that Spain is in now. 3

    Infographic: Coronavirus: Upward Trajectory or Flattened Curve? | Statista You will find more infographics at Statista

  • Yes, Medicare DOES have an App

    Now’s a great time to download Medicare’s “What’s covered” app — available for free on the App Store and Google Play.

    “What’s covered” makes it easy to see what items and services are covered by Medicare Part A and/or Part B, how to get covered benefits, and basic cost information. Use the app at the doctor’s office, hospital, or anywhere you use your phone or tablet!

  • Wow! Look What We Spend On Healthcare!

    There are many reasons why the healthcare system in the United States is so expensive, but it is eye opening to realize that the per individual expensive we pay is almost double to that of any other country.

    Infographic: The U.S. Has the Most Expensive Healthcare System in the World | Statista You will find more infographics at Statista