UPDATE: It appears that people are misreading the intent of this post. The above mask was posted as a suggestion for people to buy instead of an N95 (worthless) or N100 mask on January 30th. I had a supply in stock for personal use that was purchased 5 years ago. The point to the above picture is that it is no longer available and Amazon does not know when of if it will be available. As Chris Martenson’s video last night stated, yesterday was the last day to prepare (mostly). If you want to shoot the messenger, bring cogent facts or at least speculation based in science. Will we survive? Of course we will but it will be much easier if we help each other.
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On January 30th, 2020, I posted an article with the following summary:
Summary:
- 7,921 confirmed cases worldwide, 170 fatalities
- South Korea confirms first human-to-human transmission
- China reported largest one-day jump in fatalities on Wednesday with
- Hong Kong warns of surgical mask shortage
- Russia closes border
- 6,000 quarantined aboard Italian cruise ship
- Thailand leads with most cases outside China (14)
- Chinese national hospitalized and quarantined in York
I also posted links to the above biological masks to prepare for the inevitable outbreak in the United States. While these masks are no longer available, it appears that the 11X progression in one month (and this is probably very low) will continue. That puts the world on track for 1 million infected by the end of March.
I want to stress that over 95% of the people who contract this virus will survive the first infection. The real issue facing this country is the breakdown of the supply chain. I believe that the government will have no other recourse but to announce the community level spread of COVID-19 here within the next few days. At that point, panic buying will clear the shelves in a similar fashion as masks and hand sanitizer. Since the supply chain is broken and people will not go to work, the economy will implode like it has in China. As for the stock market, the manipulation of monopoly money is over.
Proverbs 9:10
10 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of the holy is understanding.”
David DeGerolamo
OK, so you have your 3M 7599 mask that you paid five times what it we really worth because the retailer jacked the price up because he knew that someone like you would come along very soon. So this mask will keep you safe from Norvid-19… you think… maybe you just hope. Maybe you’ll wear it out to get the morning paper, or to the mailbox. Maybe you will even get the nerve to wear it out to the grocery store. But what about the possible viral contamination that might collect on your clothing? On the bottom of your shoe? Will you track it back into your vehicle? Your home? How will you go about decontaminating yourself? You do know about decontamination, don’t you, and how to do it?
You make a lot of assumptions. I personally have a degree in Microbiology with advanced classes in Bioinformatics and molecular biology. I also have enough knowledge to recognize an exponential growth curve which allowed me to prepare early and effectively.
You communicated exactly nothing! I have over three decades of experience in emergency response and am a state certified Hazardous Materials Specialist. I have real-world experience on the street. People buying over-priced PPE over Amazon that they have no training nor experience with will not provide the safety they think it will. Its a false sense of security pushed by those in the ‘Panic Industry’.
Or is it possible that you are taking out your frustration on me? I cannot find a 3M 7599 mask so I figure this is a typo. I agree completely that people are panic buying and do not have the experience to use personal protection equipment. I did not panic buy anything and I never recommended N95 masks. The purpose of the graphic is to show that it is unavailable and there is no date for when it will be restocked.
Why don’t you post something useful? Such as the difference in masks if you are self-quarantining versus already infected? Or how to disinfect your equipment/yourself if you suspect you have been in an questionable area?
I don’t know how your experience trains you in molecular biology or genetics but I will not go on the attack. What does your 30 years of experience tell you about a 14 day quarantine period when there are documented cases of 27 days latency?
My training is telling me that this will sweep across the world. Our best hope now is Spring’s warmer temperatures. As stated above, the real threat we face is an economic collapse.
David, fearmongering does not become you. The last 2 Olympics have been stained by a world threatening virus originating from the host continent.
The information above is not fearmongering. I suggest you reread the information with that in mind. The last world threatening virus of this magnitude was the Spanish flu. I wish people would understand the R0 value of this virus as well as the incompetent position that our government has taken so far. As the article stated “Fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom”. This means to trust in the Lord’s plan: if you have fear of anything other than the Lord, you are committing a sin.