Pittsboro, NC – Mike Zelek, Chatham County Public Health Director, has issued the following update on the distribution of COVID-19 vaccine in the county: “The Chatham County Public Health Department has received a great deal of interest in the COVID-19…
Category: Health
Closing businesses and shutting people in their houses doesn’t stop transmission and causes substantial harms
By Kevin Roche The title is self-explanatory and obvious for anyone who looks at case charts. I would encourage you to look at California in particular, which has been stringently locked down for a long time. But here is some…
Yes, masks can cause problems, especially for children
By Kevin Roche It should be obvious to anyone who looks at charts of cases and levels of mask wearing or presence of mask mandates that virus collection devices do nothing to limit community spread of CV-19, absolutely nothing. But…
Unaddressed Chatham COVID-19 Health Risks
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 drivi…
I will die straight into my grave site by the magnolia tree in the yard rather than Donaldson Funeral Home
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 follo…
Masks May Lower, or Raise, Coronavirus Infection Risk
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,”…
Unaddressed Chatham COVID-19 Health Risks: Dating, Sex, and Promiscuity
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 (michael.zelek@cha…
Masks and supporting local business and looking out for yourself
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 …