Week 8
This week we added theme music!! My preacher is really making this a thing!
We discussed the new cases in the state and how we had to start amping up after only 2 short weeks of a break.
Texas had become a leader in COVID cases within the past week–not something to be proud of. We had a discussion about the factors that may have contributed to this, and ways we could help these numbers slow.
We went back and revisited the basics of prevention of COVID-19–you can find these in my blog posts, here. See the sections on symptoms, prevention and risk factors.
Week 9
In this week’s episode, we acknowledged that we were in new territory–we are now exceeding the previous spike in activity.
Honestly, this one was more of a conversation. We discussed the differing presentations of COVID-19. We touched on treatment, or lack thereof, for the virus. Population demographics were discussed briefly.
I’ve encouraged people to have discussions with their loved-ones and friends prior to having gatherings, even small ones, to ensure they are on the same page.
We broached the subject of children returning to school. At that time, I hadn’t read this article about childcare centers who stayed open during lock downs, and this position statement hadn’t come out from the American Association of Pediatrics. (New York Times also did an article about their position that can be accessed here.) I still feel iffy about a return to in-person classes, unless the districts can make some very huge infrastructural changes. Standardized testing at this time–just plain insane!