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Governor Hogan is scheduled to hold a press conference today
and it is thought he could announce the first stage of his
re-opening plan. Yet, we all know that things will never
quite be the same. Yesterday, Dr. Fauci, on home quarantine,
testified before the Senate by video and stated that
"Americans would experience suffering and death that could
be avoided, as well as additional economic damage, if states
ignore federal guidelines, including delaying reopening of
most businesses until they see dramatic declines in cases."
Dr. Fauci, a respected public health care official,
scientist and physician, made his statements with an
abundance of caution. How can anyone disagree? You may
remember that in late January, based on information at that
time, we were told not to worry, this will not be a problem.
In medicine, we take the best information and process it and
make a plan. However, as situations unfold, we may start
down a path, while constantly re-evaluating it and change
directions.
The Navy SEALS have a saying: "Smooth is slow. Smooth is
fast." And Napoleon had his own form of a similar phrase:
"Dress me slowly, I am in a hurry.". We are in a war. We are
making progress. Let's not get overconfident. Push forward
but with an overabundance of caution.
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The numbers:
Maryland: 34,812 cases -/- 1,694 deaths -/- 4.9% fatality rate
2/3 of the deaths in Maryland are those over the age of 70.
The Maryland Rt was
updated yesterday and is 0.97 (stable); the lower the
better.
Diagnostics and Therapeutics:
Nothing new to report.
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My book update:
Another reminder, it's here - both as a paperback and Kindle
e-book! I have one request of you when you finish reading
this email if you haven't already done so, and that is to
please consider purchasing a copy or copies of my book to
help fund important COVID-19 research.
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Instructions for ordering the book:
Paperback version -
Click
here to go directly to Amazon.
Kindle e-book –
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If you are purchasing the Kindle e-book from a
computer/laptop,
click
here to have the e-book version
delivered to a Kindle app on your tablet or phone. This
is the easiest method. Note, you will need to have the
Kindle app installed on your tablet or phone. To do
this, go to the App Store.
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If you are purchasing the Kindle e-book from an iPad or
iPhone, you'll need to have the Kindle app installed.
Open Safari on your device and go to
this
link.
Then, in the top search bar, type in 'Oken BOOM' and it
will bring you to the page to purchase it.
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