COVID SUPER SPREADER SEASON AHEAD?
Wondering about Covid impact during winter months and did a little reading while market chops around. I'm no where near qualified but facts/evidence suggests the pandemic could drag on much further if adequate precautions aren't taken...
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Wondering about Covid impact during winter months and did a little reading while market chops around. I'm no where near qualified but facts/evidence suggests the pandemic could drag on much further if adequate precautions aren't taken...
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COVID vs SEASONAL FLU
Flu's are viruses and studies imply Covid like the flu can survive better and thrive in colder drier climates. But while people have built up immunity to seasonal flu strains, covid is new to which no one has immunity.
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Flu's are viruses and studies imply Covid like the flu can survive better and thrive in colder drier climates. But while people have built up immunity to seasonal flu strains, covid is new to which no one has immunity.
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COLDER AND DRIER WEATHER
On existing evidence, warm wet climates seem to reduce Covid spread. In winter, viruses survive longer indoors as air is sealed and less humid than it is outside thus able to land/survive on surfaces longer as well as linger in the air longer.
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On existing evidence, warm wet climates seem to reduce Covid spread. In winter, viruses survive longer indoors as air is sealed and less humid than it is outside thus able to land/survive on surfaces longer as well as linger in the air longer.
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WEAKER IMMUNITY IN WINTER
Less sunlight exposure lowers Vit-D & melatonin levels, both requiring sunlight for their generation. Immune systems and ability to fight viruses are compromised. Covid symptoms could surface and deteriorate quicker thereby increasing risk of death.
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Less sunlight exposure lowers Vit-D & melatonin levels, both requiring sunlight for their generation. Immune systems and ability to fight viruses are compromised. Covid symptoms could surface and deteriorate quicker thereby increasing risk of death.
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FLU SEASON PEAKS IN FEB
In US, it can begin as early as OCT but usually does not get into full swing until DEC. The season generally reaches its peak in FEB and ends in MAR according to Harvard's 'science in the news' blog.
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In US, it can begin as early as OCT but usually does not get into full swing until DEC. The season generally reaches its peak in FEB and ends in MAR according to Harvard's 'science in the news' blog.
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If we absorb the above and think about the mechanics of how people move during the winter holiday season, social spaces contracts and people effectively move from one huddle to another huddle and in many cases, over greater distances during the holiday season.
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Risks of Covid spreading therefore remains high, if not higher during the holiday season and, this would imply the pandemic could drag on well into 2021 if social interactions and travel is not restricted to a great extent and on a global scale.
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