Pediatrician and mother of four, Dr. Courtney Whittle and her husband, Keedar Whittle give us an accurate, somber, and humorous reality check on what happens when states like her own, Georgia "reopen." The incubation period for COVID-19, which is the time between exposure to the virus (becoming infected) and symptom onset, averages 5-6 days or it can be up to 14 days. Aka you're contagious!
Therefore, transmission from pre-symptomatic cases can occur before symptoms onset. What does this mean for 74.1 million children in America, who only get tested when admitted to a hospital?
And you'll never guess what we're comparing this viral virus to...
More laughter, everlasting medicine:
https://www.amazon.com/Keedar-Whittle-Hear-Me-Out/dp/B07JCJV119
Helpful resources:
See COVID19 infections by state:
https://covid19.healthdata.org/united-states-of-america
CDCs data on age/sex/demographics of COVID19 deaths
https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nvss/vsrr/covid_weekly/index.htm
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