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
Popular Podcasts
On Purpose with Jay Shetty
I’m Jay Shetty host of On Purpose the worlds #1 Mental Health podcast and I’m so grateful you found us. I started this podcast 5 years ago to invite you into conversations and workshops that are designed to help make you happier, healthier and more healed. I believe that when you (yes you) feel seen, heard and understood you’re able to deal with relationship struggles, work challenges and life’s ups and downs with more ease and grace. I interview experts, celebrities, thought leaders and athletes so that we can grow our mindset, build better habits and uncover a side of them we’ve never seen before. New episodes every Monday and Friday. Your support means the world to me and I don’t take it for granted — click the follow button and leave a review to help us spread the love with On Purpose. I can’t wait for you to listen to your first or 500th episode!
Stuff You Should Know
If you've ever wanted to know about champagne, satanism, the Stonewall Uprising, chaos theory, LSD, El Nino, true crime and Rosa Parks, then look no further. Josh and Chuck have you covered.
Dateline NBC
Current and classic episodes, featuring compelling true-crime mysteries, powerful documentaries and in-depth investigations. Follow now to get the latest episodes of Dateline NBC completely free, or subscribe to Dateline Premium for ad-free listening and exclusive bonus content: DatelinePremium.com