The testing statistics show a radically increasing 'doubling rate' of confirmed China Coronavirus cases in Oklahoma. The summer spike receded from a 23-day doubling rate to a 59-day doubling of cases during the fall season. But as November came, the rate has moved to a current 48-day doubling of total Oklahoma cases. We had about 110,000 confirmed cases on October 22nd. We now have 220,000 total cases. About 31,000 cases are deemed 'active. The active caseload is the area of public health concern to state officials. Quality care is important to keeping the fatality count low. Without access to proper medical resources, about 10% of those infected will face a compounded difficulty. It's the one legitimate area of public health where moderating the spike is a rational argument for public cooperation. Half a million Oklahomans will have |
A vaccine is not going to be broadly available to the public for the next few months. the medical community and govt bureaucrats will likely have a place in line ahead of most of us. Only those deemed 'vulnerable' by public health rationing boards will be granted an early vaccine. If you call this 'big govt social medicine' you'd be correct.
There are 2 extreme opposite philosophies harming Oklahoma's social interactions.
- One is a fearmongering attempt to control free citizens with a usurped authority to be their health custodians.
- The other extreme is a cognitive dissonance (deliberate denial)about the real and powerful virus that is going to run it's course through all of the world in the next few months.
Stay Safe & Stay Free! Be a responsible adult and demand that your public servants respect your liberties.