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Paul T. Martin

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What is your COVID-19 Plan?

 A number of people have asked me what I am doing to prepare for the COVID-19 pandemic.  


  • I have completed the guidance in The Ready Citizen.


  • I have completed the specific pandemic preparedness tasks outlined in this short PowerPoint I created.



The main shortages I've identified and some work arounds include:


  • Masks - If you can get N95 masks, great.  If not, don't sweat it.  Here are some thoughts on using KN95 masks.


  • Bleach/Clorox Wipes - Go to your local pool supply store and purchase "pool shock" with the highest concentration of calcium hypochlorite they have.  This is what I picked up recently. With this powder, you can make bleach using these directions.


  • Shopping strategies - My local grocery store begins restocking shelves about an hour before closing.  If you arrive then, you will often find items not on the shelves sitting in boxes on the floor in front of the shelves where they usually are displayed.  


  • Food: stick to staples - non canned, non frozen.  Pasta, instant mashed potatoes, oatmeal, dried beans, instant milk, protein powder, fiber supplements, multi-vitamins.  The Ready Citizen Manual provides a lot of guidance on this.


  • Bottled water: skip it.  I've yet to receive a report anywhere indicating municipal water supplies have been impacted.  Know how to purify water in the unlikely chance that happens.  The Ready Citizen Manual tells you how.

 

COVID-19 Guidance

CDC Guidance for Flu Care

Reliable Sources of COVID-19 News

Reliable Sources of COVID-19 News

Most COVID-19 cases will be treated at home.  Here's the CDC's guidance on home flu care.

Reliable Sources of COVID-19 News

Reliable Sources of COVID-19 News

Reliable Sources of COVID-19 News

  •  Center for Disease Control
  • Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy
  • National Institute of Health
  • CNBC Live Blog on COVID-19

State and Local Response Info

Reliable Sources of COVID-19 News

State and Local Response Info

  • 50 State Compendium of State and Local Response Info

Steps You Can Take Now

Steps You Can Take Now

State and Local Response Info

  • Have sufficient food, beverages and other consumables to stay home for several days in the event you or a family member becomes ill.
  • Have a sufficient emergency fund in the event your workplace closes for a period of time due to a high absentee rate.
  • Get immunizations recommended by your doctor.
  • Have a childcare plan in the event schools close for a period of time due to absenteeism.
  • Determine what room will be your "sick room" - recommended by CDC - for sick family members

Keeping Perspective

Steps You Can Take Now

Keeping Perspective

  • Putting a Pandemic in Perspective
  • Emotional Well Being During Pandemic Flu
  • Five Ways to View Coverage of the Coronavirus

Downloads

Five Minutes on Coronavirus (pptx)Download
March 2020 Covid19 briefing (pptx)Download

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