from USA Today:

As many states move toward reopening after a horrific April that saw nearly 60,000 deaths because of the coronavirus, a new report offers a stark warning: A group of experts has concluded the pandemic could last as long as two years, until 60% to 70% of the population is immune.

Dr. Deborah Birx, coordinator of the White House coronavirus task force, suggested social distancing could continue in some form through the summer as the White House quietly allowed official guidelines to expire. Meanwhile, a new report warns the pandemic could last up to two years, until the world hits the threshold for herd immunity.

Amid all the reopening talk this week, Dr. Tom Inglesby, a leading expert on pandemics, reminded us: We will not have complete "normal" – no masks, fully social – until we have a vaccine.

"The daily merry go round"

More interest on masks for corona

(covid-19 for some)

Mornong news on tv, reported that masks given to police and fire not working; k95 masks, made in china not working, so those were replaced by N95 masks. So if all those kind of masks similar to n95 do not work, how come we are told to wear any kind of mask, even a bandanna thing if those made in china masks do not work?

Shown ambulance workers wearing respirator type units, maybe people should be ordering them and walk into grocery store to shop looking like you are ready to go into the paint booth. Again, first no masks, they do not work, you need to be fitted, etc., then wear any kind of mask and now, those masks issued to police and fire do not work, but you people going grocery shopping, wear a bandanna.

Some communities now making it mandatory to wear a mask if you leave your home and if you do not, you get fined up to $1,000.00. Question; what are authorities going to do if you do not pay? Put a lien on your home, place you in jail, attach your paycheck? Your honor, I am a renter, un-employed and I cannot pay the fine. Reported about 700,000 people in MA have signed up for un-employment benefit, with about 300,000 still on "hold" which means those people better have some source of funds until. Mean while, lines at food banks continue to grow. Templeton food pantry moving to Saturday hours, 12:00 P.M. to 3:00 P.M. Food pantry has gone from one day per week to 3 days per week (two time periods on Thursday)