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COVID-19 and Transplant Patients
Transplants | Last Active: Mar 6, 2021 | Replies (459)Comment receiving replies
@joyces.. I live in Southern California, Los Angeles County has extended the shut down till may 15. I live in Orange County and I think we're on the same path. We have Disneyland, Universal Studios and Hollywood, Knotts Berry Farm, not to mention all the beaches up and down the coast, they are all closed now. Tourism is a big industry too, and alot of people are out of work. I feel very badly about that too. But if we could just hang tight a little longer and not rush to reopen, we could see better days. Otherwise we may never recover. I hope those who have would share with those who have not. We're in this together.
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@mayofeb2020 If we look back at history, that is exactly what happened in Philadelphia, they did too much too soon and a terrible outbreak occurred. The people who are demonstrating to reopen everything are being very short-sighted.
https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/flu-epidemic-hits-philadelphia
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As someone who volunteers 7-10 hours/week for Backpack in our small town that relies on tourism, I'm thrilled that so many people and organizations have stepped to provide $$ or food for all the programs for homeless and minimum-wage workers here. When any helping organization has some sort of fundraiser, the first people to turn out are those who volunteer for/donate to other organizations. Because Backpack got a grant to buy two additional big frost-free freezers, we'll make our older, smaller freezers available to two other charities. If the board feels we should charge them something, I'll buy 'em as a gift. Even though two of my company's big jobs aren't happening, I'm fortunate and don't need a stimulus check, so that money will go toward helping others, like the couple who own a tiny coffee company whose cafe is closed...they came up with the idea of asking people to buy coffee for the company to donate to first responders. As a result, they're able to pay their rent (personally and for the business) due to the generosity of this town. They've also set up a walk-up so that we can buy their coffee by the pound.