Time For Baby Boomers to Take Coronavirus Seriously

I realize many folks baby boomers feel young and invincible, but I urge you to please stay safe during this pandemic. Although anyone can get coronavirus, it's us baby boomers - specifically those ages 60 and older - who are more likely to become seriously ill from the disease. If you've got underlying conditions like a heart condition, diabetes, or lung disease, you will need to be extra careful. Like many boomers, I felt young and healthy and wasn't overly concerned when this whole started. After all, our generation considers ourselves to be extra tough. Aren't we the generation that survived beverage out of a hose and cars without seat belts? To consider all the germs we were exposed to as we played within the mud digging for earthworms and ate food dropped on the ground before germaphobia kicked in - and that we were just fine. Besides, check out the age of these running the country. President Donald Trump is 73, Nancy Pelosi is 79, and therefore the two remaining candidates for the Democratic nomination, Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders, are 77 and 78, respectively. They were all still going strong. My father, 87, was still running around despite all the warnings. The cruel nickname, "Boomer Remover," referencing the upper death rate among older people infected with coronavirus began trending on Twitter. The Washington Post became related to the trending term by highlighting boomers who have ignored advice from the CDC and refused to form any changes to their lifestyle. On a Facebook page for "The Villages," a Florida retirement community, most of the residents appeared to agree that the pandemic was "being overblown."

Now, I'm not advising that we boomers start panicking, but I feel it is time for an attitude adjustment for a few folks skeptical boomers that have felt invincible to the present point. We're not. It's important to recollect that this disease doesn't care how old you look and feel. check out boomers Tom Hank and Rita Wilson, both 63, who certainly feel young-at-heart but tested positive for the virus. Here in California where I live, there are quite 300 cases of coronavirus. Schools in our area are pack up. Bars and breweries are asked to shut and restaurants to chop their capacity in half. Yesterday, Gov. Gavin Newson urged all residents over the age of 65 to self-quarantine in their homes. "We recognize that social isolation for many Californians is anxiety-inducing," he said. But, "we got to meet this moment head-on, and lean in and own this moment... and take actions we expect are commensurate with the necessity to guard the foremost vulnerable Californians." Now, President Donald Trump has issued guidelines urging Americans to avoid social gatherings of quite 10 people. It seems like I'm living in an episode of Twilight Zone. So, it is time to start out taking this seriously my fellow boomers. My husband is 60 and that I will turn 60 later this year, so I'm listening to all or any of the rules. Let me be clear, I'm not a medical professional, but I'll share a number of my research for specific precautions older adults are advised to require to guard their health. But remember: Recommendations for coronavirus may change as officials learn more, so monitor your local health department and therefore the CDC for updates. Here are some tips for those over the age of 60 supported advice from the CDC: * refill on supplies including groceries, home items, and over-the-counter medications you will need if you become sick. Contact your physician about obtaining extra prescription medications you would like to possess available if self-quarantined. * Social distancing is that the new phrase for 2020. Stay six feet faraway from people - consider the length of a mean dining room table or a pair of skis. Avoid crowds and non-essential travel, especially cruises. * You've already heard this, but wash your hands often with soap for a minimum of 20 seconds. The health secretary Matt Hancock suggested washing hands while singing Happy Birthday twice, but other songs will work also. for instance, the chorus of Staying Alive will do the trick: "Whether you are a brother or whether you are a mother/ You're stayin' alive, stayin' alive/ Feel the town breakin' and everybody shakin'/ And we're stayin' alive, stayin' alive/ Ah, ha, ha, ha, stayin' alive, stayin' alive/ Ah, ha, ha, ha, stayin' alive." Prefer country? Try the chorus from Dolly Parton's classic country song Jolene: "Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene / I'm begging of you please don't take my man / Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene / Please don't take him simply because you'll ." If soap and water aren't available, use a hand sanitizer that contains a minimum of 60% alcohol. * Avoid touching your face and regularly touched surfaces publicly places - light switches, elevator buttons, door handles, handrails, handshaking with people, etc. Use a tissue or your sleeve to hide your hand if you want to touch something. At home, clean and disinfect