ALSO: LEGISLATURE CREATING SUBGROUP FOR READY RESPONSE
By REP. DELENA JOHNSON
In addition to the safety practices suggested by the CDC and Alaska’s chief medical officer, here is what I believe is also good practice in advance of the first case of COVID-19 here in Alaska.
First, build your immune system, take your vitamins, zinc, selenium etc. If you don’t know, have a blood test and see where you are deficient and build yourself up.
Increase your lung health, get outside, breathe, exercise and use this as an incentive to stop smoking.
Make sure your prescription medication is on hand and effective, talk to your doctor in advance. Since I have underlying asthma, I am making sure to get inhaler prescriptions. I’m stocking additional over the counter cold and flu medications as well.
Stay informed, as this is an evolving situation. The more we learn from high-quality source,s the more we can take care of ourselves and others.
According to Alaska’s chief medical officer, there is some who theorize that small children may not get the coronavirus due to the fact that they are swapping the lesser strains of the virus constantly.
Don’t be afraid to hug your young kids and grandkids. Might help.
So rest up, boost your immune system, evaluate your health needs, take care of yourself, take a walk, educate yourself, take your vitamins, and hug a child.
As I continue to go about everyday life, this is what I am going to do. In fact it’s what I always should be doing. Now that I think about it, it doesn’t sound that bad at all.
There are currently no confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Alaska, and the State is updating this info daily. You can track the number of cases in Alaska here.
On the legislative side, I sit on Legislative Council and we will meet Tuesday, March 10, to appoint an emergency response/preparedness subcommittee to come up with a response plan.
We are taking the COVID-19 virus seriously and will be making preparations and putting contingency plans in place to address it, in the event that it surfaces in Alaska. I will keep you posted.
Here is a link to the State of Alaska’s statement of best practices.
