Episode 10: Summer of Covid

Jul 18, 2020

We are now well into the hot, sticky beauty of summer in Rural Pennsylvania with our abundance of forests, creeks, and campsites. What does a fun, safe summer of Covid look like? Sam and Julie talk about Summertime in Lewisburg 2020:

-Should we be traveling to the beach? 
-Are we allowed to drink in Downtown Lewisburg? 
-With ongoing protests, do protesters get a pass at masking and social distancing?

And things get personal. Julie talks about getting Covid tested, and what it feels like to have a Covid scare.

 

Show Notes:

Risk Assessment, COVID-style:

• That Viral Chart of Different Activities -- with some caveats from this 2 minute discussion between a journalist and a physician
• How to Weigh the Risk -- help with decision-making
• Thinking through relative risk for seniors -- NYT article with further links to resources
• Relative COVID-19 Risk of Different Occupations -- consider these same jobs in terms of enclosure, duration, mitigation, and intensity

What's Up In Central PA This Summer?

• Lewisburg Borough Open Air Initiative -- info on outdoor dining downtown
• Live from Lewisburg -- outdoor music returns, with a social distancing twist downtown on Wednesday, July 22 (rain date July 29!)
• Knoebel's -- the mask policy gold standard!
• Lewisburg's Public Paddle -- outdoor options are ever more appealing

More on Masks:

• Latest from Governor Wolf
• PA Department of Health July 1 Order
• Complaint Form -- report concerns to the Department of Health about COVID-19 health and safety mitigation in a business