Accelerated Urgent Care doctors recommend lifting shelter-in-place order
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. — Doctors and co-owners of Accelerated Urgent Care in Bakersfield say it may not be necessary anymore for residents to shelter-in-place.
Doctors Dan Erickson and Artin Massihi said their facilities have tested over 5,200 patients for the coronavirus throughout the county, making up for over half of all testing in Kern. According to their data, the death rate of the coronavirus is similar in prevalence to the flu.
“Now that we have the facts,” said Dr. Erickson. “It’s time to get back to work.”
Erickson said he believes businesses could reopen and as testing continues, people could starting going back to work. In fact, Erickson suggests that staying at home too long could be even worse for people’s health.
“We understand microbiology, we understand immunology and we want strong immune systems,” Erickson said. “I don’t want to stay in my home and develop a weak immune system and then come out and get a disease.”
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Doctors Dan Erickson and Artin Massihi said their facilities have tested over 5,200 patients for the coronavirus throughout the county, making up for over half of all testing in Kern. According to their data, the death rate of the coronavirus is similar in prevalence to the flu.
“Now that we have the facts,” said Dr. Erickson. “It’s time to get back to work.”
Erickson said he believes businesses could reopen and as testing continues, people could starting going back to work. In fact, Erickson suggests that staying at home too long could be even worse for people’s health.
“We understand microbiology, we understand immunology and we want strong immune systems,” Erickson said. “I don’t want to stay in my home and develop a weak immune system and then come out and get a disease.”
watch MEDIA STATEMENT (ABC 23 News) →
NOTES from the video:
– NY tested 649,000 (39%)– 19,410 deaths out of 19 million = 0.1% mortality
Is this significantly different than Influenza A and B? If not, why has our response been what it is?
– USA: 4 million tested, 19.6% positive (800,000 cases)
– total pop. 328 million x 19.6% = 64 million cases – similar to Flu, in 2017 and 2018 (50 – 60 million cases) deaths 43,545 (flu average 37,000 – 60,000 deaths)
Costs of Social Isolation
– child molestation increasing at severe rate– spousal abuse
– alcoholism, anxiety, depression
– suicide
– education dropped off
– economic collapse
Flu Virus
2017 – 45 million cases , 62,000 deaths = 0.13% mortalityImmune System
– Dr Massihi taught immunology– both have years of microbiology, biochemistry, virology studies – our life’s work
– immune system is built by exposure to antigens (viruses, bacteria) – immune system is used to touching, we develop immunity daily – now we’re sterilizing, masking, staying inside – taking away exposure causes the immune system to drop