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Thanks for posting these. I'm putting some time into preparing my family for any potential quarantine situations here in the US. These guides are aimed at polic

Thanks for posting these. I'm putting some time into preparing my family for any potential quarantine situations here in the US. These guides are aimed at policymakers and government officials. Have you, by chance, found any practical guides for what individuals can do to increase the resiliency of their households? I assume this is all very similar to having a well-stocked earthquake kit (which we do have), but I'm curious about any disease-specific preparations.

Spooky23 7y ago
- Wash your hands. - If you're in a cold climate, be aware of how to drain your heating (if you use water) or water supplies within the house in the event of an extended power outage. - Have a normal kit. - Keep the cars gassed up. - Avoid travel to crowded places and aircraft.
- AnimalMuppet 7y ago
  What is a "normal kit"?
  - Spooky23 7y ago
    Typo! Should have been “normal emergency kit”
    - AnimalMuppet 7y ago
      Ah. That's much clearer. Thank you.
James_Henry 7y ago
I haven't seen any good guides for individual and household preparedness, but I think that this guide "Interim Guidance for Preventing the Spread of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Homes and Residential Communities" (https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/hcp/guidance-prevent-spread.html https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/hcp/guidance-preve...), especially the precautions section, can be a useful place to see what would be needed to prepare. Some things to have besides food storage and a normal supply of medicine would be to have cleaning supplies, maybe gloves and rubbing alcohol, and perhaps face masks. One issue is that face masks may be good to keep available for those who need it most. I'm not sure what is best practice to ensure you aren't taking face masks from healthcare providers or someone more in need.
- aphextim 7y ago
  A good overview food storage guide. http://extensionpublications.unl.edu/assets/pdf/ec446.pdf http://extensionpublications.unl.edu/assets/pdf/ec446.pdf
  - vkou 7y ago
    These storage guidelines are incredibly paranoid. Milk does not go bad a week after opening. Eggs don't spoil after two to four weeks in the fridge. A bag of bacon in the freezer isn't going to end you because it sat there for three months. Fruit juice doesn't go bad in 3 days. Butter doesn't go bad after two weeks at room temperate, let alone in a fridge.
    - ars 7y ago
      Agreed. Eggs can last 3 months outside a fridge, and yes, that includes eggs in the us.
      - Alex3917 7y ago
        > Eggs can last 3 months outside a fridge, and yes, that includes eggs in the us. Commercially bought eggs in the US need to be refrigerated because they remove the outer antibiotic coating before sending them to stores.
        blake1 7y ago
        Partly true. The washing process removes the natural coating, but this is replaced by a synthetic coating. GP is correct.
        ars 7y ago
        > because they remove the outer antibiotic coating before sending them to stores. The coating is oil from the chicken, and they wash it and replace it with mineral oil, which works just as well. I speak from experience: I have not refrigerated US bought eggs for around 10 years. Not a single problem. If you keep them un-refrigerated for more than 2 months (which I did because there was a really good deal, so I bought a lot), the eggs are not fresh, the yolk falls apart easily. (So not great in certain recipes.) However they are not spoiled or anything like that, and the taste is unchanged.
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Alex3917 7y ago
> I'm curious about any disease-specific preparations. Before you get sick, start taking a multivitamin. Most people are vitamin D deficient in winter, which increases your risk of dying from respiratory infections, and it takes about 6 weeks to get your levels up. Also vitamin C, like 250mg. And do cardio.

Spooky23 7y ago

- Wash your hands. - If you're in a cold climate, be aware of how to drain your heating (if you use water) or water supplies within the house in the event of an extended power outage. - Have a normal kit. - Keep the cars gassed up. - Avoid travel to crowded places and aircraft.

AnimalMuppet 7y ago
What is a "normal kit"?
- Spooky23 7y ago
  Typo! Should have been “normal emergency kit”
  - AnimalMuppet 7y ago
    Ah. That's much clearer. Thank you.

James_Henry 7y ago

I haven't seen any good guides for individual and household preparedness, but I think that this guide "Interim Guidance for Preventing the Spread of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Homes and Residential Communities" (https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/hcp/guidance-prevent-spread.html https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/hcp/guidance-preve...), especially the precautions section, can be a useful place to see what would be needed to prepare. Some things to have besides food storage and a normal supply of medicine would be to have cleaning supplies, maybe gloves and rubbing alcohol, and perhaps face masks. One issue is that face masks may be good to keep available for those who need it most. I'm not sure what is best practice to ensure you aren't taking face masks from healthcare providers or someone more in need.

aphextim 7y ago
A good overview food storage guide. http://extensionpublications.unl.edu/assets/pdf/ec446.pdf http://extensionpublications.unl.edu/assets/pdf/ec446.pdf
- vkou 7y ago
  These storage guidelines are incredibly paranoid. Milk does not go bad a week after opening. Eggs don't spoil after two to four weeks in the fridge. A bag of bacon in the freezer isn't going to end you because it sat there for three months. Fruit juice doesn't go bad in 3 days. Butter doesn't go bad after two weeks at room temperate, let alone in a fridge.
  - ars 7y ago
    Agreed. Eggs can last 3 months outside a fridge, and yes, that includes eggs in the us.
    - Alex3917 7y ago
      > Eggs can last 3 months outside a fridge, and yes, that includes eggs in the us. Commercially bought eggs in the US need to be refrigerated because they remove the outer antibiotic coating before sending them to stores.
      - blake1 7y ago
        Partly true. The washing process removes the natural coating, but this is replaced by a synthetic coating. GP is correct.
      - ars 7y ago
        > because they remove the outer antibiotic coating before sending them to stores. The coating is oil from the chicken, and they wash it and replace it with mineral oil, which works just as well. I speak from experience: I have not refrigerated US bought eggs for around 10 years. Not a single problem. If you keep them un-refrigerated for more than 2 months (which I did because there was a really good deal, so I bought a lot), the eggs are not fresh, the yolk falls apart easily. (So not great in certain recipes.) However they are not spoiled or anything like that, and the taste is unchanged.

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Alex3917 7y ago

> I'm curious about any disease-specific preparations. Before you get sick, start taking a multivitamin. Most people are vitamin D deficient in winter, which increases your risk of dying from respiratory infections, and it takes about 6 weeks to get your levels up. Also vitamin C, like 250mg. And do cardio.