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Expert Opinion
Posted: 9/1/2020
A disaster within a disaster—the need to plan on multiple fronts; Hurricane season is coming.
Drs. Barnali Dixon and Joseph M. Smoak
‘The usual natural disasters still loom: the need to plan’
Floods, tornados, and hurricanes don’t stop or “stay at home” during a pandemic. They also don’t cause pandemics, however, they do have the power to exacerbate the situation. What happens when a “stay at home” order changes to an evacuation order? The act of social distancing that many already find difficult becomes even more challenging when evacuating and/or entering a public shelter from the storm is required. How do I help my neighbors prepare while distancing? Will supplies be available and how will I get them? What about an already strained health care system? And that all-important question, will someone come if I need help?
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