The Ebola virus is
spreading and no one in any position of authority is releasing information to
the public about how serious of a contagion this is.
It was just a few weeks
ago that the CDC and mainstream media claimed it wouldn’t make it to U.S.
shores, but as of this morning, reports are
flowing in from all over the country from hospitals that have admitted patients
who recently traveled to Africa and are showing possible symptoms of the
deadly virus.
In Nigeria, where there
have only been a couple of deaths reported officially, the medical community
has formally requested help in the form of experimental serums from the
United States, suggesting things are much worse there than are being
reported.
Moreover, the World
Health Organization reports an explosion in
confirmed cases
over the last 48 hours.
An analysis of confirmed
cases from Joshua Krause at The Daily
Sheeple suggests that, while the virus almost died
out back in April, it is now back with a vengeance and growing at a seemingly
exponential rate.
What’s most bizarre and
frustrating about all of this is that neither the U.S. government or the Centers
for Disease Control have provided any actionable information or advice to the
American public. They maintain that they have the facilities to stop any such
outbreak and continue to tout the narrative that there is nothing to fear,
because they have it all under control.
Should even one single
case pop up in a random U.S. city, that narrative will fall apart instantly.
If someone in Georgia, Ohio, New York or any other state checked themselves
into a hospital and are found to be infected with Ebola it will prove without
a shadow of a doubt that all CDC containment efforts have failed.
In such an instance where
Ebola is found to be in the “wild” anywhere in the continental United States
you can be certain that panic will follow.
Take a look at the following
photo. It was taken last
week in Toledo
about an hour after the city announced that their water supply had been
contaminated with toxins:
Notice how every drop of
pure H2O has been removed from the shelves.
Imagine for a moment what
grocery store shelves, pharmacies and hardware supply stores are going to
look like within 12 hours of an Ebola infection or outbreak being announced
on U.S. soil.
Things will happen fast.
Now, for all we know the
CDC’s containment efforts are successful, and perhaps Ebola will be stopped
in its tracks. But being naturally skeptical of our government’s abilities to
mitigate such a virus, especially given the lack of any actual information
from the CDC or government, we must assume that Ebola will eventually start popping
up in the United States.
When it does, the CDC and
Homeland Security will likely announce a number of precautions that we need
to take. Those precautions are going to include supply lists and strategies.
Guess what 300 million
Americans are going to do all at once when those supply lists and
recommendation are announced? ( Look no further than the DHS Fukushima
radiation announcement and how it
affected the supply and price of potassium iodide)
Here’s the bottom line:
If you don’t have your supplies before emergency announcements hit the
airwaves, then plan on going without.
If you want to take action
ahead of millions of panicked Americans, then we urge you to follow the
recommendations below. They come from informed sources and will be very
similar to what the government will recommend in the event of an Ebola
outbreak or pandemic
emergency.
Emergency services
professional Tess Pennington, author of The Prepper’s Blueprint, explains that the government
will have specific protocols to follow on local, state and federal levels, and they’ll include
widespread shutdowns:
Understanding that our
lives will change drastically if the population is faced with a pandemic and
being prepared for this can help you make better choices toward the well
being of your family. Some changes could be:
-Challenges or shut downs
of business commerce
-Breakdown of our basic
infrastructure: communications, mass transportation, supply chains
-Payroll service
interruptions
-Staffing shortages in
hospitals and medical clinics
-Interruptions in public
facilities – Schools, workplaces may close, and public gatherings such as
sporting events or worship services may close temporarily.
-Government mandated
voluntary or involuntary home quarantine.
Essentially, once this
happens the whole system could potentially go into lock-down.
The Organic Prepper and author of The Pantry
Primer says
that in this environment that you must take the No One Goes
Out, No One Comes In approach in order to be absolutely certain no one in your household
is exposed.
I know this sounds harsh,
but there are to be no exceptions. If you make exceptions, you might as well
go wrestle with runny-nosed strangers at the local Wal-Mart and then come
home and hug your children, because it’s the same thing.
Once you have gone into
lockdown mode, that means that the supplies you have on hand are the supplies
you have to see you through. You can’t run out to the store and get
something you’ve forgotten.
That means if a family
member shows up, they have to go into quarantine for at least 4 weeks, during
which time they are not allowed access to the home or family, nor are they
allowed to go out in public. Set up an area on your property that is
far from your home for them to hang out for their month of quarantine. If at
the end of the month they are presenting no symptoms, then they can come in.
It sadly means that you
may be forced to turn someone away if they are ill, because to help them
means to risk your family.
Now is the time to plan
with your preparedness group how you intend to handle the situation. Will you
shelter together, in the same location, and reserve a secondary location to
retreat to if the situation worsens further or if someone becomes ill? Will
you shelter separately because of the nature of the emergency? Decide
together on what event and proximity will trigger you to go into lockdown
mode. Make your plan and stick to it, regardless of pressure from those who
think you are over-reacting, the school that your children have stopped
attending, and any other external influences. If you’ve decided that there is
a great enough risk that you need to go into lockdown, you must adhere to
your plan.
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Here’s a basic supply
list, provided by The Organic
Prepper, of items
you’ll need to weather a pandemic emergency:
- Drinking
water (1 gallon per person per day)
- Food
(including items
that don’t require fuel for preparation)
- Heavy duty garbage bags
- Sanitation
supplies such as toilet paper, paper towels, baby wipes, and feminine
hygiene supplies)
- Entertainment
– you’ll want to be able to keep children and restless family members busy
so get craft
supplies, books, games, and puzzles
- Basic medical supplies (here’s a list)
- Pandemic kits that contain protective clothing (we
have a QuakeKare Deluxe
Pandemic Flu Kit for
each family member)
- Extra
N95 masks (3M 1860 Health
Care N95 Particulate Respirator and Surgical Mask, Small Adult, 20/Bx)
- Nitrile
gloves (Dynarex Black
Nitrile Exam Gloves, Heavy-Duty, Powder Free, Large, Box/100)
- Safety
goggles with an elastic band to ensure a snug fit (Pyramex V2G Safety
Eyewear, Clear Anti-Fog Lens With Black Strap/Temples)
- Antibacterial
cleaners such as disposable wipes, bleach, and spray cleaners
- Antibacterial
hand sanitizer (Purell Pump
Bottle, Original, 8 Ounce (Pack of 12))
Those items
should help with prevention, especially if you take the advice of locking
down and staying home.
However, we
must assume that some of us, for whatever reason, will still have to make our
way out into public. And with that assumption, we must also expect the
absolute worst case scenario – an infection or suspected infection within in
our own ranks.
If you must
venture outside then take a look at what medical personnel are
sporting in highly contagious environments:
If you’re
forced to exit your home, you’re going to want to be fully protected, and
that includes covering your hands, eyes, nose, and mouth.
In addition
to the N-95 respirator masks mentioned above, you may also consider upgrading
to the more expensive N-100 respirators
recommended by the World Health Organization.
Or, go with a full
facemask. Insofar as your preparedness efforts are concerned, you may
also be able to kill two birds with one stone here and go with a full face
mask that includes NBC (Nuclear, Biological, Chemical) protection like the
US-made NATO SGE 400/3
Military Gas Mask. If going with such a mask,
be sure to include some NBC filters.
For protection inside of your home,
Tess Pennington of Ready Nutrition recommends
building a sick room that can
be used to isolate suspected infections or even to be used as a
quarantine/observation area for friends and family who may be coming to your
home as part of your group lockdown plan.
Building a sick room may include supplies like:
The takeaway here is this: You cannot depend on the
government to give you accurate information until it is too late. Moreover,
emergency services personnel will be overwhelmed and you will have only
yourself and those in your lockdown group to depend on.
Plan on no outside help.
That means you need to have food, water, and other
supplies on hand. Additionally, if we have a widespread emergency that brings
down the commerce system you may need to head out to barter and trade with
others for necessary supplies that may have been overlooked. In such an
instance you may also want to have some precious metals on hand for trade.
The Silver.com price for
silver today is about $20. It may be a good time to stock up on some
emergency ‘cash’ like silver eagles or pre-1965 US quarters and half-dollars
which contain 90% silver. These trade instruments are recognizable and may
come in handy.
Prepare now, because as we have
seen with disasters past, waiting to do so until after the announcements are
made will be too late.
