The One-Day Book Challenge: CORONAVIRUS!

This is doable and there will be demand.

A no-B.S. book that will help people and spread rational thought in an irrational media environment.

A lot of this info can be gained from smart Googling.

THE  ULTIMATE CORONAVIRUS BOOK:

WHAT IS THE CORONAVIRUS?

  • Where did it start?
  • Where did it continue to spread?
  • How does it work?
  • How does it kill people?
  • How does it spread?
  • Conspiracy theories
  • What we don’t know yet.

WAYS OF DEALING WITH CORONAVIRUS:

  • Containment: does it work?
  • Washing hands (sanitizer vs. soap?)
  • Symptom relief (Tylenol?)
  • Cure research
  • Vaccine research
  • Social distancing.

HISTORY:

  • Asian Flu (1957)
  • Hong Kong Flu (1968)
  • SARS
  • MERS
  • Avian and Swine Flus
  • Zika, Ebola
  • The differences between the coronavirus and all others
  • The differences between the coronavirus and a cold.

ECONOMY AND THE CORONAVIRUS:

  • Short-term effects (supply chain issues, oil, travel). Check out ftportfolios.com for a starting point
  • Long-term effects (less reliance on China for manufacturing)
  • Political effects (will this affect the election?).

PREPPING:

  • The ultimate prep sheet (various spreadsheets posted online).

INVESTMENTS TO LOOK FOR:

  • Oil
  • India?
  • General market? (what to watch out for)
  • Genomics
  • Following the investments of smart people (Sam Zell, Buffett, etc.).

WHAT TO LOOK FOR:

  • How is it spreading?
  • Age and demographic of infected, fatal cases
  • Second derivative of the virus in each country (the rate of change of the rate of change)

THE RIGHT TWITTER ACCOUNTS TO FOLLOW:

  • Stick with the experts.

RESOURCES:

  • Predictions of experts.

At the end of the book (and the beginning), ask for people’s email addresses so they get regular updates. Update the book at least once a month.

Become a voice of reason in this chaos.

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