How are you all going on with this COVID-19 crisis?
I'll respond with a question first and then my answer. How should we be "going on"?
Spoke to a nurse at our local Health Department prior to this becoming as relevant as it now has become. She gives me an injection every two weeks ergo the reason for my visit. In her professional view it was simply a matter of, "wash your hands well, use some common sense. If out and people start coughing, sneezing and carrying on as though they seemed infected, remove yourself from their environment."
So, that's how I've been doing. Granted I'm suffering some seasonal allergies and sinus issues myself. I've been sneezing, having runny nose, slight coughs. But I'm aware that what I'm suffering is just that, seasonal allergies and general "crud". I am not infected with anything else so far as I'm aware and I'm pretty aware of stuff like that.
Yesterday I went to my regular vape shop and it was closed for indefinite time.
This may not be due to the virus at all. It might be due to the FDA's deeming regulations. Then, it also might be that the shop wasn't carrying enough business to make ends meet. They might be remodeling due to having good business. There's a host of all kinds of reasons they may be closed.
Now, you may have asked and if they said it is due to the virus then so it is. But if you've not asked please don't assume.
I think it´s inevitable that the distribution of vaping products will be disturbed.
Gee, really? We've known for quite a while that vaping was and will remain under fire from government and big tobacco. Knowing that we kind of figured vaping distributions could see disruption/s. Again, these disruption/s might not be due to the virus.
People who smoke are generally at higher risk of respiratory tract infections, like lung and chest infections, but there is currently not enough evidence to be certain that people who smoke or vape are at higher risk of being infected with this virus.
Correlation does not equate to causation. Simply because fact A and fact B exist does not mean a fact C will exist. That is assumption, presumption and considered bad science. Yes, we can speculate. But speculation is just that, speculation, guessing.
Although it is factual to suggest those with weakened lungs are at higher risk/s for respiratory distress/es. This is nearly patently obvious. Yet merely because one has weak lungs does not explicitly imply one will get respiratory ailments / distress/es.
Have you adopted any special precautions?
Aside from what was suggested by the nurse? Nope. I had already attained a habit of washing my hands like a doctor anyway. I used to run on volunteer rescue squad. We got taught some basic precautionary stuff. I kept the hand washing habit, it doesn't take any longer to be safe.