You cannot protect yourself from the gamma rays unless you go underground pretty much.. I can feel the things at times on my body INSIDE the house... I don't have a basement.. so I don't know if that would be useful. Some of the gamma rays ARE GOOD... it depends mostly on YOUR DNA what happens. Gammas come in quite a few frequencies. I hope doctors are realizing if the lungs are bothered.. clotting .. that sort of stuff. the best treatment would be steroids.. so I have been advised and some will survive under steroid which reduces the swelling and calms the immune system..

It was suggested to me personally from those that guide me to stock at least thru the end of October... You should stock anything you NEED... I stocked for my pets.. my diabetes and all that besides food. I don't even pay an attention to how much kitty litter I need per month... so I just got plenty .. I don't want to be out of that...

The point with masks might be for those who test genuine COVID 19 positive which a hint is.. you don't have symptoms of illness... is to wear one when YOU are close to people or distance yourself.

Colorado is next on the list of bullshit and our cash here is LOW... I went to a dollar store today.. got there 10 minutes after opening and had to wait nearly 1/2 hour before it opened.. because the supervisor had a terrible time getting cash.. she went to the BANK first... seems like that is what a BUSINESS would do... and couldn't get ANY... this is a national chain of dollar stores. so King Soopers here gave her some and there were new notes on the door not there before to please swipe cards or if not possible bring cash as close to the estimated purchase as possible... MASK are now mandatory there too... haven't been before. I accidentally bought cash too big so I did some more stocking and my total was 19 cents over my smallest bill... and she just ate that... because I brought no coin with me... Next time I will.

As to your kids.. make the decision on your locality ... I can't help you with that.. Me if I had little ones in school.... I would send them to school.. they need to be with other kids... I am 72 and not raising grand kids.. so it doesn't apply to me personally but that is what I would do...

I hope this is helpful to you and others regards your questions...