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#Volunteering When people wanted me to describe in a phrase - what can prevent Volunteering Fatigue (unexpected extension of time devoted to a passionate cause, as against paid volunteering) - It is Disapassionate Attachment. Everything other factor is subordinated to the Cause
#Volunteering More often than not, especially in the current round of Volunteering, Young, energetic and passionate volunteers never needed any motivation as they are already inspired and self-fired. But those get fatigued are those who want to deliver perfection and fail
#Volunteering Whenever these inspirational gems talk to me about how to avoid failure in the task - I only request them not to aim for delivering perfect service, but aim to deliver acceptable service. Because what the beneficiary needs simply is unpredictable (COVID19 context)
Can tracing alone control COVID?
Our model: it's possible if we >double efficacy by changing how we trace & use digital apps.
Thanks to @willbradbio, @EthanAlley, @jhhhuggins, & epidemiologist @alun_l !
doi.org/10.1101/2020.0…
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Our model: it's possible if we >double efficacy by changing how we trace & use digital apps.
Thanks to @willbradbio, @EthanAlley, @jhhhuggins, & epidemiologist @alun_l !
doi.org/10.1101/2020.0…
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Tl;dr: We need bidirectional tracing to find infectors and undiagnosed carriers, and almost everyone’s smartphones should “chirp”. Combined = we win… in the optimistic scenario. Else add masks or distancing.
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Right now, we “forward-trace” to find and isolate people who were exposed so they don’t infect anyone else.
Problem: many cases are undiagnosed, especially if asymptomatic, so we miss branches of the viral family tree.
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Problem: many cases are undiagnosed, especially if asymptomatic, so we miss branches of the viral family tree.
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