If everyone had worn a mask since March, tens of thousands of Americans might be alive. digiphile.info/2020/07/06/pol…
President Donald J. Trump bears direct responsibility for that, as well as the absence of the testing and contact tracing capacity we must have to reopen safely. digiphile.info/2020/04/28/500…
Why have European and Asian counties been able to suppress this pandemic while the USA has not?
The public health playbook for a pandemic is not a secret: universal masks, robust, rapid testing, contact tracing, & supported isolation & treatment — quarantine — for infections.
It’s the *only strategy* that will help us reopen in a safe way until we develop an effective vaccine, vaccinate 70%+, and have effective antivirals and therapeutics.
Masks are about protecting other people, & them protecting you.
theatlantic.com/health/archive…
This isn’t new, & it isn’t news, but partisan polarization in America means that in-group signaling by leaders is crucial.
Politicization of masks is one of the worst things this President has done, (a high bar) & gravely undermines US pandemic response.
https://t.co/0KMgSatEgC
“I protect you, you protect me.”
My daughter & I are in.
I hope you will be, too.
Masks will help us beat this pandemic, together.
masks4all.org
#Masks4All #MasksSaveLives
July 2020: @CDCDirector calls for universal mask wearing jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/…
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