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Global health leader and epidemiologist. President and CEO of @ResolveTSL. Former @CDCgov director and @nycHealthy commissioner. Focused on saving lives.

Sep 22, 2020, 5 tweets

Every one of the 200,000 Americans killed by Covid is a tragedy, and most of these deaths did not have to happen. The future is in our hands.

We can save lives and accelerate economic recovery by putting science and public health at the center of our response. As the global death toll passes one million, this also means collaborating to improve public health systems worldwide.

There is no fairy tale ending to this pandemic—not even a vaccine.

By chipping away at it with fewer crowded indoor spaces, the #3Ws (wear a mask, watch your distance, wash your hands), and the Box-It-In approach of strategic testing, rapid isolation, complete contact tracing, and supportive quarantine, we can save lives and restore livelihoods.

If there is a silver lining to this pandemic, it is the possibility that we will recognize that we’re all in this together. By working together, we can overcome the virus. bit.ly/2Eun7kI

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