Nota bene: pretty sure we are at this chest-thumping phase arrogantly yelling “we did it” just before the next surge.
Don’t forego mitigation efforts too early. It’s not time yet. #COVID19 #MaskUp #vaccinate #ventilate
2) Many of us tried to warn last October before the worst surge came. And indeed it came with a vengeance. Let’s not repeat that. We are almost there.
3) To be clear - there will be a time there won’t be a surge anymore and we can relax a bit. But now is not the time yet. Still need to vaccinate much more. Still need to mask and ventilate.
4) Because we are undergoing a divergence of two pandemics. The old common strain(s) of lesser contagiousness is dying out. The new more transmissible variants are rising. We have said this was coming for a long time... and we see the increase now. Older 🧵 below.
5) That said, I’m fond of the quote “There is note fate but what we make” (from T2).
I discuss this on PBS @OpenMindTV open.spotify.com/episode/3Wxr9o…
6) Ignore #B117 surging in the US and worldwide at your own risk. A surge in April is extremely likely coming. Prepare now.
7) pretty large almost doubling of cases in just 4-5 days in another autocratic led country.
8) and even if there isn’t high deaths in all age groups, remember there is still risk of #LongCovid
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