1 There are now more than 77,000 reported cases of coronavirus worldwide and 35 of them are in the U.S. 2,250 people across the globe have died. These numbers are rising by the hour. Experts expect these numbers to soar in the coming weeks.look.substack.com/p/the-spanish-…
2 Every person currently infected is expected to spread the disease to at least two more people. look.substack.com/p/the-spanish-…
3 The Trump administration is doing very little to prepare for what is to come. It has disregarded CDC advise on repatriating sikened Americans. It has disbanded the NSC's health security task force that guided the prior 2 administrations thru crises.look.substack.com/p/the-spanish-…
4 Trump says he believes the coronavirus will go away in April, when the weather warms up. Experts say we are gravely underprepared for an epidemic or bioterrorism attack. Did Trump ever study the Spanish Flu of 1918?look.substack.com/p/the-spanish-…
5 Our nation is particularly vulnerable to a global health crisis because we lack a national health agency w/ the authority to enforce CDC recommendations for containing an epidemic.look.substack.com/p/the-spanish-…
6 Identifying & monitoring infected persons &implementing public health safety measures falls to the nation’s 2,684 state & local public health departments. These local agencies operate independently from the federal government & from each other. look.substack.com/p/the-spanish-…
7 Epidemics do not respect jurisdictional boundaries. While local governments can order quarantines, prevent travel, require vaccinations, and make people submit to medical examinations, they may not necessarily do so uniformly or effectively. look.substack.com/p/the-spanish-…
8 This fragmented health security system is why Bush and Obama had an NSC task force on health emergencies. Executive leadership/coordination is crucial to contain an epidemic. look.substack.com/p/the-spanish-…
9 Trump's do-nothing approach and disregard of CDC guidance puts millions of lives at risk. This is a big deal. We need to pay attention to the rapidly escalating world health crisis that is knocking on our door. look.substack.com/p/the-spanish-…
10 How bad could it get? We are better equipped to treat flu victims now, but we are no better at blocking transmission of the coronavirus from person to person. It is shocking to learn just how fast the Spanish Flu of 1918 spread.look.substack.com/p/the-spanish-…
11 You see, flu shots won't protect you from new forms of a flu virus. And the coronavirus is new. There is no vaccine. We are all at risk. look.substack.com/p/the-spanish-… 
12 What should we do? As I said this morning, take every personal precaution that you can - wash hands; no handshakes or touching of strangers; avoid crowds; cover coughs; see the doc asap if you get a fever over 100. look.substack.com/p/the-spanish-…
13 And register to vote.
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Here is our report on the coronavirus and the 1918 flu.
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