I just published with @mbendernyc:
Lots in here....
1. NEW: Hospital administrators in at least three states telling staff not to take precautions to prevent exposure to of #COVIDー19 (gloves, masks) due to #PPEshortage
#GetMePPE
justsecurity.org/69283/war-with…
Read the #CrimsonContagion report of 2019👇
Read the National Biodefense Strategy of 2018👇
BOTH highlighted need to surge PPE capacity in event of pandemic. Trump team didn't follow through.
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Kayyem and Konyndyk also explain how administration should have known of medical shortages well ahead of time.
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/wev…
But get this: CDC suggests how to use BANDANAS and SCARVES instead of hospital masks in its updated guidance!
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The whole idea of #flatteningthecurve is to try to save the capacity of the healthcare system.
But the failure to protect frontline medical personnel is hollowing out the healthcare system from within.
#GetMePPE #PPEshortage
In 2004, a scout confronted Defense Secretary Rumsfeld on such shortages—it was a turning point.👇
A senior Trump official should meet with frontline medical staff.
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