The President today decided to continue federal advisory for social distancing through the end of April
He made the right decision
We are far from getting COVID19 under control and 4 more weeks of distancing will be critical
Will it be enough? Depends on how we use the time...
He made the right decision
We are far from getting COVID19 under control and 4 more weeks of distancing will be critical
Will it be enough? Depends on how we use the time...
Whether it'll be enough depends on if we use the time to:
1 Scale up testing so we can test not just the sick, but also their contacts, and a sample of healthy people
2 Build infrastructure to isolate people who are infected.
3 Strengthen our hospitals, protect providers
1 Scale up testing so we can test not just the sick, but also their contacts, and a sample of healthy people
2 Build infrastructure to isolate people who are infected.
3 Strengthen our hospitals, protect providers
If we do these things and if # of new cases declines substantially, we can open up parts of our nation, get back some semblance of normalcy
But we'll need aggressive testing/tracing/isolation
Shoring up our HC system
Investing in Tx, vaccines
Remaining vigilant for resurgence
But we'll need aggressive testing/tracing/isolation
Shoring up our HC system
Investing in Tx, vaccines
Remaining vigilant for resurgence
Let me add one more thing: a quote by Tony Fauci.
We don't make the timeline.
The virus makes the timeline.
We should do all the things outlined above now.
But, its the facts on the ground that will dictate when we can lift restrictions, and where.
We don't make the timeline.
The virus makes the timeline.
We should do all the things outlined above now.
But, its the facts on the ground that will dictate when we can lift restrictions, and where.
