Coming in a few. Follow if interested. 1/
I have been clear where problems are both here and to the people who need to fix it.4/
My dad was a lawyer. He worked on the Americans With Disabilities Act. I have no problems with lawyers. But I’m more focused on people called “nurses” and “patients.” 5/
-Create enough tests for 2 for every symptomatic person
-Put all the supplies needed behind the labs which produce the quickest, most accurate tests
-Make uniquitous
-Pinprick antibody test
-Contact trace like S Korea
-One czar 6/
-Start by restoring the infrastructure on readiness the Admin tore down
-Treat this like a military operations where equipment & trainee personnel must be moved
-Don’t require governors to navigate & compete 8/
They pay no interest, but ok. 10/
-The Public can handle the truth. Not a month later, but on time
- We don’t need chosen facts by the WH. We need a consistent dashboard of facts. 11/
I respond as if she asked a different question. Or any question.
-Milions of young people without jobs
-People want to contribute not feel like victims
-Homebound, isolated need things
-Hospital workers need everything
-Call is to action
-Tutors
-Complement with UBI 13/
-Hospitals were full before COVID
-Designate non-COVID hospitals
-Create national home based, telehealth system
-Ensure drug supply 4 chronic conditions, insulin, chemo, etc.
-Bring back & graduate health corps
-Mental health/addiction14/
-Effects of exposure to prolonged trauma severe
-Create & train new 500,000 licensed social worker corps
-Support front line health care workers, socially isolated
-Take steps for end stigma
-Free access for online group therapy & recovery 15/
-Severe COVID patients need added resources
-Significantly expand our health care capacity
-Bring overseas medical personnel & operations home
-Set up fever tents, thermometer & testing checkpoints
-Cross licensing & admitting 16/
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-Self-explanatory
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-Remember 12% of population, many already at risk & in poverty
-Paid family and medical leave
-Pay family care givers as personal care attendants
-Direct support for home & community based care
-Lift asset tests 19/
It is about time. 20/
-In determining virus status/capability
-Ensure a robust pipeline of vaccines, therapies with supercomputing support
-Begin building manufacturing before vaccine is ready
-Preparing for the next epidemic
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If the federal government can’t or won’t, we must. I have been soending time on each item in this agenda.23/
We have put out a set of recommendations to Congress. 25/
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Here’s the most recent:
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