1/ Super thoughtful essay by my former boss @DrTomFrieden
I'm particularly struck by two of his "5 ways to prevent another 100,000 coronavirus deaths" vox.com/2020/5/26/2127…
I'm particularly struck by two of his "5 ways to prevent another 100,000 coronavirus deaths" vox.com/2020/5/26/2127…
2/ We need to change the expectation so that we learn the death rates every week, in every community—deaths caused by the coronavirus and all deaths
in places ranging from NYC to GA, public health leaders have had to resist pressure from political leaders to hide this key data
in places ranging from NYC to GA, public health leaders have had to resist pressure from political leaders to hide this key data
3/ there's a false dichotomy between save the economy vs protect public health.
Yogi Berra asked, “If people don’t want to come to the ballpark, how are you going to stop them?” Unless people feel safer working, dining, or shopping, they won’t venture out for those activities.
Yogi Berra asked, “If people don’t want to come to the ballpark, how are you going to stop them?” Unless people feel safer working, dining, or shopping, they won’t venture out for those activities.
