Thread by @AbraarKaran

•We stuck to principles of public health

•we worked 7 days a week for months

•we tested, traced, isolated @PIH

•we had centralized isolation options

•people here took lockdowns seriously

•when I go out in the street, I still see masks all around me in my neighborhood

https://twitter.com/amymaxmen/status/1278316783506731008

This is all to say: this didn’t just *happen*— this was a coordinated effort.

This took immense leadership- from so many people at @MassDPH @MassHHS — true heroes, many of whom continue to work tirelessly behind the scenes to keep our state safe.

3/ We fought for this, & we fought hard.

If you’re confused why we are still wearing masks around Boston despite one of the lowest transmission rates in the country—it’s because we have been through this!

We know what is at stake.

Listen to/learn from the experience we had.

4/ A key part of this is also community trust.

Trust between public health leadership and local communities is a foundation of strong epidemic response.

Without trust, you can't trace/isolate; you won't get people to take up new interventions (masks)

Trust is at the heart.

5/ One more, and perhaps the most important, thing: *move quickly*

We hesitated to learn from China, Japan, South Korea...now other states are hesitating to learn from the northeast

Spread is not linear- it is exponential

Each day lost is that much worse than the last
#covid19