- no one wants this, but we waited too long to act
- according to @HarvardGH, 25 new daily cases per 100k ppl is the 'tipping point' where stay-at-home orders are necessary to suppress the virus
- we're at 31.7
- we've been 25+ for 2 wks
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- the shelby county population is 52% African American
- but 62% of covid deaths have been Black ppl
- don't say #BlackLivesMatter if you refuse to protect Black ppl (either by personal actions, business decisions, or public policy)
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- first, we have to shut down again & start over
- if you don't trust me, trust @HarvardGH
- i'm not sure we can get ppl to do stay home again, but it's the only way to get the spread under control (reminder: it's out of control right now)
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- this is not new
- we've known what to do for months: test, trace, supported isolation (ttsi)
- here's pg1 of @paulmromer's roadmap to reopening...from apr
- and here is romer from last wk on @NewsHour
- here's harvard again
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our data actually got worse after the interview, so i did a mid-wk update when it came out:
read the full interview here: memphisflyer.com/memphis/data-d…
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firstresponses.blogspot.com/2020/06/covid-…
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you can read the full prayer it here: firstresponses.blogspot.com/2020/07/prayer…
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#SayHerName #BreonnaTayor #BlackLivesMatter
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