The rest of the world has more of it. We need to find it to beat the virus. The ingredient is trust. 1/
Because with a novel virus we will need to use novel treatments, vaccines & interventions & rely on one another complying with public instructions.
We need a federal government & reliable unbiased health care institutions to get us through. 2/
-Is this vaccine safe?
-Is this therapy real?
-Masks or no masks?
-Is it over? A hoax? Not?
-Should I get a test or are we over testing?
-Should I tell you who I’m in contact with? 3/
It takes a consistent message & trusted compassionate voices. 4/
-The ability to not crowd people
More established tools
-Contact tracing
-Testing
-Vaccines
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The CDC is who we SHOULD be listening to when recommendations over school attendance comes out.
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I explored this with 2 great experts including a formal FDA head here. 10/ Smarturl.it/inthebubble
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First attend funerals. Cry with us. See the ICUs, the torn up towns. Put the flag at half staff. Stop lying. Let the scientists lead.
And this. Offer not to run again unless you fix the crisis. 18/
You have indeed eroded trust in some of our great institutions. You have corrupted them the way you made a political party complicit. 19/
And then there are all thiose who will say they didn’t trust you after you’ve left the scene. @marcorubio 20/
Listen to @larrybrilliant talk about what has happened at CDC & FDA.
Smarturl.it/inthebubble 22/
But we can’t mobilize when we need to because our supply of trust has been hijacked. 23/
Many good people in there are trapped, wait it out or quit. They await the opportunity to recapture what is lost. I know it. 24/
We can’t get there from here when what has been squandered can be regained. /end