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1/ Frankly the pushback hasn't only been regulatory; many 'experts' haven't agreed or understood this approach

For 6 yrs, @sri_srikrishna & I have written extensively about it as a go-to strategy for uncontrolled epidemics & for Covid in Jan, Feb & March

hbr.org/2020/02/we-nee…
2/ There is a big problem effectively translating scientific ideas into policy

We published conceptually the same idea @TheLancet @TheLancetInfDis @bmj_latest @BulletinAtomic @nytimes as well as almost verbatim for Covid @HarvardBiz

That wasn't enough

hbr.org/2020/01/what-w…
3/ We spoke w/CDC & HHS's top epidemic leadership, NIH's top epidemic leadership, WHO's top epidemic leadership

We shared & discussed with 'who's who' of pubic health "thought leaders" many who said we were crazy including some who are now very vocally supportive about this idea
4/Bottom line: our ability to translate effective ideas into practice before & during this epidemic is among the many reasons we are where we are

And many ideas don't have value until someone with fame/platform say it & many 'thought leaders' will only support once it catches on
5/ These aren't personal complaints; these are fundamental structural reasons why much of the knowledge & expertise & insights gained from managing past epidemics is absent & has to be reinvented from scratch at the cost of time & lives when facing a new crisis
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