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3 Nov, 7 tweets, 1 min read
COVID only voters: In the last 6 weeks alone, hospitalizations from COVID are up 69%.

Whoever the next president is must make turning this around the top priority.
If both Biden & Trump said it was equally important
If both Biden & Trump had equivalent experience
If both Biden & Trump were equally honest with the public...

then we wouldn’t be in this mess.
When I got to be in the room...

I watched Biden handle crises
I watched Biden ask tough questions of scientists
I watched Biden somberly talk about loss
I watched Biden hire some of the most capable people I know
When I got to be on the phone...

I watched Trump’s people who wanted to make a difference operate in secret
I watched scientists get silenced from expressing their views
I watched civil servants put decades long careers on the line to speak the truth
I don’t know if the scientists can hold out any longer at CDC or FDA if Trump wins. I don’t know what happens then. Scott Atlas is the last man standing.
If Trump does win, I will redouble efforts with states and counties and Congress. It will feel like putting a bandage on a gunshot wound but every life saved counts.
This is our last day to make a difference.

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4 Nov
My update on what I know.

I have lots of phone calls & emails & texts & will give it to you straight & with a couple of early thoughts.

Have coffee not gin & follow if interested. 1/
The presidential is confusing, but a scenario many anticipated (including both campaigns)— if not the pollsters exactly— although that verdict isn’t entirely even set. 2/
Let me start with some certainties.

1) If every vote counted equally, this would be a Biden-Harris landslide or very close.
2) Every vote isn’t counted equally & everyone knew that.
3) More people than ever voted for the other guy than you. Record turnout for both. 3/
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COVID election eve update: I want to share a number of conversations & scenarios I’ve been having. 1/
First of all I don’t know a scientist, a civil servant, a public health official, or a public lab head that isn’t praying for a Biden victory. And that doesn’t mean there aren’t some out there, but I’m not just talking about Democrats. 2/
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COVID Update November 1: When we lose someone to COVID there are things to remember. 1/
We have lost 230,000 people in the US to COVID, likely more, and it’s not slowing down soon. This is what happens. 2/
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COVID Update October 28: Let’s get to clarify a few things.
The White House put the pandemic on its accomplishment list.

Yes, they certainly accomplished it.
Trump says we’re now “rounding the corner.”

Mommy, I don’t like this corner.
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27 Oct
COVID Update: If you want to avoid getting it spreading COVID, Mark Meadows is right. There’s not one thing you can do.

There are 6. 1/
The truth is no one thing works perfectly— including a vaccine. But a combination of things works great.

This image captures it the best well. 2/
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26 Oct
COVID Upate October 26: There's a dangerous new disease I've been reading about that's a dangerous off-shoot of COVID.

Its highly seasonal and potentially lethal. It strikes the temporal lobe and is called COVID Fatigue. 1/
The way it works is you don't actually FEEL sick. There is no fever or chills. Your bones or body doesn't ache. And you don't need to be ventilated. But it lulls the unsuspecting person into a kind of whiny sense of entitlement out of boredom. 2/
You can tell when someone is coming down with COVID Fatigue because early signs are statements like: "This isn't so bad." "How long do I need to keep this up." "I want to go to the movies." And "Netflix ain't all that great."

Wait you might be worried this sounds too familiar.3/
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