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7 Nov, 5 tweets, 2 min read
This is the heart-breaking story of my mom’s best friend who lost her dad and then her own life due to Covid. Unfortunately this story will be playing out many more times over the coming weeks. Please read it. I hope it scares all of us. 1/
If that doesn’t get our attention, maybe this thread will. Our ICU’s are full and our doctors and nurses are overwhelmed. With giant spikes happening all over the country, it will be harder for us to get help from neighboring states. 2/
Today we announced plans to begin mass asymptomatic testing on college campuses. This will help, but there is much more we need to do. 3/
sltrib.com/news/education…
Governor Herbert has been working closely with public health officials and legislative leadership and will be making additional announcements soon. 4/
But the saddest part is that we know how to stop the spread of this virus. Vaccines, treatments and rapid testing are just a few weeks/months away. For now we must wear masks, physical distance, stop social gatherings and stay home when sick. Please help us. /End

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7 Nov
Abby and I wish a heart-felt congratulations to @JoeBiden and @KamalaHarris on the election call today. Thank you for your commitment to unite us all. We pray for you and promise to work with you to benefit the people of Utah. 1/
To President Trump and VP Pence, thank you for your sacrifice and leadership over the past 4 years. It has been a privilege to serve with you. We understand the toll that elected office takes on you and your families and are grateful for your willingness to serve. 2/
To those who have concerns about election results, please know that nothing is official until all votes are counted and certified. There is also space for legal challenges and it is important to allow those to play out. 3/
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1 Nov
Hey guys, please ignore this type of garbage. The truth is that elections are never decided on election night. In Utah (and most states) it takes 2 weeks to finalize counting and certify results. It really doesn’t matter who is ahead on election night, it only matters when...1/
...every eligible vote is counted and each county canvasses and certifies the vote totals. Yes it’s true that when a race isn’t close the media may “call” the race, and candidates may concede or declare custody, but such actions are technically meaningless. 2/
While it’s true that vote-by-mail may make it more difficult to call a close race on election night as many legally postmarked ballots arrive late (like the Utah GOP primary this year, where it took 6 days for the AP to call our race), this was also common before vote-by-mail. 3/
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30 Oct
Ok, here is part 2 of my earlier thread. I want to share what our incredible team has been working on over the past few months. They don’t get near enough credit. And while I’m only sharing a fraction of what they do...buckle up. It’s a lot. (Sorry for the length of this one).
We call this a whole-of-government response. Every single department in state government has supported our pandemic response.

The State of Utah has more than 200 people working under a Unified Command structure. @UtahDepofHealth is the primary agency, but they are supported by:
@UtahDPS
@UtahEmergency
@UtNationalGuard
@HeritageAndArts
@UtahDOT
@UtHumanServices
@UtHighwayPatrol
@UtDABC
@Utah_DVMA
And more...
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30 Oct
While I sincerely hope you have been following the Governor’s weekly press conferences, today I will share a couple threads on the seriousness of the coronavirus spread and the Unified Command’s response. 1/
Unfortunately, most states are seeing record numbers of cases and Utah is no exception. Today will be another very bad day. 2/
6 weeks ago I shared a thread about the way that hospitalizations—and death—will always lag behind case numbers. And that warning about overwhelming out healthcare system? We are now seeing 50-70 new daily hospitalizations and it is a reality. 3/
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17 Aug
Hey friends, this week many of our kids will be heading back to school—including my own kids—and I want to share a few thoughts about what to expect. Like everything pandemic related, school reponenings have become controversial. But we will always be better working together. 1/
Please know that we have been working closely with administrators, teachers, boards, parents, kids and medical experts since March on how to make the best of a bunch of bad options. Experts agree that there is risk in going back to school and risk in NOT going back to school. 2/
We agree w the American Academy of Pediatrics, which “strongly advocates that all policy for the coming school year should start with a goal of having students physically present in school,” w the goal of mitigating, not eliminating risks of contagion. 3/aappublications.org/news/2020/06/2…
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23 Jul
Ok friends, we need to have a discussion about how to avoid spreading Covid this holiday weekend. We had surges after Memorial Day and July 4th and we have to do better this time. But first some good news. Utah had the lowest transmission rate in the country this week! 1/
So let’s discuss a little science and then a couple stories. You’re probably familiar with the R0 values by now—or the number of infections stemming from a single case. An R0 below one is good and means infections are declining. 2/ google.com/amp/s/www.nyti…
Conversely, if every infected person infects 2 or 3 or 4 people, then things get bad. The biggest challenge with this virus is that you are incredibly contagious a day or 2 before you get symptoms—which is why mask wearing is so much more important. But you know this already. 3/
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