Mark Kaufman, chief medical officer for the Wisconsin Health Association, is giving WMC members an overview on how terrible the coronavirus pandemic is in Wisconsin.
Points of evidence: Graphs showing hospitalizations include curves that are nearly vertical.
Points of evidence: Graphs showing hospitalizations include curves that are nearly vertical.
Kaufman says many Wisconsin hospitals are at peak capacity and have activated "contingency plans."
"So, Wisconsin hospitals are struggling," Kaufman says.
Why are we doing so poorly?
"Inconsistent messaging from leaders across the spectrum has really been a major root cause for why we are doing poorly," Kaufman says.
"Especially politicization of public health measures."
"Inconsistent messaging from leaders across the spectrum has really been a major root cause for why we are doing poorly," Kaufman says.
"Especially politicization of public health measures."
To this point: Just a month ago some Republican lawmakers were telling constituents not to worry about COVID-19 while Gov. Tony Evers and public health officials were sounding alarm bells: jsonline.com/story/news/pol…
Kaufman says a vaccine is obviously the ultimate solution but won't be useful for 3 to 5 months.
Q: When will we see a peak?
Kaufman says it will continue to get worse if Wisconsin doesn't change behavior.
"It depends on what we all do individually and collectively."
Kaufman says it will continue to get worse if Wisconsin doesn't change behavior.
"It depends on what we all do individually and collectively."
Correction to this thread: Kaufman is chief medical officer for the Wisconsin Hospitals Association (not health association as I carelessly wrote earlier)
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