Thread by @AbraarKaran

THREAD
1/ This was tough to read— everything from threats of violence against scientists- some who I know personally- to real feelings of despair from others

But we have to keep pushing & believing that what we are doing is making a difference #covid19
bostonglobe.com/2020/12/04/nat…

2/ Pandemic nihilism will affect every single one of us at different times & different ways. Change happens slowly even when we need it to happen quickly. It will probably take saying the same thing over & over again but in different ways until something actually gives. #covid19

3/ As a global health doctor, the most important lessons I ever learned in the field taught me unending optimism- you begin to focus on the specific people, families, communities that you care about most & you support them in the ways that you can, no matter how “small”

4/ And I have *many* times over years questioned if my own work mattered— times likes these I was reminded by people like @JoiaMukherjee that indeed it did. We engaged in these problems in part for solutions but in part bc the work itself matters- working alongside communities

5/ Pushing with everything we have in us, every day, in every small and big way; and many many days will feel like tiny victories— like convincing a friend to wear a mask— but remember that millions of small victories are how battles are ultimately won. #covid19

6/ We lose only when we give up, and not before then- & so we must push back against this epidemic every day in every single small way that we can for our own families & our own communities.

Be that person; set that example; be kind & generous; we are so close!#covid19

Cc thread tagging my Boston global health crew here- optimism & community is the heart of the work @RanuDhillon @rajpanjabi @ReganHMarsh @drdavidwalton @IngridKatzMD @DrWilfredoM @drlouiseivers @kj_seung @s_keshavjee @Real_Ironist @jabarocas @Sheila_DavisDNP @PIH