Trump’s White House taking the vaccine tomorrow is a symbol of a larger problem.

I’m beginning to hear of privileged people who are like jumping. 1/
Hearing that companies involved in distribution are carving out small caches for their executives.

Not people who are CDC recommended. But people with bank.
This is deeply immoral and fitting with some of the worst traits of our country.
I’m going to put this out there.
-People are dying
-People are risking their lives to try to save others
-People have to work every day & face the public are dying fastest

Privileged people already have a vaccine: it’s called their house & the Internet & masks.
What to do:
—journalists...need to be asking executives in the supply chain who is taking the vaccine & writing about it
—political leaders...publicly say you will take it if you like— when it’s your turn
—Congress...provide oversight and monitor
—community leaders— be vocal & visible if you’re community is getting left behind
—states & pharmacies must hold to the letter of the law
—we are talking months for production to ramp, not years. Let’s hang on
P.S. from here, if anyone asks me if I know a way they might be able to get the vaccine early, I might post it on Twitter.

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More from @ASlavitt

15 Dec
COVID Update December 14, 2020 (D-Day):

Today is a day filled with so many important reminders. 1/
First— on the vaccine. Today is not the day of triumph. It is not the day of victory over COVID. But today is the day when we showed up to the fight. 2/
Today is the day our troops landed on the beaches. And like Normandy, many many didn’t make it. They gave themselves not willingly but because the country proved defenseless. 3/
Read 25 tweets
11 Dec
COVID Update December 11: The FDA did not hire you Donald Trump.

So STFU. 1/
Also Mark Meadows, with all due respect to your 11th grade chemistry teacher, pipe down. You’re not helping. 2/
Very often people say hey, did you hear what Donald Trump said??

I often say “No, please enlighten me. I’m eager to hear the esteemed thoughts of a learned & considered mind.” 3/
Read 22 tweets
10 Dec
COVID Update December 9: 6 weeks ago we kicked off an effort to listen to the people on the front lines, essential workers & experts to paint an image of what needs to change.

Today, the first product, a set of recommendations to @transition46 Biden-Harris transition team.1/
This effort was carried out by @USofCare, the non-profit I founded 2 1/2 years ago & chair. This work is intended as a 1st step so we do not forget the lessons of the moment— even as we live through it.

And to give the Biden Administration & Congress specific recommendations.2/
It is essential that we capture more & more voices not heard before. Voices included a public survey, nurses, doctors, epidemiologists, HIV experts, disability advocates, mental health leaders & former state health officials & governors. 3/
Read 22 tweets
8 Dec
COVID Update December 7: The first tranche of Joe Biden’s health team was announced today.

The picks have been roundly cheered by everyone in health care. They send several key messages. 1/
The Department of HHS is housed in a building named for a Minnesotan & former VP, Hubert Humphrey— a man who believed the true character of the country was how we cared for the old, the poor & the sick. 2/
But for the last 4 years, HHS has meant health for only a few & forgetting our humanity to all. 3/
Read 22 tweets
7 Dec
COVID Update December 6: I understand how hard it is to want to believe in an unpleasant reality.

I really do. 1/
Sometimes I will stare out my window and think to myself “I wish I wish I wish there was no Coronavirus.”

Then I will go outside, put on a mask & stay away from others so I don’t get sick or infect others.

But the fantasy was nice for those few minutes. 2/
When I was a kid, I used to imagine I was a Major League Baseball player, hitting the ball over the fence with the bases loaded & a roaring crowd to win the game.

But then I would hit the ball off the tee & slide with style into first base. 3/
Read 29 tweets
6 Dec
COVID Update December 5: There’s a common real estate expression Trump is very familiar with called “other people’s money.”

It means if a bank lends you their money, you can take any risk you want.

Trump’s presidency has been guided by the principle “other people’s lives.”1/
Want to build a risky casino or golf course? Borrow money. If it works out, great— & you’ve had to put up little of your own money.

And if it fails, that will be the bank’s problem. Don’t pay. Declare bankruptcy. 2/
The bankruptcy laws have allowed Trump to ruin something & walk away over and over.

Put up the drywall & didn’t get paid? Plumbing? Your time was just other people’s money to him. You get nothing. 3/
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