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Eric Feigl-Ding

14 Dec, 7 tweets, 3 min read

Remember when 100,000 deaths was a big deal in May 2020 & NYT printed 1000 names?

We are now at 300 * front covers worth of #COVID19 deaths now 🧵.

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https://twitter.com/drericding/status/1338329309153529856

4) Meanwhile a small leadership comparison.

https://twitter.com/drericding/status/1338329309153529856

@CDCDirector

5) I’m so tired of denialism.

@CDCDirector Robert Redfield: "For the next 60 to 90 days, we're going to have more deaths per day than we had in 9/11." #COVID19

📌60*3000= 180,000 more dead

📌90*3000= 270,000 more dead

We need bold solutions fast.

https://twitter.com/drericding/status/1338125342423310336

6) analysis from our team.

https://twitter.com/drericding/status/1338125342423310336

7) We are also doing much much worse than Europe. Don’t let others try to hand wave and say otherwise.

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