1/ Important point from @K_G_Andersen — variant #B117 in San Diego; may not change what we need to do— but is an urgent reminder that we are not even doing what we need to do well enough as it is.
https://twitter.com/k_g_andersen/status/1346672169602875392
2/
▪️testing— unable to scale rtPCR; have not utilized rapid testing correctly
▪️tracing— cannot keep up w current spread; digital tracing attempted but never picked up enough
▪️isolating— safer isolation spaces outside the home were built- many patients did use, many did not
▪️testing— unable to scale rtPCR; have not utilized rapid testing correctly
▪️tracing— cannot keep up w current spread; digital tracing attempted but never picked up enough
▪️isolating— safer isolation spaces outside the home were built- many patients did use, many did not
3/
▪️masks— better masks never produced at scale; cloth masks still most common; hospitals w ongoing N95 shortages
▪️ventilation— talked about; unclear that any major at-home breakthroughs introduced (aside from opening windows, which helps)
▪️vaccines— inefficient rollout
▪️masks— better masks never produced at scale; cloth masks still most common; hospitals w ongoing N95 shortages
▪️ventilation— talked about; unclear that any major at-home breakthroughs introduced (aside from opening windows, which helps)
▪️vaccines— inefficient rollout
4/
▪️trust building— long way to go here
▪️equity— the epidemic exposed our biases, racism, classism; doesn’t feel like much has changed; Nebraska Gov just today saying undocumented frontline workers won’t get access to vaccine
▪️trust building— long way to go here
▪️equity— the epidemic exposed our biases, racism, classism; doesn’t feel like much has changed; Nebraska Gov just today saying undocumented frontline workers won’t get access to vaccine
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