Exactly one year ago today, @CDCgov confirmed the first case of 2019-nCoV in the U.S.
24M cases later, what are the most important lessons learned, about the virus itself & our response?
10 experts shared their thoughts. A few in a 🧵next: cnbc.com/2021/01/21/cov…
24M cases later, what are the most important lessons learned, about the virus itself & our response?
10 experts shared their thoughts. A few in a 🧵next: cnbc.com/2021/01/21/cov…
.@DrPaulOffit:
“It is not the winter respiratory virus it was billed to be; it’s far more far-reaching and damaging than that.”
“It is not the winter respiratory virus it was billed to be; it’s far more far-reaching and damaging than that.”
.@CarlosdelRio7:
"More airborne than we originally thought, less surface than we originally thought."
(Remember Clorox-wiping your groceries?)
"More airborne than we originally thought, less surface than we originally thought."
(Remember Clorox-wiping your groceries?)
.@jeremyfaust:
"Asymptomatic spread in some and deadly disease in others is the shortest summary I can come up with as to why we have such a crisis on our hands."
"Asymptomatic spread in some and deadly disease in others is the shortest summary I can come up with as to why we have such a crisis on our hands."
.@DrLeanaWen:
“There is still a degree of magical thinking when it comes to people we know and love who are not in our household. We think, ‘Well, this person looks fine; I know them, I trust them that they wouldn’t engage in high-risk behaviors, so I’m going to see them.’”
“There is still a degree of magical thinking when it comes to people we know and love who are not in our household. We think, ‘Well, this person looks fine; I know them, I trust them that they wouldn’t engage in high-risk behaviors, so I’m going to see them.’”
.@mtosterholm:
“Think of 300,000 versus 32,000" cases a day. “In a period of April to January, we became numb to that. Each one of these is a shifting baseline, and suddenly what was happening doesn’t seem so bad.”
“Think of 300,000 versus 32,000" cases a day. “In a period of April to January, we became numb to that. Each one of these is a shifting baseline, and suddenly what was happening doesn’t seem so bad.”
.@meganranney:
“When we don’t pay attention to the drivers of people’s behavior, we will fail. Even with good science.”
“When we don’t pay attention to the drivers of people’s behavior, we will fail. Even with good science.”
@llborio:
"Leadership matters and it must start at the top. A nation divided can’t tackle a pandemic. Our government, vast and complex, has tremendous capabilities, but doesn’t organize itself.”
"Leadership matters and it must start at the top. A nation divided can’t tackle a pandemic. Our government, vast and complex, has tremendous capabilities, but doesn’t organize itself.”
Moncef Slaoui:
"We must never again politicize public health issues. I am sure this has cost tens of thousands of lives.”
"We must never again politicize public health issues. I am sure this has cost tens of thousands of lives.”
.@ScottGottliebMD:
“The refusal of CDC to pivot early to engage commercial labs and commercial test kits left us blind to the early spread. The virus was able to get deeply rooted in our communities. It was a historic failure.”
“The refusal of CDC to pivot early to engage commercial labs and commercial test kits left us blind to the early spread. The virus was able to get deeply rooted in our communities. It was a historic failure.”
Walter Reed's Kayvon Modjarrad:
“What strikes me most is how much we still don’t know... In science, the first major step toward solving one of nature’s puzzles is understanding how large the puzzle is and what questions to ask. We’re only now reaching that point.”
“What strikes me most is how much we still don’t know... In science, the first major step toward solving one of nature’s puzzles is understanding how large the puzzle is and what questions to ask. We’re only now reaching that point.”
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