Thread by @phylogenomics

So - @GavinNewsom - what are you going to do to help prevent this surge from being as bad as it could be?

https://twitter.com/SCCMedAssoc/status/1378071241202929664

Perhaps it would be helpful to expand

Changes in CA re: #COVID19 include:

Changes increasing risk:
1) More contagious / dangerous variants spreading
2) More "reopening"
3) Fatigue reducing masking, testing, distancing, etc

Changes decreasing risk:
1) Vaccination continuing

Alas, vaccination is not happening at a pace that is fully countering other risk increasing changes. Thus we almost certainly will be experiencing significant surges throughout state (as is now being reported in parts of CA)

That is, unless we make some changes to reduce risk.

Things I think we could and should do especially in public facility reopenings (e.g., schools) include:

1) Increase testing & when possible make it mandatory & easier & include ID of variants
2) Ramp up even more contact tracing & isolation

3) Increase masking and use of high quality masking
4) Improve ventilation and air filtration
5) Do not relax physical distancing recommendations

These are but some examples of what could be done. But as variants spread and reopenings increase and people get more and more fatigued we need to compensate by ramping up counter measures.