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27 Sep, 5 tweets, 2 min read
My question too. Our school board was worrying about voting for a mandate because "people were saying" staff would quit, and probably also because headlines chose the most click-baity number over actual context.
👆 headlines that give false context also provide fake social proof, bolstering the resolve of someone who is succumbing to fear-based anti-science propaganda. Imagine the psychological impact of "dozens of" authority figures vs. what amounts to a teeny tiny percentage.
Adding a clarification that I mean bolstering resolve in the direction of refusal. If everywhere you look it seems that lots of people are refusing, including authority figures, it's much easier to do so yourself.

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28 Sep
Can’t say I’m surprised, but this is terrible.
To the people inserting the "well if it was anonymized..." nugget into the narrative 1. like Trump and co give a flying f*ck about preserving anyone's privacy 2. having a list of email addresses + mental/physical conditions w/out names still enables evil-doers to target (contd)
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This is us as of this morning.
This is also us. google.com/amp/s/local12.…
So strange, I don’t see a qualifier of “unless you’re at school,” or “unless you use a flimsy plastic barrier” next to the warning about indoor dining.
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I feel like many school districts are approaching COVID mitigation as though COVID will follow their rules.
ie, COVID won’t infect anyone until 15 cumulative minutes have passed. COVID will only infect those who show symptoms and then choose to get tested all on their own. COVID takes a lunch break. COVID holds its breath when a kids puts their mask down.
COVID refuses to float in the air over flimsy plastic barriers. If a window is open today, COVID will see it and stay away tomorrow, so no need to make sure windows are open at all times.
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3 Sep
I really wonder what how things would be right now if parents had been treated like adults and told:
-because of Delta and loosening of mitigations in communities and schools, chances are high that your child will be infected with a novel virus
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-longterm effects are unknown, though there’s evidence they can be serious + affect a not insignificant number of people
-a vaccine for your child will be available on x date
-doing little or nothing will affect the ability to receive medical care of any kind for all children
-let’s work together to find a science-based solution with the best outcome possible under *these* circumstances, not the ones we wish we had
-because vaccines will be available on x date, we expect these circumstances to be temporary
-what we do or don’t do is life and death
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29 Aug
I don't know any other way to look at this: with what schools are NOT doing in our metro area, I expect our hospitals to be overwhelmed within the next 2-3 weeks. washingtonpost.com/health/2021/08…
In schools with no masking, they're expecting 79% of kids to be infected the first semester. But it's not evenly distributed - most of this happens within the first 30 days. It's even worse if there is no masking AND no testing.
Keep in mind also that the hospitalization rate with Delta appears to be double. nytimes.com/2021/08/27/hea…
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25 Aug
We need the strongest, clearest language possible when it comes to this. POTUS needs to outline in no uncertain terms what MUST be happening in schools - all mitigation techniques, not choosing like it's a dessert cart - if we're serious about keeping kids safe + schools open.
👆this also applies to whether we want our lives back, a stable economy, and whether or not we want our healthcare system to collapse.
If your neighbor's houses were burning uncontrollably, would you turn off your smoke alarm, squirt lighter fluid on your house, and think to yourself "it will all be fine"? No. But that's what we're doing with our schools and communities.
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