Powerful, well referenced piece.
The ‘mild’ narrative has dogged the response from day 1 & with omicron was premature, not correct & dangerous; delaying action & promoting spread. 1/
theatlantic.com/health/archive…
The ‘mild’ narrative has dogged the response from day 1 & with omicron was premature, not correct & dangerous; delaying action & promoting spread. 1/
theatlantic.com/health/archive…
There is much more in this piece including why the ‘plus’ in vaccinesPlus is crucial (ie, current vaccines are not enough, although next-Gen vaccines might be), & how inequity is so central to the pandemic. 2/
Answers to new challenges: (1) Face facts - we must pragmatically face facts openly & early; no minimization but also no panic, we know what to do; 3/
(2) Act fast - to protect people & minimize chances of health system overload & so lockdown we must act rapidly BEFORE there is a major problem, in a precautionary way with ALL the minimally disruptive tools we have; vaccines, masks, ventilation, distancing and testing, 4/
(3) Understand the importance of, and barriers to, getting tools to everyone in our own community and around the world. Fix this and we end the pandemic 5/end
@BurnetInstitute @ausglobalhealth @PacificFriends @EndCOVIDForAll
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