🧵It’s critical to do all we can to manage the #Omicron surge. At the same time, we must re-position our national strategy to be more proactive & plan for a normal life that is able to manage #COVID like other respiratory viruses. 1/
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@ZekeEmanuel @celinegounder @llborio @drdavidmichaels @mtosterholm & I present 3 viewpoints in @JAMA_current to reframe the strategy on COVID to bring #Omicron down while strengthening our tools & systems to transition from crises to control. 2/
1st paper: @celinegounder @mtosterholm @ZekeEmanuel discuss a pathway towards a "New Normal"; to reframe COVID in context with other respiratory diseases that we manage on a regular basis. 3/
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2nd paper: @drdavidmichaels @ZekeEmanuel @RickABright highlight the importance of testing, surveillance & mitigation strategies to bring #Omicron under control & be better prepared to detect & defend against the next variant. hint: Clean air saves lives!4/
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3rd paper: @llborio @RickABright @ZekeEmanuel discuss that integral to achieving & sustaining a “new normal” are both faster development & more efficient deployment of vaccines & therapeutics, ensuring these lifesaving medicines are accessible to all. 5/ jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/…
We know a lot about #SARSCoV2: how to detect, mitigate & manage consequences. We don't have to let it control our lives; we have tools now to control it. We need a new strategy, leadership, willpower (political & individual), resources & clear guidance. END #WeCanDoThis #Reset
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