Thread by @karenvaites

And then there were 250.

In 1.5 days, two hundred fifty health professionals sign onto the open call to restore normalcy for US kids.

Details:
@drlucymcbride @DrScottBalsitis #UrgencyOfNormal

link.medium.com/tgoioHMwanb

There are plenty of other threads out there you can read to get into The Great Debates RE flu seasons, etc.

I’d rather ask you to listen to the authors.

@kwadwo777 is 🎯.

It shouldn’t be an act of bravery to put data that’s reported in the @nytimes +

into a PDF, but sadly, it apparently is.

The points in that above video are so key.

It is not easy to take a stand when there is angst, fear, trolling, mud-slinging.

And yet – someone has to speak for kids.

“There’s no easy way around this except leading by example.”

Facts.

I hope you will take some time to listen to the conversation from the other night, because... it's probably not the tone you expect.

I appreciate the way these doctors are bringing humanity and empathy and straight talk and clear data.

https://twitter.com/drlucymcbride/status/1486781383016071175?s=20&t=rCrrkAK9Jl9h6NvUUkBs_g

Or, if you have followed these doctors, it's exactly the tone you expect. :-)

If you are new to this conversation, hope you'll give it a shot.

With gratitude to the #UrgencyOfNormal leaders.

And because this is all a national conversation about how we get through to all Americans with data that has been apparent for some time... but isn't always breaking through...

I thought I'd share the most interesting observation on the message we need right now. From a doctor.

My own two cents on this perspective:

I can't speak for the authors of the Toolkit, but I don't sense it's intended to be the whole message. There's a human element to helping people climb out of the tree.

And I'm not sure it is easily written into a Toolkit. Any Toolkit.

I look at the Toolkit as a useful resource for compiling accurate data... which thoughtful humans can embed into thoughtful messages that have more heart.

Frankly, this human touch is also the difference btwn the Toolkit and that above webinar which I'm suggesting.

Further, I will vigorously defend the need to raise awareness of the costs/risks to kids right now.

Our @CDCgov revised its guidance around them – and didn’t talk about it!

NO ONE in media is talking about the literacy risks from masking. The speech delay risk is huge and+

https://twitter.com/karenvaites/status/1483418732714246148

baaarely discussed.

We are going to spend the next decade supporting kids affected by these issues. The least we can do is finally center them now.

That said, I am sympathetic with the point about the value of putting the emphasis on the “IT’S SAFE!!!” part.

I’m curious what y’all are finding to work in bringing people around, because that’s what we all need to figure out.

Reflecting out loud in hopes of your insights.

Noting that for sure, snarky tweets has never been it… so maybe I need to log out to get answers. 😂

Also, while I’m ruminating about messaging, all the doctors and nurses and psychologists are all 🖋🖌🖊.

Did I say 250?

I meant nearly 300.