Thread by @nb_covid_info

As we all anticipate a GNB press conference today...
...I had a look at how many YouTube views the old COVID briefings were getting.
Remember those?
The last one was Feb 24, when BA.1 was dominant. They made us go through the whole BA.2 wave without any live guidance.
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Now the BA.5 wave is here, and we have hundreds of thousands of NBers whose most recent vaccine dose was over 6 months ago (which means their antibodies have waned significantly - protection from infection has waned). Still no briefings.
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Anyway, there's a bunch of volunteers out here trying desperately to inform the public about all kinds of aspects of SARS-CoV-2 that are really important to know, because they help you make better informed decisions. It is slow going.
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We don't have translation resources. We don't have sign language interpreters. We don't have the massive audience a GNB briefing does. What we're doing, even though we're trying like hell, is not as efficient as if *the people in power* cared to communicate.
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What *should* they be communicating with their massive platform, that would help protect all of us?

The fact that COVID is airborne.
How much *more* protective respirators are than other masks.
What long COVID is and how common it is.

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The relative risks of other dangerous, lifespan-limiting health conditions that have been shown to rise after even 'mild' SARS-CoV-2 infection.

How to reduce household transmission.

#VaccinesPlus. The fact that many NPIs work no matter what variant is surging.
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They could tell you all of this. Any time they choose. And since Feb 24, they've chosen to just...not. They've chosen to let you get sick. Get sick again. And spread illness to others you encounter - your loved ones. Your friends and family. Your colleagues. Front-line workers./7

I'm sure there's lots of evidence-based, worthy facts they should be communicating to the public that they're choosing not to, every single day. I need to go make lunch. But what did I forget? /8