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1/ We have heard about a number of potential breakthroughs for COVID response- large scale/cheap testing, immune therapy, vaccine progress. But when it comes to "getting eyes on the outbreak"

1/ All masks are not the same, and it's hard to tell which ones work better, but this article provides some insights. First, "paper" surgical masks are really very very

1/ Kudos to @CMSGov for following through on intentions to increase relative pay for "the kind of care where clinicians need to spend more face-to-face time with patients, like primary

1/ COVID19 has put primary care in jeopardyWorking under fear of getting sick and bringing it home to families, docs and nurses are getting burned outVisit volumes are down and

1/ We are here on a Congressional Briefing with 4 independent primary care docs, I will highlight some notable quoteshttps://twitter.com/PEPC_DC/status/1266386021303947271 2/ Dr Sumana Reddy describes how community PCPs knowledge of

1/ Do we make sure virus activity is low before reopening?These policy experts say it's fundamental to #OpenSafely That seems so obvious you may ask "who'd disagree? what's the alternative?"I

1/ I was glad to be asked by @ScottGottliebMD & @ASlavitt to sign on to this important bipartisan proposal to CongressLet me tell you why I liked this proposal, and

1/ This week we may have seen the deployment of a new tool in the public health armamentarium, and it didn't get a lot of attention. It's a good example

1/ I'm very worried that we don't have a clear strategy for #COVID19 responseWe need to clearly define when the public health goal is containment-trying to keep the virus from

1/ It's time to look at week 16 (April 12-April 18) #COVIDViewAre things getting better or worse overall in the US? Are there pockets of concern or good news?What new

1/ Is the #COVID19 outbreak in the US going down? Are we ready to lift lockdown? How would an epidemiologist look at the data to help us understand these questions?

1/ This is what has been worrying epidemiologists about #COVID19- if asymptomatic/pre-symptomatic individuals are driving the outbreak, then coming out of lockdown will be exceedingly difficulthere's what it might takehttps://science.sciencemag.o