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COVID19 disinformation is everywhere. And it's undermining our response in the US.
Below I tackle some of the most commonly mischaracterized things about #COVID19.
These are the facts. So get it on your aunt's Facebook wall or print it out and put it in the break-room!
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Below I tackle some of the most commonly mischaracterized things about #COVID19.
These are the facts. So get it on your aunt's Facebook wall or print it out and put it in the break-room!
THREAD
๐๐ก๐๐ซ๐'๐ฌ ๐ ๐ฌ๐ก๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐๐ ๐ ๐จ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐:
Months into the pandemic, providers are still reusing single-use items, including gowns & masks.
We need more PPE to keep us safe. Too many of our healthcare providers have been infected & died.
h/t @DrTomFrieden
Months into the pandemic, providers are still reusing single-use items, including gowns & masks.
We need more PPE to keep us safe. Too many of our healthcare providers have been infected & died.
h/t @DrTomFrieden
๐๐'๐ซ๐ ๐๐จ๐ญ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ง๐จ๐ฎ๐ ๐ก:
Our testing has ramped up from a dismal & delayed start.
Are we finally doing more testing than most other countries? Yes.
The problem is we have much wider community spread. Which means we need way more testing. Like, WAY more!
Our testing has ramped up from a dismal & delayed start.
Are we finally doing more testing than most other countries? Yes.
The problem is we have much wider community spread. Which means we need way more testing. Like, WAY more!
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Test results must be prompt (2-3 days max) to be useful.
But many labs are overwhelmed & people are reporting long wait times.
My (unofficial) survey showed 66% of tests taking >2 days. https://twitter.com/craig_a_spencer/status/1289312144173875200?s=21
Test results must be prompt (2-3 days max) to be useful.
But many labs are overwhelmed & people are reporting long wait times.
My (unofficial) survey showed 66% of tests taking >2 days. https://twitter.com/craig_a_spencer/status/1289312144173875200?s=21
๐๐ข๐๐ฌ ๐๐ซ๐๐ง๐ฌ๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ข๐ซ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐จ:
As school season starts, data suggests that kids of all ages get infected & can infect others. Check out @meganranney's amazing thread
Takeaway: Schools - and families - need safe contingency plans! https://twitter.com/meganranney/status/1289192833790877698?s=20
As school season starts, data suggests that kids of all ages get infected & can infect others. Check out @meganranney's amazing thread
Takeaway: Schools - and families - need safe contingency plans! https://twitter.com/meganranney/status/1289192833790877698?s=20
๐๐๐ฌ๐ค๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ค:
At first we weren't sure (and frankly didn't communicate it well). But now we do know - masks ARE a critical part of stopping COVID.
Do they provide 100% protection at all times? Nope. That's why it's not just masks: its masks + distancing + hand hygiene.
At first we weren't sure (and frankly didn't communicate it well). But now we do know - masks ARE a critical part of stopping COVID.
Do they provide 100% protection at all times? Nope. That's why it's not just masks: its masks + distancing + hand hygiene.
๐๐ฒ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐๐ก๐ฅ๐จ๐ซ๐จ๐ช๐ฎ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐๐ฌ๐ง'๐ญ ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ค:
Millions of Facebook views doesn't alter the actual science. To date, there is no strong evidence hydroxychloroquine has any benefit in treating #COVID19.
Whether given early. Or late.
Or alone. Or in combination.
Millions of Facebook views doesn't alter the actual science. To date, there is no strong evidence hydroxychloroquine has any benefit in treating #COVID19.
Whether given early. Or late.
Or alone. Or in combination.
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When COVID hit NYC earlier this year, we had to learn how to best treat it. Since then, we've learned a lot.
When to use different types of oxygen & ventilators. Proning (turning patients over) helps. And steroids save lives.
When COVID hit NYC earlier this year, we had to learn how to best treat it. Since then, we've learned a lot.
When to use different types of oxygen & ventilators. Proning (turning patients over) helps. And steroids save lives.
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At 155,000+, the US has more deaths than anywhere else in the world. By far.
You can make it sound less catastrophic by arguing others have more deaths per capita or whatever you want.
But its still over 155,000 deaths. So many of them preventable.
At 155,000+, the US has more deaths than anywhere else in the world. By far.
You can make it sound less catastrophic by arguing others have more deaths per capita or whatever you want.
But its still over 155,000 deaths. So many of them preventable.
๐๐ญ'๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ญ ๐ '๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฏ๐ข๐ฏ๐ ๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ข๐' ๐๐ข๐๐ก๐จ๐ญ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฒ:
We're learning more about COVID #longhaulers - those who still suffer symptoms weeks/months after the initial illness.
Fatigue,
problems, foggy memory, breathing trouble, etc.
We need a plan to support them.
We're learning more about COVID #longhaulers - those who still suffer symptoms weeks/months after the initial illness.
Fatigue,
problems, foggy memory, breathing trouble, etc.We need a plan to support them.
To combat #COVID19, we need clear guidance, based on science and public health, from trusted authorities.
And we must amplify the right voices. Because public health principles - not political bluster - will get us through this.
And we will get through this.
Be safe everyone.
And we must amplify the right voices. Because public health principles - not political bluster - will get us through this.
And we will get through this.
Be safe everyone.
