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Threads were intended for major shifts. Things that couldn& #39;t be explained in 1 tweet. We& #39;d planned to use one every 6-7 weeks. But this is our third thread in a month. And we& #39;re writing this one because we& #39;ve hit a critical point. We& #39;ll get to that, but first let& #39;s chat.
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It would& #39;ve been simpler to work in physics. "Hey, does gravity exist?"...drops something..."yup! Case closed!"
But public health during a pandemic isn& #39;t like that. A piece by @edyong209 in @TheAtlantic way back in April put it perfectly. Quoting Harvard& #39;s Bill Hanage, he (2/10)
But public health during a pandemic isn& #39;t like that. A piece by @edyong209 in @TheAtlantic way back in April put it perfectly. Quoting Harvard& #39;s Bill Hanage, he (2/10)
summed it up as: “We’re trying to build the plane while we’re flying it.”
The relentless flow of new information hasn& #39;t slowed in 7 months. And we& #39;ve endeavored to make the best decisions we could based on the best information we had at the time. From your perspective, it (3/10)
The relentless flow of new information hasn& #39;t slowed in 7 months. And we& #39;ve endeavored to make the best decisions we could based on the best information we had at the time. From your perspective, it (3/10)
might feel like we keep shifting our guidelines. But, to be fair, that& #39;s what we should be doing. We& #39;d much rather tell you that based on new evidence we& #39;re shifting from Guidance A to Guidance B, versus stubbornly sticking with Guidance A in the name of being consistent. (4/10)
That& #39;s why the guidelines for self-screening, back-to-school & social gatherings have been shifting recently. COVID doesn& #39;t care that we don& #39;t have the time we& #39;d normally need to react & we& #39;re trying to stay ahead of things. But that plane from before? It& #39;s in big trouble. (5/10)
Our health care system is in crisis. Labs are working beyond capacity causing dangerous backlogs, which affects our contact tracing & case management. Hospitals are nearing capacity, and we& #39;re seeing more outbreaks in LTC homes. Our system can& #39;t handle much more of this. (6/10)
And today, we& #39;re reporting 142 new cases. The highest number of new cases to date. We know this will scare you, but that& #39;s not our intention. We& #39;re just laying it all out. We& #39;re being transparent so you can appreciate the severity of this. This is a critical turning point. (7/10)
On our end, labs & hospitals are increasing capacity, we& #39;re training more case managers & further LTC rules are being implemented. But these things take time. And time is a luxury we can& #39;t afford. That& #39;s where you come in. Your actions matter. Maybe more than you realize. (8/10)
We& #39;ve shown you how the actions of 1-2 people going to a gathering can affect hundreds. Now think about the actions of 1,000,000...one million good decisions. You already know how. We& #39;ve tweeted " #BeCOVIDwise" 37,542 times already. It& #39;s nothing new. You just have to do it. (9/10)
