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NYC ER doctor | Ebola Survivor | Director of Global Health in Emergency Medicine @ColumbiaMed | Teach Public Health @ColumbiaMSPH | @MSF_USA Board of Directors

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    Craig Spencer MD MPH‏Verified account @Craig_A_Spencer 18 Dec 2021

    New York reported a record 21,027 Covid cases yesterday. South Africa reported 20,713. Yet the travel bans—which did nothing to stop Omicron’s spread—are still in place. Political theater is no substitute for public health policy. You may wonder why it even matters? Mini 🧵

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      1. Craig Spencer MD MPH‏Verified account @Craig_A_Spencer 18 Dec 2021

        Implementing travel bans when it was clear they’d do little to slow spread was unwise, but it gave the appearance of doing *something*. Keeping the travel bans long after it’s clear they’re useless is punitive and sets horrible precedent for future pandemic response. Sigh. End.

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      1. VarianceInConcern‏ @CataholicPriest 18 Dec 2021
        Replying to @Craig_A_Spencer @YoniFreedhoff

        We haven’t had a travel ban since the first wave.

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      2. Brian Gagnon‏ @TheBrian_Gagnon 18 Dec 2021
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        I disagree the travel ban made sense 2 weeks ago and you could argue it slowed the spread. But there is zero reason for it to still be in effect. The cat is now out of the bag.

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      1. Psps‏ @Psps69919765 18 Dec 2021
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        It wiuld be hilarious if not for the racist underpinning.

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      1. Dr. Linda Jacobson‏ @setonpark 18 Dec 2021
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        Travel bans seem primarily political. Many (most?) of the experts I follow (ID docs, epidemiologists, etc) think they are ineffective. More pandemic theatre.

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      2. Arslan of the Qarluqs‏ @BigPoppaLuke 18 Dec 2021
        Replying to @Craig_A_Spencer @JudahWorldChamp

        We still take our shoes off in the airport. 20 years later

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      3. Oh, Valencia!‏ @HolmesandBean 18 Dec 2021
        Replying to @BigPoppaLuke @Craig_A_Spencer @JudahWorldChamp

        I flew recently. I had a piece of plastic in my pocket when I went through the metal detector. I had to go through again & make sure to empty my pockets - it found the plastic. Imagine if we didn’t take off our shoes, how many ppl would have to have their shoes scanned anyway?

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      1. Krystallena‏ @Krystallena2 18 Dec 2021
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        Only objection is: S. Africa may not be testing so much, in proportion to the population… per capita cases is the only way to compare… 🙏🏼

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