US has passed a half-million dead from COVID, a grim, sad, and ugly benchmark I didn't think we'd go this high in no small part b/c I was looking at China's numbers & saying "Well, if those are accurate, the 'millions dead' seems pretty unrealistic"
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it would have been enough to put Rt well below 1in pretty much all states? i mean i'm absolutely speculating but I think there's a big behavioral component. the other big big thing besides masks in ventilation, the focus on ventilation outdoors. could have mobilized that
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there were specific things like funding prestige ameritech (mask manufacturer directly asking for a contract from congress!) or funding anti coronavirus research (scientific funding slowed down probably! nih etc. not responsive...) and right now, genetic testing for variants
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The initial mask guidance seems like the worst thing policy wise
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Also at home home rapid tests are still not approved by the FDA as far as I know.
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