Lack of testing is a real danger. A family we know came back from a vacation in France a week ago and all started having immediate symptoms. They asked for a test and did not get one despite fitting many criteria. This alone is not catastrophic so read on. 2/14
Reason #6b What happens when you have excellent healthcare for individuals who can pay but poor community-level management? First the poor suffer, then private hospitals get overwhelmed by the sheer numbers. Better public health with "just OK" hospitals might be better 12/14
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Reason #7 Poor social safety net. This means that the aftershocks of
#covid19 are being felt immediately throughout society and could undermine community resiliency during a 12+ month "war on Covid". I do have some optimism here that action will be taken quickly 13/14Show this thread -
Reason #8 Optimism. I love Americans for their optimism. American optimism will be an asset as we all rebound from this thing, but it does tend to slow down the initial response when hours and days make a difference. "It couldn't happen here" makes people slow to catch on. 14/14
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