This may be hard to hear but let me say it while things are still early. Maybe we'll get lucky with seasonality, immunity and antivirals. But a year or more of hardship is not implausible. "Flatten the curve" is about the immediate crisis. A difficult year will still be ahead.
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So we have to start thinking for steps after the immediate moment. It'll be here soon! It was very frustrating being dismissed in late January and February by the "what about the flu" crowd. I'm now worried that people will think we're down just for a few weeks.
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I'm saying all this partly because I'm afraid the short-term messaging will make the long-term harder. Managing expectations and realism is one key to resiliency! To end, here's a baby sea otter from Monterey Bay. (I love that place, looking forward to visiting again!)pic.twitter.com/i06O7wvYel
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Same. I don't trust false optimism. It normally just makes me more unhappy because I can see through it.
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Reality will -sadly- set in soon enough. Once we're going to see the images of mass triage
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My Chinese students are going back to normality. Their parents have worn masks at all times for 5 WEEKS. Even at home. It will drag out if people dont heed. But really... social distancing and isolation works. There is no point thinking it wont pass. It will.
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I share the frustration but am not sure information + liberalism holds in places where the risk of infection is extremely high and people hard to motivate. When lockdown is necessary, putting everyone in the same condition is important.
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One of the frustrating things for me about the US and UK attitude is the fact that the rich will be able to save themselves while others are left behind.
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do you think we will be battling with this for the remainder of 2020?
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if not longer
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My wife's company all started working from home today. 900 employees. Her boss, one of the VP's, told them, "See you in June...hopefully". That might even be optimistic.
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