Perhaps the biggest problem we've had is not having a public health and sociological lens, but acting like we were facing clinical disease to be treated/resisted individual by individual. That's what medical doctors do (yeay!) but that's not how we effectively fight pandemics.
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Individual lens: rapid test had false negative, boo! Societal lens: if 300 million people had rapid tests every day, we'd be better off even with a few false negatives, and why is that elderly nanny without a doctor working in that house with an open network of unmasked contacts?
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Yes, it's well-meaning and I don't object at all to the message that we should try to make best choice possible, but those 27K retweets? We're misleading ourselves. We want to blame individuals when we've set it up for everyone to fail. We need *more* rapid tests, not less.pic.twitter.com/8Q6EchDZRq
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That family employing the nanny has an open network, not a "bubble." The nanny doesn't have the luxury of the "just stay at home!" crowd plus she's at the mercy of the employer's open network. And the original mom needs a way to see her son: with tests, maybe outdoors & masks.
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Don't provide widespread testing; don't support people so they can stop working at the mercy of irresponsible employers; no primary care network; allow unmasked workplaces; don't provide advice on safely meeting & expect people to never see their kids... Of course it won't work.
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Yes the son and the rapid test are not at all central to what's going on. If anything, that seems to be the only stage there was any sensible attempt at employing a public health measure. (Though older brother not alerting them to symptoms immediately...)https://twitter.com/a_haema/status/1344675936445362178 …
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That's exactly right. Plus, that family has no "bubble" whatsoever. The word appears to have lost its meaning. Family employs nanny, plus mom has six co-workers who work together unmasked plus who knows what else... A real bubble is very hard to sustain. https://twitter.com/Valentine721/status/1344674128649998336 …
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If you are going to work (like in the story), you are no longer in a bubble.
Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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I scanned through the replies to that thread and the nanny not having a doctor doesn’t get much mention. Why doesn’t she have one?
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(I live in the U.K. so being without isn’t a thing - assume it’s insurance/$$ related)
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on COVID Living Room Spread:
Saturday:
- Older, out of the house brother wants to visit younger siblings.
Mom says "get a test on the way, if you are negative you can come."
- Rapid test is (-), family spends a day together inside, laughing, playing, eating.
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