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When we look at other countries when it comes to opening schools, let’s be realistic.
Other countries have their spread under control.
Germany: 569 new cases per day
Italy: 280 new cases per day
UK: 560
Canada: 543
Other countries have their spread under control.
Germany: 569 new cases per day
Italy: 280 new cases per day
UK: 560
Canada: 543
The US? We have 2600 every HOUR. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-cases/us-records-2600-new-coronavirus-cases-every-hour-as-total-approaches-four-million-idUSKCN24O16J
The UK cites “testing, testing, testing” as a benchmark for the ability to open up schools. https://neu.org.uk/press-releases/5-tests-government-before-schools-can-re-open
Johns Hopkins says “testing programs should be scaled to the size of their epidemic, not the size of the population.”
Also: “Looking at the positivity rate (ie, out of all tests conducted, how many came back positive for COVID-19) is the most reliable way to determine if a government is testing enough.
A high rate of positive tests indicates a government is only testing the sickest patients who seek out medical attention and is not casting a wide enough net. “ https://coronavirus.jhu.edu/testing/international-comparison
There’s a key word up there: government.
Do we have a national testing plan? Nope.
Do we have a national testing plan? Nope.
Trump does have a PR and blackmail plan, though. https://twitter.com/GovLarryHogan/status/1285308606229798912?s=20
He also has a “Hide the Data and Hope No One Notices When Family Members Die” plan as well. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/14/us/politics/trump-cdc-coronavirus.html
Something like this is close to becoming a reality. https://twitter.com/saradannerdukic/status/1242645323018833923?s=20
I want my kids to go to school. But I want for it to be as safe as possible.
Hamilton County, where we live, is currently under a red alert, meaning: “very high exposure and spread. Limit activities as much as possible.”
https://coronavirus.ohio.gov/wps/portal/gov/covid-19/public-health-advisory-system/
Hamilton County, where we live, is currently under a red alert, meaning: “very high exposure and spread. Limit activities as much as possible.”
https://coronavirus.ohio.gov/wps/portal/gov/covid-19/public-health-advisory-system/
Does "very high exposure and spread. Limit activities as much as possible" sound like it's under control? Like it's safe? It doesn't to me.
It seems like there might be a difference between these two graphs.
If our kids are to go back to school, we must demand that:
-spread be under control, and a generally accepted benchmark (ie transmission levels at or below 1) as to what “under control” means
-testing AND data be easily accessible
-spread be under control, and a generally accepted benchmark (ie transmission levels at or below 1) as to what “under control” means
-testing AND data be easily accessible
Also, it didn't have to be this way. VOTE.
