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1/ Funny how this account has evolved. Its original purpose was to help people understand COVID, its epidemiology, and how to best avoid contracting it. As treatments and vaccines got closer I wanted to explain the science of how they worked and the methodology of distribution.
2/ It quickly became clear that the biggest impediment to the control of COVID was the government. Their disdain for, and complete lack of understanding of science has led to where we are now 1500 cases a day and on a trajectory to 5000+.
3/ Ford was warned this was where we were headed in the summer and with greater urgency as September arrived.
These numbers are not a surprise to him, he was well aware that if proper mitigation measures were not implemented that our numbers would be the same
These numbers are not a surprise to him, he was well aware that if proper mitigation measures were not implemented that our numbers would be the same
4/ as every other region on earth going through their second surge. Precious worldwide data was available to him giving him weeks to prepare for this but he didn't.
With his obsession with the economy, he *really* needs to understand that controlling the virus
With his obsession with the economy, he *really* needs to understand that controlling the virus
5/ is the best and only way for economic recovery as they are inextricably linked. Think of it as a *seesaw* with the *virus on one side* and the* economy on the other side*.
When the virus rises the economy falls and vice versa.
When the virus rises the economy falls and vice versa.
6/ He doesn't understand that instead of *spending* billions trying to buy control of the virus, the virus does not understand or need money, he can *save* billions by locking down high-risk businesses and compensating them.
7/ Saving money, saving lives, and having a much more robust economy for when we can finally safely re-open
is the only path that makes sense from all perspectives.
Unfortunately, sense is in very short supply in the Ford government. Sadly this COVID account
is the only path that makes sense from all perspectives.
Unfortunately, sense is in very short supply in the Ford government. Sadly this COVID account
8/ remains a *trying to educate and knock some sense into the Ford government account* because like the other seesaw, this version has Doug on one side and the virus on the other, and right now the virus has Doug pinned to the ground and he's taking all of us down with him.
