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In March, the statewide modeling consortium I was on briefed @IDHW and @GovernorLittle with predictions of 1000's of Idahoan deaths from covid this year if we didn't limit the spread. I was proud, then, of the restrictions on gatherings the governor put in place.
In March, the statewide modeling consortium I was on briefed @IDHW and @GovernorLittle with predictions of 1000's of Idahoan deaths from covid this year if we didn't limit the spread. I was proud, then, of the restrictions on gatherings the governor put in place.
2/x
They bought time to expand testing, tracing, and public health messaging. We largely squandered that time. Testing was nowhere near where it needed to be when schools reopened, nor contact tracing.
They bought time to expand testing, tracing, and public health messaging. We largely squandered that time. Testing was nowhere near where it needed to be when schools reopened, nor contact tracing.
3/x
Public messaging has been abhorrent. National and local leadership have empowered anti-mask, pro-covid mobs to disrupt governance and endanger our communities.
Public messaging has been abhorrent. National and local leadership have empowered anti-mask, pro-covid mobs to disrupt governance and endanger our communities.
4/x
And the asymmetrical response of local police to the pro-covids compared to peaceful #BlackLivesMatter
demonstrations has been hugely disappointing.
And the asymmetrical response of local police to the pro-covids compared to peaceful #BlackLivesMatter
demonstrations has been hugely disappointing.
5/x
I remember in March my colleagues being shocked and perhaps thinking me incompetent, when at meetings I said we'd have 2000 deaths this year. Well, here we are at 1,136 direct deaths, not counting excess deaths, and we're on the rise with 25% of the year to go.
I remember in March my colleagues being shocked and perhaps thinking me incompetent, when at meetings I said we'd have 2000 deaths this year. Well, here we are at 1,136 direct deaths, not counting excess deaths, and we're on the rise with 25% of the year to go.
6/x
Knowing all of this and watching the slow burn has been hugely taxing this year. Teachers are burnt out. Parents are burnt out. Health care workers are burnt out. Because it feels like leadership isn't listening.
Knowing all of this and watching the slow burn has been hugely taxing this year. Teachers are burnt out. Parents are burnt out. Health care workers are burnt out. Because it feels like leadership isn't listening.
7/x
Being an "expert" today feels like parenting a state-sized toddler:
Me: "Don't use the box cutter by yourself, you're going to cut your hand."
Toddler: "I cut my hand! Fix it!"
Me: "..."
Being an "expert" today feels like parenting a state-sized toddler:
Me: "Don't use the box cutter by yourself, you're going to cut your hand."
Toddler: "I cut my hand! Fix it!"
Me: "..."
