03-01-2020, 09:32 PM
Quote:Important framing from @UNMCCOPH Dr. Lawler: With flu we would close the schools to protect the kids and reduce community transmission. With COVID19 we would close the schools not so much to protect the kids, but to reduce community transmission and protect their grandparents.
https://twitter.com/TomBossert/status/12...6631367680
Quote:Seattle/King County, please implement aggressive community mitigation measures now. @MayorJenny please do this knowing the public health community will support you. The math is clear. You are at the crisis tipping point.
https://twitter.com/TomBossert/status/12...7662190592
https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-new...r-covid-19
Quote:Aggressive measures means school closures, postponing large gatherings, home isolation of the ill, voluntary home quarantine of those in contact with the ill, and telework. @JayInslee @seattletimes The math and modeling support these steps.
https://twitter.com/TomBossert/status/12...6178169859