Food for thought about the extreme measures re: Coronavirus

I think there are valid responses to a possible pandemic, the lessons of history that have been either lost or disregarded. It was known early that this could be dangerously infectious, and some responses are below, although not in order of importance or sequence:

  • Clear Messaging from professionals
  • Quarantine
  • Test Development - there were good tests that were ignored
  • Ramped Up Testing - you have tests, get them used
  • Mobilization - mentioned early by Health and Human Services early on, invoking laws that were used during prior crises to increase mobilization, use of the Army Corp of Engineers for logistics, etc
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