[DocSavage87]

Good Twitter thread here looking at the difference between the countries that have successfully dealt with the virus and those who didn’t.

[tweet]https://twitter.com/yaneerbaryam/status/1338120658534842368?s=21[/tweet]

BC

Yeah, I was going to post that.  Here's a link to the web page with the points in one place:
https://www.endcoronavirus.org/papers/covid-strategies

For the US, a separate bullet point can be added that not only did leaders not "provide clear information" but the Trump administration and a political party has actively provided disinformation and promoted social resistance.  The infection rate of one party's leadership vs the other is a pretty clear indication of the problem.  It's absolutely amazing that Trump, in his "always about me" reasoning, tried to score political points by putting out there the FDA chief had to clear vaccine or resign.  For a political talking point about how you were supposedly strong in pushing the vaccine through supposed bureaucracy, he yet again hindered the public message and assurance of the safety of the vaccine.

Things are bad enough when you have your leaders on board (see most of Europe), but when they are actively undermining efforts it raises problems to a whole new level.

[DocSavage87]

Good Twitter thread here looking at the difference between the countries that have successfully dealt with the virus and those who didn’t.

[tweet]https://twitter.com/yaneerbaryam/status/1338120658534842368?s=21[/tweet]

BC

Yeah, I was going to post that.  Here's a link to the web page with the points in one place:
https://www.endcoronavirus.org/papers/covid-strategies

For the US, a separate bullet point can be added that not only did leaders not "provide clear information" but the Trump administration and a political party has actively provided disinformation and promoted social resistance.  The infection rate of one party's leadership vs the other is a pretty clear indication of the problem.  It's absolutely amazing that Trump, in his "always about me" reasoning, tried to score political points by putting out there the FDA chief had to clear vaccine or resign.  For a political talking point about how you were supposedly strong in pushing the vaccine through supposed bureaucracy, he yet again hindered the public message and assurance of the safety of the vaccine.

Things are bad enough when you have your leaders on board (see most of Europe), but when they are actively undermining efforts it raises problems to a whole new level.