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nwhiker ([personal profile] nwhiker) wrote2020-11-08 03:24 pm
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We might actually survive this

Just read Biden's full Covid-19 plan. We might have a chance if it's properly implemented.

Covid-19

The thing is, it will give people the power to figure out where they are on the risk continuum, and to figure out how to live with the lowest possible risk:


Invest in next-generation testing, including at home tests and instant tests, so we can scale up our testing capacity by orders of magnitude.


and


Social distancing is not a light switch. It is a dial. President-elect Biden will direct the CDC to provide specific evidence-based guidance for how to turn the dial up or down relative to the level of risk and degree of viral spread in a community, including when to open or close certain businesses, bars, restaurants, and other spaces; when to open or close schools, and what steps they need to take to make classrooms and facilities safe; appropriate restrictions on size of gatherings; when to issue stay-at-home restrictions.


And then, the really crucial part:


Establish a COVID-19 Racial and Ethnic Disparities Task Force, as proposed by Vice President-elect Harris, to provide recommendations and oversight on disparities in the public health and economic response. At the end of this health crisis, it will transition to a permanent Infectious Disease Racial Disparities Task Force.


This. OMG, this.

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