The price Britain paid for lockdown was colossal. Was there an alternative?

Flirtation with recession, along with new era of austerity and stagnation are consequences of policy response to pandemic

The Guardian

Breaking #COVID19 in China: US imposes Covid testing for visitors from China.

The US should also follow the #COVIDconsensus
https://nature.com/articles/s41586-022-05398-2
recommendations rather than than ignoring the virus and Long Covid domestically

#CovidIsNotOver #covid

https://bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-64111492

Great summary in this op-ed of the recommendations from the #covidconsensus study published in Nature. Nearly 400 public health experts around the world in a rigorous process agreeing on where we need to go at this point. Spoiler: COVID is not over. And there are plenty of things that can be done to stop the spread and keep people safe.

"Wanted: COVID Hawks Not Ostriches"
https://www.nydailynews.com/opinion/ny-oped-covid-hawks-ostriches-20221120-olr2q2qitfbwvaxx5wrmdaemoq-story.html

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My take of mask study making rounds this wk: it's not changing anything I do, esp at work in hospital. Even though I have to keep sourcing my own N95s (cost I think was part of COI) I'm NOT OK w *less* protection for airborne virus, as stated in #COVIDConsensus @[email protected] study.

The recent Delphi consensus published in Nature has practical guidelines from nearly 400 experts to end the #COVID public health threat

https://t.co/RxSFPkZUOb

#COVIDconsensus

I attach the four pillars of safety from @whn that show that we have many choices to get there by combining different levels of those pillars--it is technology adoption.

"But we do think that COVID-19 today continues to require the vigilance of hawks and not the denial of ostriches."

OP-Ed re the Nature Delphi Consensus study on how to end the #COVID19 pandemic. #COVIDConsensus
#COVIDIsAirborne

https://www.nydailynews.com/opinion/ny-oped-covid-hawks-ostriches-20221120-olr2q2qitfbwvaxx5wrmdaemoq-story.html

Study published in Nature:
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-022-05398-2

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#covid #consensus #nature

“…because viruses have no politics, nor can their effects be buried in the sand…”

❗️Wanted: COVID hawks, not ostriches, op-ed in the
@NYDailyNews today:

https://t.co/jMw5cBokba

The Nature #COVIDconsensus

https://nature.com/articles/s41586-022-05398-2

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As much as I want the #COVID19 pandemic to be over, I can’t help but think this decision is somewhat premature as we head into a very challenging winter.
My advice: get vaccinated/boosted, stay alert & stay away from others if you feel unwell.🤞
#COVIDConsensus

#COVIDconsensus #COVIDIsAirborne from 386 global experts. 'Thank you to the driving force behind the research @JVLazarus'. @martinmckee @SusanMichie @DrD_CUNY_SPH @OksanaPyzikUCL @DrEricDing @jljcolorado et al @Nature https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-022-05398-2 … @NewsMedical

https://www.news-medical.net/news/20221107/Multinational-consensus-to-end-COVID-19-pandemic.aspx

A multinational Delphi consensus to end the COVID-19 public health threat - Nature

A diverse, multidisciplinary panel of 386 experts in COVID-19 response from 112 countries provides health and social policy actions to address inadequacies in the pandemic response and help to bring this public health threat to an end.

Nature
What to do about #Covid? Watch panel discussion & press briefing of this important #COVIDconsensus @Nature article with input from 386 global scientists https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-022-05398-2. See https://mediacentral.ucl.ac.uk/Play/91562 - with multidisciplinary group involved with UK and US #Covid scientific advice, Oksana Pyzic, Martin McKeen, Diana Romero and myself.
A multinational Delphi consensus to end the COVID-19 public health threat - Nature

A diverse, multidisciplinary panel of 386 experts in COVID-19 response from 112 countries provides health and social policy actions to address inadequacies in the pandemic response and help to bring this public health threat to an end.

Nature