What the San Francisco Bay Area Can Teach Us About Fighting a Pandemic (newyorker.com) 3 points by jnathsf 5y ago ↗ HN
[–] jnathsf 5y ago ↗ Key take aways:* If your community has few essential workers, stay at home white collar workers will keep your infection rate down (see East Palo Alto vs SF)* Having world-class public health universities is a big advantage (Stanford vs UCSF)* Control outbreaks in vulnerable locations like Skilled Nursing Facilities* Having an educated mask wearing public is helpful but not a big driver [–] JoeAltmaier 5y ago ↗ And, most infections occur among critical workers who have to go out. Loosening the restrictions on stay-at-home would be disastrous.
[–] JoeAltmaier 5y ago ↗ And, most infections occur among critical workers who have to go out. Loosening the restrictions on stay-at-home would be disastrous.
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[ 3.3 ms ] story [ 15.0 ms ] thread* If your community has few essential workers, stay at home white collar workers will keep your infection rate down (see East Palo Alto vs SF)
* Having world-class public health universities is a big advantage (Stanford vs UCSF)
* Control outbreaks in vulnerable locations like Skilled Nursing Facilities
* Having an educated mask wearing public is helpful but not a big driver