Elections Have Consequences

"..were much larger than anyone thought. We did employ other measures (half-heartedly) including isolation of the ill, quarantine of contacts, and the use of masks. However, those slices were much more hole than cheese. Our under-testing and low case ascertainment..." 2/n

— Dr. Charity Dean (@drcharitydean) August 20, 2021

So, read all this:

"...in May, with the arrival of the Delta variant, vaccinated individuals were told they no longer needed to wear masks and non-vaccinated individuals interpreted that signal to abandon the use of masks as well. A number of states...." 4/n

— Dr. Charity Dean (@drcharitydean) August 20, 2021

(yes, I know it goes on a bit)

"The lessons we learned back in 2006 were that we needed an 'early, layered, targeted' strategy. We needed a defense in depth to defeat an exponential threat. These measures are agnostic with regard to severity- they are focused on transmission. Vaccination was and is..." 6/n

— Dr. Charity Dean (@drcharitydean) August 20, 2021

"...and deaths that we are now experiencing. Our reliance primarily on a single layer of defense strategy to defend the United States against the Delta variant will prove to be our Maginot Line." 8/8

For more insights from @ThePubHealthCo, see https://t.co/us4Og1U4Y6

— Dr. Charity Dean (@drcharitydean) August 20, 2021

And think about how much bad behavior was already set in stone before Joe Biden took his hand off the Bible and so successfully distributed so much vaccine. And, of course, ran into the people who refused vaccinations. And where did they get that idea?

Elections have consequences. Grave consequences.