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steve2470

(37,457 posts) Mon Jul 27, 2020, 11:07 AM Jul 2020

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Andy Slavitt (former Obama CMS director): We can virtually eliminate the virus any time we decide to

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Andy Slavitt (former Obama CMS director): We can virtually eliminate the virus any time we decide to (Original Post) steve2470 Jul 2020 OP

Look at ny. 100 days was all it took soothsayer Jul 2020 #1

The assault on COVID starts 01/21/21 lagomorph777 Jul 2020 #6

Indeed! 100 days from then-- with testing and contact tracing soothsayer Jul 2020 #8

Countdown to the first tweet getting cherry-picked to "prove" that Covid-19 is a Democratic hoax... bbernardini Jul 2020 #2

Yup. A hard HARD lockdown with serious federal support AleksS Jul 2020 #3

Absent testing and tracing on a timely basis,... magicarpet Jul 2020 #4

We'll be doing this January 21st Sienna86 Jul 2020 #5

We will beat this thing; first step is to beat the GOP senseless with votes. lagomorph777 Jul 2020 #7

soothsayer

(38,601 posts)

1. Look at ny. 100 days was all it took

Reply to steve2470 (Original post)

Mon Jul 27, 2020, 11:12 AM

Jul 2020

We just don’t want to do it for some reason.

lagomorph777

(30,613 posts)

6. The assault on COVID starts 01/21/21

Reply to soothsayer (Reply #1)

Mon Jul 27, 2020, 04:10 PM

Jul 2020

soothsayer

(38,601 posts)

8. Indeed! 100 days from then-- with testing and contact tracing

Reply to lagomorph777 (Reply #6)

Mon Jul 27, 2020, 04:41 PM

Jul 2020

We’re golden.

He can ramp up manufacturing of tests and reagents and train tracers during the 100 days.

It’ll be beautiful

bbernardini

(9,938 posts)

2. Countdown to the first tweet getting cherry-picked to "prove" that Covid-19 is a Democratic hoax...

Reply to steve2470 (Original post)

Mon Jul 27, 2020, 11:12 AM

Jul 2020

AleksS

(1,665 posts)

3. Yup. A hard HARD lockdown with serious federal support

Reply to steve2470 (Original post)

Mon Jul 27, 2020, 11:46 AM

Jul 2020

Could take this down in just a few weeks. Unfortunately with this clown in the presidency, and his idiot supporters in public, many more must die and this must drag on and on and on and on.

magicarpet

(14,175 posts)

4. Absent testing and tracing on a timely basis,...

Reply to steve2470 (Original post)

Mon Jul 27, 2020, 12:50 PM

Jul 2020

..... this pandemic will remain a juvenile game of whack a mole.

Social distancing, limit outside excursions

Face masks in public areas,

Wash hands, sanitize.

Quarantine those infected.

Sienna86

(2,150 posts)

5. We'll be doing this January 21st

Reply to steve2470 (Original post)

Mon Jul 27, 2020, 04:09 PM

Jul 2020

This is not impossible. Poor leadership is the real issue.

lagomorph777

(30,613 posts)

7. We will beat this thing; first step is to beat the GOP senseless with votes.

Reply to Sienna86 (Reply #5)

Mon Jul 27, 2020, 04:12 PM

Jul 2020

Oh wait - they are already senseless. What's the right metaphor? Beat a dead horse?

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