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Slack / Private Message Drop, pp.49-50 [SLACK_000263] · slack_pm:msg:00488

Page text: p.49, p.50 · original PDF

Date
2020-06-03 11:52
Type
chat message · slack
recipient
Kristian G. Andersen, Edward C. Holmes, Andrew Rambaut
speaker
Robert F. Garry
Topics
Testing and surveillanceTherapeutics and treatmentsVaccines

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Actions and statements that lead to actual delays that were more consequential: 1. It's China's problem - we don't have any cases here 2. It's a hoax 3. It's no worse than the flu 4. Getting a qPCR test that actually works 5. Just washing your hands is best defense against COVID-19 6. Masks don't do any good 7. It's not airborne 8. Just treat with hydroxychloroquine 9. Just wait til the summer it'll stop 10. Contact tracing - let the states do it 11. Supplies - let the states get them 12. Vaccine - who cares?

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  1. 2020-06-03 11:52 Robert F. Garry
    Actions and statements that lead to actual delays that were more consequential: 1. It's China's problem - we don't have any cases here 2. It's a hoax 3. It's no worse than the flu 4. Getting a qPCR test that actually works 5. Just washing your hands is best defense against COVID-19 6. Masks don't do any good 7. It's not airborne 8. Just treat with hydroxychloroquine 9. Just wait til the summer it'll stop 10. Contact tracing - let the states do it 11. Supplies - let the states get them 12. Vaccine - who cares?
  2. 2020-06-03 11:57 Robert F. Garry open
    13. It's just killing old people - they were going to die anyway 14. It's a blue state problem 15. It will mutate and get harmless 16. Just use a Kleenex and hand sanitizer - lot's of hand sanitizer
  3. 2020-06-03 11:57 Robert F. Garry open
    17 It will mutate and get more deadly
  4. 2020-06-03 11:58 Robert F. Garry open
    18. I got it through my eyes (my EYES)!
  5. 2020-06-03 12:00 Robert F. Garry open
    19. We'll be back open by Easter

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