Health editor at @NPR. Formerly: founder/editor of Side Effects Public Media in Indianapolis; editor at Yoga Journal.
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First flight in nearly 2 years and lady next to me in a loose fitting mask was coughing the whole time. Coming out of the bunker not going great ... #AHCJ2022
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Everyone who knows what's coming with COVID is wandering around in a fog of anticipatory grief.
Good work from @WStoneReports and @shmcminn visualizing and contextualizing the national picture here. A pleasure to work with these two journalists but how I long for the day when there are no more surges to cover.
COVID-19 hospitalizations are rising steeply around the country -- when does it become more than hospitals can handle? n.pr/3piU2Lm
Everything's a mess. This is tiring....
Our daily update is published. States reported 1.2 million tests and 131k cases, the highest single-day total since the pandemic started. There are 62k people currently hospitalized with COVID-19. The death toll was 1,347.
ALT Nationwide COVID-19 metrics, for November 10th. Chart shows daily tests, daily cases, currently hospitalized, and daily deaths. All four metrics are rising.
sigh. so much for my road trip back to see #Indiana friends.
On 9/23, Indiana's @GovHolcomb lifted nearly all COVID19 restrictions
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This struck me and other public health folks as dangerous
A month later, how's it gone?
Pretty badly. Like really badly.
Don't take my word for it.
Let's look at data!
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Latest from me about @NPR’s survey of all 50 states on contact tracing: the vast majority of states gather data from these programs, but only a handful are making that data public.
Here are a few states that DO and why more should follow their lead.
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Important work from @selenasd!
Latest from me about @NPR’s survey of all 50 states on contact tracing: the vast majority of states gather data from these programs, but only a handful are making that data public.
Here are a few states that DO and why more should follow their lead.
npr.org/sections/health-shot…
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“One of the big misconceptions is that we enjoy being right,” Louissaint said. “We’d be very happy to be wrong, because it would mean lives are being saved.” theatlantic.com/health/archi…
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Helicopter parked over a crowd at 5/E St Nw #WashingtonDCProtest trying to force ppl away with noise and wind
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Why local journalism matters, now more than ever.
@nytimes was able to put together this deeply moving portrait of the lives lost in the outbreak only because of the crucial reporting on deaths by these local news organizations.
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Delivering rigorous, fact-based, and context-rich journalism to our audiences across the nation, has never been more important. Support trustworthy reporting by donating to your local NPR station. #GivingTuesdayNow
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The longer this goes on, the harder it's going to be to return to a society where pants are required.
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A great reminder of the crucial role that local papers play in pushing for transparency and accountability at all times, but especially in a crisis. 👇🏽
This is not happening in a vacuum. Reporters @MiamiHerald @TB_Times and newspapers across the state have been pressing for this data, and then it ends up in these reports. Just saying.
Nooo!
via @axios: "Dozens of local newsrooms began laying people off this week out of fear that.. the coronavirus could severely impact their ad revenue... could push the industry into near collapse at a time when people need local news... more than ever."
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