Critical read on critical issues of data transparency on COVID-19 in the The New York Times by Dr Chris Murray, director of Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) - hope you’ll read it.

It's simple. Making better information available will lead to a better-targeted response to COVID-19.

Wearing masks works. Just read the maps and charts in this thread.

85,000 cases in a day, White House Task Force an empty inert shell. #DrFauci’s call for national mask mandate a welcome step, but tragically late. Gonna take far more than that to fix this runaway national disaster. nytimes.com/live/2020/10/2…

"We are not going to control the pandemic." White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows Cynical, defeatist: it has come to this brutal point. This quote will make it into the historical accounts of this epoch catastrophe, ft.com/content/a65fcd… via Financial Times

My The Wall Street Journal Op Ed: It's time we pursue a national mask mandate. We're dangerously behind the curve in confronting rising Covid spread across the U.S. We need to maximize steps that are less intrusive now; so we can minimize those that are more disruptive later wsj.com/articles/winte…

With the lowest self-reported mask use in the United States, according to the latest data from Facebook, “North Dakota has the highest covid death rate per capita in the world right now,” said Dr. Christopher Murray, Director of IHME. #WearAMask wapo.st/2HKeFPg

“If we try to pursue an approach where herd immunity is the backbone of a pandemic strategy, anywhere from 800,000 to 1.2 million Americans may die,” said Dr. Vin Gupta Dr. Vin Gupta, citing figures from University of Washington’s Institute of Health Metrics and Evaluation. bit.ly/3e9pPcO

Dr Chris Murray from Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) presented #COVID19 projections to Member States. Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) data shows importance of: ✅Systematic & generalised mask wearing ✅Restricting large gatherings ✅Encouraging people, where possible, to work from home

The voters have spoken, and they have chosen Joe Biden and Kamala Harris to be our next president and vice president. It's a history-making ticket, a repudiation of Trump, and a new page for America. Thank you to everyone who helped make this happen. Onward, together.

Exactly right

📄📌PRESS RELEASE: Our new COVID-19 forecasts show the possibility of a spring spike in United States deaths if variants spread widely and people let down their guard. Details in the thread ⤵️

We May Never Get to Herd Immunity | Think Global Health Think Global Health thinkglobalhealth.org/article/we-may… Vaccine hesitancy and other behavioral risks reduce the likelihood of herd immunity

Communicating about Covid has been a daunting challenge and I'm proud of how my Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) colleagues have persisted. Talking about it with PRovoke Media & Andrew Shih was a great chance to reflect.

✨NEW JAMA Viewpoint 📄 by IHME Director Dr. Christopher Murray and London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine's Dr. Peter Piot, "COVID-19 in the US: Hope, Caution, and Planning Are Warranted." ➡️ bit.ly/JAMA-COVID19

The data indicates that even as things get better this spring/summer, we need to prepare now to manage Covid's return next winter. This isn't about staying in perpetual lockdown, it's about smart steps we know how to take. We can do this.

The G7 summit is the time for leaders from 🇬🇧Britain, 🇨🇦Canada, 🇩🇪Germany, 🇮🇹Italy, 🇯🇵Japan, and the 🇺🇸United States to act on their promises to send surplus COVID-19 vaccine supplies to the MANY other countries where doses remain scarce. #G7UK 🧵 Thread thelancet.com/journals/lance…

Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) does not project a #COVID19 surge in the US in the coming weeks similar to what we have seen in parts of Europe. Our models suggest that after the end of March there should be a steady further decline in transmission. 1/