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A: Bracingly, the IMF projects the deepest recession since the Great Depression — and urges countries to stay the course on social distancing to stop virus spread. This quote sums it up well: “There is no trade-off between saving lives and saving livelihoods,” the report states. Read more take-aways here. Link to original FB post

A: Things to consider when preparing advance care planning documents: 1) Who would you trust to enact your wishes on your behalf? 2) What matters to you? Time, people, hobbies, something else? 3) What type of medical interventions are acceptable to you and in what setting? HAVE A CONVERSATION WITH YOUR PEOPLE! Ensure your documents Read more…

A: (1) Help for state + local governments; (2) Help for businesses (including the health care sector); (3) Help for individuals. Oliver Wyman has produced tons of helpful summaries of financial and public health info related to the Coronavirus, available here. Link to original FB post

A: Responses differ by state, but common to all efforts is LOGISTICS support. This can include: Protecting and expanding supply chains; delivering food and health care equipment; repurposing buildings into temporary health care facilities; and providing back-up staffing support to health care facilities; and protecting public safety. Here’s a link to an interview with the Read more…

Terrific overview read, recapping a recent New York Academy of Sciences webinar. Some good news: “Over the next few days, we’re no longer going to see testing as the bottleneck that it was in the early phase,” she (Dr. Julie Gerberding, former head of CDC/current Merck exec) said. Some less good news: “It’s very important Read more…

Read Nerdy Girl Malia’s “What I Think About COVID-19 this morning” letter that got this all started.