THREAD: We're launching a new tool today to provide county-level insight into COVID infection risk, as assessed by local positivity rates measured against historical infection rates in an area. From the data, we derive a Local Risk Index within each county aei.org/covid-2019-act…

Black and brown Americans are disproportionately impacted by #COVID19 and its economic toll. Scott Gottlieb, MD 🇺🇸 explains why that might be →

My new book on #Covid19, what went wrong and how we can prevent the next pandemic, is available for pre-order. I look at the systemic woes that exacerbated the crisis, and how we must view public health preparedness through the lens of national security. harpercollins.com/products/uncon…

KN95 masks - like Utah Governor Spencer Cox has just made available to school districts that choose to use them - can provide a high quality option that can be worn more comfortably than an N95 mask while still affording more protection than many typical cloth or procedure masks

Was eagerly waiting for this - just arrived today. I started reading and am already deeply engaged. (Hope it’s not a spoiler, but you’ll be delighted to know that ‘airflow and filtration’ show up within the first 7 pages…!! 👏👏👏) #UncontrolledSpread Scott Gottlieb, MD 🇺🇸

Great article summarizing a worthy read by ⁦Scott Gottlieb, MD 🇺🇸⁩ that any current and/or future White House policy/ health official must have to understand policy failures and opportunities. washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/maga…

From the The Wall Street Journal review of my forthcoming book "Uncontrolled Spread" out Tuesday. Available here: uncontrolledspread.com. I dissect the systemic woes that left the U.S. excessively vulnerable to Covid, illustrate these shortcomings, and provide a path to make America more resilient