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#PrecautionaryPrinciple involves complete prevention of transmission and it’s the exact opposite of #SwissCheese which is exactly why “Sit tight and assess” keeps failing us.
Swiss Cheese depends upon repeatable failure, understanding death is not repeatable failure is why gamification of Public Health measures doesn’t prevent harm.
A majority of supporters of Swiss Cheese Method (SCM) have no clue SCM original purpose was an agile rapid response to determine the cause of cancers in toxicology.
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I made a new graphic representing my current gist-level representation of the #SwissCheese Model of #COVID mitigation.
In your mind, how do you organize the categories differently? Is there something else you prioritize?
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In your mind, how do you organize the categories differently? Is there something else you prioritize?
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My mental model of COVID mitigation differs from others in that it gives more weight to secondary and tertiary prevention.
The less the Western world focuses on the first 8 slices of cheese, the more we will need to focus on the final 2-3 slices.
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The less the Western world focuses on the first 8 slices of cheese, the more we will need to focus on the final 2-3 slices.
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In my #SwissCheese model, I debated how many slices to devote to masking & clean indoor air. Huge weapons. Masking is simple but w/plenty of nuance (mask selection, distribution, fit, duration). Clean air includes ventilation, filtration (CR boxes, HEPA), UVC, fluid dynamics
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Worth reading again. The #Swisscheese model is a guide for our strategy to quell #covid19 & other pandemics (#monkeypox?)
No single intervention is perfect.
Each layer may have holes.
But the pile will provide.
Pick well your pile!
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No single intervention is perfect.
Each layer may have holes.
But the pile will provide.
Pick well your pile!
wsj.com/articles/how-t…
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2/ Resounding words from authors,
@NAChristakis @MackayIM
Novembre 2020:
"It’s important to understand that a vaccine, on its own, won’t be enough to rapidly extinguish a pandemic as pernicious as Covid-19.
@NAChristakis @MackayIM
Novembre 2020:
"It’s important to understand that a vaccine, on its own, won’t be enough to rapidly extinguish a pandemic as pernicious as Covid-19.
3/ Great graphics with layers of cheese.
Original graphic of October 2020
@MackayIM
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Original graphic of October 2020
@MackayIM
pslhub.org/learn/coronavi…
