We’ve Made a Lot of Covid-19 Progress, but It’s Fragile

Every 10% additional non-compliant people adds to 100,000 lost lives

Photo by Vera Davidova on Unsplash

If you want to avoid getting and spreading Covid-19, Mark Meadows is right. There’s not one thing you can do. There are six.

The truth is no one thing works perfectly — including a vaccine. But a combination of things works great. This image captures it the best.

If you want to read about the benefit of the combo effect of doing multiple things, Atul Gawande, MD, wrote a great piece about it. (Everything he writes is great.)

Amid the Coronavirus Crisis, a Regimen for Reëntry

The CDC identifies six behaviors:

• Wearing a face mask
• Washing hands
• Keeping a 6-foot distance
• Postponement of (crowded) social activities
• Avoiding crowded places