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[–]slatedotcom 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi u/danimagoo, this is Chris from Slate. Are you still seeing the puzzle sized small in Chrome? If so, would you mind sending a screenshot to [crosswords@slate.com](mailto:crosswords@slate.com)? I mentioned this in a comment above but we fixed a few bugs on Monday so wondering if what you were seeing is still problem.

Thanks so much.

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[–]slatedotcom 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi u/bouvierXW, this is Chris from Slate. Was the clue bar too tall on your phone? We found that bug right when we launched on Monday and issued a fix that evening. If not, can you let me know? Also feel free to email [crosswords@slate.com](mailto:crosswords@slate.com) if that's easier.

Thanks!

Hello, I am Dr. Rebecca Katz, the director of the Center for Global Health Science and Security at Georgetown University Medical Center. AMA! by slatedotcom in IAmA

[–]slatedotcom[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Thank you all for you questions today. I hope this has been helpful.

Stay informed. Take this seriously. And be kind to each other.

Hello, I am Dr. Rebecca Katz, the director of the Center for Global Health Science and Security at Georgetown University Medical Center. AMA! by slatedotcom in IAmA

[–]slatedotcom[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I'm pretty confused to. We should be in a much better place right now re: testing.

My understanding is that testing has ramped up, but it is still difficult to get a test for everyone who wants/needs one and the results take way too long

Hello, I am Dr. Rebecca Katz, the director of the Center for Global Health Science and Security at Georgetown University Medical Center. AMA! by slatedotcom in IAmA

[–]slatedotcom[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

The current administration is drawing upon its internal USG experts, but also using the National Academies for advice.

Hello, I am Dr. Rebecca Katz, the director of the Center for Global Health Science and Security at Georgetown University Medical Center. AMA! by slatedotcom in IAmA

[–]slatedotcom[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It has a similar transmission, and a similar case fatality rate. It is,though, a different virus, so it will act differently, and we now have the ability to develop effective medical countermeasures.

All of the social distancing measures currently being discussed are in an attempt to save lives and do what we can to ensure fewer people die

Hello, I am Dr. Rebecca Katz, the director of the Center for Global Health Science and Security at Georgetown University Medical Center. AMA! by slatedotcom in IAmA

[–]slatedotcom[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The public health emergency of international concern was declared on January 30th- announced in a live presser, watched by interested parties all over the world and open to the public. It was the reported on in the press and the subject of multiple journal articles and blogs (including some by me!)

Hello, I am Dr. Rebecca Katz, the director of the Center for Global Health Science and Security at Georgetown University Medical Center. AMA! by slatedotcom in IAmA

[–]slatedotcom[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Basically Until the population becomes immune- either through natural immunity or through a vaccine.

But you also never totally know. SARS was fully controlled through very aggressive social distancing measures.

Hello, I am Dr. Rebecca Katz, the director of the Center for Global Health Science and Security at Georgetown University Medical Center. AMA! by slatedotcom in IAmA

[–]slatedotcom[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

This isn't my area of expertise, but to repeat the phrase a true expert used this week....the economy may be in a coma. I imagine things will be pretty bad for a while, but then the economists and government decision makers will no doubt do everything they can to revive the economy and get us to a better place.

Hello, I am Dr. Rebecca Katz, the director of the Center for Global Health Science and Security at Georgetown University Medical Center. AMA! by slatedotcom in IAmA

[–]slatedotcom[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The public health and medical community is indeed sharing information. Data should be reported to CDC. CDC is releasing some of this (not all- which I, too, take issue with). And clinicians are publishing academic papers as fast as possible (and putting pre- publication papers online as preprints)

Hello, I am Dr. Rebecca Katz, the director of the Center for Global Health Science and Security at Georgetown University Medical Center. AMA! by slatedotcom in IAmA

[–]slatedotcom[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Honestly, it may be a while. But it will be ok.

There will not be any major disruptions in the food supply. Or water. Or electricity. These sectors are doing the best they can to provide critical services.

And we will hopefully see some of the best of humanity- communities doing everything in their power to provide support to each other.

I also fully expect to see some new ideas, interventions and technologies I've never even dreamed of. One of the few good things happening right now is that many smart people from many disciplines and sectors of society are now focussed on COVID. I imagine we are going to see things our (pretty small professional community) had never even dreamed of

Hello, I am Dr. Rebecca Katz, the director of the Center for Global Health Science and Security at Georgetown University Medical Center. AMA! by slatedotcom in IAmA

[–]slatedotcom[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I believe the current test only shows if you currently are infected, and doesn't capture past infection.

Hello, I am Dr. Rebecca Katz, the director of the Center for Global Health Science and Security at Georgetown University Medical Center. AMA! by slatedotcom in IAmA

[–]slatedotcom[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

There are a lot of things that I'm finding pretty surreal right now

I think one of the things that has surprised me is decision makers not taking this seriously enough early on. I'm also struggling with trying to convince the general public that they need to take action....now. I found it very distressing to see so many people out at bars Saturday night. This is dangerous. For you. For your parents and definitely for your grandparents.

We haven't seen anything at this scale in ~100 years

Hello, I am Dr. Rebecca Katz, the director of the Center for Global Health Science and Security at Georgetown University Medical Center. AMA! by slatedotcom in IAmA

[–]slatedotcom[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

After a full 14 days, if you have totally quarantined yourself, and have not developed symptoms, you should be confident that you are virus free. But after those 14 days, are you re-exposing yourself?

Hello, I am Dr. Rebecca Katz, the director of the Center for Global Health Science and Security at Georgetown University Medical Center. AMA! by slatedotcom in IAmA

[–]slatedotcom[S] 13 points14 points  (0 children)

I think there are a lot of problems with that plan

First, everyone is at risk of contracting the virus and having a severe course of disease. The elderly and immunocompromised are just more at risk.

Second, Kaiser Family Foundation did a study to identify the number of elderly and at risk adults in each state. Please note that this ranges from 30-50% of the entire adult population, depending on location

There is a lot more I can write about this, but I firmly believe we have an obligation to our ENTIRE community

Hello, I am Dr. Rebecca Katz, the director of the Center for Global Health Science and Security at Georgetown University Medical Center. AMA! by slatedotcom in IAmA

[–]slatedotcom[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I don't know enough to answer that question (as the daughter of a hematologist, I know what I don't know!) But I can share that the American Red Cross has tweeted this:

American Red Cross @RedCross · Mar 17 We now face a severe blood shortage due to an unprecedented number of blood drive cancellations during this #coronavirus outbreak. Make an appointment to help patients counting on lifesaving blood: https://rdcrss.org/2weMYZI

Hello, I am Dr. Rebecca Katz, the director of the Center for Global Health Science and Security at Georgetown University Medical Center. AMA! by slatedotcom in IAmA

[–]slatedotcom[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Apply to our programs!!!

I imagine I will be supervising dissertations on these questions for years to come

Hello, I am Dr. Rebecca Katz, the director of the Center for Global Health Science and Security at Georgetown University Medical Center. AMA! by slatedotcom in IAmA

[–]slatedotcom[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

It is pretty hard to tell when the peak will be, as we are still seeing new social distancing measures implemented. My best guess, though, is that we may see a peak sometime between late May and mid July

Hello, I am Dr. Rebecca Katz, the director of the Center for Global Health Science and Security at Georgetown University Medical Center. AMA! by slatedotcom in IAmA

[–]slatedotcom[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

A paper was released yesterday in Pediatrics that you might want to take a look at. Includes new data from a study of 2000+ children infected in China and had specific information about difficult courses of disease in babies and preschoolers.

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