The NY Times had an article about the Pence/Harris
by 88_92WSND (2024-01-02 16:44:30)

In reply to: This is fine after the fact  posted by DBCooper

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debate that talks about the CR boxes being more effective than the plexiglass shields that were actually used. These devices were coming into use by fall 2020. The first Wired article on the design was in August 2020.

The article you list mentioned 2021
by DBCooper  (2024-01-02 16:49:01)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Cannot reply

Just because it was used a few places doesn’t mean a place as big as NYC is just going to go all in without some serious scientific analysis first. And that takes time
An issue with the lack of presidential leadership
by AquinasDomer  (2024-01-02 20:23:23)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Cannot reply

Schools needed support to open. There easily could have been a strong push to gear up schools rather than whatever it was that Trump was doing.

I think we also forget that the poorest schools needed the most help to open and had families most scared of in person learning.

They went all in with 4 foot plexiglass walls which
by 88_92WSND  (2024-01-02 17:02:44)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Cannot reply

had zero scientific analysis either... but anyway.
Because that is what the CDC recommended
by DBCooper  (2024-01-02 17:09:33)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Cannot reply

It wasn’t recommending random ventilators found in Wired magazine.

At least not in 2020/21