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https://www.paloaltoonline.com/news/2020...ne-exposed



A mix of hope and frustration. The state announced plans to staff up an army of 10,000 contact tracers largely using current state employees. SF as we know is already starting to train 150 contact tracers. 

“San Mateo County health officials are trying to understand the scope of demand before expanding contact tracing...”

This is especially disconcerting considering the email I posted from San Mateo County Health explaining how they had this figured out and would be ready. What is actually going on here? Is this just a comment saying they aren't currently doing active contact tracing but are going to start when they believe the demand meets their capabilities? Is that all the Palo Alto Times could get, or is it just horrible reporting?

I am frustrated. Sometimes it feels like the public health officers are taking on so much, they’re not doing enough of the strategic stuff. In a way, public health officers now have a role more impactful than mayors and to an extent even governors. I don’t doubt they are working incredibly long hours, but I worry they spend too much time being doctors and not enough time being executives — delegating, strategizing, leading, and hiring.

I am not sure exactly what they are doing, which is disconcerting. I would expect they are spending 100% of their time gearing up to do the required contact tracing and figuring out what quarantine resources they need. I would have expected several special Board of Supervisors meetings in the county to figure out how to fund what is going to be needed, or to yell for help if they can't figure it out. These county health departments are supposed to be the "foot soldiers" of the effort and will be absolutely vital to doing it. The State is supposed to be the strategic reserve. The Feds (such as they are) are going to be the Special Forces. If it isn't going to work that way, what is the new plan? I am hearing dead silence. Not encouraging.

[Goose]

https://www.paloaltoonline.com/news/2020...ne-exposed



A mix of hope and frustration. The state announced plans to staff up an army of 10,000 contact tracers largely using current state employees. SF as we know is already starting to train 150 contact tracers. 

“San Mateo County health officials are trying to understand the scope of demand before expanding contact tracing...”

This is especially disconcerting considering the email I posted from San Mateo County Health explaining how they had this figured out and would be ready. What is actually going on here? Is this just a comment saying they aren't currently doing active contact tracing but are going to start when they believe the demand meets their capabilities? Is that all the Palo Alto Times could get, or is it just horrible reporting?

I am frustrated. Sometimes it feels like the public health officers are taking on so much, they’re not doing enough of the strategic stuff. In a way, public health officers now have a role more impactful than mayors and to an extent even governors. I don’t doubt they are working incredibly long hours, but I worry they spend too much time being doctors and not enough time being executives — delegating, strategizing, leading, and hiring.

I am not sure exactly what they are doing, which is disconcerting. I would expect they are spending 100% of their time gearing up to do the required contact tracing and figuring out what quarantine resources they need. I would have expected several special Board of Supervisors meetings in the county to figure out how to fund what is going to be needed, or to yell for help if they can't figure it out. These county health departments are supposed to be the "foot soldiers" of the effort and will be absolutely vital to doing it. The State is supposed to be the strategic reserve. The Feds (such as they are) are going to be the Special Forces. If it isn't going to work that way, what is the new plan? I am hearing dead silence. Not encouraging.