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Tuesday, March 24, 2020

Not that President Trump reads, but maybe he should look at the Utah Leads Together Plan response to the pandemic

Trump ("Trump says he wants the country 'opened up and just raring to go by Easter,' despite health experts' warnings," CNN), Texan Lt. Governor Patrick ("Texas' lieutenant governor suggests grandparents are willing to die for US economy," USA Today) and others don't seem to have much of a plan in terms of their response to the coronavirus.

There has been a lot of coverage about how governors and mayors are far ahead of the federal government in terms of response.  It appears that Utah needs to be on the list, as its just released plan for dealing with the coronavirus, Utah Leads Together, seems to be significantly ahead of President Trump and state officials like Dan Patrick.  From the document:
The Utah Leads Together plan is based on the premise that every Utahn plays a role in Utah’s health and economic recovery. We lead together. To be successful Utahns must take three major actions:

1. Rigorously follow public health guidelines and measure transmission rates
2. Stay engaged with the economy
3. Assist those in need
It's a framework organized in three phases:

1. Urgent
2. Stabilization
3. Recovery

Thinking about the pandemic in these terms makes response much more graspable.






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3 comments:

  1. brdweb9:37 AM

    Typical bureaucratic drivel. Nothing more or less. I should know, been working in state and federal government, involved in emergency response for 30 years. Can't ever get some real change and action implemented.

    This was put out by a bunch of policy wonks such as yourself and not by anyone that actually works.

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  2. Richard Layman1:05 PM

    What would you do differently?

    In any case, I don't think the suggestions from Trump/Patrick, the opening of the Liberty University campus by Jerry Falwell, the scrambling for medical equipment and supplies, and the 1,000 person church services in Louisiana are the way to go either?

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  3. Richard Layman9:04 AM

    Well, the failure to consistently lead, problems with phasing, countermanding decisions by local authorities, unwillingness to promulgate a state mandate on mask wearing has led to a great number of problems.

    https://www.deseret.com/utah/2020/7/18/21327491/coronavirus-pandemic-covid-19-mistakes-missteps-medical-expertise-angela-dunn-herbert-analyzing

    Utah County resident uprising against masks:

    https://www.heraldextra.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/herbert-criticizes-foolish-action-from-utah-county-residents-who-packed-commission-meeting/article_9357b263-86e9-5b99-bbab-236f9273ba8f.html

    Utah still has a very low death rate compared to overall cases, less than .0075.

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