Dr. Cameron Webb 🇺🇸 Archived

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[Dr. Cameron Webb 🇺🇸 Archived @CameronWebb46]

Big picture:
1) COVID isn't over, we're just better at managing it
2) Surges are coming. If you stay ready, you ain't gotta get ready
3) Masks/Tests/Vaccines/Treatments are the key. Know when you need them, where to get them, & how to use them (https://t.co/kqyD3A7SBN can help)

[Dr. Cameron Webb 🇺🇸 Archived @CameronWebb46]

COVID-19 Fall Plan out today. New, updated vaccines are a centerpiece, yes...but there's more to it. Maximizing access to tests & therapies, encouraging indoor air improvements & mask use based on Covid levels, and preparing for surges & new variants...
https://t.co/ImKUXVR3UP

[Dr. Cameron Webb 🇺🇸 Archived @CameronWebb46]

Stay ready, so you don’t have to get ready…

https://t.co/1jt3ajJ4aL

[Dr. Cameron Webb 🇺🇸 Archived @CameronWebb46]

Bet you can’t order your latest round of 8 free at-home COVID tests (compliments of @POTUS) faster than me…

I did it in 38 seconds. What about you?

#linkbelow

[Dr. Cameron Webb 🇺🇸 Archived @CameronWebb46]

We have lots of tools—masks, tests, treatments & ventilation. But even w/all those, vaccines remain a primary & critical way to keep people safe.

If you have more thoughts improving COVID equity, drop them 👇🏾. Your ideas are always our best, & there’s so much work left to do!

[Dr. Cameron Webb 🇺🇸 Archived @CameronWebb46]

But, as always, the job truly isn’t done. These nat’l stats reflecting equity are great, but we need to see vaccination equity in every community.

We need increased & equitable uptake among kids, in disaggregated demographic groups, across geographies and settings.

Everywhere.

[Dr. Cameron Webb 🇺🇸 Archived @CameronWebb46]

Working together, this vaccination effort is estimated to have already saved over 2.2M lives & prevented over 17M hospitalizations in the US.

Seeing that benefit experienced equitably is not only a cause for celebration, it’s a further call to action.

https://t.co/6CyraymuJW

[Dr. Cameron Webb 🇺🇸 Archived @CameronWebb46]

Couple that engagement w/the tireless emphasis on ensuring vaccine access & the tailored strategies that make up our Public Education Campaign (#WeCanDoThis), & you see how we’ve been able to reach so many people & fight back so much disinformation.

https://t.co/0CamFNVRa0

[Dr. Cameron Webb 🇺🇸 Archived @CameronWebb46]

How did we get here? It’s been a whole-of-society effort! The combination of:

▪️ relatives & friends
▪️ civic leaders
▪️ faith based organizations
▪️ community based orgs
▪️ local trusted messengers
▪️ committed employers
▪️ public health experts
▪️ and government at all levels

[Dr. Cameron Webb 🇺🇸 Archived @CameronWebb46]

Equity isn’t a buzz word or an aspiration…it’s a mission that can & must be achieved.

For example, @KFF released its latest COVID-19 Vaccine Monitor (a monthly survey) earlier today. For the 1st time, similar shares of Black, Hispanic, & White adults report receiving a booster.

[Dr. Cameron Webb 🇺🇸 Archived @CameronWebb46]

This COVID #BoosterEquity is a big deal…especially w/the rates of primary series vaccination among Black, Hispanic & White adults being similar since late last summer.

It’s about saving lives & keeping people safe—especially those in the hardest-hit & highest risk communities.

[Dr. Cameron Webb 🇺🇸 Archived @CameronWebb46]

As parents make vax decisions for their kids, talking w/trusted providers can be priceless…but that doesnt mean providers shouldn’t be paid!

@AbbyAbrams ✍️ in @TIME on the impact of @POTUS move to reimburse Medicaid providers for peds vax counseling.

https://t.co/dXqndmNUWc

[Dr. Cameron Webb 🇺🇸 Archived @CameronWebb46]

Lots of other great insights in this month’s @KFF Vaccine Monitor. Vaccination intentions & motivation for recent increase in 💉, boosters, breakthrough infections, school mask mandates, the Delta surge. Lots to chew on!

Check out KFF’s full report here:
https://t.co/6nHRIQJ6d2

[Dr. Cameron Webb 🇺🇸 Archived @CameronWebb46]

Today’s @KFF Vaccine Monitor shows gaps in vax rates are nearly closed.

73% Latino, 71% White & 70% Black adults w/1+ shot received.

Recent survey data from @pewresearch & @CDCgov (🧵) tells a similar story.

Good news, but…“job’s not finished. Job finished? I don’t think so.”

[Dr. Cameron Webb 🇺🇸 Archived @CameronWebb46]

According to @CDCgov’s National Immunization Survey - Adult COVID Module conducted 9/12 - 9/18 (19K participants in a random-digit dialed phone survey):

Adults w/1+ dose of COVID-19 vaccine:
Latino = 78%
White = 76%
Black = 73%

https://t.co/ru2lCcL0RN

[Dr. Cameron Webb 🇺🇸 Archived @CameronWebb46]

Another thing that’s clear:

We have quite a few more stops to make!

Stay tuned for our next set of Community Context & Confidence Visits! Let us know where else we need to go!

[Dr. Cameron Webb 🇺🇸 Archived @CameronWebb46]

Throughout the week, the #ShotsAtTheShop initiative was in full effect! Shop owners in all 4 cities partnered w/their health depts in vaccination events.

Mobile vans, tents, in-shop vaccinations…these barbers & stylists used their networks & voices to protect their communities.

[Dr. Cameron Webb 🇺🇸 Archived @CameronWebb46]

One thing is clear from these visits: deep engagement isn’t just important—it’s essential in our efforts to end this pandemic equitably.

Coordinating across government
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Connecting across community
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Changing the narrative…

…that’s how we alter the trajectory & save lives.