Here is the link to the new ASHP story about our research on the projections of COVID-19 and relaxing social distancing and other interventions on hospitalizations, ICU beds and mortality:
https://www.ashp.org/news/2020/05/08/uc-projects-impact-of-social-distancing-measures-on-healthcare-resources-in-ohio
While our initial analysis focused on Ohio, we close to completing our analysis for Indiana and Kentucky as well.
Our team knows it is a sensitive topic with a lot of differing opinions. As I'm quoted in the article:
“Governors are under a lot of pressure from all sides – everyone is feeling it. “But at the same time we can’t forget, if you look at the science of COVID-19 and the epidemiology of it, this is not the time to take your foot off the gas as far as restrictions and completely reopen because we will see the negative impact.”
Neil
PS BTW, Nancy Gregory, who wrote the story, is a fabulous addition to the ASHP communications team. She was a pleasure to work with during the interview and in follow up communication.