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Nearly 1 million pounds of vinyl chloride were on this train. Now, the EPA has confirmed it's entered the Ohio River basin which is home to 25 million people.
This is one of the deadliest environmental emergencies in decades and no one is talking about it.
Vinyl chloride is not only flammable, but it's also a brain, lung, blood, and liver carcinogen. Authorities decided to burn hundreds of thousands of gallons of this chemical after a train derailed in East Palestine, Ohio.
But it’s gotten almost no national news coverage…
ALT A person takes photos as a black plume rises over East Palestine, Ohio, as a result of a controlled detonation of a portion of the derailed Norfolk Southern train.
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Opinion: The same questions are often asked on the anniversaries of disasters: How have communities benefited from the outpouring of generous giving? Have those benefits been distributed equitably? The answers are usually disappointing. phlnthrp.com/3fOv0DO
SmartResponse retweeted
“Find a way to work in service of something greater than yourself.” @ben_smilowitz created SmartResponse.org to help donors identify & support local organizations on the ground after disasters How are you serving something greater than yourself today?
@disasteraccount
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Local organizations in #India are on the front line of #COVID19. Here's how to support them directly. conta.cc/3e48eUZ
#howtohelp #localNGO
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.@RepJohnJoyce ask about #grocery store workers too.
Can they be prioritized for #vaccine the way teachers were prioritized at federally supported sites, i.e. drug stores?
@ASlavitt @CDCDirector @repdianadegette
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What's the rollout status of roving/mobile #vaccine sites?
If a local @NAACP chapter wanted to host popup site and their governor wasn't responsive, how would they sign up? #equity
@CDCDirector @aslavitt46
@ZekeJMiller @Yamiche @SherylNYT @SharonLNYT @weijia @CitizenCohn
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A couple weeks ago, @POTUS prioritized teachers at fed supported #vaccine sites, ie drug stores.
Next: Prioritize #grocery workers. Many are not vaccinated yet.
Let's get that done asap.
@aslavitt46 @CitizenCohn @edokeefe @kwelkernbc @spettypi @weijia @tamarakeithNPR @UFCW
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A couple weeks ago, @POTUS prioritized teachers at federal supported #vaccine sites, i.e. drug stores.
Next: Prioritize #grocery store workers. Many are not vaccinated yet.
Let's get that done asap.
@aslavitt46 @ZekeJMiller @SherylNYT @Yamiche @JDiamond1 @SharonLNYT @eweise
SmartResponse retweeted
If U.S. has 300 million #AstraZeneca vaccine doses on-hand with an approval review likely in April, why not release 50-100 million doses NOW to hardest hit countries, i.e. Brazil, Ecuador
U.S. can plan buy more #AstraZeneca closer to the approval date.
@aslavitt46 thoughts?
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Please ask this #COVID19 question at WH press briefing:
If a community-level NAACP chapter or disability rights org wanted to organize an on-site #vaccination event, where how do they make that request? #equity
@Yamiche @spettypi @weijia @ZekeJMiller @SharonLNYT @SherylNYT
If a community org (i.e. NAACP or disability rights) wanted to organize an on-site #equity #vaccination event...
Can COVID-19 Health Equity Task Force assist?
@DrNunezSmith
@mayraealvarez
@JamesEKHildreth
@AndyDRC
@DrKhaldun
@VincentToranzo
@homerventers
@BobbyWatts6
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@JuliaEAinsley @jacobsoboroff @Haleaziz @BobMooreNews reach out to Immigration NGOs to participate in multi-stakeholder sheltering, services & casework of refugee children under @fema nationalmasscarestrategy.org #esf6 #smem #EMGTwitter – at Petaluma, CA
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If a community org (i.e. NAACP or disability rights) wanted to organize an on-site #equity #vaccination event...
Can COVID-19 Health Equity Task Force assist?
@DrNunezSmith
@mayraealvarez
@JamesEKHildreth
@AndyDRC
@DrKhaldun
@VincentToranzo
@homerventers
@BobbyWatts6
SmartResponse retweeted
If FEMA is responding at the border, do it under ESF-6 and have nonprofits that serve refugees and immigrants lead it.
@FEMA_Fenton
@maryanntierney
@eyesaresmiling
@davidbibo
cc @poplifegirl
#masscare, right?
We know that the @RedCross volunteer population is not trained for this.
Time to ask nonprofits that specialize in supporting #immigrants and #refugees to assist under ESF-6 and do this right.
#NationalResponseFramework
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#masscare, right?
We know that the @RedCross volunteer population is not trained for this.
Time to ask nonprofits that specialize in supporting #immigrants and #refugees to assist under ESF-6 and do this right.
#NationalResponseFramework
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? We understand your priority is vaccinating people in the U.S.
However, do you plan to scale up production *even more* than proposed targets to help address #global need?
Please discuss efforts to produce *more than current targets* in the future.
@ZekeJMiller @SherylNYT
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? If a Governor wants to buy an item on priority *or* leverage #DPA to increase #PPE production in-state, is there a mechanism for those requests to get fulfilled by #Biden Admin?
@PostRowland @ZekeJMiller @DrLeanaWen @PeterSullivan4 @SabrinaSiddiqui @SherylNYT
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Great news! Disaster Accountability Project has been calling on @POTUS to use #DPA to produce more #vaccine doses.
More can be done to expand productive capacity.
Let's look at other vaccine manufacturers, too.
@ZekeJMiller @PostRowland @JDiamond1 @Yamiche @CitizenCohn
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.@CitizenCohn thanks for
the #COVID19 question today.
I'd like to hear answers to these related Qs:
Can there be a public list of which states requested fed #vaccine sites and where in each?
Is there a wait-list for future fed vaccine sites?
What locations are next?
SmartResponse retweeted
“Threatening frontline workers with ruthless job cuts & endangering the community’s access to food in the middle of a public health crisis is inexcusable & will only serve to strengthen this movement to provide hazard pay for frontline workers.”
@UFCW #1u
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The Biden Administration should be more aggressive with its use of #DefenseProductionAct.
Today's DPA announcements by @timmy315 are welcome & great news.
Still, much more can & should be done to up vaccine & PPE production.
@ASlavitt @PeterSullivan4 @SaraMurray @PostRowland