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- ABC News
- March 17, 2020
Millennials key to slowing coronavirus spread
Dr. Deborah Brix hailed their communication and protective instincts.
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Brix pointed to China and South Korea as examples of how social distancing and quarantines are shrinking the number of infected.
Brix, who also helped lead the global fight against the AIDS epidemic for more than three decades, spoke to the latest restrictions from the White House.
\"Our job every day in the task force is to bring the most recent data, our most recent scientific evidence, from around the globe, and all of the new models that we've been working on to really understand what elements of mitigation at the community level could have the biggest impact on stopping the spread of the virus to protect our older generation and ensure that they don't become infected,\" Brix said.
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The new guidelines call on all Americans to avoid gatherings of more than 10 people; avoid eating and drinking in bars, restaurants, and public food courts; and encourage schooling from home across the country.
At a press conference about the new measures on Monday, Brix called millennials the \"core group that will stop this virus\" and reiterated the request that the largest generation \"be separated\" even at home.
\"The one effort we can have is every single American taking responsibility and making those sacrifices,\" Brix said.
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Celebrities have also urged millennials to take action by staying home and practicing social distancing.
Stay at home as much as possible. Listen to the experts, ignore the morons (foreheads). We will get through this together. pic.twitter.com/FRg41QehuB
— Arnold (@Schwarzenegger) March 16, 2020
Since the transmission of the virus has continued across the U.S., there has been an influx of attention on social media to sway millennials to stay away from crowds.
The hashtag \"staythefhome\" and other similar viral tags have been used across Twitter and other platforms to urge the importance of social distancing and separation in an effort to protect others from potential harm.
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