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Mashup Score: 7A Third Dose of the COVID-19 Vaccine Recommended for Some Cancer Patients With Weakened Immune Systems - 3 year(s) ago
As you may have heard, the CDC now recommends a third dose of the COVID-19 vaccine for people who are immunocompromised, including some people with cancer.
Categories: Hem/Onc News and Journals, Latest HeadlinesTweet
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Mashup Score: 56Anne Johnson: Dame of public health epidemiology - 3 year(s) ago
In December, 2020, Dame Anne Johnson became the new President of the UK Academy of Medical Sciences (AMS), an appropriate appointment for a leading epidemiologist whose stellar career stretches back 35 years. Last year, Johnson co-launched Health of the Public—a virtual school that seeks to synergise research across specialties at her academic home University College London (UCL), UK, where she…
Source: The LancetCategories: General Medicine Journals and Societies, Latest HeadlinesTweet-
Read about the new President of the UK Academy of Medical Sciences (@acmedsci), Dame Anne Johnson, and her 35-year career as a leading #epidemiologist in this Profile: https://t.co/i8rRrvCyqs
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Mashup Score: 19Coronavirus live updates: CDC advises people to wear masks indoors at all times, except at home - 3 year(s) ago
The new guidance is aimed at slowing the spread of the virus in the United States, which has reported more than 14.1 million coronavirus cases and 275,000 fatalities since February.
Source: Washington PostCategories: Healthcare Professionals, Latest HeadlinesTweet-
"@CDCgov advises people to wear masks indoors at all times, except at home" - SAID EVERY #EPIDEMIOLOGIST FOR MONTHS https://t.co/uOgTGgmfaZ
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Mashup Score: 6Pence, Harris teams at odds over plexiglass at debate - 4 year(s) ago
Pence’s team says they have not agreed to barriers at Wednesday’s vice-presidential debate. That means Harris and the moderator could have more protection than Pence.
Source: Washington PostCategories: Healthcare Professionals, Latest HeadlinesTweet-
"For both sides, plexiglass dividers could be seen as a symbol of the continued threat posed by the virus." As an #epidemiologist this thought is frustrating- we are still in a #pandemic- why would we make it seem like we aren't? #COVID19 is still a threat https://t.co/pbvfyas7wA
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Mashup Score: 1161This Overlooked Variable Is the Key to the Pandemic - 4 year(s) ago
It’s not R.
Source: The AtlanticCategories: Healthcare Professionals, Latest HeadlinesTweet-
An extremely insightful piece of #SciComm and helpful for thinking like an #epidemiologist about #COVID19 transmission and spread https://t.co/xmwZR7eArL
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Mashup Score: 7
Six months into the COVID-19 pandemic, the United States has now carried out two large-scale experiments in public health — first, in March and April, the lockdown of the economy to arrest the spre…
Source: New York PostCategories: Healthcare Professionals, Latest HeadlinesTweet-
Think like an #epidemiologist: regardless of feelings about #StayAtHome orders- if the media is going to give non-scientific experts room to share their #COVID19 opinions WITHOUT also asking for data- #misinformation will EASILY SPREAD. @NYPostOpinion @WSJ https://t.co/VKsPPWYzIw
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Mashup Score: 2
Outdoors is safer than indoors; masks are better than no masks. Avoid being close to people (especially face-to-face) for very long, particularly in an indoor setting. And take into account both your personal level of risk and the risk of those around you.
Source: KevinMD.comCategories: Healthcare Professionals, Latest HeadlinesTweet-
Perceptions of Risk & #Coronavirus: thoughts of an #Epidemiologist @kevinmd @ghoshtista9 https://t.co/N5LmnnEjiz https://t.co/uRf2j4CfZd
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Mashup Score: 0Yale Doc Backing HCQ Cites Questionable Data - 4 year(s) ago
Negative results from randomized trials not even acknowledged
Source: www.medpagetoday.comCategories: General Medicine News, Latest HeadlinesTweet-
Harvey Risch, MD, PhD, an #epidemiologist at @Yale, another doctor backing hydroxychloroquine, cites questionable data to do so. By @KristinaMFiore and @BasenRyan. #HCQ https://t.co/oqCkR1uACl
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Mashup Score: 5
The virus has infiltrated Sunday services, church meetings and youth camps. More than 650 cases have been linked to reopened religious facilities.
Source: www.nytimes.comCategories: Healthcare Professionals, Latest HeadlinesTweet-
As an #ID #epidemiologist this is infuriating &NOT surprising. @CDCMMWR published how houses of worship are excellent places for community spread. My hope: houses of worship work WITH #publichealth moving forward in messaging & containment of #COVID19 https://t.co/X0WOmnpnBQ
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Mashup Score: 3
After George Floyd’s killing, experts warned that demonstrations could set off new waves of infections. But early testing in Minneapolis tells another story.
Source: apple.newsCategories: Healthcare Professionals, Latest HeadlinesTweet-
As a #SciCommer & #epidemiologist this reporting is very frustrating. We don’t yet know the impact of #protests on #COVID19 spread. While many did wear masks & case counts are not spiking we know time will tell 1/ https://t.co/EkiihYpke2
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ICYMI - Chief Medical #Epidemiologist @mini_kamboj shares what you need to know about @CDCgov recommendation of a third dose of the #COVID19Vaccine for immunocompromised people, including some but not all people with cancer. https://t.co/eEQr2lnks7