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STATI was laid off from a public health job. Trust me, tech layoffs are different - 2 days
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Twitter Feed: Amesh Adalja
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Verywell HealthYou No Longer Need a Positive COVID Test to Receive Paxlovid - 4 days
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Learn why you no longer need proof of a positive COVID test to receive antivirals Paxlovid or Lagevrio, and why experts are divided on...
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In this piece I am quoted about the inability to distinguish #COVID19 from other respiratory viruses clinically, hence the need for tests (which I think are best practice before prescribing Paxlovid) https://t.co/v9SopbQFVb - view on twitter
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www.cidrap.umn.eduTwo-dose COVID vaccine efficacy durable against severe Omicron but drops in elderly - 3 days
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Overall 2-dose protection against Omicron-related hospitalization or death remained above 70% for at least 6...
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“A booster dose is recommended for older patients to restore immunity.” https://t.co/dMKdJ2xhft - view on twitter
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www.cidrap.umn.eduAvian flu strikes more US turkey farms - 1 week
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Commercial turkey farms in Iowa and Virginia were hit, affecting almost 40,000...
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“Iowa's outbreak occurred at a turkey facility in Buena Vista County..marking the state's first outbreak of 2023, following 7 outbreaks at the state's turkey farms in December. In Virginia, the virus struck a turkey farm that has 10,600 birds” https://t.co/9YP5cbMvip - view on twitter
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www.cidrap.umn.eduWisconsin officials confirm CWD in wild deer in Waupaca County for first time - 1 week
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The deer was a 2-year-old doe harvested by a hunter in the northwestern part of the...
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“State law requires a 3-year ban on baiting and feeding in the affected county and all counties that lie within 10 miles of the CWD detection.” https://t.co/BsSJWWttpL - view on twitter
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HealioHybrid COVID-19 immunity offers higher protection than previous infection alone - 5 days
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People who are vaccinated and have previously been infected with COVID-19 had a 97% reduced chance of severe COVID-19 infection year after their last...
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“People who are vaccinated and have previously been infected with COVID-19 had a 97% reduced chance of severe COVID-19 infection 1 year after their last vaccination or infection” https://t.co/ThmZgJRkf3 - view on twitter
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New York TimesDeaths Among Pregnant Women and New Mothers Rose Sharply During Pandemic - 1 week
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The fatalities, occurring disproportionately among Native American and Black women, were linked not just to medical complications but also to homicides and...
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“The pandemic took an outsized toll on the Native American community, where average life expectancy fell by six and a half years, a dramatic drop.” https://t.co/GdJz62amkZ - view on twitter
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www.cidrap.umn.eduTwice-weekly rapid COVID tests may be better than infrequent PCR - 6 days
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Despite PCR’s higher sensitivity, frequent testing with rapid antigen tests can top their performance, a study of pro soccer players...
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“frequent RAT testing for Omicron outperforms infrequent PCR testing” https://t.co/r8ZW3ihC1f - view on twitter
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MedPageTodayModerna Booster Vaccine Singled Out for Chronic Hives - 5 days
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Chronic spontaneous urticaria more frequent when compared with Pfizer’s mRNA...
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“As a potential contributing mechanism warranting further investigations, our group previously showed that the Moderna vaccine had a greater association with positive skin and basophil activation tests results compared with the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine” https://t.co/GG4hU1gIEY - view on twitter
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NBC NewsCDC warns that a brand of eyedrops may be linked to drug-resistant bacterial infections - 5 days
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“Stop using” EzriCare Artificial Tears, the CDC warned, after one person died and other people were blinded after they used the over-the-counter...
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"To my knowledge, this is the first time that these highly resistant organisms have been linked to a contaminated product” https://t.co/hO6M6PRe75 - view on twitter
As a senior epidemiologist recently laid off from working at governmental health departments, all the attention to tech-sector layoffs makes me wistful (if not...
The spread of communicable diseases between people has a cascading impact on all of society. It is a function that should be durably & sustainably funded. The consequences are well known. But until politicians are punished for their neglect it won’t matter https://t.co/NSkzhExy1s - view on twitter