Elizabeth Traub
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The bird migration map is starting to heat up. This👇 was pretty quiet a week ago or so. If migratory birds are driving the start of #H5N1 outbreaks, and the farmers are not covering it up, we should see things start popping again.
While he doesn’t name names, Galea’s rogues’ gallery of unreasonable scolds, martinets, and moralists doesn’t really represent the thinking of most of us working in public health at all. bit.ly/3oIJhqq
No one should have to choose between their paycheck or potentially exposing others to infection. This study vividly shows why guaranteed paid sick leave is so important in the restaurant industry and beyond. bit.ly/45GuBbR
There is fraction of the immunocompromised population who are at higher than ~2x risk upon Covid. Though, this population is also at high risk of faring poorly with myriad other pathogen infections, and those people already had to take extensive precautions pre-pandemic. 3/
The risk of Covid to the immunocompromised has often been exaggerated, to the point that many believe it is a dead sentence. I believe this was primarily done to push a narrative of zerocovid or whatnot. I don't believe this was helpful, and I don't believe this was kind. 2/
For the majority of immunocompromised people, the risk of hospitalisation and death upon Covid infection is increased about twofold. This is comparable to being ~3-5 years older or of being obese. 1/
Official statement on 2 human cases of bird flu in the UK. Both in poultry workers, no indication of human-to-human transmission
An experimental RSV vaccine developed by Pfizer to protect infants — by vaccinating pregnant people — was shown to be effective in preventing severe lower respiratory tract disease, the FDA said. trib.al/0yaJG7b
Two people have tested positive for bird flu in the UK, the UK Health Security Agency has said inews.co.uk/news/politics/…
Bird flu could become the next human pandemic – and politicians aren't paying attention | Devi Sridhar theguardian.com/commentisfree/…
It's taken decades, but there is finally a vaccine to protect against serious disease from #RSV. This one's for adults 60 and older, from #GSK. Options for protecting infants coming later this year. statnews.com/2023/05/03/fda…
Hear me out, public health people: this is the future. Sequence-based Wastewater Integrated Framework for Tracking Infectious Events in Showplaces (SWIFTIES).
I’m enchanted to announce my next tour: Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour, a journey through the musical eras of my career (past & present!) The first leg of the tour will be in stadiums across the US, with international dates to be announced as soon as we can! verifiedfan.ticketmaster.com/TaylorSwiftTix
#SARSCoV2 Updates Meet #Arcturus's kids and grand-kids XBB.1.16 (Signature: S:E180V, S:478R) XBB.1.16.1 (S:T547I) FU.1 | Alias of XBB.1.16.1.1 (T3802C) FU.2 | Alias of XBB.1.16.1.2 (C8692T) XBB.1.16.2 (ORF3a:V13L, ORF1a:P926H) XBB.1.16.3 (A2893C)
Two new #SARSCoV2 lineages are going viral in social media even without any nicknames— “FU.1 and FU.2” (XBB.1.16* sub-lineages)
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New @NEJM today: 2 new randomized trials showing high efficacy and safety for an RSV vaccine in pregnancy (against infant illness) and adults 60+ years of age nejm.org/doi/full/10.10… nejm.org/doi/full/10.10…
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