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1. Short #monkeypox 🧵@WHO issued a lengthy update just now that includes case definitions for suspected, probable and confirmed cases. To date 12 countries have reported 92 confirmed cases and 28 suspected cases. https://t.co/CXGiXb9KiV pic.twitter.com/2HEluWgBjL
— Helen Branswell 🇺🇦 (@HelenBranswell) May 21, 2022
Why is this messaging from Brownstone so harmful?
— Prof. Gavin Yamey MD MPH (@GYamey) May 22, 2022
"Stigma directed at a particular group of individuals fuels fear & seriously impedes upon outbreak investigation, case identification & public health interventions," say @Boghuma @klts0 @Neurofourier https://t.co/1hChKo3Sqo pic.twitter.com/dAAooIs0o2
The @CDCgov changes its 2nd booster tune from "option" to "urge" for people age 50+https://t.co/hIpOAor9SF by @SharonLNYT
— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) May 21, 2022
“a steep and substantial increase in hospitalizations for older Americans” pic.twitter.com/369hPGssEl
First real world effectiveness study of Paxlovid and Molnupiravir: significant reduction in disease progression & all-cause mortality vs matched controls, more for Paxlovid, during Hong Kong BA.2 wave. Fast viral load reductionhttps://t.co/Wt0vff2g4w @CarlosWongHKU @gmleunghku pic.twitter.com/J6BcPVCQWY
— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) May 21, 2022
So, #monkeypox.
— Dr. Tara C. Smith (@aetiology) May 21, 2022
I want to start at the end, which is that everyone in public health is definitely taking this seriously and closely following the epidemic as it unfolds. My last words are "The past two years have shown us that anything is possible." /1https://t.co/IObwxVcDaB
Belgian case of Monkeypox virus linked to outbreak in Portugal - Monkeypox - Virological https://t.co/jRetFtVI7Q
— Jeremy Farrar (@JeremyFarrar) May 21, 2022
I've been stewing about this story for hours now and instead of subtweeting it I'm going to address it directly. Despite NYT's claims that this was "never reported and ground breaking" it's been extensively reported and chronicled (will drop links) /1https://t.co/mBJ66XuZaN
— Kendra "Gloom is My Beat" Pierre-Louis (@KendraWrites) May 21, 2022
Rich detail about the #monkeypox outbreak in this piece by @sciencecohen. Pro tip: You always want to read Jon. https://t.co/Ob1touwp6X
— Helen Branswell 🇺🇦 (@HelenBranswell) May 21, 2022
Yeah, ~1-2 subs/year + low coverage sequencing + complex genome = a Gen Epi mess. https://t.co/peiRvLEUnm
— Nathan Grubaugh (@NathanGrubaugh) May 21, 2022
For anyone interested in a simple, informative read on Monkeypox. Thanks to @BeakerH for the link.https://t.co/urx6TlGEcD
— Professor Gordon Dougan (@GordonDougan1) May 21, 2022
Reliable & experienced commentary from @KindrachukJason
— Glen Pyle | #GetVaccinated💉 (@glenpyle) May 21, 2022
& @angie_rasmussen on Monkeypox outbreaks in Canada & worldwide.
Beat the rush & follow them now to stay up-to-date on all things virus-related. But not sports: their sports opinions are atrocious.
https://t.co/CDuLat8Lj1
Monkeypox cases as of 12 a.m. ET https://t.co/698WJtm1Qk pic.twitter.com/hYwSH9urDm
— BNO Newsroom (@BNODesk) May 22, 2022
YES HE SAID THAT:
— chris evans (@notcapnamerica) May 21, 2022
Senator Bill Cassidy on the state of Louisiana having one of the worst maternal mortality rates in the nation:
"We wouldn't be much of an outlier if you subtract the African American population from our numbers."https://t.co/YCunflTaL3
This is a great piece on the many uncertainties about the monkeypox outbreak but the coda from @BillHanage is perfection:
— Dr. Angela Rasmussen (@angie_rasmussen) May 21, 2022
“If you turn your back on a virus it can jump up and bite you on the ass.”
Viruses don’t go away if you ignore them.https://t.co/RhaqLkssDK pic.twitter.com/6U1ulMu00X
Happy to be in the company of great colleagues in articles like this. Thanks @deeptabhattacha, @profshanecrotty, @EJohnWherry and others for thoughtful answers to complicated questions and to @CNN for doing a deep dive. https://t.co/tBDRtROXOJ
— Dr. Jen Gommerman (@JenGommerman) May 21, 2022
Louisiana Senator: Our Maternal Death Rates Are Only Bad If You Count Black Women https://t.co/y6oHJETvvb via @VanityFair
— Gregg Gonsalves (@gregggonsalves) May 21, 2022
WHO is working to provide guidance to protect frontline health care providers & other health workers who may be at risk of #monkeypox.
— World Health Organization (WHO) (@WHO) May 21, 2022
WHO will be providing more technical recommendations in the coming days https://t.co/8ewHPaN0VN pic.twitter.com/HjOO0hRRRa
As the monkeypox virus (MPX) outbreak continues, a lot of data emerging in real-time & being rapidly disseminated (as well as misinformation). I complied the unfolding scientific data (with direct links to papers and threads) on what we (don’t) know so far. #IDTwitter 🧵(1/n)
— Muge Cevik (@mugecevik) May 21, 2022
LIVE: Opening of the Walk the Talk, the #HealthForAll challenge with @DrTedros https://t.co/FfrBJiKsKh
— World Health Organization (WHO) (@WHO) May 22, 2022
Quick update on what I know about the Monkeypox situation. Cases counts associated with several of the major clusters — England, Canada, and especially Spain — continue to climb but we are seeing only a few isolated cases from other countries (Israel, Netherlands, Switzerland).
— Carl T. Bergstrom (@CT_Bergstrom) May 22, 2022
Every year, we run an MSc session on the dynamics of monkeypox transmission, and our team have worked a lot on contact tracing & transmission chain analysis for a range of infections. So a few thoughts on current MPX outbreak… 1/
— Adam Kucharski (@adamjkucharski) May 20, 2022
Given the recent interest in monkeypox, here's a few things that people should know about poxviruses from a virologist point of view (1/14)
— Connor Bamford (@cggbamford) May 22, 2022
At today’s opening session of #WHA75 @DrTedros and @WHO honored Paul’s life and work. Today Didi received the WHO 2022 Award of Excellence at the opening ceremony of the World Health Assembly in Geneva. She gave an inspiring speech on behalf of @PIH. #PaulsPromise pic.twitter.com/sC3sItFFYY
— Cate Oswald (@cate_oswald) May 22, 2022
business is good pic.twitter.com/IZyDAAQpvu
— Sean Kennedy, MPH (@phealthsean) May 22, 2022
On recent dog walk, got chatting to a lady I'd met a few times:
— Pete 😷 #COVIDisAirborne (@PeteUK7) May 21, 2022
Her: Are you holidaying abroad this year
Me: I can't because of Covid & immunosuppressed family members
Her: But Covid is over now
Me: 1 in 45 people are infected & 1,000 ppl a week dying
Her: Not now though
1/
The upcoming week is likely to be full of information about monkeypox, so I was happy to team up with @TxID_Edu and @Boghuma to create this 1-page, easy-to-read doc (with refs) about monkeypox.
— Prathit Kulkarni, MD (@PrathitKulkarni) May 22, 2022
Hope this is useful to clinicians and trainees everywhere!
(DM me for a PDF version) pic.twitter.com/54s0briyN7
Calling UK clinicians & public health practitioners. UKHSA has provided/updated guidance on case defs, vaccination and contact tracing/management this weekend. Links now added to monkeypox guidance page, but easy to miss, so here is the link to the section https://t.co/xugfZU7UuQ
— Jake Dunning (@OutbreakJake) May 22, 2022
Apparently, one can write about Haiti without citing a single Black scholar (let alone a Haitian scholar).
— Arrianna Marie Planey, MA PhD (@Arrianna_Planey) May 22, 2022
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1. So much hostility and confusion from people who saw me (on a Zoom) wearing a mask in my office this week! The question is: Am I crazy, am I virtue signaling, am I fear mongering, or is there some rationale to wear a mask in a private office? Let’s discuss! 🧵
— Jon Levy (@jonlevyBU) May 21, 2022
Isn't that special? Of course the people who brought you the Great Barrington Declaration are now suggesting #Monkeypox is a gay disease. Such odious people. Tell me again how Brownstone, AIER and the rest of them are about science or economics. 1/ https://t.co/A8M9LN8XYk
— Gregg Gonsalves (@gregggonsalves) May 22, 2022
Critical illness during first #COVID19 wave, @ESICM UNITE-COVID study
— Intensive Care Medicine (@yourICM) May 22, 2022
🦠≃ 5K pts, 40% admitted to surge capacity beds
🫁IMV: admission 46.5%, during ICU stay 86%
🏥 34% mortality; older age, IMV, AKI (NOT admission to surge capacity beds) as predictors
🖇️ https://t.co/Onlg3CP2qb pic.twitter.com/sq3R7fe87H
I’ve been thinking a lot about MeToo and the men who had their lives “ruined” by assault or harassment allegations, so…I decided to do some googling into Where Are They Now
— Julie (@DailyJulianne) May 21, 2022
We should be devoting enormous resources right now into outreach, advertising, & scheduling of COVID-19 boosters for the elderly especially.
— Adam W Gaffney (@awgaffney) May 22, 2022
You shouldn’t be able to turn on the damn TV now without a thoughtful, slickly-produced reminder about the importance of boosting.
🆕 @WHO Disease Outbreak news on #monkeypox https://t.co/BwMmg9w0RQ
— Maria Van Kerkhove (@mvankerkhove) May 22, 2022
I am so f#cking done with the @UnitedAirlines boarding announcement “don’t wear a mask we want to see your smile”. CO2 levels over 4000 during boarding. My mask isn’t hiding a smile. #1Klife
— Daniel Shoskes (@dshoskes) May 21, 2022
#WalkTheTalk in Geneva🇨🇭 has started.
— World Health Organization (WHO) (@WHO) May 22, 2022
Participants can join over 2 routes: 3 km & 4.2 km.#Sport4Health pic.twitter.com/oIFxzIJsxX