@CloudyMediaBlog

Public Health Content Manager @DynaMedex by day, science blogger by night. Immunology and infectious diseases are my jam. Opinions are my own.

 Massachusetts, USA
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We’re failing to help all Americans understand why staying up to date with Covid vaccines has 3 functions: 1. Reduces risk of hospitalization and death 2. Reduces risk of strokes and heart attacks and protects heart health 3. Reduces risk of long Covid
CIDRAP@CIDRAP23 Sep 2024
Poll: Only 45% of older adults will get updated COVID vaccines In 2023, nearly half of all US COVID hospitalizations were among those ages 75 and older. cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/poll…

Poll: Only 45% of older adults will get updated COVID vaccines

In 2023, nearly half of all US COVID hospitalizations were among those ages 75 and older.

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Heather D. Marshall, PhD retweeted
EBSCO Clinical Decisions@EBSCO_CD23 Sep 2024
Mpox has been reinstated as a Public Health Emergency of International Concern from the @WHO. Find what you need to know about #mpox – for free – in DynaMedex. m.ebsco.is/uhnEW #outbreaks
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EBSCO Clinical Decisions@EBSCO_CD19 Oct 2023
In the last year, several new #RSV prevention options have been approved. Read more about these options. m.ebsco.is/uf5HY #RSVvaccine #pediatrics #nirsevimab
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Heather D. Marshall, PhD retweeted
T. Ryan Gregory 🇨🇦@TRyanGregory20 Sep 2023
New vaccines. Restarting free test program. Hospitals reinstating mask mandates. It almost feels like the pandemic isn't over. But that can't be right, because minimizer "experts" assured us that it really is. This time. For sure. Definitely. washingtonpost.com/health/20…
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Dr. Lucky Tran@luckytran14 Jul 2023
Businesses like In-N-Out burger are banning staff from wearing masks (unless they provide a medical note)
General Guidelines No masks shall be worn in the Store or Support facility unless an Associate has a valid medical note exempting him or her from this requirement. Associates who wear masks for medical reasons must wear a company-provided N-95 mask. Note: A different type of mask may only be worn with a valid medical note exempting the Associate from the N-95 mask requirement. This policy applies to all Store and Support Associates working in Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, Texas, and Utah except Associates who are required to wear masks or other protective gear as part of their job duties (e.g., patty room Associates, lab technicians, painters, etc.).

ALT General Guidelines No masks shall be worn in the Store or Support facility unless an Associate has a valid medical note exempting him or her from this requirement. Associates who wear masks for medical reasons must wear a company-provided N-95 mask. Note: A different type of mask may only be worn with a valid medical note exempting the Associate from the N-95 mask requirement. This policy applies to all Store and Support Associates working in Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, Texas, and Utah except Associates who are required to wear masks or other protective gear as part of their job duties (e.g., patty room Associates, lab technicians, painters, etc.).

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Me yelling at the tv during @Jeopardy: Bill Hodges! Wonder if one of the contestants would have got a clue about The Drawing of the Three in the category ‘Second Book in the Series’? ❤️ @StephenKing
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But only after an RCT proving this reduces time-to-coffee, right?
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nytimes.com/2023/05/09/opini…

Opinion | If the Pandemic Is No Longer a Public Health Emergency, Then What Is It? (Published 2023)

The world needs to move from response to preparedness mode.

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The Real Truther
@thereal_truther3 May 2023
Presidential candidate @RobertKennedyJr recently went on television & made claims about the Covid vaccine. Watch as I fact-check each one with evidence! Was he being honest? You decide.
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Timothy Caulfield
@CaulfieldTim2 May 2023
Excellent article... "Do masks work? Randomized controlled trials are the worst way to answer the question" statnews.com/2023/05/02/do-m… by @dr_kkjetelina et al. via @statnews "...members of the public need communications that help them follow the science that is worth following. That means responsible reporting, not hyping individual studies that did not, and could not, tell us anything." cc @jvipondmd @BlakeMMurdoch @DFisman

Do masks work? Randomized controlled trials are the worst way to answer the question

Studies on masking could not, on their own, produce the evidence that public policy demanded.

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Prof Jeffrey S Morris
@jsm233426 Apr 2023
1. Using a biased experimental design, 2. removing all sensitivity analyses showing lack of robustness of your conclusions to modeling assumptions, and 3. removing result tables about much higher increased risk of cardiac death after Covid infection in a paper purported to conclude “The risk associated with mRNA vaccination should be weighed against the risk associated with COVID-19 infection” is poor statistical and scientific practice, with transparently clear motivation.
Joseph A. Ladapo, MD, PhD
@FLSurgeonGen25 Apr 2023
PhD-trained physician revises report based on his scientific expertise = “scandalous altering of results” 🤣 Fauci enthusiasts are terrified and will do anything to divert attention from the risks of mRNA COVID-19 vaccines— especially cardiac deaths. Truth will prevail.
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Heather D. Marshall, PhD retweeted
David Gorski, MD, PhD@gorskon17 Mar 2023
Dr. Vinay Prasad compares college #COVID19 #booster #mandates to mandating #Ozempic in obese students. How are these different from each other? How disingenuous is @VPrasadMDMPH? Let me count the ways. respectfulinsolence.com/2023…

"Can colleges mandate Ozempic?" Clever or clueless analogy? You be the judge!

Dr. Vinay Prasad compares college booster mandates to mandating Ozempic in obese students. How are these things different from each other?

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Just out here “playing the long game” of life.
Joanna No Banana@JoannaNoBanana9 Mar 2023
I heard someone refer to being covid cautious in 2023 as “playing the long game.” That’s exactly what it is. Yes, it’s rough to miss out while we watch others move on but not everything is always as it appears anyways.
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Immunity from COVID-19 infection is strong and lasting, but carries risks, research finds - PolitiFact apple.news/ABhgX0NHBT8OVeENC…

Immunity from COVID-19 infection is strong and lasting, but carries risks, research finds

PolitiFact is a fact-checking website that rates the accuracy of claims by elected officials and others on its Truth-O-Meter.

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Heather D. Marshall, PhD retweeted
Health Nerd@GidMK3 Mar 2023
Do masks work for COVID-19? It depends entirely on what we mean by 'work' My new piece gidmk.medium.com/do-masks-wo…

Do Masks Work For COVID-19?

The question we’re still somehow debating

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The number of children who have died does not need to be rounded. It’s already a whole number because these are whole people. FFS
Tyler Black, MD
@tylerblack3227 Feb 2023
incredible callousness and ignorance to pediatric death. A) children who died are expressed in round numbers B) all percentages of any cause, including **all deaths of EVERY CAUSE** (0.044% per year) would round to zero. 2023 - MDs still making the "kids rarely die" argument.
A tweet by Jeff Davis MD stating " the number of children that died of covid rounded to a whole number and expressed as a percentage is zero. We harmed them far more with our unfounded fear. The safest place for them and teachers was at school."

ALT A tweet by Jeff Davis MD stating " the number of children that died of covid rounded to a whole number and expressed as a percentage is zero. We harmed them far more with our unfounded fear. The safest place for them and teachers was at school."

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Heather D. Marshall, PhD retweeted
T. Ryan Gregory 🇨🇦@TRyanGregory23 Feb 2023
On that review about masks. 🧵 of 🔗
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What is this, ax throwing contestant day? @Jeopardy & @WheelofFortune
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Heather D. Marshall, PhD retweeted
Alastair McAlpine, MD@AlastairMcA3025 Jan 2023
We’ve all wondered why scientists or MDs “turn”. How respected folk can find themselves deep in the anti-vax community. It’s a decidedly simple (but dangerous and malicious) process. Below is a thread on how people become “red pilled.” 🧵
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