Crystal Watson, DrPH

#DecisionScience & risk assessment for public health emergencies @JHSPH_CHS. Wife, Mom, #ELBI staff, Associate Professor @JohnsHopkinsEHE

[Joe Biden @JoeBiden]

My fellow Democrats, I have decided not to accept the nomination and to focus all my energies on my duties as President for the remainder of my term. My very first decision as the party nominee in 2020 was to pick Kamala Harris as my Vice President. And it’s been the best decision I’ve made. Today I want to offer my full support and endorsement for Kamala to be the nominee of our party this year. Democrats — it’s time to come together and beat Trump. Let’s do this.

[Tom Inglesby, MD @T_Inglesby]

Congratulations @cmyeaton & @C_R_Watson on fantastic new initiative to help move the work of @CDCgov's Center for Forecasting + Analytics forward. Excited that this project will increase the value of infectious disease models to public health and to the public across the country

[Jaime Yassif @JaimeYassif]

The new UK Biosecurity Strategy is out. You can check it out here: https://t.co/bZqdjoL3nA

[PAHO/WHO Emergencies-OPS/OMS Emergencias @PAHOemergencies]

🟡 Given the ⬆️ detection of outbreaks of avian influenza in birds in the Americas and the confirmation of the first human infection of influenza A(H5N1), PAHO shared guidance for health authorities. 🦆🦠

📄 For more information, please visit:
https://t.co/IwlU3Jjiiy

[Johns Hopkins ICTR @ictrjhu]

After 3 years of 24/7 effort, the @JohnsHopkins COVID Resource Center Dashboard will cease to update. We thank all involved for their invaluable contribution to #publichealth.
@biblauer @TexasDownUnder @C_R_Watson @JohnsHopkinsSPH @IVACtweets @HopkinsMedicine

[Crystal Watson, DrPH @C_R_Watson]

@alexandraphelan @JHSPH_CHS @JohnsHopkinsSPH So delighted for you to join us!!

[Ethan Mollick @emollick]

Cool real-world evidence that we have an attention “budget” that is depleted by difficult decisions

Umpires pay more attention to more important calls, but any such moments of high attention result in more errors later in the game when attention runs out! https://t.co/AaGZguckk0

[Dr. Nahid Bhadelia @BhadeliaMD]

Incredibly powerful & important @NYTOpinion by ⁦@celinegounder⁩ on how vaccine disinformation agents cause public harm & re-traumatize families with recent loss.

Celine shouldn’t have had go through this. No one should. https://t.co/a0Vv8Mzqod

[Lisa Oshima @lisawhelan]

Glad the @AmerAcadPeds stepped up & asked @POTUS to declare emergency "Infants 6 months & younger are getting hospitalized w/ RSV at more than 7x rate observed b4 the Covid-19 pandemic in 2018, according to data from @CDCgov." Cc @PTF_org @CDCDirector /1 https://t.co/lovfHaPkf5

[Mary-Margaret Fill, MD MPH @MMFill]

The contact follow-up rate in the Ugandan Ebola response seems to have been steadily declining over the last few reports. A 53% follow-up rate of contacts is ... worrisome (especially when this number has frequently been >85%). Hopefully just a blip.

https://t.co/BQclHYgK3t

[Andrew Pekosz @andrewpekosz]

A snapshot of 2022-23 influenza testing at the Johns Hopkins Hospitals compared to the previous 5 influenza seasons... #influenza

[Tom Inglesby, MD @T_Inglesby]

Just finished this yr's Emerging Leaders in Biosecurity Initiative. Fantastic Fellows from US and around the world - already making so many valuable contributions. Their positive impact in the world will only grow in the years ahead-thanks to all for being part of the program!

[Tom Inglesby, MD @T_Inglesby]

We just completed the quite valuable Catastrophic Contagion pandemic exercise in Brussels, in partnership with @gatesfoundation and @WHO at the Grand Challenges annual meeting 1/x

[Eric Topol @EricTopol]

Life expectancy changes during the Covid pandemic among 29 countries: the US among the most pronounced reduction. Several countries had bounce back improvement in 2021 (black arrows below). Vaccination uptake was correlated w/ less deficit
https://t.co/DIxN3ZrvsK @NatureHumBehav

[Dana Goldstein @DanaGoldstein]

For this piece, I signed up for several job boards as a childcare worker with a high school degree. I was inundated with higher paid opportunities in fast food, hospital staffing, cleaning. My dive into the broken market for American childcare: https://t.co/pde55HyS1e

[Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security @BSPH_CHS]

Applications are now open for the newest class of our Emerging Leaders in Biosecurity (ELBI) Fellowship!

#ELBI inspires + connects the next generation of #biosecurity leaders and innovators.

Learn how to apply thru Nov. 11: https://t.co/vbdk2N4mBs

[Helen Branswell 🇨🇦 @HelenBranswell]

Uganda's health ministry is reporting the case count in their current #Ebola Sudan outbreak is 34 cases, 21 deaths. This already makes it in the top 20 of all recorded Ebola outbreaks, and it was only confirmed less than a week ago.
1st suspected death was in early August.

[Helen Branswell 🇨🇦 @HelenBranswell]

Something I missed yesterday about the Ebola Sudan outbreak in Uganda: Some of the cases have been found in a refugee settlement.
Not good.
h/t to @cmyeaton & @ProMED_mail. https://t.co/zB2p9A1jyj

[Maria Van Kerkhove @mvankerkhove]

#ICYMI: @WHO published a new global genomic surveillance strategy for pathogens with epidemic and pandemic potential. Watch to learn more about why genomic surveillance is so critical for pandemic prevention.

@Chikwe_I @SCBriand @DrMikeRyan @RickABright @CDCgov @FINDdx @DrTedros