John Modlin

Professor (Emeritus) Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth
Former Deputy Director, Polio, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

[George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway3d]

That has always been his reputation. He’ll tell you whatever you want to hear.

[Prof Peter Hotez MD PhD DSc(hon) @PeterHotez]

The Strongest Evidence Yet That an Animal Started the Pandemic ⁦@TheAtlantic⁩ I remain baffled why any other theory has credibility? The reason we began a coronavirus vaccine program was bc of SARS 2002 and MERS 2012 and realized crap a 3rd is coming https://t.co/yhacRRKU73

[Céline Gounder, MD, ScM, FIDSA 🇺🇦 @celinegounder]

Testing wastewater from planes found that almost all flights had passengers with COVID.

https://t.co/VVd4Sth3a4

[John Modlin @JohnFModlin]

@DrPaulOffit This article omits that >450M doses of a novel genetically stable OPV vaccine (nOPV type 2) designed to reduce circulation of vaccine derived polioviruses has been introduced into many of the highest risk countries. S0264410X22001955

[Paul Offit @DrPaulOffit]

Polio in US, UK and Israel reveals rare risk of oral vaccine | AP News https://t.co/oj3XgLYVPm

[Lauren Pelley @LaurenPelley]

It's clear you can catch #COVID again and again. What's more hazy is just how often you can get infected with SARS-CoV-2 — and whether future bouts of this virus will always feel milder than your first run-in.

My latest:
https://t.co/AdasfHBwal

[John Modlin @JohnFModlin]

Researcher finds 'stunning' rate of COVID among deer. Here's what it means for humans https://t.co/USiHsb4Wkn The raccoon dogs extracting their revenge.

[Ronald Brownstein @RonBrownstein]

Can anyone really argue that the West would have produced this level of organized response if Trump was in office and belittling allies, praising Putin, & denigrating international institutions-after extorting Zelensky and falsely claiming Ukraine interfered against him?

[John Modlin @JohnFModlin]

Dirt Cowboy begins selling “The Real Anthony Fauci” https://t.co/X3TJqjPqjT It is indeed Mr. Guerra who is misinformed, badly so. Vaccines have saved more lives than any other medical intervention during the past century. This is an embarrassment to the Dartmouth community.

[John Modlin @JohnFModlin]

Prior Infection Is Little Defense Against Virus Variant, Scientists Say https://t.co/TVgukVG4Jq SARS2 now behaving like seasonal influenza. One more reason to seek a booster dose.

[Jay Wenger @jay_wenger]

To carry out their lifesaving work, health workers across the world must have access to the resources they need. Digital payments do just that—by ensuring that those working to #EndPolio and other diseases are paid quickly and completely. https://t.co/5B3AqxhWyu

[John Modlin @JohnFModlin]

U.S. Is Said to Have Unexamined Intelligence to Pore Over on Virus Origins https://t.co/dNoxIHKVj3 The 2 theories are not mutually exclusive. It makes complete sense that a virus isolated in the field (naturally occurring) could have escaped via a containment breach at the lab.

[John Modlin @JohnFModlin]

Risk of rare blood clotting higher for COVID-19 than for vaccines | University of Oxford https://t.co/QghpJIBLyB

[John Modlin @JohnFModlin]

@PeterHotez @mtosterholm I agree with Peter. Mike has been a highly regarded advocate for pandemic preparedness throughout his career. You may not care for the tone of his message, but his predictions about the course of this pandemic have been far closer to right than wrong.

[Prof Peter Hotez MD PhD DSc(hon) @PeterHotez]

Defending @mtosterholm I’ve known Mike for 100 years, well 20, and we’ve talked weekly all year. His assessments are evidence-based, thoughtful, sincere. We agree on most things, like all scientists sometimes different perspectives, but he is as honest straightforward as they get

[John Modlin @JohnFModlin]

@WhiteHouse Couldn't occur fast enough.

[John Modlin @JohnFModlin]

Congratulations to Ben for this well-deserved recognition.

[UnionLeader.com @UnionLeader]

He has been the calm voice of science and reason that New Hampshire leaders and residents have turned to for facts, context and reassurance amid the fear and uncertainty of an unparalleled health and economic crisis. ...
https://t.co/RfAhi9AqlX

[John Modlin @JohnFModlin]

First ever vaccine listed under WHO emergency use https://t.co/j8M2gUBqOS WHO Prequalification will enable rapid distribution of a new oral poliovaccine designed to combat the vaccine-derived poliovirus outbreaks now spreading through Africa, Afghanistan and Pakistan.

[Dr. Tom Frieden @DrTomFrieden]

If ever there was a need to demonstrate that testing is not a substitute for safety measures... No one thing will keep us safe from Covid. We can chip away at risk by Wearing a mask, Watching distance, Washing hands, reducing indoor crowding, testing and tracing strategically.

[John Modlin @JohnFModlin]

We are about to witness the most detailed experiment in history, the natural history of SARS2 infection of a 74 year old obese male who has been tested daily for NP carriage.