If you’re struggling with how to put food on the table this holiday season, remember there are resources available, both from the state and the food shelters that have been stepping up to meet an unprecedented need. There is no shame in using them. Visit https://t.co/ZJCVj3DHV8.
As I ruminated on a current challenge, a wisp of a memory arose. Years ago, my wise mentor @IDEpiPhD had offered an observation. Remembering it today set me towards a deeper understanding, a potential solution, and some peace.
Mentorship is measured by far more than an H-index.
New @CDCMMWR finds that after Kansas put in place a mask mandate in July 2020 rates of #COVID19 decreased in counties with a mask requirement & increased in counties without one. Wear a mask, stay 6 feet apart from others, & wash your hands often. More: https://t.co/kSgJxDhZUq.
Sturgis Motorcycle Rally. 100+ cases spread in Minnesota. At least 5,000 nationally, most likely (MN is <2% of US population) and dozens of deaths (at least 1 death in MN). Meticulous epidemiology including genetic fingerprinting of the virus in @CDCMMWR
https://t.co/A0l90VZyWx
New MMWR details a #COVID19 outbreak in Minnesota following a 10-day motorcycle rally in neighboring South Dakota. @MNhealth detected 86 Minnesota residents who became infected, including one who died. Learn more: https://t.co/B7yHxAUQ0w
Each and every one of the 1.4 million deaths caused by TB in 2019 could have been prevented.
The #StepUpForTB report analyses policies for tackling TB in 37 high burden countries. ⬇️
https://t.co/cPdkcm1SXT
Please share with friends and family in Georgia:
If you voted absentee in Georgia, please check the status of your ballot now.
If it was rejected, you have until 5pm on Friday, November 6, to fix it and make sure your vote counts.
https://t.co/dbcsk0fv0R
A new @CDCMMWR finds numerous social gatherings with limited mask use and attendees who didn’t stay 6 feet apart were linked to a #COVID19 outbreak among a university’s men’s and women’s soccer team. https://t.co/4zg5w87zgm
Last I checked a map, there is only one world, not three.
I came to America 30 years ago as a refugee from Liberia. Today I‘m a physician, professor at Harvard and run a nonprofit, training & employing other Americans. I assimilated just fine.
Immigrants — we get the job done.