Melanie Thomasson

Health services researcher & data enthusiast

[CDC @CDCgov]

CDC’s COVID Data Tracker’s County View page shows vaccination progress in the U.S. by county. New maps allow you to view the percent of the population 65+, 18+, or 12+ who received at least one dose of #COVID19 vaccine. See the data: https://t.co/ENCRWj2c0M.

[Dan Diamond @ddiamond]

BREAKING: Congress agrees to restore Medicaid access for the Marshallese and other Pacific Islanders who have been barred from the program for nearly 25 years. https://t.co/Y4jMXlAhB7

[Dr Kate Gregorevic @DrKGregorevic]

Since most of my patients are older, very few are vaccine hesitant. Instead they tell me about the time as a child when they nearly choked to death from diphtheria or when their best friend caught polio. As a society, we have a short memory for the world before vaccination.

[Joanna Sinn, PhD @JoannaSinn]

Our paper in @CMAJ_Open today: Frailty measures in interRAI Contact Assessment predict death, hospital admission, & need for CGA among new home care patients. AUA also in interRAI COVID Vulnerability Screener piloted in primary care, CSS, retirement homes

https://t.co/c0OxFiq1Ms

[Lisa Richardson MD @RicharLisa]

I like to reimagine our focus on protecting older adults & elders during #covid as necessary not because of their vulnerability. It is necessary because of their strengths—their experiences and histories and humanity.

[AR Hospital Association @arkhospitals]

News from NWA on COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations https://t.co/n0PQVJLFRJ via @FacebookWatch

[Bob Wachter @Bob_Wachter]

This is soooo good – great graphics that vividly illustrate the risks of indoor transmission.

Highlights the important role of ALL the interventions for indoor events: wearing masks, more distance, less time in space, fewer people, better ventilation, quiet>speaking>shouting.

[CDC @CDCgov]

A new @CDCMMWR found an employee at a correctional facility developed #COVID19 after brief, close contact with infected incarcerated people that added up to more than 15 minutes over the course of an 8-hour shift. Learn more: https://t.co/dMO4xyaINA.

[Dr. Tom Frieden @DrTomFrieden]

Yes, we're tired of Covid. The answer isn't to surrender to it and try for herd immunity. The answer is to fight smarter.

[Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security @BSPH_CHS]

Coronavirus is still with us. There is a lot more work to do. Science and public health should drive the response. We can still control this pandemic.

[CDC @CDCgov]

Young adults have several factors influencing their risk of being exposed to #COVID19, including perceived low severity of disease outcome and exposure to conflicting messages about the need for and effectiveness of masks, according to new @CDCMMWR. https://t.co/1mNNDrbLCi

[Mark Lewis, MD, FASCO @marklewismd]

Man, physician satisfaction scores in the 1800s must have been through the roof

[Nathan Stall @NathanStall]

We cannot "shield" Ontario LTC homes with surging community transmission.

As I told @kahowlett in the @globeandmail "these are not hermetically sealed environments...to prevent risk of outbreaks, we need stronger action to control community transmission": https://t.co/tbvpbbjmAc

[ACHI @ACHI_Net]

The number of uninsured children in Arkansas increased by 13,000 from 2016 to 2019, according to a new report by @GeorgetownCCF. ACHI Health Policy Director @J_Craig_Wilson discusses the report's findings in a new blog post. https://t.co/3LeFXT1pBt #arnews #arpx #ChildrensHealth

[Dr Ellie Murray, ScD @EpiEllie]

I hear there’s drama with #causaltwitter creating an accidental dude party, so here’s a thread of some of the women of causal inference you should know about (epidemiology & stats edition)

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[Dr. Tom Frieden @DrTomFrieden]

If you've been exposed to Covid, quarantine for 14 days—even if you don't feel ill. Otherwise, you could spread the virus to someone who dies from it.

[CDC @CDCgov]

A new @CDCMMWR finds relatives who stayed in the same house at a family gathering developed #COVID19. The outbreak was likely sparked by a 13-year-old exposed to someone with COVID-19 before the gathering. Learn more: https://t.co/ikjagzopun.

[Robin Rudowitz @RRudowitz]

And enhanced FMAP will continue through March 2021.