Nora Cutcliffe

MSc PhD | BioPharma Consultant | #MedicalWriter | #Vaccines #COVID #Influenza #Pneumococcal #Meningitis #HPV | Pharmacy-Based Immunization

[Nora Cutcliffe @NoraCutcliffe]

So honoured to participate in this interview series re Healthcare Social Media #HCSM & #PharmacistsAsImmunizers #vaccines

Huge thanks to Marie Ennis-O’Connor @JBBC (Ireland) for inviting me!

@ImmunizedotCa @CPhAAPhC @OntPharmacists @PAS_SK @PEIPharmacists @Pharmacy_CAN @VEC_ubc

[Marie Ennis-O'Connor @JBBC]

This week I caught up with @NoraCutcliffe to learn more about the role social media plays in her work around vaccines & immunization
https://t.co/9pDwctWpVC In this interview Nora references the influence of @DrVivienBrown @UWPharmacy @open_pharmacy @ProstateCancerC @JadePluck

[NB Pharmacists' Association / Pharmaciens du N.-B. @PharmacistsNB]

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[Nora Cutcliffe @NoraCutcliffe]

The wildly popular Kingsway-Lambton #FleaMarket is gearing up for 56th blockbuster sale! This gigantic sale has run for > 50 yrs, raising > $1 million for #charity!

Sat April 29, 8 am - 1 pm (line up starts ~7 am)

https://t.co/VXIgM0AhBw https://t.co/L0UC4g3qzq

#Toronto

[COWS @COWSICECREAM]

It’s MOOving day for Wowie at @flyYYG ✈️

She’s loved greeting Islanders and visitors at the airport over the years, but it’s time for her to spread her wings and MOOve on. Stay tuned for where she ends up next 🐮

[Nora Cutcliffe @NoraCutcliffe]

New educational tool re prevention strategies for Respiratory Syncytial Virus (#RSV) in high-risk groups: infants, older adults, asthma

Older Adult RSV #vaccines coming soon too!

Kudos @AsthmaCanada for today's email blast, w/ key messages re RSV symptoms & tips for protection

[Asthma.ca @AsthmaCanada]

Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) is a serious disease that causes infection in the lungs + respiratory tract & poses risk to infants, older adults &people with asthma. Tips to prevent RSV include handwashing + sanitizing hard surfaces.
#rsv #rsvawareness #rsvprevention #asthma

[Nora Cutcliffe @NoraCutcliffe]

"Our biggest realization is... there are many communities that do not have local access to a pharmacy at all,” said @SherilynHoule “While Rx can be delivered remotely & virtual care can be used for offsite counselling, access to vaccinations will need a more innovative approach.”

[Nora Cutcliffe @NoraCutcliffe]

Hello Dr Goldman, I just read your @globeandmail article on assembling a care-giving team for your sister Joanne - your thoughts are beautiful & touching https://t.co/vpOQUtoQSD

Sending you positive energy & light to get through the next day; UR admired by many you've never met

[Dr. Brian Goldman @NightShiftMD]

I’m at my sister’s bedside. We think she contracted #COVID19 over the weekend. She’s in severe respiratory distress and is on O2 and suction prn. She some hydromorphone and is in no distress. I am prepared for the worst.

[Nora Cutcliffe @NoraCutcliffe]

@CANImmunize Kudos to the CANImmunize team for recent updates!

Very pleased to see @CANImmunize App now includes the new Pfizer COVID-19 mRNA vaccine:
Bivalent [Original and Omicron BA.4/BA.5]

Got my immunization profile up to date - next up will be flu vaccine!

#digital #vaccine #record

[Nora Cutcliffe @NoraCutcliffe]

Question for @CANImmunize

Will Pfizer's new bivalent #COVID19 vaccine be added to the list of options for COVID vaccines?

#Moderna's bivalent vaccine is on current list (but not #Pfizer's bivalent)

Love your handy App; would like to update my #free #digital #vaccine #record

[Nora Cutcliffe @NoraCutcliffe]

Great quote @marshalederman @globeandmail
"Masks might not always be the most comfortable things, but neither are heavy winter boots. We put on the clunky footwear because it protects us. Masks go even further: they protect others too."

#COVID #RSV #Flu

https://t.co/36q1wNz3HB

[Nora Cutcliffe @NoraCutcliffe]

"Immunity debt" is not a thing!

Great thread @SabiVM helps explain the current surge in pediatric hospitalizations - NOT due to past public health measures

Public health measures in place over the last few years helped reduce the burden of illness, and did not cause this crisis

[Sabina Vohra-Miller @SabiVM]

The amazing @DrSamiraJeimy and I collaborated on a post because we are both tired of seeing the term ‘immunity debt’ being thrown around.

We also get into why we are seeing a record number of pediatric hospitalizations, so stick with us.
🧵(1/8)

[Nora Cutcliffe @NoraCutcliffe]

Thanks @CANImmunize! I look forward to updating my immunization profile soon, recent #COVID shot (Pfizer bivalent) included

I've got all my immediate family onto this App; it's an excellent centralized tool to check on past #vaccinations (vax names, dates, etc) & what's due next

[CANImmunize @CANImmunize]

@NoraCutcliffe The new Pfizer bivalent will be added to the list of vaccines. It should be out soon. Thanks for checking!

[Nora Cutcliffe @NoraCutcliffe]

🇨🇦 seeing ↑ in #RSV (respiratory syncytial virus),
esp. in Quebec, when many ERs are already struggling with long wait times & capacity issues

Current surge in RSV activity (486 cases; 3.5% positivity) exceeds expected levels for this time of yr
https://t.co/nv5qM6NzfB @CTVNews

[Clement Lee, MD, MSc @ClementLeeMD]

10. October is RSV awareness month. Let’s continue educating each other about it! 🎗️

#RSVawareness

https://t.co/T6oYtwBTJl

[Nora Cutcliffe @NoraCutcliffe]

I just signed this petition - please join me

re continued distribution of free rapid antigen test (#RAT) kits for #COVID-19

https://t.co/Wg4p08XtWP? @leadnowca

Prevent further spread of COVID via #testing & #vaccination #masking #ventilation #distancing

#KeepRATsFree

[Nora Cutcliffe @NoraCutcliffe]

Non-COVID vaccination has ↓ during the pandemic

Yet for #HPV, pharmacists can become "cancer prevention superheroes" by proactively finding HPV vaccine candidates, using vaccine histories & partnering w/ dental professionals

@CPJ_RPC Cable Vandermeer & @Ross_Tsuyuki

@CPhAAPhC

[Nora Cutcliffe @NoraCutcliffe]

COVID pandemic (& poor handling by govt & public health officials) has gone too far

Seems not coincidental that 2 brilliant scientific minds & spokespeople have signed off Twitter in last 24 hrs @edyong209 & @dfisman https://t.co/e7u3xOvNxs

#StaySafe & l look fwd to your return

[Ed Yong is not here @edyong209]

🧵Some personal news: I’m taking a 6-month sabbatical, starting now. These past 3 years have been the most professionally meaningful of my life, but they’ve also deeply broken me. The pandemic isn’t over, but after a long time spent staring into the sun, I need to blink. 1/

[Nora Cutcliffe @NoraCutcliffe]

#ON #COVID wastewater signal trending ↑ again

No longer posted @COVIDSciOntario but moved to @PublicHealthON [updated Fri only] https://t.co/Y3SLAO1WSV

Also in ON (this wk vs last):
- COVID+ #hospitalizations ↑ ~11%
- #Positivity rate (PCR) ↑ (11.98% to 12.42%)

@BogochIsaac

[Nora Cutcliffe @NoraCutcliffe]

Informative COVID🧵!

If #RAT test is +, how long R U still +/contagious (after symptom onset)?

#28 re Omicron:

75% (of people are +) after 5 d
50% after 8 d
24% after 10 d

So if U only isolate for 24 hrs (or even 5 d), U R likely still #contagious & could be infecting others

[Jeff Gilchrist @jeffgilchrist]

For people who want a web link to share, you can find it here: https://t.co/K5nAtkB0XB

[Nora Cutcliffe @NoraCutcliffe]

Thx @CanadianKayMD for injecting some humour!🤣

I hope all Islanders (including my family) heed your advice, so @DGlaucomflecken won't be needed -
'though he'd likely love to visit #PEI & would get lots of laughs

#Fiona #StaySafe #CleanUp

@KashPrime @BogochIsaac @SharkawyMD

[Kay M. Dingwell🍁🩺🏳️‍🌈 @CanadianKayMD]

From your friendly neighbourhood emerg doc: holy crap people WEAR EYE PROTECTION WHEN CHAINSAWING.

We only have so many ophthalmologists and I don’t think anyone’s going to drop ship a @DGlaucomflecken to the Island because you all were too stubborn to wear protective eyewear.

[Nora Cutcliffe @NoraCutcliffe]

Get your 4th dose #COVID #vaccine!

New data confirm significant incremental protection from 4th dose vs 3 shots, particularly to prevent hospitalization & death

https://t.co/dn4YkuejLB & https://t.co/Fv7fLhYLbB

Thx @EricTopol for excellent updates re COVID vaccines & boosters

[Nora Cutcliffe @NoraCutcliffe]

Great practical tips for minimizing risks associated with #COVID

Each of 5 topics in 🧵has its own infographic & details

Kudos @KashPrime for excellent educational material!

My fave is 2nd topic: "If you're sick, how to avoid spreading COVID to family at home" (not inevitable)

[Kashif Pirzada, MD @KashPrime]

I stand with many experts and believe that with Covid/SARS2:
- Don't get infected
- If you do get infected, get infected as few times as possible, while as vaccinated as possible
Our leaders are telling us we're on our own, so here's some advice to navigate this crazy time. 🧵