Angus Thomson

Irrational scientist (PhD molec genetics), public health ∝ public trust, human behavior, dad2girls, black belt aikido, nothing in zen, opinions all mine

[Angus Thomson @ThomsonAngus]

“More than 2/3 of the common side-effects people experience after a Covid jab can be attributed to a negative version of the placebo effect rather than the vaccine itself.”

We should: Inform people systematically about possible re…https://t.co/HbEcsYoDrx https://t.co/vTqfKpBT0D

[Angus Thomson @ThomsonAngus]

“We are not waiting to see how dangerous this new variant is. We’re already determining it.”

James Hamblin lays it out very clearly in this excellent piece.

We cannot ever manage this virus by remaining reactive, by waiting and…https://t.co/kh5GSEOOOR https://t.co/hYSdod7Ycg

[Angus Thomson @ThomsonAngus]

Report: All countries remain "dangerously unprepared" for a future pandemic, even after 2 years of managing the current one. Good to see public trust in authorities as key metric in this analysis. Public health depends upon public…https://t.co/csEiLsSLDa https://t.co/17pwYEoYY4

[Angus Thomson @ThomsonAngus]

Omicron COVID-19 variant update:
Detected in a lot of countries. But more concerning is that 20 countries have already reported community transmission. And they probably found it because they looked for it.
https://t.co/lv9GbgY653 https://t.co/sOAY4J9Zrs

[Dr. Tom Frieden @DrTomFrieden]

In September, unvaccinated people were 5.8 times more likely to get Covid and 14 times more likely to die from it, according to CDC. Protect yourself and the people around you—get vaccinated.

[Extinction Rebellion Global @ExtinctionR]

Civil disobedience now. It's the only way we're going to get the radical changes we need to keep our planet liveable.
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[Angus Thomson @ThomsonAngus]

My thoughts (through behavioral sci lens) on 3 key steps every US employer should take to flip the OSHA vaccine requirements into a win-win. https://t.co/JseXDLlqN1
#VaccineMandate #OSHA

[Julie Leask AO @JulieLeask]

A woman offered a bribe to fake her vaccination. Then the unexpected happened. https://t.co/a2yzdFVVpf

[Angus Thomson @ThomsonAngus]

This.

[National Academy of Medicine @theNAMedicine]

"There is recognition that we need to communicate effectively, but we owe it to the public to apply the same level of rigor to science communication that we do to the development of vaccines and other scientific innovations." -@SaadOmer3 #NAMmtg

[A/Prof Katie Attwell @slatz_soapbox]

Do you have any near-complete empirical work on #vaccinemandates ? We may have room in our SI of Vaccine - DM me if so. Please RT!

[Noel Brewer @noelTbrewer]

Bullshit. New dads can hold and soothe the baby. Change diapers. Give the baby a bath. Do laundry. Clean the house. Go shopping. And yes, even bottle feed. Especially in the middle of the night.
Paternity leave is important for the whole family, equitable, and manly.

[Angus Thomson @ThomsonAngus]

These assumptions based on steady rate of vaccination to 80%. Unlikely. Will prob level out once willing people r vaccinated. then begins harder job of engaging “wait & see” & hesitants. W states opening up early, this will be even harder.

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[Yale School of Public Health @YaleSPH]

"The vaccine conversations have been folded into people’s sense of themselves and their underlying values."

@SaadOmer3, director of @YaleGH, joined @UNICEF, @Facebook, and @PublicGoodProj to discuss social media & vaccines at the UN General Assembly.
https://t.co/b7qrZqyzdn

[Angus Thomson @ThomsonAngus]

How public health works.

[Jeremy Farrar @JeremyFarrar]

Worth rereading how potentially imperfect vaccines can be combined in an integrated way with advice, behaviour, testing, mosquito control & therapeutics. Learning how to combine good but imperfect tools is so often critical for public health https://t.co/sE0eXrNJjA

[Angus Thomson @ThomsonAngus]

@noelTbrewer @JustinTrogdon @StephWheelerUNC @NishaGottfredso @WilliamACalo Great news @noelTbrewer . Great to see this kind of funding go towards vaccine demand work and great to see it go to a superb team!

[God @TheTweetOfGod]

Instagram and Facebook are currently not working, as are democracy, society and a healthy sense of self.

[Angus Thomson @ThomsonAngus]

Excellent overview of early progress in our work to develop tailored, effective vaccine communications by Kristen Brown.
c @SaadOmer3 @PublicGoodProj @YaleGH @UNICEF

[Bloomberg @business]

Public-health researchers are using digital marketing strategies to figure out how to win over vaccine holdouts https://t.co/PC9HLp4lNy

[Paloma Escudero @Paloma_esc]

Great conversation on latest research using Social Media to Build Confidence in Vaccines https://t.co/NoiUBZwuuV #UNGA #VaccinesWork #COVID19 #vaccinated @YaleUniver @PublicGoodProj @UNICEF @Facebook

[Angus Thomson @ThomsonAngus]

Vaccination Demand Observatory: using digital marketing & social listening insights, behavioral sci & A/B testing to tailor effective, safe vaccine communications for different communities.
By Kristen Brown @business
c @PublicGoodProj @UNICEF @YaleGH
https://t.co/JAHNBvlbXx

[Angus Thomson @ThomsonAngus]

@MackayIM Icon arrays are an effective way of communicating numbers. Should be more widely used for communicating, for example, incidence of rare adverse events (which often run to 1 in 1 mill) after vaccination.