The pneumonia outbreak in China has led some of the usual suspects to wheel out the 'immunity debt' nonsense. We need a new story for the immune system. Here's one about snakes🧵
Tune into this free online conference if you're interested in ongoing COVID-19 research! Myself and a fellow student will be presenting the results of a rapid review we conducted that was commissioned by Public Health Scotland (which is so exciting!!!)
Everyone keeps talking about covid becoming endemic, but as I listen to the conversation, it’s becoming more & more clear to me that very few of you know what “endemic” means.
So here’s a thread on how pandemics end.
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Within ONE HOUR of starting my shift I had a customer tell me that the virus was created in a lab and purposefully let out because if it was natural then “how come it’s mutating???” ..........
The first thing to know is how your immune system works. Basically, your immune cells attack anything foreign to your body. If it sees a protein or a virus or a bacteria or anything that it doesn’t recognize, it launches an attack.
A table I’m serving just told me they’re SO glad we’re open because they’re from Mississauga and with all their restaurants closed they almost had no where to spend thanksgiving🙃
You know one positive thing that’s come out of this global pandemic is how I no longer have to explain to people what public health is when they ask what I’m studying
As a server I have two moods: 1) you can’t be pissed about working late, I started earlier than you and 2) I know you started earlier than me but I’m still pissed and I want to go home
Simple explanation of how the 🇨🇦COVID Alert app works to trace potential #COVID19 exposure while maintaining user privacy!🤫🦠📱
#COVID19Canada#COVIDAlert
One of my tables tonight told me I was a “shitty server” because I told them we are only serving coffee in to go cups... I love working with the public again✨🥰