Great thread that sums up my thoughts on the recent covid variants. We aren’t out of the wood yet, but we don’t need to repeat the early pandemic lockdowns either
BA.5 is neither the sniffles nor the apocalypse. Doing nothing during this wave is a terrible idea, and so is telling people they are doomed if they leave home. There are sensible exposure and risk reduction measures, especially during the summer with more outdoor activities.
Today's decision is a major step backward for public health. Reproductive health decisions – like all health decisions – should be made by patients and their health care providers. 1/7
Here’s my guide for what to do if you aren’t feeling well but keep testing negative for covid:
Stay home!
You’re sick!!
Just bc you don’t have covid doesn’t mean you’re not sick!
Get rest and eat some soup! Take cold medicine if you want to! I hope you feel better soon!!!!
The Court’s legitimacy is on the line.
For 50 years- Roe was settled law. “Stare Decisis”- was what many of these Republican Justices pledged to follow. They lied.
So what’s next:
⚖️ Marriage Equality?
⚖️ Loving v. VA?
⚖️ Brown v. Board?
"You cannot be forced to donate blood, or marrow, or organs... They cannot even harvest your organs after your death without your explicit, written, pre-mortem permission. Denying women the right to abortion means we have less bodily autonomy than a corpse."
We all know who will suffer when this goes into effect. Poor, Black, Indigenous, brown women.
The way we discard those we should be protecting and uplifting.
Shameful
Today I joined @VP Kamala Harris at UCSF to discuss an important issue that for far too long has been ignored and pushed aside - Black Maternal Health. I’m proud to have her and the Biden Administration in DC, providing resources that impact real change in our communities.
Honored to host @VP Kamala Harris and other dignitaries @UCSF today to showcase the EMBRACE program, which is working to improve Black maternal health. Everyone deserves to experience pregnancy, childbirth and early motherhood with support, dignity and quality medical care.
This is Mr. Melvin. He was my Uber driver today. He also has had a double lung transplant and is waiting on a kidney transplant.
I wanted you to meet him because he is impacted by the recent mask ruling, and who you’re talking about when you say people are on their own... 🧵
Today, @Yale announced it will respond to the global need for public health leaders by transitioning the Yale School of Public Health into a self-supporting, independent school and pledged $150 million of endowment toward the school’s teaching, research, and practice. (1/4)
Just because a country was the first to report a variant, does NOT mean that’s where it originated.
Calling a variant after a country is inaccurate and perpetuates stigma against people living in these countries (who are often already marginalized)