Arnold S. Monto

University of Michigan, Professor of Epidemiology | MD | #Flu Detective | Flu Prevention & Effectiveness Expert

[Arnold S. Monto @arnold_monto]

A14 Difficult to anticipate specific, but need contingency staff and funding to be made avaiable as needed. #ReutersZika

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A11 Additional routes of transmission could affect everything. #ReutersZika

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A5 Dedicated Zika funding to avoid taking money from ongoing essential projects #ReutersZika

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RT @abcDrBchat That hour flew by! Thanks so much to @CDCgov for sponsoring and to all our experts for joining. #abcdrbchat

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T6 We know flu vaccine good, not great. That is why work going on to develop vaccines producing broader protection #abcdrbchat

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T5 Drugs do prevent complications Recent meta analysis confirms. Need to treat early That should best be given early #abcdrbchat

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@cjw0626 Safe and effective However, the problem is that you need to take the prophylaxis daily #abcdrbchat

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@Reimagine_ME Flu vaccination is one of our safest interventions. There is still flu here, so still time to get vaccine #abcdrbchat

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T3: Illnesses most common in the young Complication in elderly who not the most likely to be infected #abcdrbchat

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@willey774 Tamiflu does work We have completed a meta anslysis, very valuable in young children Dose recently developed #abcdrbchat

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T1: Lots of mainly A(H3N2) in Michigan and may have just peaked One of the biggest flu outbreaks in recent years #abcdrbchat

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Dr. Monto checking in! #abcDRBchat

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