Amy

Epidemiologist by day, giggle companion by night

[Amy @epilady]

@sulmoney @quality_nguyen Maybe not Health Affairs but the rest

[Brian C. Castrucci, DrPH @BrianCCastrucci]

Going to post this everyday at #APHA2023 - between 2017 and 2021 the state & local public health agency workforce lost 50% of its people and 75% among those under 35. Read more here: https://t.co/mst9R626TH

[Dr. Glaucomflecken @DGlaucomflecken]

How much more evidence do people need to recognize that private equity is terrible for healthcare? This is sickening.

[Amy @epilady]

@DGlaucomflecken Is this an ad for visited? I kid, I kid! Happy 'ween!

[Amy @epilady]

@jtrebach @DGlaucomflecken That made me lol

[Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran]

Thank you to @linseymarr for explaining the effectiveness of masks on @60Minutes Overtime with @DrLaPook. I really wish this segment featured on the full broadcast and not online only though, as the whole country really needs to watch it!

[Amy @epilady]

@VirginiaBuysse No because of the selection bias in recruitment but you could present it as a self selected sample

[Amy @epilady]

@VirginiaBuysse Oh I am so sorry. Hoping it passes quickly and you recover swiftly.

[Khashoggi’s Ghost 🇺🇦🌻 @UROCKlive1]

Damnit, everyone please stop trying to put a time limit on abortion because you think it sounds more reasonable.

Voluntary abortions happen early, as soon as a woman knows she's pregnant. Late term abortions are almost ALWAYS medical emergencies, & banning them means we die. 1/

[Amy @epilady]

@VirginiaBuysse May be worth going in to ask for flu/rsv/covid bc all are going around. Feel better soon!!

[Amy @epilady]

@TheBloggess I rid myself of that habit!

[Erin Prater, MPH, M.A.², CHES® @ErinMPrater]

#COVID levels are so high, they’re hovering near 2020’s initial peak, as the @WHO urges those @ high risk to take any booster they can get their hands on. https://t.co/Z7aHiiwi8w H/t @JPWeiland @EricTopol @soupvector @RajlabN #COVIDTwitter #medTwitter #Omicron #XBB #vaccines

[Amy @epilady]

@futrprez @thepedipals The no Rhogam and no Vit K also spinning that fun roulette wheel

[Eric Feigl-Ding @DrEricDing]

Long-term sickness is suddenly knocking out an enormous number of workers out of the workforce, and causing economic stagnation. Take a guess when the huge shift started? Beginning of the #COVID19 pandemic. And it hasn’t slowed down according to UK🇬🇧 data. #LongCovid

[Amy @epilady]

@DrPragyaAgarwal I saw someone use the term testerical to describe erratic behavior from a man and I decided to adopt that terminology too.

[Amy @epilady]

@joeolivermd 100%. Or argued against seatbelts, because there were some who did that too. Public health isn't necessarily easy because it fights against much more well funded industries who stand to profit from lax regulations or sales of health harming products.

[Eric Feigl-Ding @DrEricDing]

⚠️Damnit folks--📌DEATHS DOUBLED, 📌HOSPITAL TRIPLED, 📌EMERGENCY ROOM VISITS QUADRUPLED--we are in a sharp surge in ER visits (4x), hospital admissions (3x), and even deaths (2x) due to #COVID19. It's in the damn published data--but NOBODY in the media is talking about this numbers! Why?!?! This data is over 12 days old too--no excuse. We still have super dense folks quibbling if this is a 'surge' or not, and quibbling if we should even test anymore. A sharp 2x rise in deaths, and 4x rise in ER visits nothing to worry about? Don't be a ghoul. Think of others too--have empathy for your family members, friends, and neighbors, and think of their #LongCovid risk too. Each re-infection adds to the cumulative risk of LC, which CDC says LC can last months and even YEARS!

➡️Oh, and @CDCgov, try to put PREVENTION first, not just hand wave about 'having the tools' and merely cheap talk about 'handwashing' @CDCDirector Cohen! Like many other parents, my child also caught COVID early last week, and so I am a very pissed off parent. Stop putzing around--the Biden WH, CDC, states, cities, workplaces and schools all need to take this seriously. And for the love of God--use N95 masks in all hospitals/doctors offices, plus clean indoor air is not political--get HEPA filters & cheap Corsi Boxes in all schools and workplaces. I beg you. #COVIDisNotOver #MaskUp #CleanAirForAll
https://t.co/thpghhgRCs

[Eric Feigl-Ding @DrEricDing]

Booster for all @CDCgov?

[Amy @epilady]

@cbarbermd @DrPaulOffit @NPR When I look at flu shot efficacy in years past and the data from the xbb booster, I remain flabbergasted that you would recommend flu for everyone but not COVID. Rates of flu hospitalization and deaths are lower than COVID hospitalization and deaths & flu shot not "free" either