Kate Samuelson

JD candidate @YaleLawSch. Former health/social policy advisor at U.S. Senate. Interested in improving health outcomes through law and policy. Views mine.

[Commonwealth Fund @commonwealthfnd]

Extending Medicaid and CHIP coverage related to pregnancy for 12 months postpartum would expand access to needed health care during a critical period. https://t.co/zCkTymAdU6

[Jaime Harrison @harrisonjaime]

This was on my heart:

There are a lot of folks struggling right now. There are so many wondering how they will make ends meet. If you know someone like this, please pick up the phone & let them know you are there for them. In these times, we must help & be there for each other.

[Ranu Dhillon @RanuDhillon]

We're deploying vaccines like we do annual flu shots rather than the mass vaccinations done in Africa & Asia where millions are vaccinated in weeks

Years ago, Joe Rhatigan & I studied these campaigns. They offer several lessons that can inform what we need in the US now

THREAD

[Dr. Syra Madad @drsyramadad]

“It’s a marathon, not a sprint”

Nope.

It’s a marathon and a sprint.

Two things we learn in every outbreak response: speed and scale matter and it’s never one and done.

[Michael L. Barnett @ml_barnett]

Brief primary care rant.

It's 2021. We have developed an effective vaccine for a novel virus in months and we can land a probe on a comet.

There is major cognitive dissonance with our potential as a society vs. the every day struggle to provide basic care for common conditions

[Commonwealth Fund @commonwealthfnd]

Medicaid coverage of children and their pregnant mothers helps improve children’s health outcomes well into adulthood. https://t.co/Yiy9buARCU

[Shereef Elnahal, MD @ShereefElnahal]

We surveyed our own hospital workers and found that only 50% were comfortable taking a #COVID19 vaccine.

This is after the number of our positive employees doubled last month in our testing program, as community cases surge.

We have so much work to do in earning trust.

[Michael L. Barnett @ml_barnett]

This amazing ⁦@nytimes⁩ piece is not only a convincing demonstration that policy is our (pre-vaccine) most powerful weapon against covid-19, it’s a masterclass in data visualization and telling a story with data. https://t.co/diDUQu0a6z

[Jennifer Jacobs @JenniferJJacobs]

Over 900 Mayo Clinic staff have had coronavirus in last two weeks, per dean of clinical practice, who says 93% contracted it in the community. Of those who got it at work, majority got it while eating in a break room with mask off. @pauljohnscott
https://t.co/6gpvYR4rAm

[Michael Mina @michaelmina_lab]

For anyone wondering what a best-in-class rapid antigen test looks like. This is the @AbbottNews PanBio rapid antigen test.

If you lift up the plastic top (which is cheap) it is a simply paper strip (that white part with the red line)....

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[Ashish K. Jha @ashishkjha]

Vaccine update from @pfizer

What's new?

Efficacy 95%. No major safety issues

But BIG news is efficacy of 94% among those over 65

Pleasantly surprised

Protecting elderly critical. My fear was vaccine would work less well for them

Still lots to learn but happy for good news

[Dr. Tom Frieden @DrTomFrieden]

The Covid vaccination campaign will be the largest and most complex ever in the United States. The lack of a smooth handoff can cost lives.

[Penn @Penn]

Breaking: Penn pledges $100 million to the School District of Philadelphia https://t.co/W2qh3PqJIy

[James Whittaker @docjamesw]

Restaurant owner here 🙋‍♂️

Just so everyone understands, it isn't the shutdowns that are killing us.

It's the virus

Even at 50% capacity, we're never full

Lifting restrictions won't help at all. Getting the virus under control is our only hope

[Penn Center for Health Incentives+Behavioral Econ @PennCHIBE]

"Combining machine learning with a simple nudge could make the difference between a missed opportunity and a patient who gets to spend her final days at home with her family." @ravi_b_parikh @ChrisManzMD @miteshspatel https://t.co/qXdOKnfGb7

[Andy Slavitt @ASlavitt]

World’s worst logic as COVID cases skyrocket: “If someone gets Intubated or dies, it probably won’t be me.”

[KFF @KFF]

Infants born to #BIPOC women are at higher risk for mortality within their 1st year compared to those born to White women.

In particular, the infant mortality rate among infants born to Black mothers is over 2X the rate for those born to White mothers.
https://t.co/HXpQD0sngL

[Carole Lunny @carole_lunny]

Great infographics from Fraser Health Authority in the Vancouver, BC region, on the consequences of one positive covid case https://t.co/JDN6DfOyaD

[Tricia Neuman @tricia_neuman]

With ~3 weeks to go in the Medicare open enrollment period, we find most seniors don’t compare coverage options annually. Does it matter? Not for everyone, but it can matter a lot for people who get seriously ill or take pricey medications @RetireRevised

https://t.co/2WrogvaoJr

[Abby Abrams @abbyabrams]

Today the Supreme Court will hear arguments in a case that seeks to abolish the Affordable Care Act. If the law is struck down, it would upend the US health system in ways that affect nearly all Americans, in a pandemic. I broke down what you need to know: https://t.co/FvCg2pYe7j