I am honored and deeply humbled that today @ossoff honored by with a Senate Commendation for my work in infectious diseases and particularly in HIV and COVID-19 https://t.co/e6ZQjLxGN4
At the moment of silence for the Capitol Police officers who died, there were only two Republicans who showed up.
Rep. Lynn Cheney. And her father. The 80 year old former Vice President.
An extraordinary image of where this country’s politics are right now.
‘Our great nation now teeters on the brink of a widening abyss. Without immediate action, we are at genuine risk of civil conflict and losing our precious democracy. ‘ writes Jimmy Carter - a man who dedicated his post presidential life to elections. https://t.co/nLL3rcjIfg
“Abortion, at its core, is a rejection of capitalism." - We Testify founder and executive director @RBraceySherman to @AlannaVagianos of @HuffPost on being an unapologetic abortion storyteller.
https://t.co/XXspp1Z7z6
Ensuring COVID-19 vaccines are accessible to the global population better protects everyone & helps prevent virus mutations & potentially dangerous variants.
IDSA & @HIVMA support @WhiteHouse's call for new global commitments to control the pandemic: https://t.co/rV5jSVpI4d
Today, we remember Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, a champion of reproductive freedom and equal rights throughout her long career. A year ago, we lost a legend. Let her memory be a revolution. We honor her legacy by continuing this fight. #RBG
Amazing feat: a serious book about scientific research that is also a page-turner. "If you read only one book about democracy, #TheTurnawayStudy should be it"-- Gloria Steinem. What happens to women denied an #abortion? Hard facts rendered with a warm heart by @Dianagfoster 👍🏽👍🏾
Coming up next week on January 28th: @PHLR_Temple's "After the Inauguration: Abortion Law in 2021" webinar featuring ANSIRH's @UshmaU and colleagues from @ifwhenhow, @CWRU_Law, @ACLU, and @TempleLaw.
RSVP now: https://t.co/stpwd8GWsP
Estimated cost of recent epidemics/pandemics:
SARS (2003) - $40 billion
H5N1 (2006) - $40 billion
H1N1 (2009) - $45 billion
Ebola (2014) - $55 billion
COVID-19 (2020) - $8.8 TRILLION
Investing in public health preparedness is FAR cheaper than the economic impact of a pandemic.
Abortion is safer than wisdom tooth extraction and tonsillectomy, so it’s clear that admitting privileges laws aren’t actually about protecting patients.
I'm relieved to see that #SCOTUS saw that and struck down Louisiana’s abortion restriction in June Medical Service v. Russo!
Ethics of controlled human infection to address COVID-19 https://t.co/ErvfXoTMEF This is such an important paper as we think about #COVID19 vaccine studies.