Becca Pierce

Nurse & Infectious Disease Epidemiologist-Mom of the two best boys. Tweets are my own. She/Her

[Rohit Chopra @ChopraUSA]

The @CFPB has found instances of debt collectors calling, or threatening to call, people's employers in order to to embarrass, pressure, or otherwise coerce someone to pay. We're cracking down on this, and urge you to file a complaint if it happens to you: https://t.co/bNLRqiDQ8Y

[OR Health Authority @OHAOregon]

Oregon continues to see low influenza vaccination rates among health care personnel following significant drops during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to new OHA data.

For more information, read our news release: https://t.co/4RR6ESvYC4

[Elizabeth Warren @SenWarren]

I've long held @Navient's feet to the fire for its appalling abuse of borrowers.

Now, thanks to @CFPB & @chopracfpb, millions of borrowers are finally getting the relief they deserve and a guarantee that Navient will never work as a federal student loan servicer again.

[ASHE Journal @ASHE_Journal]

Investigation of an outbreak of metallo-β-lactamase producing Pseudomonas aeruginosa linked to the water distribution system in a Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation Unit 🦠🧫 https://t.co/8Oe4DAAKJD

[CDC Flu @CDCFlu]

If you plan to attend an agricultural fair, take actions to help prevent the spread of #H5N1 #birdflu between animals and people.

Find out how you can reduce your risk: https://t.co/K4XI5Fi7df

[IDSA @IDSAInfo]

In @CIDjournal, Sean W X Ong, MBBS, and colleagues evaluated the association between ID consultation and mortality in patients with Gram-negative bloodstream infection (GN-BSI).

Read: https://t.co/CIQUIdQMlf

[OR Health Authority @OHAOregon]

State health officials are asking people who recently harvested or ate any shellfish from the Oregon Coast to complete a survey as part of an investigation of illnesses linked to shellfish biotoxins.

For more information, read our news release: https://t.co/s2Zsr96KrI

[KFF Health News @KFFHealthNews]

Oregon has started providing air conditioners, air purifiers and power banks to help some of its Medicaid recipients cope with the dangers of climate change. It’s a first-in-the-nation experiment.

#Health202 analysis by @youngsamantha: https://t.co/aamzqlnVM2

[CDC @CDCgov]

CDC is issuing a Health Alert Network (HAN) Health Advisory to alert clinicians about risks of counterfeit or mishandled botulinum toxin injections.

Clinicians: Read full alert. https://t.co/6xWElxG2h5

[JAMA @JAMA_current]

Chlorhexidine bathing and nasal decolonization for residents in 35 health care facilities were associated with lower multidrug-resistant organism prevalence, incident clinical cultures, infection-related hospitalization, and deaths. https://t.co/TtQlBZQ0pI

[Becca Pierce @rpierc13]

@JohnsHopkinsEPI @ShrutiMehta Love to see it, much-deserved and great news for Hopkins Epi ❤️

[Protect Borrowers @BorrowerJustice]

74,000 people freed from the crushing burden of student debt.

74,000 families with much needed breathing room and the chance for a more prosperous future.

Every borrower deserves to feel this relief.

Thank you @potus! Keep going!

[211info @211info]

MULTNOMAH COUNTY:12 Severe Weather Shelter Sites Remain Open through Wed, Jan. 17 at 8 am

All sites are accessible to all people. Pets are very welcome.

More info for warming in MULT CO: https://t.co/Cst81w4NMr

[JAC-AMR @jac_amr]

Bedside nurses: a hidden gem in multidisciplinary #AntimicrobialStewardship

This systematic review describes bedside nurses’ activities relating to antibiotic use in daily practice:
https://t.co/1xHBqu2W6l
@Rita_Bos @jeroenschouten3 @hvermeulen67 @OUPMedicine #JACAMRNews

[CDC's Project Firstline @CDC_Firstline]

Project Firstline partner @AmerAcadPeds released an updated cleaning and disinfection checklist to help you ensure environmental infection control best practices are being followed in your facility. https://t.co/aWjQvxuwFX

[Maria Van Kerkhove @mvankerkhove]

🆕 Update on upsurge of respiratory illnesses among children in Northern China

Please read ⬇️ https://t.co/CpCR0fUms6

[Lindsay Keegan @lindsay_keegan]

I'm very excited to share this preprint on the effectiveness of mask mandates in Utah! In no small part because the first author, Alicia Horn, is an undergrad who has been working with me since her freshman year! (She was funded by @uofuour) https://t.co/CZOLtrxM6S

[Dr. Tom Frieden @DrTomFrieden]

The evidence is clear: Masks can reduce the risk of spreading Covid and of being infected with it. In a new review, my colleagues and I examined 40 studies on masks with seven different methodologies. Here’s what we found.

Masks play two roles—protecting the wearer and protecting the people around the wearer. If someone wearing a mask is sick, the mask can drastically reduce the amount of virus they spread to others. For personal protection, a high-quality mask such as an N95 or KN95 can protect the wearer, particularly if it fits well and is worn consistently in crowded indoor spaces where exposure to Covid often occurs.

Although masks work, they’re not perfect. Factors such as how intensely the virus is spreading, in which settings it’s spreading (such as indoors with poor ventilation), what proportion of people are wearing masks and how consistently they’re being worn add complexity to the question of how much protection masks provide and when.

Read our review in @JAMANetworkOpen: https://t.co/MRE5T3PmZS

[APIC @APIC]

🎉 NEW! #IIPW is NEXT week and we are excited to announce our brand new Fundamentals of Infection Prevention Infographic created by the APIC Communications Committee! Download and share the new infographic here: https://t.co/AYFHrVXiAT #IIPW2023