Trained in field epidemiology(EPIET) and virology(PhD),adj prof,public health professional interested in PH issues,from lab to policy.Tweets are my own
Pyydettiin kirjoittamaan @Alustalehti -lehteen pandemiasta. Tässä koronapandemiatarinan prologi, näytös ja epilogi. Jonkinlainen loppulausuntoni. Pidä tai et, kiitoksia kannattajille ja vastustajille!
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@KrutikaKuppalli@SecRubio@WHO True. But this outbreak (again) begs a question whether the capacity strenghtening programmes in the affected countries over the last decade(s) were effective,was the money well spent? I think we,the global health community,should carefully reflect these matters without politics.
Amazing. We have 8 patients, some contacts, and need press conferences at a dock where this ship disembarks. From the sounds of it, the world press is there. After this is over, I would suggest an evaluation of the role of media in hyping of epidemics. That may really backfire
Työstä eri terveyskriiseistä Suomessa ja maailmalla on ainakin oppinut sen ettei nykypäivän mediaympäristön/kulttuurin ole edes mahdollista uutisoida kriiseistä/riskeistä tasapainoisesti. Media harvoin uutisoi riskeistä,se uutisoi draamaa. Huono homma kriisinkestävyyden suhteen
@DrNeilStone@ajlamesa It’s all a good stress test for the media as well as some ”expert” commentators and I’m not sure if it’s going that well…
I wonder if today’s media environment/culture is compatible with measured and balanced risk/crisis communication
@MikaAaltola Ja seurataankin asianmukaisten kansallisten/kansainvälisten organisaatioiden toimesta,kuten normaalisti koko ajan. Kyseessä tunnettu viruskanta ja vaikka tilanne laivalla on ikävä, riskinarvio laajemmasta leviämisestä on selvä (=matala). Tavallisen kansalaisen turha huolestua.
@TerttuPakarine1 Kannattaa varmaan lukea juttu läpi. Hyvä analyysi mitä seurauksia pandemiavasteeseen liittyvillä politiikkatoimilla voi olla. Tässä ei kyse viruksen vaikutuksista vaan isommasta kuvasta
You’ve been given free access
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@apsmunro@benfire71 Yes,it’s all very unsurprising and the pattern makes all the sense. Yet it seems ”immunity theft” is still a solid thing among the ZC crowd,incredible…
@HelenBranswell@FenitN True. Yet the key question,which could be evaluated wo the benefit of hindsight is why health officials made drastically different recommendations based on same data. Some felt hard closures were necessary while others believed milder,more sustainable approach can work (incl me).
@JesperKivela Näinpä,”tutkimuksen mukaan” voi sanoa kaikenlaista,kokonaiskuvasta välittämättä. Suomessa muutama kunta on hankkinut näitä mm vedoten E3-hankkeeseen (julkaisu?),kätevästi ignoroiden narratiiviin sopimattomat työt. Tosin onnneksi kuntataloudessa on millä mällätä,rahaa on!
@MarionKoopmans Fair points. I’d challenge the notion though that we lack tools to assess the collateral when making decisions. It can be done,it has to be integrated in the outbreak response. Besides lots of the epi models were/are guestimates so if there is uncertainty,it goes both ways.
@MKorja Olipahan taas otsikko iltapäivälehdiltä😬
Todellisuudessa tässä ei oikein ole mitään uutta,10v samat otsikot ja itsekin aikaan kirjoitin aiheesta. Toki haaste joissain maissa mutta maailma ei lopu tähänkään.
Pandemics do not just sicken and kill. They have political and economic effects, too. Two recent books examine the far-reaching and unexpected consequences of covid-19 https://t.co/JvuCPQsOgP
@1st_sealord Hyvä median narratiivi vs data-vertailu. Näitähän löytyy asiassa kun asiassa ja usein ei mene nappiin.
Tässä olisi toki kiinnostavaa katsoa ikäjakauman mahdollista muutosta,onko nyt enemmän nuoria hukkuneita kuin ennen?
@MarionKoopmans I’m quite agnostic about this. Both scenarios possible. What troubles me with the zoonotic spillover is the focus on who said(notable virologists) something instead of what was said. When you examine the data,it looks rather weak. Though doesn’t mean lab theory is more convincing
”As such, policy makers must look past the virus itself and address collateral impacts”
Bluntly,no shit! Focusing on big picture since 2020 was key,how to navigate through the long pandemic game with reasonable measures while considering harms. Yet this view faced opposition…
A new study finds that many countries had greater than expected morbidity and mortality from non‐covid causes during the pandemic.
This is a signal that health systems were strained and that policy makers must tackle collateral impacts during pandemics
https://t.co/O9aX9muzd8
RFK Jr released names of 8 ppl he is placing into ACIP to replace 17 removed
Actually a majority are v reasonable - 2 of 8 however align heavily w conspiracy & anti-vax but as I discuss, their presence may have a silver lining
My thoughts:
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New report on pandemic outcomes in Europe....
No surprise - they found no correlation between stricter measures and lower excess mortality
🇸🇪 #tegnell
https://t.co/tAzHrVTvx0