It's proven. Masks have a direct impact in stopping people from spreading the virus and stopping other people from getting the virus if they’re in an area where it’s been spread @BurnetInstitute
With 7000 daily #COVID cases in Victoria, we'll be wearing ours for a while longer.
Of the 1/3 of Americans who got #COVID19, 15 million have long COVID, average age of 40 - prime working & parenting time.
This ‘chronic fatigue syndrome’ like illness is a public health disaster.
It is NOT ok for people of any age (yes, incl kids) to get COVID
#vaccinate
The Victorian government has an online vaccination booking system.
https://t.co/0xrcpItRRp
(Apparently this is only being communicated by some random people on Twitter as volunteer goodwill.)
(It doesn’t even try to work on Safari. It expects a Chrome or Edge user agent only.)
@BelindaZipper@Mamamia@PatsKarvelas What a wonderful story and so beautifully written. Thank you for sharing Belle, I could hear your voice throughout it. 💙💜🤍💜💙🏳️⚧️
Dear friends, today marks another milestone for Nades, Priya, Kopika and Tharnicaa. Today it is 1000 days since this beautiful family was snatched from their home in Biloela in a dawn raid by Mr Dutton's Australian Border Force.
Chuck Feeney. The greatest philanthropist of our times.
$8 billion given away.
375,000% more than current wealth.
Charity was purpose built to donate and then shut down.
Inspired Buffett and Gates with their Giving Pledges.
What an impactful life!
https://t.co/1mxb0EaAUo
My favorite thing about this is that he DRAGS them while speaking with same tone and cadence as the narrator of one of those “107 Facts about Avatar: The Last Air Bender” videos on YouTube.
"It’s a dangerous time to roll back the restrictions without knowing that we’re doing it safely in an atmosphere of very few hidden cases."
@UNSWMedicine epidemiologist and @WHO advisor, @MarylouiseMcla1 recommends Australian #COVID19 restrictions stay until at least June.
“If you are irresponsible enough to think that you don’t mind if you get the flu, remember it’s not about you - it’s about everybody else.”
Intensive care specialist Professor Hugh Montgomery explains why this coronavirus is different from the ordinary flu.
Nicola, an undergraduate in my Lab, is trying to wrap up data collection for his honors thesis, and is in need of recordings of children singing. If you have the time, and have willing participants age 3-8, please email him! (see flyer below). This is my first tweet!
We can now read the Imperial College report on COVID-19 that led to the extreme measures we've seen in the US this week. Read it; it's terrifying. I'll offer a summary in this thread; please correct me if I've gotten it wrong.
https://t.co/AwE2cHIbeJ
We want to celebrate the entrepreneurial success of our people. Do you know of any companies founded by Institute staff, students or alums?
https://t.co/M1cuswjEzG
I’m no epidemiologist and no public health expert. I do believe passionately in science and also in #Factfulness. This man is the global authority on the spread of disease. If you are a leader (in any capacity) watch this. If you are not, watch it too.