Steven Weitzen

Patient advocate; retired attorney. Interests: COVID, vaccines, the immunocompromised, organ transplant, guitars, table tennis, baseball. ALL VIEWS ARE MY OWN.

[Steven Weitzen @StevenWeitzen]

@transplantfams Congratulations!

[Janet Handal @Janet_Handal]

The Plaza music events are part of the fabric of our community. @Brookfield wants to "improve" the space by installing astroturf replete with PFAs & micrplastics, despite 89% of tenants opposing due to health & environmental concerns, ruining the space for events like this.

[Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran]

Trump’s EPA wants to lift a ban on asbestos.

Asbestos is banned in over 50 countries due to comprehensive research showing that it causes cancer.

This is another policy move that will make America sicker.

[SynBioBeta @SynBioBeta]

What message does America send when its own Nobel laureates are withheld support? Ardem Patapoutian—who fled civil war in Lebanon in 1986 and went on to map the molecular sensors of touch and temperature at UCSF, Scripps, and HHMI—found himself courted by China with open-ended, 20-year funding for his entire lab after the Trump administration suddenly froze his NIH grant, underscoring how abrupt, politicized budget cuts not only leave institutions like Scripps Research scrambling to plug a $38 million hole but also threaten to drive the next generation of U.S. scientific talent overseas. https://t.co/1oIVUva6PL

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[Joseph Allen @j_g_allen]

5% of the U.S. population has irregular heartbeat (arrhythmia):
—> Trump admin abruptly halted funding for a $37 million trial testing a new way to treat dangerous heart arrhythmias at Northwestern University, with about 1,500 patients already enrolled.

[Janet Handal @Janet_Handal]

The carnage RFK is making of US public health system results from your vote. He is not honoring confirmation commitments made & is endangering lives. Call for RFK resignation & block all confirmations until he resigns! #TRAIPAG #ACIP @jeremyfaust @dr_kkjetelina @ashishkjha

[Janet Handal @Janet_Handal]

Prebunking propganda

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[Steven Weitzen @StevenWeitzen]

@HedyKalikoff Agreed! Her policies are known. She has stated them on the campaign trail and in interviews. These policies are superior to those of her opponent for almost everyone in the United States.

[tern @1goodtern]

I have such profound respect for the kids who are wearing masks into school this week in the face of bullying by other kids and teachers.

It's so wrong that we should be in a situation like this, but these children are displaying amazing strength, bravery, intelligence, and determination.

[Mike Hoerger, PhD MSCR MBA @michael_hoerger]

We have been sharing these risk tables for about a year through the PMC COVID-19 Dashboard.

If attending a large event, one should absolutely expect to be *exposed* to someone with COVID.

[Kerry Kennedy @KerryKennedyRFK]

I am sharing a personal statement that my family and I have made in response to my brother’s announcement.

[Neal Katyal @neal_katyal]

Your child, and your child’s child, and your child’s child’s child, will remember what you did yesterday @AdamKinzinger, with admiration and respect and gratitude.

[Steven Weitzen @StevenWeitzen]

@HedyKalikoff And acting in hatred of Jews, because of the actions of Israel is anti-Semitic.

[Steven Weitzen @StevenWeitzen]

@martin_eve So sorry. Hang in there!

[Steven Weitzen @StevenWeitzen]

@martin_eve Best of luck and health!!

[Alfred Kim @alhkim]

Remember Evusheld? Appears that sipavibart (generic name for AZD3152, brand name TBD) should come out soon (w/i a month)!

Chatter on the street is a possible EUA Friday. Cost hopefully won’t be an issue. Any other barriers to consider?

@LCalabreseDO @jeffsparks @zach_wallace_md

[Steven Weitzen @StevenWeitzen]

@ashishkjha The NIH does not agree with you, Dr. Jha, as well as others who are respected. Hopefully, you will clarify your remarks.

[Steven Weitzen @StevenWeitzen]

@germfreegangsta Most definitely. Many of us, especially the immunocompromised, are at high risk.

[Steven Weitzen @StevenWeitzen]

@NikolaBrigden @PANORAMICTrial Glad you received the treatment, and I’m also glad you can take it. As you probably know, for many of us, Paxlovid adversely interacts with our other medication. That’s why, hopefully, other antivirals are on the way that we can all take. Feel better soon!