Trenton MacAllister

Epidemiologist working in Infection Prevention. Learning from science not conspiracy theories.

[Trenton MacAllister @tjmacalli3]

Utah averaged 1,355 cases/day over the past week and hospital capacity is grim. Idaho averaged ~900 cases/day over the same time and record hospitalizations. We need to listen. Please mask up, keep your distance, wash your hands. #WearAMask #COVID19 #idaho https://t.co/5HnKrwtW8V

[Trenton MacAllister @tjmacalli3]

👏 well said and THANK YOU for what you do for Idaho!

[Diana Lachiondo for Ada County @Lachiondo4Ada]

And as our federal and state officials have consistently failed to provide the kind of leadership needed in this moment of crisis, those responsibilities have fallen on local leaders, health board members, and public health employees. (1/9)

[Trenton MacAllister @tjmacalli3]

From Idaho's Lt. Gov. 🤦‍♂️
"... technology that a person can walk through a cube and be disinfected from head to toe, including on the bottom of their feet," #COVID19 #butwhataboutmasks
https://t.co/SY1Oempm7P

[Trenton MacAllister @tjmacalli3]

Just posted a photo @ Boise, Idaho https://t.co/cigoIYQbBj

[Trenton MacAllister @tjmacalli3]

@SMcGrathICP Thank you for this! It is encouraging in the face of a big change.

[Trenton MacAllister @tjmacalli3]

I am leaving my job to start out on a new adventure. So my #infectionprevention people there is an opening in Boise, ID. I am so sad to leave these amazing individuals but I needed a change. Great team, great city, COVID sucks. Message me with ?s https://t.co/6FB3cKORVF

[Trenton MacAllister @tjmacalli3]

@cturneysmith I'll miss you guys! 🏡is still Boise.

[Trenton MacAllister @tjmacalli3]

@holly_taggart I'll see if that is an option! They may have it covered for a time.

[Trenton MacAllister @tjmacalli3]

@SMcGrathICP We didn't have many (my neighborhood doesn't have a lot of kids around) but, unfortunately, when I went to the grocery store I saw a LOT of adults in costumes heading to parties.

[Trenton MacAllister @tjmacalli3]

Please wear a mask. And maybe just find a good series to watch at home for awhile. Or read a book. I should do some pushups now that I think of it. #idaho #Staysafe #washyourhands #WearAMask

[Trenton MacAllister @tjmacalli3]

@scotjenb @SMcGrathICP @angievassallo @SaskiaPopescu @APIC @CBIC Can confirm. Took mine in May and signed the attestation. It requires the employer/supervisors to verify you are accountable for the IP program in your setting.

[Trenton MacAllister @tjmacalli3]

Angela is a HUGE advocate of IPs and would make amazing contributions to @APIC Board of Directors! 👏👏👏

[Trenton MacAllister @tjmacalli3]

@SMcGrathICP @holly_taggart @InfectionPrvntn @Mhwilsonrn @NoHAIs_TexasIP @BASmithRN @tiffany_horsley @scotjenb @AKBugsBeware @Pburkenstock @BgSmack @lancescot @InfectiousJK @fcatalfumo

[Trenton MacAllister @tjmacalli3]

@angievassallo @epidemiolakshmy @tiffany_horsley @SaskiaPopescu @fcatalfumo @SMcGrathICP Fair point. And I totally agree that having others present our data/messaging can be detrimental. As a newer IP there seemed to be a barrier, real or perceived, to directly talking with leaders.

[Trenton MacAllister @tjmacalli3]

@epidemiolakshmy @tiffany_horsley @SaskiaPopescu @angievassallo @fcatalfumo @SMcGrathICP I agree with Tiffany! In my experience having a leader who listens, tried to understand (and defers when they don't), and gets the IPs in front of the people who make decisions is highly valuable.

[Nicole Foy @nicoleMfoy]

One small Idaho school district just lost a staff member to COVID.

“We can’t run and hide,” one school trustee said about students staying in class “I know we have cases, but we can’t decide not to move forward. There are going to be hiccups in the road”
https://t.co/d2dSZJLdup

[Dr. Saskia Popescu @SaskiaPopescu]

“We compared current hospitalization data reported by the fed gov & state health depts since the switch, & found contradictions that suggest the fed data continue to be unreliable, while the state datasets face their own challenges.” @COVID19Tracking https://t.co/i4K4G83eGU

[Trenton MacAllister @tjmacalli3]

If anyone is wondering how the @NFL season is going to go just check out the first episode of Hard Knocks on @HBO. Apparently talking through a mask is impossible. #infectionpreventionistneeded

[Trenton MacAllister @tjmacalli3]

@PergamIC @dr_dmorgan @NYTHealth @eliowa These are so exhausting... After each article comes out I spend the next days/weeks convincing staff we have appropriate infection prevention protocols in place to protect staff. And that we have seen very few HCWs with #COVID and that most got it from the community.

[Dan Morgan @dr_dmorgan]

Irresponsible journalism by @NYTHealth

Many experts interviewed--any who see patients or know hospital epidemiology?

Fear mongering when there are real problems out there.
@eliowa
‘A Smoking Gun’: Infectious Coronavirus Retrieved From Hospital Air https://t.co/de5xdf0FYm