Walter Harrington

PhD, MPH | ☧ | Influenza, ducks and the way. The disdain for the Oxford comma was intentional. Postdoc at St. Jude, views my own.

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Got flu questions? Check out my answers to some of the most common flu questions here! https://t.co/av3jnqK5Kf

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Father: “No honey, I don’t choose favorite children.”
Daughter (only child): "Oh."

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@PGTimmune Thanks!!

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Our paper on the emergence and spread of HPAI H5N1 genotype D1.1 is finally out in Nature Medicine, and I'd love for you to give it a read! Big thanks to everyone involved. https://t.co/Yv4DsoNmt6

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Full intereview here: https://t.co/MH2KMUaUWF

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Really fun interview that y'all should check out! Big thanks to Meg at @IDSE_Online for reaching out to talk about H5N1 in ducks, which is obviously one of my favorite topics.

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Why are scientists swabbing ducks? 🦆
In this interview, Walter Harrington explains how researchers track H5N1 avian influenza in wild waterfowl—and what these studies reveal about how dangerous flu strains spread. https://t.co/iIl6BDNJwk #Flu

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I love a good ratio.

[Thomas Massie @RepThomasMassie]

@AGPamBondi What about AG’s who violate the Epstein Files Transparency Act? You’ve missed both deadlines set in the law.

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Have we considered bringing back the Whig party?

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Neil deGrasse Tyson deniers be like “of course New Year’s Day has true astrophysical significance.”

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Y’all. I really should know this as an influenza researcher, but let me tell you. Flu A. Is. No. Joke.

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Happy opening day of duck season in TN to all who celebrate.

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It's actually kinda crazy that dragons don't exist, tbh.

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@angie_rasmussen Such kind words!

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It's a cool moment to open up a newsletter you're subscribed to and see your figure as the header.

[Dr. Angela Rasmussen @angie_rasmussen]

I've got a bad feeling about the upcoming flu season, given the fact that there are a bunch of subtypes at this party with the potential to wreak varying amounts of havoc. So I broke it all down here.
https://t.co/4QZMjj8uDS

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@spellgage Collective PTSD

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@spellgage Was it neurologic?

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*reviewing manuscript*
Me: "Am I... am I reviewer 2?
... Oh no."

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“But when I became a man, I put away childish things,”I whisper as I scroll past my tenth reel that’s was popular on TikTok three weeks ago.

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My wife changed our Alexa wake word to “Computer”, and honestly it feels very dystopian.

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@spellgage Is this where we start to understand boomers?