Fantastic 🧵 by @RitikaGoelTO explaining why #EDI requires real, structural change- including privileged voices being willing to actually listen. We get the outcomes systems are designed to create.
This is a vital message. We still need vaccinated people to mask, which will be a challenge. They’ll be protected from illness and can feel safe going out, but we don’t yet know whether vax stops asymptomatic infection and spread. When will we know & how? https://t.co/t0hKx7DON9
Racial disparities in severe COVID risk were substantial:
Non-white vs white essential workers = 2.4X risk
Non-white vs white non-essential workers = 3.3X risk
NEWS: Important UK study of severe COVID risk by occupation.
Healthcare workers = 8X risk vs non-essential workers.
Social care (eg child/elder care) = 2.5X
Transport =2.2X
First responders=1.6X
Teachers = 1.4X
Essential workers generally = 1.6X
https://t.co/095nGwNyKS
A lack of Black medical researchers in the field. Not enough people of color in clinical trials. A lack of understanding of health challenges in minority communities. Some in the medical research community are examining inequities in medical research.
https://t.co/UsDsQ8KDqT
Women's research plummets during lockdown - but articles from men increase
Many female academics say juggling their career with coronavirus childcare is overwhelming
https://t.co/06aK65X4ml
Congratulations to Drs. J Lin & A Nichols, recipients of the 2020-2021 American Laryngological Association research grant for their project “Comparison of Transcriptomic Changes in Idiopathic Subglottic Stenosis & Normal Respiratory Mucosa Using High Throughput RNA Sequencing.”
**Review and Recommendations of Aerosol Generating Medical Procedures in OHNS during COVID-19**
Check out this new publication by Thamboo et. al.
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