#Outbreaks

World Health Organization (WHO)

WHO

It's #WorldImmunizationWeek!Vaccine-preventable diseases include:Cervical cancerCholeraDiphtheriaEbolaHep BInfluenzaJapanese encephalitisMeaslesMeningitisMumpsPertussisPneumoniaPolioRabiesRotavirusRubellaTetanusTyphoidVaricellaYellow FeverYes, #V

Yohan Senarath

YohanSena

It's been inspirational to see @MFA_SriLanka rising to the challenge during #COVID19. They've helped stranded citizens return home, delivered food and water to those who most need it, and helped

Niall Conroy

NICU_doc_salone

Five things I’ve done in the last year as a public health doctor that, like most of what we do, flies under the radar.... 1) Our surveillance system found disease-causing

Ashleigh Tuite

AshTuite

Trying to make sense of the daily reported COVID case numbers in Ontario is a source of great frustration right now. Particularly in the face of changes in who can

Heather Timmons

HeathaT

Why aren’t newspapers getting fiscal relief ?https://twitter.com/jack_sommers/status/1247857861352394754 Does the journalism industry even have a lobbying organization? Not tv infotainment journalism but local papers @LIONPubs @spj_tweets ? Local new

Tom Dolphin 💦🧼🙏💦 WASH YOUR HANDS

thomasdolphin

I think it's probably not right to claim the NHS "coped with the first wave of covid".Yes, we avoided a triage situation of choosing between covid patients for the last

Kimberly Prather, Ph.D.

kprather88

Modes of airborne transmission for SARS-CoV-2. The most common routes are short range and long range aerosol inhalation. Chance of being sprayed with a small number of falling droplets is

casey briggs

CaseyBriggs

Lot of detail here, I'll summarise it in this thread.Summary of changes in METRO MELBOURNECurrent stage 4 restrictions extended at least two weeks to Sept 28 with a few small

IL Fed. of Teachers

iftaft

Press conference starting now. You can watch on our Facebook page, and we will be live tweeting in this thread as well. http://facebook.com/iftaft IFT President @DanJMontgomery: We arrived at this

Jackie Fox

jackiefox_

Is the developing world sleepwalking into disaster? #Covid_19 outbreaks are manifesting in countries which are already struggling with political instability, violence and precarious working situations - never mind fractured health

ThabaniMnyamaJr👨🏾‍⚖️💙

thabanimnyama

Today I will touch on a dark period in Zimbabwe’s history. There are many versions as to what happened, why it happened & who was responsible, therefore my thread may

World Health Organization Western Pacific

WHOWPRO

“The #COVID19 pandemic is far from over in Asia and the Pacific. This is going to be a long battle, and we need to ready ourselves for a new way

Alison McIntosh

McIn_Ali

Why are so many #COVID19 outbreaks in #LongTermCare? Decades of defunding, cost-cutting, and unwillingness to legislate minimum standards of care mean that ~40% of non-RN workers in long-term care work

Caitlin Rivers, PhD

cmyeaton

The next week or two we will start to turn the corner in some places in the US. This will be a triumph that we should all celebrate. But the

naomi 2

kitschmusik

ok quick twitter thread: what is sex dysphoria/gender identity disorder/other term to be made up later and as distinct from the general malaise, depression or discomfort experienced by many trans

Steve Inskeep

NPRinskeep

Important: a picture of the next phase comes from Dr. Robert Redfield, of CDC, who tells @NPR what it would take for Americans to begin to return to something like