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Did a 2 min slot on @CNNnews18 on #COVID19.
Didn& #39;t get the last word so here goes.
- All Rx hypothesis welcome!
- But cannot give experimental Rx without informed consent
- Use the crisis to educate on ethics & evidence
- Indians do not have & #39;better& #39; immunity.
(Thread 1/n)
Didn& #39;t get the last word so here goes.
- All Rx hypothesis welcome!
- But cannot give experimental Rx without informed consent
- Use the crisis to educate on ethics & evidence
- Indians do not have & #39;better& #39; immunity.
(Thread 1/n)
On the "Indians have higher immunity" hypothesis
- Indians have high malnutrition rates, possibly worsened by lock down ---> lower immunity
- South Asians have a higher predisposition to cardio-metabolic disorders ---> more co-morbidity --> greater risk for #covid19 mortality
- Indians have high malnutrition rates, possibly worsened by lock down ---> lower immunity
- South Asians have a higher predisposition to cardio-metabolic disorders ---> more co-morbidity --> greater risk for #covid19 mortality
On #BCG for #COVID
- Any hypothesis is welcome
- Correlation is not causation
- Should not be used as an excuse to say - this is why India has & #39;low cases& #39; or that India will not see a peak. This is misleading. To see cases or to see a peak India needs to scale up testing.
- Any hypothesis is welcome
- Correlation is not causation
- Should not be used as an excuse to say - this is why India has & #39;low cases& #39; or that India will not see a peak. This is misleading. To see cases or to see a peak India needs to scale up testing.
- Felt I was swimming against a tide of over-optimism!
- Hope is important at this time, but it is also a responsibility of the health care community to educate the public & promote critical thinking & caution.
- Hope is important at this time, but it is also a responsibility of the health care community to educate the public & promote critical thinking & caution.
- Instead of the same people/demographic -TV channels should invite- @avstmd @AnantBhan @RajaniSurendarB @spkalantri @AnkurSooden -please tag others
- Appreciate effort by @CNNnews18 to avoid a #manel !
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- Shout out to @ghanshyamtiwari for being an ally for women in leadershiphttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🌟" title="Glowing star" aria-label="Emoji: Glowing star">
- Appreciate effort by @CNNnews18 to avoid a #manel !
- Shout out to @ghanshyamtiwari for being an ally for women in leadership
- Other health experts on #covid18
@Dr_Aqsa_Shaikh @AhmadMatin @dranupagarwal @scepticemia @dr_somyagupta @_youhavemyword_ please tag others.
@Dr_Aqsa_Shaikh @AhmadMatin @dranupagarwal @scepticemia @dr_somyagupta @_youhavemyword_ please tag others.
We do need to stop #tokenism towards women in panels.
Waiting for panels where women #outnumber men. Waiting for panels where women are given more #airtime than the men.
Wonder if @CNNnews18 & other channels are willing to up the stakes for #women& #39;s #voices in #leadership.
Waiting for panels where women #outnumber men. Waiting for panels where women are given more #airtime than the men.
Wonder if @CNNnews18 & other channels are willing to up the stakes for #women& #39;s #voices in #leadership.
Also given by the calls / messages I got after a 2 min TV appearance (with terrible video quality) from friends & aunties - just TOO MANY people watch TV! https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😒" title="Unamused face" aria-label="Emoji: Unamused face">
Please turn off the & #39;idiot box& #39;https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🙏🏼" title="Folded hands (medium light skin tone)" aria-label="Emoji: Folded hands (medium light skin tone)"> (my Dads preferred term for a TV)
Please turn off the & #39;idiot box& #39;
Other health experts on #covid19 who are way better than the ones TV is currently featuring @DrJoyeeta (general practice & covid) @drsitu (disabilities, public health & covid) @sonalirawal (doc with extensive public health & planning exp) . Please tag others!
More better options for panels - @BhanNandita (public health researcher) @nandita_venky (TB survivor & activist! If we are not talking TB in times of #covid19 we are missing much of the story) @kikumbhar (Doc & history of medicine expert) @inayat_s_kakar (lawyer/health activist)
Here is what the real TB expert has to say on BCG - TV needs to start inviting the right people instead of misleading the public and cutting of women speakers at the mention of the word & #39;ethics& #39; (read previous posts on this thread for the backstory!) - https://twitter.com/paimadhu/status/1248382335625486339?s=21">https://twitter.com/paimadhu/...
