ER Physician, Visiting Scholar@theNAMedicine, former Virginia Medicaid Director, former @VeteransHealth Deputy Under Secretary. Views my own
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Happy July 4th! Stay safe and don't forget your mask if you're heading out.
Every day brings more evidence on how important masks really are in fighting #COVID. Here are some reasons why you shouldn't leave home without one:
cnn.com/2020/07/02/opinions/…
Sharing my clip from earlier today:
If cases were rising only from increased testing, the % positive would decrease the more people we tested (larger denominator). But the % positive is increasing because the virus is spreading.
youtu.be/ulbfoK22CZY
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The Bible says: “Do nothing from selfish ambition or conceit, but in humility count others more significant than yourselves. Let each of you look not only to his own interests, but also to the interests of others.”
Philippians 2:3-4
@CovidActNow has real-time COVID data and risk level for your community. Check it out: covidactnow.org #COVIDActNow
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Wondering what can be done to address the appalling racial health disparities that #COVID19 has exposed?
Step 1: Expand Medicaid.
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Thanks @choo_ek I'm buying this book!
Also I've found this gender bias is magnified for minority women in leadership positions.
It's an especially solemn #MemorialDay.
We have also lost at least 1,161 veterans and service members this year to #COVID. Many haven't even been able to get the memorial service they deserve.
Americans who lost their lives in service:
Civil War: 498,332
World War II: 405,399
World War I: 116,516
Vietnam War: 90,220
Korean War: 54,246
Mexican War: 13,283
Iraq and Afghanistan: 8,000+
(VA) #MemorialDay
On this #MemorialDay I'm so grateful for the many brave men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice for our nation. I pray the Lord bless and comfort their grieving families and loved ones today and always.
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Here's a new case report on 2 kids in Italy w/ the inflammatory syndrome post #COVID
-persistent fever
-profuse diarrhea
-rash, mild pink eye
-only mild respiratory symptoms
-tested neg by nasal swab; positive on antibody test
-improved w/ IV steroids
pediatrics.aappublications.o…
Here's the study I discussed with @brikeilarcnn today. #Coronavirus attaches to the ACE2 receptor to enter and attack cells. This study found ACE2 gene expression was lower in children compared to adults.
Might explain why kids less likely to get #COVID
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam…
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It didn't have to be this way.
Read this incredible @nytimes account nytimes.com/2020/04/11/us/po…
Many senior govt officials knew by Feb what needed to be done. But the one person who could have saved 51K American lives decided not to listen.
I ran my model to see how the US would fare if everyone began social distancing one week earlier. I estimate there would be 51k fewer deaths by today and likely 125k fewer deaths by August.
Interestingly, this exactly matches the 51k estimate provided by @washingtonpost.
TN is in the top 10 states when it comes to #CovidTesting
The state is paying private labs directly to ramp up testing and it’s working - they have more capacity to test and are testing widely.
I am so jealous!
Tennessee's Secret To Plentiful Coronavirus Testing? Picking Up The Tab npr.org/sections/health-shot…
CDC calls it multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C).
-symptoms start weeks after infection with Covid
-persistent fevers
-severe illness needing hospitalization
-affects at least 2 organ systems
-most recover, only rarely fatal
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a health advisory to thousands of doctors, advising them to be on the lookout for an inflammatory syndrome that may be associated with Covid-19 infection in children. cnn.it/3dNiTAx
It’s worse than we thought. The rapid Abbott test could be missing as many as 48% of infections.
FDA Cautions About Accuracy Of Widely Used Abbott Coronavirus Test npr.org/sections/coronavirus…
Great place for a first date 😆 #COVID
German restaurant gives patrons hats with pool noodles to keep social distance after reopening hill.cm/M6fmYX3
So true. As has been made abundantly clear by this pandemic, the “normal” way of doing health care was not working for many people of color. We need to do better.
Cats can catch #coronavirus from other cats!
Make sure your cats are socially distancing from your neighbor's felines ;)
In this study, none of the infected cats had symptoms. Still need more studies to see if cats can pass it to humans. #COVID19
It hasn’t been “benign” for those who have lost a loved one to #coronavirus
Rand Paul: "In rural states we never really reached any sort of pandemic levels in Kentucky and other states ... outside of New England, we've had a relatively benign course for this virus nationwide." (More than 81,000 Americans are dead.)
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I bet it doesn’t feel “benign” to those who have lost a loved one to #coronavirus
Rand Paul: "In rural states we never really reached any sort of pandemic levels in Kentucky and other states ... outside of New England, we've had a relatively benign course for this virus nationwide." (More than 81,000 Americans are dead.)
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At #Covidhearing: ADM Giroir said because the industry is "not mature" the federal government would step in to procure the needed #CovidTesting supplies and distribute them to states as needed.
How much? Which states get what? Does this include #PPE?
We need to see this plan.
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