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Solar Eclipse 2024 - a thread 🧵

1. Cleveland by Gabe Wasylko

In 2020, I described three phases of the COVID pandemic, and we are entering the final phase on schedule:

Four years after the U.S. locked down for the Covid pandemic, there's little agreement about how we should remember it or prepare for the next one. wsj.com/us-news/four-y…

Chicago and Arizona report more measles cases

Chicago health workers have vaccinated hundreds of shelter residents, as Arizona health officials investigate cases near Flagstaff.

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Honored to meet the esteemed Dr Peter Hotez and to hear his reflections on science, vaccines, and what we have learned from COVID at this evening’s Rochester General Hospital Association
Teaching Fellowship event.

#ROC advocates... this is REALLY important. Please sign this petition in support of a much-needed consolidation of our bus terminal and train station into a truly intermodal facility. It's long past time!
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An accurate description of where we are in 2024 with regard to measles…published in ⁦Science Magazine⁩ in 2015 science.org/content/articl…

As anticipated, ⁦CDC⁩ just released updated guidance for respiratory viruses, emphasizing vaccination, precautions for those at higher risk, while also eliminating blanket isolation & quarantine guidelines given changes in overall risk/immunity. pbs.org/newshour/healt…

Yes #. #BearDown wgntv.com/sports/bears-r…

Tracy Chapman, who has not performed in public in years, performs 'Fast Car' with Luke Combs at the #Grammys :

All you need to know about golden doodles in 13 seconds

In its first annual report, Person-Centered Housing Options cited a spike in virtually every category of homeless people served, including an eightfold spike in street homeless children. wxxinews.org/local-news/202…

“Receipt of updated COVID-19 vaccine provided approximately 54% increased protection against symptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infection compared with no receipt of updated vaccine. Vaccination provides protection against JN.1 and other circulating lineages.” cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/7…

⚠️Our providers are seeing an increase in patients with the stomach bug this week. #ROC

If you're experiencing symptoms, remember to stay hydrated! Get care now: getcare.urmc.edu

I want y’all to look at the fruits of the book-banning movement in Texas. A HS teacher shared these images on social media today, saying that these books have been removed from their classroom library and are being “shipped back to the district for disposal.”

Now I know why Tyler Bass missed the kick!

Heads up: 'Pink eye' is going around in our community. #ROC

To help prevent the spread:
🧼Wash your hands frequently
🫧Wash bedding and towels in hot water
🖌️Discard eye makeup used while symptomatic
👁️Discard contacts used while symptomatic

“The bottom line: no simple math formula or number on the scale can measure a person’s health. And using one for that purpose may actually cause harm.” Holly CtrCommHealth&Prev UR Medicine Golisano Children's Hospital
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