In med school, I took an elective called "Stress", foolishly thinking I was going to learn about meditation and yoga. Instead the professor spent 6 weeks proving that being poor or a minority literally destroys your health on a molecular level, and I think about that every day.

Happy #MatchDay2021! Congratulations to those who've matched into family medicine. Let’s build a bright future together!

#COVID19 is not a game! The CAROM study wants to hear rumors and #misinformation moving through #SouthAsian communities via Whatsapp in order to support accurate public health information. Please fwd or send deidentified screenshots to 415-409-9085

Honored to be sworn in as your Surgeon General. I owe this day to my family who has guided & supported me every step of the way. I stand ready to work with you to end this pandemic & build a world where good health is within everyone’s grasp. Follow U.S. Surgeon General for updates.

TCOM ranked by U.S. News and World Report as #1 in Texas and #2 in the US for best medical school for primary care. . . Great Job TCOM! #hscproud ow.ly/Q7Ck50EdKmf

Happy World Family Doctor Day! Check out why Family (Medicine) is everything! (From the mouths of these cool family docs!) #WFDD2021 #FMRevolution #FamilyMedicine

Now if you text your zip code to “438829”, you not only instantly know where vaccines are near you, but you can get a FREE RIDE there and back!

Love everything about this thread! Thanks Ashish K. Jha ThisIsOurShot

Everyone agrees hospitals need to mandate vaccines So who's doin it? Yes, we're launching a hospital vaccine mandate tracker See if your hospital is keeping patients safe We're just starting -- so help us sort out whether your hospital is in or not globalepidemics.org/2021/07/24/new…

There needs to be truth-telling about the reduced protection of mRNA vaccines vs symptomatic Delta infections. It was 95% pre-Delta. Many are claiming it's still ~80%. It isn't. 50-60% is best estimate from all sources (not US, since we don't have the data)

Breaking News: The Biden administration is expected to announce that most Americans should get a booster shot eight months after receiving their initial Covid-19 vaccine, and could begin offering the extra shots as early as mid-September. nyti.ms/3slYM4S

Boosters to roll out to all Americans beginning next month, indexed by time from vaccination and level of risk, breaking The Washington Post washingtonpost.com/health/2021/08…

We have given 200M people at least one shot. So many conversations, cajolings, info sessions, calls, texts, doors knocked. So much heart from health, public health, and community working together. Much work to be done yet here and abroad. But this is worth a moment.

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If your last #COVID19 vaccine dose was before September 2022 (October 2022 for kids 6 months – 11 years), you need an updated vaccine to help protect against Omicron. To learn more and find free vaccines near you, go to vaccines.gov #WeCanDoThis

This is huge!

Great opportunity to work with some incredible people

NEW: Today, I am issuing my Parting Prescription for America: my final reflections as I complete my time as US Surgeon General. It addresses a foundational–and urgent–question I have grappled with: what are the root causes of the pain and unhappiness so many are experiencing?