This graph distills some points in our recent Am J Epidemiology commentary on racial/ethnic #COVID19 inequities Think about who’s in the upper left (high pay, low risk). Who do you picture? Now do the bottom right (low pay, high risk like hospital orderlies)... x.com/mcclure_libby/…

DURING THE PANDEMIC, we scientists made a lot of science communication mistakes. One big problem is there are at least four possible ways for a scientist to have a conversation on Twitter. Let me explain ... 1/🧵

This. In my community, the convo embraces this nuance... SO aware of the longterm damage that 6+ months of school closures do to educational, social, and physical well-being... but also seeing pandemic brutally affect our communities & elders. We can hold both

.@NYTimes has done great data journalism on #SARS_CoV_2, filling gaps left by an incompetent US federal response but their recent coverage re: schools is tipping towards sensationalism & divergence from data... nytimes.com/interactive/20…

Fall instructors in the US: get ready for your students to be dealing with major crises. A sampling of what my summer students have been going through (1/5): - Losing housing - Trying to find housing for unhoused family members - Working extra hours/jobs to support family

This incredible figure I saw in a genetics class in college solidified my interest in population genetics. It shows that using a clustering technique (PCA) you can capture the ethnicity of the Europeans so perfectly it matches a map! But... #ABigConversation #BlackInGeneticsWeek

Pre-covid, my work was on maternal mortality, and 1 way to decrease MM rates is to listen to women. What I notice in #returntoschool debates are that we are not listening to families we claim are most negatively impacted by #virtualSchool.

One reason that my fairly wealthy college town school system chose virtual learning for the district for the whole semester is that parent surveys showed a higher proportion of Black & Latino/a families planned to opt for distance learning*...1/

Also relevant from Katie Reilly. I got the final quote. When I comes to #SARSCoV2, I have many opinions — but I’m also glad I’m not in charge. 🤦🏾‍♀️ (Except HHS.gov! If I could be in charge of HHS.gov for a few weeks, I think I I could do some good.) time.com/5903082/parent…

Meanwhile we still have #COVID19 rampaging through the federal prison in my state. 8 months into the #SARSCoV2 pandemic and this is where the federal response is

Been thinking a lot about this, especially the “for a paycheck” part. I have many relatives working in jobs where it’s impossible to distance, avoid closed spaces, etc. It is 100% a failure of govt (US senators esp) to provide money for businesses & workers to stay home...1/

#SARSCoV2 & #COVID19 data going to get a little wonky right after Thanksgiving. Starting Friday through Mon/Tues next week, we’ll probably see a dip in case numbers & deaths bc of the holiday: testing & admin staff taking (well-deserved) days off work 1/

An observation re: language, media information distribution & #COVIDー19 vaccinations. I took a Lyft to work this morning because I was running late. My Lyft driver was an older Black man who after asking if I was a doctor he asked me about the #COVIDー19 vaccine:

🧵There’s so much truth in this article that it makes me ache (especially when Julia Marcus, PhD, MPH described Canadian cities setting up nice outdoor tented areas with heaters to encourage safer gatherings among its residents. We could be doing so much more)...

In 2020, I’ve stretched outside my #epitwitter comfort zone. Watching #COVID19 rampage, I’ve felt called to do direct public health community engagement & more #scicomm. Below is my first attempt at non-Twitter writing for lay audiences. I’m grateful for the opportunity

1/ As an epidemiologist, I’m immensely grateful for anyone systematically documenting those refusing #COVID19 vaccination in health care and #LTC...and asking & recording their reasons why...

And for faculty and staff! Just walked in to Campus Health for my Moderna booster and it took me <10 min

If you’re wondering why people have such bad takes re: the baby formula shortage as “just breastfeed,” you should know that I (a literature/American studies prof) have to lecture (briefly & basically) every semester on How Breasts Work so students can understand the reading. 1/7

SB855 & SB856 filed today provides free school breakfasts & lunches to all NC public school students. Bills comes as USDA waiver allowing universal free school meals ends in June. Only Democratic sponsors so far. ncleg.gov/BillLookUp/202… ncleg.gov/BillLookUp/202… #nced #ncpol #ncga