Facts from Joia Crear Perry: • No evidence that the COVID vaccine causes infertility. • COVID causes premature birth. If you're pregnant or thinking about becoming pregnant, and on the fence about vaccination, "talk to your [health care] provider," she tells amna.

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. We want you to stay safe from COVID-19, but also stay healthy overall. FREE mammograms and other health screenings available on Wed, 10/6 from 10am-3pm at the Jackie Robinson YMCA. See flyer for more information.

Pfizer and Moderna deserve credit for responding quickly to the most disruptive health crisis in a century and producing great vaccines. But failure to transfer technology will tarnish their reputations, prolong the pandemic, and could result in millions of deaths. 1/thread

"COVID-19 has prompted a universal awakening about the power of our buildings to make us sick or keep us well. At this point, really, who wants to go back to a building that isn’t healthy?" My article in The Atlantic #HealthyBuildings theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/…

What the antivaccine groups don't want you to know is the high rate of myocarditis following COVID-19, the viral infection, est at 450 per million, many times higher than RNA vaccinations, not to mention other cardiovascular illness, strokes, myocardial infarcts, the list goes on

Let's bring #immunology and #art together! The 2021-22 "Art of the Immune System" Competition starts today! Any public high school student or teacher in #SanDiego County is welcome to sign up: lji.org/art-competitio… #TeachSTEM #STEAM #biology #immunology #healthsciences

Malaria kills about 500,000 people each year, about half of them children in Africa. For the first time, a vaccine shown to prevent the disease has been approved by the WHO. nyti.ms/3FkiYKN

Kizzmekia Corbett plans to focus her efforts on viral immunology research that can inform pandemic preparedness efforts and the development of universal vaccines hsph.harvard.edu/magazine/magaz…

This #FAHM, we should take the time to recognize the health disparities the Filipinx community continues to face, especially as frontline health care workers. Read the full article from Carlos Oronce, MD, PhD, @adia_ac, and Ninez Ponce, available via the link in our bio.

Wondering how to analyze surveys with disaggregated (and smaller) racial/ethnic data categories or missing data? Join UCLA Center for Health Policy Research on Friday 10/8 from 10:30am-12pm PT to learn more from RAND's Dr. Elliott. events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/event…

Someone just sent me info on outbreak in a hospital break room where 14/15 got infected by 1 index case in one shift. The max in room at once time was 4. Warning: don’t take off mask just because people are not present. The virus can linger in the air in small spaces for hours.

Wondering if you need a #COVID19 booster shot? If you received your second dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine at least 6 months ago, use this chart to determine if you should or may get a booster shot. Learn more: bit.ly/3mrK4Z5.

My vaccinated dad has #MultipleMyeloma. If you’re still on the fence about 💉but would help a stranger change a tire or catch a neighbor’s runaway dog, think of the vaccine as seriously good samaritan points. It’s a very easy incredibly lazy way to save a life.

FDA panel greenlighted Moderna booster vaccines. CDC will consider it this week. My thoughts 🧵: 🔵   Moderna booster definitely enhances immunity 🔵   Moderna boosters for people > 65 at 6+ months is reasonable, and healthcare workers 🔵   Moderna booster needed less than Pfizer

Many thanks to Mr. Charles Barkley

Did you hear about @timnitGebru (@dair-community.social/bsky.social)’s paper that showed evidence of bias in AI? Hear from her and the rest of our panel of leading voices on algorithmic bias that want to create a more equitable future! Black in AI @Combsthepoet @Data4BlackLives Mia RSVP: kaporcenter.ac-page.com/algorithmicbias

Judging by some of my mentions, it seems to me that a number of you have the wrong idea about infection-acquired COVID immunity. So, PSA: It is very much possible to get infected with COIVD more than once. This is not a one-and-done, get-it-over-with virus!

Merck has granted a royalty-free license for its Covid antiviral pill to a UN-backed nonprofit. The deal will allow the drug to be manufactured and sold cheaply in 105 developing nations. nyti.ms/2ZqOc24

Barney Graham and Kizzmekia Corbett have been named the 2021 Federal Employees of the Year for their work at #NIH on the #COVID19 #vaccine. @nih_nhlbi director Gary Gibbons and Health Disparities director Eliseo Pérez-Stable have been recognized as well. Congratulations to all of them!