Hospital ICU beds in Pennsylvania are filling up with COVID-19 patients. Use this searchable table to see the change in the number of ICU beds used during a recent period which saw a nearly 200% increase in Pa. coronavirus patients in the ICU: inquirer.com/health/coronav…

The Covid mutation is striking because it's not just a little change—it involves many different mutations and may have emerged in someone with a weakened immune system. Bottom line: we're still learning more and it's important to continue our efforts to reduce spread.

On the brink— 📌Over 2 in 5 U.S. hospitals with intensive care units have reached occupancy levels of >=85%. 📌Contrast with early Oct, just 1 in 4 that full. #COVID19 📌The 85% occupancy’ is the threshold to trigger regional stay-at-home orders. nytimes.com/interactive/20…

When an armed mob stormed the U.S. Capitol and took over the building on Wednesday, many Americans said that's what happens in "third world" countries. But the very term "third world" is a problem. trib.al/ZvBryK7

Leaving a Q&A with Angela Jones on her book, the future of interdisciplinary research, and public sociology feeling EXCITED about what's ahead. Stay tuned for more info about our student project and how we'll be applying our discussion from today.

An important lesson from this pandemic: paid sick leave should be guaranteed.

It has truly been an honor to serve the people of Pennsylvania under the leadership of @GovernorTomWolf. He's a tremendous leader with an incredible vision for Pennsylvania, and it has been a highlight of my career to serve in his administration.

vm.tiktok.com/ZMJwSrpRt/ A link to a TikTok that briefly discusses Plan B Mariah Menanno, MPH

Graduated yesterday with my MPH in Epidemiology and Biostatistics with a minor in Infectious Diseases and a 4.0 GPA! Huge thank you to all of the support I've received Dornsife School of Public Health at Drexel Univ. over the last 5 years!

Presented at APHA's Annual Meeting & Expo for the first time today! It was very cool to present the work from my Masters to a new audience! For those attending, the recording is available on the meeting platform.

For those who don't want more good COVID news, please skip rest of this tweet Still here? OK Sometime in past 24 hours, we surpassed 50% of humanity with at least 1 shot of a COVID vaccine There are now more humans who've gotten a vaccine than humans who have not Progress!

I've worked on infectious disease outbreaks for 30 years. I've NEVER seen anything like the speed of Omicron. It's as infectious as measles spreading in a non-immune population, with a much shorter incubation time therefore much faster doubling time. Hope it's a lot less severe.