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William Fischer II

@WFischerII

Critical care virologist, physician, scientist, and father of two hyenas. Views are my own.

Joined July 2014
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What should preparedness look like for each pillar of #outbreak response? Risk communication Surveillance Infection prevention Case management Laboratory/Diagnostics
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South Korea has a national #COVID plan that includes consistent public health messaging, high national rates of masking, physical distancing, and early detection, isolation and treatment. A better #COVID response is possible now.
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Dr. Tom Frieden (@DrTomFrieden) profile pictureDr. Tom Frieden
@DrTomFrieden19 Nov 2020
And... South Korea's population is 58 times larger.
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Junior is an incredible physician, colleague and friend. Merci mon frère! #Ebola
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@ALIMA_ORG19 Jul 2020
✨Junior was a doctor at the #Ebola Treatment Center in Mambasa. Originally from DR Congo, he is particularly invested in the fight against this virus, which affects many people in his country. 🎥 Watch his testimony ⤵ youtu.be/drawlmuboHc
Saving Lives: The Daily Life of Dr. Junior

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Replying to @sanjayvdesai
@sanjayvdesai an #Osler legend, indefatigable leader and advocate. I want to be better because of him. @JohnsHopkinsDOM
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Replying to @JosephTucker
@JosephTucker joining from where else, a hackathon. Amazing work from @JosephTucker and team!!
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Such cool work by @EOSaphire, Wen-Han Yu, Bronwyn Gunn and Galit Alter. Brilliant. rdcu.be/9VhM
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Increase in #Lassa cases was not sustained by human-to-human transmission @NEJM
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Replying to @JoelBerryII
@JoelBerryII @tpinsonn are not just amazing players but also good guys. Thanks and good luck!! Go @UNC_Basketball
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A highly functioning team - dresses alike but preserves diversity of thought! Thank you Team A! #PatientsFirst
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Liberian Independence Day. The first African nation to gain independence. Happy 26th!
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#Ducor Hotel. A symbol of abandonment and decay during the Liberian Civil War.
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Hope in Hell. Picture in an #Ebola treatment unit. #Liberia
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"if you're not wrong most of the time you're probably not out there like you ought to be" - JA vimeo.com/161477395
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Known to someone. Remembered by us. Healthcare is a right not a privilege. #discohill, #ebola
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