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Elizabeth Gaffney retweeted
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There are 7 human coronaviruses (so far).
Four of them cause the "common cold" (229E, NL63, OC43, HKU1).
The three most recent are deadly (SARS-CoV, MERS-CoV, SARS-CoV-2).
All three of the deadly ones use the ACE2 receptor. Only one of the common cold viruses (NL63) does.
Elizabeth Gaffney retweeted
As far as online shouting goes, I will point out that I spent years screaming at y'all about imminent climate collapse and people acted like I was crazy to think it would happen so quickly. But I was right about everything down the line. So here's another freebie of horror:
'Sounding the alarm': World on track to breach a critical warming threshold in the next five years - CNN apple.news/AWo9axMQ7TmW7d-HD…
Elizabeth Gaffney retweeted
“In the dew of little things the heart finds its morning and is refreshed.”
Kahlil Gibran on friendship and the building blocks of meaningful connection themarginalian.org/2019/06/2…
Elizabeth Gaffney retweeted
3+ years into a pandemic, the general public is still generally confused about what to do when they test positive for COVID19.
So let me walk you through what I, an infectious disease epidemiologist public health nurse, am doing since I tested positive on a rapid antigen today.
ALT Photograph of a COVID19 rapid antigen test that shows results indicating a positive result. In the foreground is a hand wearing two rings making the thumbs down gesture to indicate the epidemiologist's extreme displeasure at the situation.
Elizabeth Gaffney retweeted
Can we please settle this debate already? There is no labor shortage. There is a living wage shortage, a hazard pay shortage, a child care shortage, a paid sick leave shortage, and a health care shortage.
Elizabeth Gaffney retweeted
So, what’s the plan? Because right now the people banning books & banning African-American Studies are winning. – at Manhattan, NY
I need another @Tommy_little and @UrzilaCarlson streaming comedy special. Who makes these things happen?
Being home sick and all bored and watching She-Hulk and having thoughts like “can you be an attorney of other stuff?” and then having Google be like “OMG, yes, I’ve been waiting for someone to ask.”
Elizabeth Gaffney retweeted
Whenever somebody tells you women cannot code, or you are "dumb", remember: the deliberate erasure; somebody put effort into rewriting history to f with you. That's how powerful you are.
Today with UK & Ireland, I share my inspiration - the ENIAC Programmers. May these 6 women, with the Code Breakers of Bletchley Park, inspire all girls to believe they have an open path to careers in computing! #womenintech #womeninSTEM #tech #techhistory #ENIAC #tag #history
Elizabeth Gaffney retweeted
You are eligible for the new bivalent booster *if* you:
- Completed your primary vaccine series (2 shots of Pfizer or Moderna or one shot of J&J)
- Had your last booster (if any) over 2 months ago
- Are age 12+ (for Pfizer) or age 18+ (for Moderna)
Pass it on...
Elizabeth Gaffney retweeted
Don't listen to Mitch McConnell. By downplaying Republican odds to retake the Senate, he is trying to lull Democratic voters into a sense of complacency. Don't fall for it. Keep fighting & send him into retirement. After all, he vowed to retire if they don't retake the Senate.
Elizabeth Gaffney retweeted
Absolutely no one is arguing that schools should be shut this fall. But the blanket opposition to any kind of public health measures, regardless of what the future brings with regards to new disease variants, is ideology posing as science.
Elizabeth Gaffney retweeted
This is why the current "new normal" is unsustainable
"Repeatedly catching #COVID19 appears to increase the chances that a person will face new and sometimes lasting health problems after their infection," according to a study. #MedTwitter
cnn.com/2022/07/05/health/co…
Elizabeth Gaffney retweeted
(1) It’s been driving me nuts seeing good newspapers writing that the court is protective of religious rights. It isn’t. It’s protective of Christian rights. My rights as a Jew are being violated.
Elizabeth Gaffney retweeted
We are living under minoritarian tyranny. To take but one example: 21 states with fewer total people than California have 42 Senate seats.
This undemocratic, unjust system has produced the new Supreme Court rulings on gun control and abortion. wapo.st/3xUQILF
Elizabeth Gaffney retweeted
Forced birth in a country with:
—No universal healthcare
—No universal childcare
—No paid family & medical leave
—One of the highest rates of maternal mortality among rich nations
This isn't about "life." It's about control.