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This morning, after dropping my two little ones at school, I stayed back to speak with their principal. She is a Black woman. The school is majority Black and is
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Philly gave a 22-year-old white graduate student in psychology, with a startup and no healthcare experience, thousands of vaccines to distribute. It ended up being a mess. He took doses
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Last week, @CamaraJones, @dr_msharma, @doccrearperry and I wrote a Letter to the Editor at the @nytimes in response to @CDCDirector’s January 11th OpEd, “As the New CDC Director, I’ll Tell
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The CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices has recommended frontline workers and people over 74 years old should be in the next vaccine priority group. They include correction officers among
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In this @washingtonpost OpEd, we, four Black women physicians, pay honor to the humanity of Dr. Susan Moore, who died prematurely of #COVID19 and racism, and we continue to call
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A few important lessons learned this year as a newbie social impact entrepreneur.THREAD. Don’t be afraid to take the leap, but always have a plan. While I left my faculty
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"They were pillars of their communities and families, and they are not replaceable. To understand why COVID-19 killed so many young Black men, you need to know the legend of
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If you follow me, I’m assuming you care deeply about racial equity and antiracism in health care and beyond. I need you to read and amplify this thread about what
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Keep in mind that a significant number of people are walking around with undiagnosed chronic medical conditions, like diabetes and high blood pressure. While ACIP guidelines will prioritize them, how
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A thread on why Black women in healthcare & public health must take the lead on #COVID19 communications, especially on vaccines. We are truth-tellers. We are trustworthy with an equity
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Context: Abraham Flexner was a white educational specialist tasked in 1910 to assess the state of medical education. By 1923, his report led to the closure of 5 of 7
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This is a disturbing tweet. Medicine is but one of several healthcare disciplines. This is not a hill worth dying on. We have more important battles to fight like ensuring
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