#MEDICAL

I just got the booster of the of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine this morning and I’m here to report I got the boost in the SAME arm as the prime.
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The word ‘only’ is highly problematic, but it is a word that is now used quite commonly to underplay the effect of COVID.‘The fatality rate in India is ONLY 1.x%,
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We need to talk about the 'expert' witness statement evidence led by Ms Bell in her successful case before the Tavistock. THREAD You can see who gave evidence in her
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Press Release from NICE about its new draft #MECFS guidelines that are out for consultationhttps://www.meresearch.org.uk/nice-guideline-update-press-release/“The draft guideline also highlights the importance of ensuring that people remai
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The cruelty continues. What the Texas snow & power outages mean for incarcerated people. Just in from a man caged pretrial in Harris County:"We don't have any running water anymore.
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Maybe ADHD is an adaptive trait that's useful for surviving in quasi-nomadic and early agricultural societies, but is extremely poorly suited to late stage capitalism.https://twitter.com/_pem_pem/status/1357356561178492928 Yes, late-sta
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My respected colleague has not only been there on the front lines delivering exceptional care, but has been part of planning how to look after as many patients as possible.
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it’s funny when people tell me i need to learn to use person-first language. i learned about person-first language like eight years ago and asked disabled friends what they thought
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Here's another contributing factor as to why reported hospitalizations have increased:Per updated (10/6) HHS guidelines, patients occupying "Observation" beds (>8hrs) are now included in Hospital admission totals.They were
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Let’s recap where things currently stand in #Kyrgyzstan from a human rights point of view, shall we? In blatant violation of int’l law, Kyrgyz security services returned the journalist Bobomurod
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Talib accounts have #get_out_of_Afghanistan trending on AFG twitter. Reminds me of research I conducted during the September 2019 presidential elections. THREAD: I followed 400 twitter accounts that posted content promoting
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Displays of deeply ingrained ageism are much more prevalent than the social media outcry against Lord Sumption's position on the value of life at the weekend would suggest https://www.ageing-better.org.uk/blogs/why-i-confronted-lord-sum
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Akhirnya ada presiden Indonesia yang sembuh dari sesat pikir kalau Menteri Kesehatan harus dokter. Yang dikerjakan Menkes adalah membuat dan melaksanakan kebijakan, bukan mengobati pasien. Komentator Twitter suka minta Kemensos
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Aaaaand, we're back. All the fun of the techno-Platonist-dystopia-fair. Martine Rothblatt 'From Transgender to Transhuman' (link to part 1 https://twitter.com/janeclarejones/status/1021418876222001152) Chapter 1 - 'Billions
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Thread on the Quebec decision on changing sex markers on birth certificates. This is a civil law case so I can't comment on some legal issues but there are factual
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Here’s a list of Barack Obama’s impressive accomplishments: 1. First President to be photographed smoking a joint. 2. First President to apply for college aid as a foreign student, then
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