Dr. Tara C. Smith
Professor, infectious disease epidemiologist, writer, K & teen wrangler. Antibiotic resistance, zoonotic disease, scicomm, zombies. She/her. No one's sweetie.
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#90 Infectious Disease
Last synced from Twitter 127d ago
Our Natural Lifestyle Didn't Prevent Flu - Voices For Vaccines
Voices for Vaccines - Voices For Vaccines 128d 1 tweets
Have you heard that children who breastfeed don’t really need the flu shot? Or that good nutrition and immune support (elderberry, vitamin C, etc.) provide better protection than the vaccine? That, for healthy people, is the flu shot riskier than...
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Dr. Tara C. Smith Having a healthy, "natural" lifestyle is fine, but it's no substitute for #vaccination, as this family found out. 128d
Epidemiologist details ever-changing science of COVID
Thecourier.com 128d 1 tweets
Scientists are always learning during normal times. But to be a scientist during the coronavirus pandemic is to be constantly bombarded with new information.
Covid-19 Live Updates: Surge in Hospitalizations Strains U.S. Health Care Facilities
Nytimes.com 129d 21 tweets
The country has seen a 40 percent increase in the past month in the number of hospitalized Covid-19 patients.
Covid-19 has robbed the world of so much but it gave us our dream wedding | Alyx Gorman
Alyx Gorman - the Guardian 307d 3 tweets
When most people’s realities have been completely upended, getting married online just didn’t seem that weird any more
As Election Day Nears, Taking Stock of an Expertise Exodus
Undark Magazine 129d 10 tweets
Eight former government scientists reflect on the circumstances that drove them to leave the Trump administration — and on what was lost.
A ‘golden-hearted young man’: Another Florida Corrections officer dies of COVID-19
Tampa Bay Times 146d 2 tweets
Florida Department of Corrections officials on Thursday declined to comment on Londell Woodbury’s cause of death, citing “privacy laws.”
Ohio reports 2,858 new COVID-19 cases, 22 new coronavirus-related deaths
WEWS 131d 1 tweets
The Ohio Department of Health reported 2,858 new COVID-19 cases in the state today, bringing the total number of cases to 195,806.
Dr. Tara C. Smith 2,858 new cases reported today in Ohio--yet another record day. Over 5,200 deaths in the state, and people still claiming it's a "hoax" that will end on Nov 4. Hunker down for some tough times coming. 131d
UD student dies from apparent complications from COVID-19
WHIO-TV - WHIO 132d 1 tweets
Michael Lang, 18, was a first-year student in the College of Arts and Sciences. He was from LaGrange, Illinois and passed away yesterday after a lengthy hospitalization. He left campus on Sept. 13 to return home for remote studying.
Fauci says it might be time to mandate masks as Covid-19 surges across US
CNN 132d 14 tweets
Fauci calls for mask mandates as coronavirus cases surge across US
Virology, transmission, and pathogenesis of SARS-CoV-2
The BMJ 132d 12 tweets
### What you need to know Since the emergence of SARS-CoV-2 in December 2019, there has been an unparalleled global effort to characterise the virus and the clinical course of disease. Coronavirus disease 2019 (covid-19), caused by SARS-CoV-2,...
Kid Rock makes an appearance at Thursday's debate
Nbcnews.com 133d 9 tweets
Get the latest election news, voting results and polls.
If North Dakota was a country, it would have the world’s worst confirmed COVID-19 outbreak, one analysis shows
Twin Cities 133d 1 tweets
The Czech Republic currently has the most confirmed COVID-19 cases per million people worldwide. But if North Dakota was its own nation, it would surpass the per capita COVID-19 case count of the c…
Yale Athletics Invites You to Run the Handsome Dan Virtual Race - Yale University
Yale Athletics - Yale University 133d 1 tweets
Bulldog fans across the world to race for a prestigious prize
Dr. Tara C. Smith Did a 10k yesterday when it was cold and rainy. Should've waited 24 hours for today's amazing weather. Other alumni and affiliates, still some swag left! #RunningOfTheBulldogs 133d
Even The Most Successful Women Pay A Big Price In Pandemic
NPR.org 135d 19 tweets
The unequal division of household work leads to the "mom penalty." For highly educated, high-income women, it could mean losing promotions, future earning power and roles as future leaders.
Putnam now seeing five times CDC high incidence rate
Thecourier.com 134d 1 tweets
Putnam County's new coronavirus cases are now nearly five times what the CDC defines as high incidence, Gov. Mike DeWine announced Tuesday afternoon.
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Dr. Tara C. Smith One of our rural counties in Northwest Ohio now is seeing COVID incidence of close to 500 cases per 100,000. CDC defines "high incidence" as 100 cases per 100k. 134d
Gov. Eric Holcomb Lifts Almost All COVID-19 Restrictions
WFYI Public Media 135d 1 tweets
Indiana will move to its final reopening phase on Saturday, with one big caveat -- the statewide mask-wearing order will remain in effect.
Suicide Deaths during the Stay-at-Home Advisory in Massachusetts.
medRxiv 135d 6 tweets
Many believe that shelter-in-place or stay-at-home policies might cause an increase in so-called deaths of despair. While increases in psychiatric stressors during the COVID-19 pandemic are anticipated, whether suicide rates changed during...
Excess Deaths Associated with COVID-19, by Age and ...
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 135d 27 tweets
This report describes the estimated excess deaths reported in the United States from late January through October 3, 2020, with 66% excess deaths attributed to COVID-19.
Epidemiology of the Post-Polio Syndrome
OUP Academic 135d 1 tweets
Abstract. A late-onset syndrome, consisting of muscle weakness, muscle pain, and unaccustomed fatigue, has been reported with increasing frequency among former
Slaughterers and Meat Packers
Bls.gov 135d 1 tweets