Caitlin Rivers, PhD
Epidemiology + outbreak science + health security. Faculty at Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security ().
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Winter Is Coming: Time for a Mask Mandate
WSJ 44h 8 tweets
A requirement to cover your face in public could be more of a cultural norm than a political statement.
Covid-19 surge in Belgium leads to shortage of doctors, teachers and police
Chron 48h 4 tweets
BRUSSELS - Well into Europe's second wave of the coronavirus, so many Belgians are sick...
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Caitlin Rivers, PhD "so many Belgians are sick or quarantining that there aren't enough police on the streets, teachers in classrooms or medical staff in hospitals....at some hospitals in the city, between one-fifth and one-quarter of medical staff is sick or quarantining." 31h
Make Data Sharing Routine to Prepare for Public Health Emergencies
Journals.plos.org 232d 2 tweets
Jean-Paul Chretien and colleagues argue that recent Ebola and Zika virus outbreaks highlight the importance of data sharing in scientific research.
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Caitlin Rivers, PhD I wrote with and on this a few years ago. Wish we had the pieces in place before this emergency. 3d
Why Can’t We See All of the Government’s Virus Data?
Nytimes.com 4d 35 tweets
Since March, federal agencies have been collecting a trove of information. But they refuse to release most of it.
Isolation Hotels: A Community-Based Intervention to Mitigate the Spread of the COVID-19 Pandemic
Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers 9d 1 tweets
Health Security
Risk Assessment and Testing Protocols for Reducing SARS-CoV-2 Transmission in K-12 Schools
Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security 13d 2 tweets
The purposes of this document are to help school administrators to assess the risk of SARS-CoV-2 in their schools, and identify key considerations in screening
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Caitlin Rivers, PhD Glad to collaborate with and to release a new report today, Risk Assessment and Testing Considerations for Reducing SARS-CoV-2 Transmission in K-12 Schools. 13d
IDDjobs — Non-Tenure Track Assistant Professor — The University of Hong Kong
Iddjobs.org 15d 1 tweets
Find infectious disease dynamics modelling jobs, studentships, and fellowships.
Wisconsin is setting up a field hospital for Covid-19 patients as a surge in cases overwhelms hospitals
CNN 19d 7 tweets
Wisconsin is opening a field hospital at the state fair park in response to an alarming surge in Covid-19 hospitalizations that is overwhelming hospitals, Gov. Tony Evers announced.
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Caitlin Rivers, PhD Serious situation in Wisconsin, where a field hospital is being set up to care for a big surge in covid patients. 19d
Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security, 4 US Senators, and 3 Former Federal Government Public Health Officials Launch the Capitol Hill Steering Committee on Pandemic Preparedness & Health Security
Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security 19d 1 tweets
The Center for Health Security, alongside 4 bipartisan US senators and 3 former federal government public health officials have launched a new educational initiative: The Capitol Hill Steering Committee on Pandemic Preparedness & Health Security.
State Public Health | ASTHO
Astho.org 19d 2 tweets
This Overlooked Variable Is the Key to the Pandemic
The Atlantic 27d 157 tweets
It’s not R.
The pandemic, a deadly cancer and my 14-year-old daughter
The Wider Image 29d 1 tweets
Strangely, I can’t clearly picture the face of the surgeon who changed my family’s life. I’m not sure I’d recognize him if I bumped into him in the street. And yet I can vividly recall his face turning pale the instant he looked at the X-rays of my...
The southern hemisphere skipped flu season in 2020
The Economist 47d 22 tweets
Efforts to stop covid-19 have had at least one welcome side-effect
Lauren Gardner among 'TIME 100' most influential people in the world
The Hub 35d 5 tweets
Gardner is recognized for her work developing the COVID-19 Dashboard, which has become the leading source of centralized data on the coronavirus pandemic
What We Know About Coronavirus Cases in K-12 Schools So Far
Kate Taylor - Nytimes.com 35d 10 tweets
Thousands of cases have already been linked to schools this season. But a lack of reporting means that a national accounting remains out of reach.
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Caitlin Rivers, PhD By not collecting data, we missed the opportunity to learn from the daycares open to essential workers in the spring. Are we are now missing the opportunity to learn from K12 reopening? Great new project by NYT. 35d
50 Experts to Trust in a Pandemic
Medium 39d 48 tweets
Whose advice should you follow to stay healthy and informed? The health and science experts on this list.
WHO encouraged by South Africa’s declining COVID-19 trend
WHO | Regional Office for Africa 40d 1 tweets
The World Health Organization (WHO) commends the government of South Africa for its determined efforts that have helped to bend the COVID-19 pandemic curve. WHO is greatly encouraged by the ongoing measures to suppress the spread of SARs-COV-2, the...
Communities, Schools, Workplaces, & Events
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 41d 8 tweets
Cleaning and Disinfecting: Everyday steps, when someone is sick, and considerations for employers.
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Caitlin Rivers, PhD CDC releases new epi indicators and thresholds for risk of introduction and transmission of COVID-19 in schools 41d
COVID-19 Updates - September 14, 2020
Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security 43d 1 tweets
COVID-19 Updates on the emerging novel coronavirus pandemic from the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security. The Center for Health Security is analyzing and providing updates on the COVID-19 pandemi
Trump officials interfered with CDC reports on Covid-19
POLITICO 46d 124 tweets
The politically appointed HHS spokesman and his team demanded and received the right to review CDC’s scientific reports to health professionals.
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Caitlin Rivers, PhD Political interference in CDC's work continues to damage the effectiveness of the US response and erode credibility. Grim. 45d