Irrational scientist (PhD molec genetics), public health ∝ public trust, human behavior, dad2girls, black belt aikido, nothing in zen, opinions all mine
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19 Jan 2022
“More than 2/3 of the common side-effects people experience after a Covid jab can be attributed to a negative version of the placebo effect rather than the vaccine itself.”
We should: Inform people systematically about possible re…lnkd.in/gq9Tgvkc lnkd.in/ggJQdX5B
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12 Dec 2021
“We are not waiting to see how dangerous this new variant is. We’re already determining it.”
James Hamblin lays it out very clearly in this excellent piece.
We cannot ever manage this virus by remaining reactive, by waiting and…lnkd.in/e9EnTiAT lnkd.in/eKAaydRk
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9 Dec 2021
Report: All countries remain "dangerously unprepared" for a future pandemic, even after 2 years of managing the current one. Good to see public trust in authorities as key metric in this analysis. Public health depends upon public…lnkd.in/d4BQaCAC lnkd.in/dNRvzqGQ
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8 Dec 2021
Omicron COVID-19 variant update:
Detected in a lot of countries. But more concerning is that 20 countries have already reported community transmission. And they probably found it because they looked for it.
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Angus Thomson retweeted
24 Nov 2021
In September, unvaccinated people were 5.8 times more likely to get Covid and 14 times more likely to die from it, according to CDC. Protect yourself and the people around you—get vaccinated.
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Angus Thomson retweeted
5 Nov 2021
Civil disobedience now. It's the only way we're going to get the radical changes we need to keep our planet liveable.
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9 Nov 2021
My thoughts (through behavioral sci lens) on 3 key steps every US employer should take to flip the OSHA vaccine requirements into a win-win. linkedin.com/pulse/managing-…
#VaccineMandate #OSHA
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Angus Thomson retweeted
24 Oct 2021
A woman offered a bribe to fake her vaccination. Then the unexpected happened. smh.com.au/national/a-woman-…
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19 Oct 2021
This.
18 Oct 2021
"There is recognition that we need to communicate effectively, but we owe it to the public to apply the same level of rigor to science communication that we do to the development of vaccines and other scientific innovations." -@SaadOmer3 #NAMmtg
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Angus Thomson retweeted
19 Oct 2021
Do you have any near-complete empirical work on #vaccinemandates ? We may have room in our SI of Vaccine - DM me if so. Please RT!
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Angus Thomson retweeted
17 Oct 2021
Bullshit. New dads can hold and soothe the baby. Change diapers. Give the baby a bath. Do laundry. Clean the house. Go shopping. And yes, even bottle feed. Especially in the middle of the night.
Paternity leave is important for the whole family, equitable, and manly.
15 Oct 2021
The thing about paternity leave is there isn't much for dad to do when the baby is a newborn, especially if mom is breastfeeding. His main role is to take care of mom as she recovers but of course that doesn't apply to Buttigieg so I'm not sure why he needs paternity leave at all
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11 Oct 2021
These assumptions based on steady rate of vaccination to 80%. Unlikely. Will prob level out once willing people r vaccinated. then begins harder job of engaging “wait & see” & hesitants. W states opening up early, this will be even harder.
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Angus Thomson retweeted
9 Oct 2021
"The vaccine conversations have been folded into people’s sense of themselves and their underlying values."
@SaadOmer3, director of @YaleGH, joined @UNICEF, @Facebook, and @PublicGoodProj to discuss social media & vaccines at the UN General Assembly.
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7 Oct 2021
How public health works.
6 Oct 2021
Worth rereading how potentially imperfect vaccines can be combined in an integrated way with advice, behaviour, testing, mosquito control & therapeutics. Learning how to combine good but imperfect tools is so often critical for public health malariajournal.biomedcentral…
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4 Oct 2021
Instagram and Facebook are currently not working, as are democracy, society and a healthy sense of self.
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27 Sep 2021
Excellent overview of early progress in our work to develop tailored, effective vaccine communications by Kristen Brown.
c @SaadOmer3 @PublicGoodProj @YaleGH @UNICEF
Public-health researchers are using digital marketing strategies to figure out how to win over vaccine holdouts trib.al/jIQN7PR
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Angus Thomson retweeted
25 Sep 2021
Great conversation on latest research using Social Media to Build Confidence in Vaccines facebookatunga.fb.com/event/… #UNGA #VaccinesWork #COVID19 #vaccinated @YaleUniver @PublicGoodProj @UNICEF @Facebook
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26 Sep 2021
Vaccination Demand Observatory: using digital marketing & social listening insights, behavioral sci & A/B testing to tailor effective, safe vaccine communications for different communities.
By Kristen Brown @business
c @PublicGoodProj @UNICEF @YaleGH
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Angus Thomson retweeted
19 Sep 2021
Need some inspiration to get vaccinated - how cool is this? One of my running buddies who works on her weekends as a COVID vaccinator mapped this out! You rock Genie and thanks for all that you do! 👏👏👏
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17 Sep 2021
People may share conspiracy theories to be liked. Critical thinking skills or media literacy won’t be enough to inoculate some people against #disinformation. Excellent study highlights importance of social insights along with behavioral insights to manage #infodemic
8 Sep 2021
💡New paper (with the fantastic @BellaRen19 & @ME_Schweitzer @Wharton) examining the role of social motives in spreading misinformation/conspiracy theories.
Paper: tinyurl.com/4mch6mk9
Short🧵with results
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