documentation of embarrassing moments, random thoughts & inspirational quotes. est 2013
Naptown, IN
Joined March 2013
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beebs retweeted
Headlines that only include 66% efficacy re: J&J’s vaccine data are doing a huge disservice to folks trying to make informed choices about taking the COVID-19 vaccine. Ppl read that and think—that’s a D+ at best. Well it’s not. And it’s only part of the picture.
beebs retweeted
After seeing multiple medical professionals down-play the role racism played in the death of #DrSusanMoore, I have been thinking of how to describe the logistics of how racism manifests in medicine. One way is what I will, in this thread, call "cumulative de-prioritization." 1/
If I see one more vaccination pic with the administer pinching the skin as if they’re giving a subcutaneous injection I might lose it
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beebs retweeted
We have adopted the language of “war” on the coronavirus so we can dub essential workers as “heroes” for their “sacrifice.”
Here’s why it is a convenient lie.
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You're supposed to wash your hands for 20 sec, which is the time it takes to sing Happy Birthday twice. But I'm tired of singing Happy Birthday and you probably are too, so I've done the very important public service of compiling other songs with roughly 20 sec choruses to sing:
Sat down next to the CMO of IU Health this morning, he asked me what unit I worked on and then I asked him “so what do you do here?”
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