Anna Bauer
@ABauerPhD
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Epidemiologist studying genetic and environmental contributors to pregnancy complications. Asst Prof @UNCPsychiatry Perinatal Psychiatry Program.
North Carolina, USA
Joined August 2009
SB855 & SB856 filed today provides free school breakfasts & lunches to all NC public school students. Bills comes as USDA waiver allowing universal free school meals ends in June. Only Democratic sponsors so far. https://t.co/2LXLfeQVu7
https://t.co/MtS0m9j7bo
#nced #ncpol #ncga
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If you’re wondering why people have such bad takes re: the baby formula shortage as “just breastfeed,” you should know that I (a literature/American studies prof) have to lecture (briefly & basically) every semester on How Breasts Work so students can understand the reading. 1/7
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And for faculty and staff! Just walked in to Campus Health for my Moderna booster and it took me <10 min
Boosters for all three of the COVID-19 vaccines authorized in the U.S. are available on campus thru the Campus Health Pharmacy and Student Stores Pharmacy for undergraduates, graduate students, and post-doctoral fellows. 🧵(1/6)
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1/ As an epidemiologist, I’m immensely grateful for anyone systematically documenting those refusing #COVID19 vaccination in health care and #LTC...and asking & recording their reasons why...
Roughly 20% to 40% of the L.A. County’s front-line workers who were offered the vaccine declined to get the shot. So many in Riverside County refused the vaccine ��� an estimated 50% — that officials met to strategize how best to distribute the unused doses
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In 2020, I’ve stretched outside my #epitwitter comfort zone. Watching #COVID19 rampage, I’ve felt called to do direct public health community engagement & more #scicomm. Below is my first attempt at non-Twitter writing for lay audiences. I’m grateful for the opportunity
Epidemiologist @WhitneyEpi has a thought-provoking piece—a counter—for @insight on the complexities of age, race and the vaccine rollout. Come for the Stanford "algorithm" prioritizing management🙄 & stay for the peanut-butter-jar-aided Venn diagram😁.
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🧵There’s so much truth in this article that it makes me ache (especially when @JuliaLMarcus described Canadian cities setting up nice outdoor tented areas with heaters to encourage safer gatherings among its residents. We could be doing so much more)...
"Lambasting people for their risky behavior may be effective in expressing frustration over a mismanaged pandemic, but it’s counterproductive to what really matters: reducing infections," @JuliaLMarcus writes:
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#SARSCoV2 & #COVID19 data going to get a little wonky right after Thanksgiving. Starting Friday through Mon/Tues next week, we’ll probably see a dip in case numbers & deaths bc of the holiday: testing & admin staff taking (well-deserved) days off work 1/
Warning: The upcoming holiday means that many COVID-19 metrics are going to drop and then rise in ways that may trip up unsuspecting observers.
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Been thinking a lot about this, especially the “for a paycheck” part. I have many relatives working in jobs where it’s impossible to distance, avoid closed spaces, etc. It is 100% a failure of govt (US senators esp) to provide money for businesses & workers to stay home...1/
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Meanwhile we still have #COVID19 rampaging through the federal prison in my state. 8 months into the #SARSCoV2 pandemic and this is where the federal response is
Over 900 incarcerated people have had COVID-19 at Butner Correctional Complex, the deadliest federal prison in the country during the pandemic. #nchealth #ncnews #COVID19NC
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One reason that my fairly wealthy college town school system chose virtual learning for the district for the whole semester is that parent surveys showed a higher proportion of Black & Latino/a families planned to opt for distance learning*...1/
I read this article this morning that offers many thoughts on why. I found them compelling.
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Pre-covid, my work was on maternal mortality, and 1 way to decrease MM rates is to listen to women. What I notice in #returntoschool debates are that we are not listening to families we claim are most negatively impacted by #virtualSchool.
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Also relevant from @katiemacreilly. I got the final quote. When I comes to #SARSCoV2, I have many opinions — but I’m also glad I’m not in charge. 🤦🏾♀️ (Except @HHSGov! If I could be in charge of @HHSGov for a few weeks, I think I I could do some good.) https://t.co/NWNRVxFKkR
time.com
Parents voiced frustration with remote learning, even as coronavirus cases rise across much of the country
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This incredible figure I saw in a genetics class in college solidified my interest in population genetics. It shows that using a clustering technique (PCA) you can capture the ethnicity of the Europeans so perfectly it matches a map! But... #ABigConversation #BlackInGeneticsWeek
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Fall instructors in the US: get ready for your students to be dealing with major crises. A sampling of what my summer students have been going through (1/5): - Losing housing - Trying to find housing for unhoused family members - Working extra hours/jobs to support family
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.@NYTimes has done great data journalism on #SARS_CoV_2, filling gaps left by an incompetent US federal response but their recent coverage re: schools is tipping towards sensationalism & divergence from data...
nytimes.com
New estimates show that large parts of the country would likely see infected students if classrooms opened now.
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This. In my community, the convo embraces this nuance... SO aware of the longterm damage that 6+ months of school closures do to educational, social, and physical well-being... but also seeing pandemic brutally affect our communities & elders. We can hold both
2. Although parents of color are more concerned about the health risks of physical school, they’re also the most worried about the academic and social impact of closures, and their own reduced ability to bring in income while kids are home from school.
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DURING THE PANDEMIC, we scientists made a lot of science communication mistakes. One big problem is there are at least four possible ways for a scientist to have a conversation on Twitter. Let me explain ... 1/🧵
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This graph distills some points in our recent @AmJEpi commentary on racial/ethnic #COVID19 inequities Think about who’s in the upper left (high pay, low risk). Who do you picture? Now do the bottom right (low pay, high risk like hospital orderlies)... https://t.co/GQTWnPcWkN
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