๐ฏ๏ธMoment of silence for 33 y.o. Dr. Li Wenliang, Ophthalmologist at Wuhan Central Hospital in China. On February 7, 2020 he died from COVID after warning the world of a mysterious pneumonia in late December 2019.
#SoulsLostToCovid
Trump: You know, our doctors get more money if someone dies from COVID
Truth: I took a 20% pay cut due to less patients. Lost 3 colleagues & 27 y.o. cousin. Cried countless times delivering news of deaths to families. I'm doing more for the U.S. than you!
Dr. Susan Moore died today from COVID, but HOW she died is unacceptable. She posted a video to Facebook from an Indiana hospital days before her death about mistreatment. "This is how black people get killed when you send them home and they don't know how to fight for themselves"
We lost another doctor today
To COVID
But this doctor was mistreated. Her symptoms were ignored, downplayed and dismissed. She posted a heartbreaking video begging her fellow doctors to help save her...
She called the patient advocate...
She called the chief medical officer...
Itโs the final countdown! After 10 months on the frontlines, I just got word that Iโm scheduled to get the Moderna vaccine tomorrow afternoon! Letโs go!!! ๐๐พ ๐๐พ
Moment of silence for 47 y.o. Army veteran and longtime nurse Jeff Sales, fully vaccinated, who worked on the COVID unit in Florida. He died from COVID 12 hours after testing positive for the virus, leaving a wife and 4 children
#SoulsLostToCovid
I've always been HONEST about what I'm experiencing as an ER doctor on the frontlines of the pandemic, but
@YumaRegional
wants to SUPPRESS the TRUTH. Healthcare providers must be able to communicate with the public during a deadly pandemic.
@jamielandersx
๐งตNO ICU BEDS! When our rural Arizona hospital ICU is full, we medevac patients to different hospitals across the state, BUT NOT TONIGHT, because there were NO ACCEPTING HOSPITALS, so for an entire 12 hour shift we managed ICU patients, while treating other emergencies. 1/13
This is a reminder that a THREE-vaccine regimen is highly protective against HOSPITALIZATION, whereas high quality MASKS, such as KN95s are highly protective against INFECTION. Both are required to protect against COVID.
Gov. John Bel Edwards reissues indoor mask mandate for Louisiana. More than 2,000 infections today involve children. "Let's rid ourselves of the notion, right now, that kids can't get COVID. We can't send children back into school unvaccinated & unmasked."
Dr. Mark Kline Physician-in-Chief at Children's Hospital New Orleans: "This delta variant is every infectious disease specialist's worst nightmare.. There was a myth.. that children were somehow immune... It has become very clear that children are heavily impacted"
On election day, Georgia honored former Georgia Rep. John Lewis by showing up to the polls and voting for
@JoeBiden
. I know he's looking down from above with a smile. Rest in power!
๐งตOn my last ER shift, there were NO accepting hospitals for my ICU patients. Across Arizona, โฌ๏ธHCW illness, โฌ๏ธnursing ratios & โฌ๏ธPPE. We need HELP!! This is not "living with the virus" it's dying from the virus. We need a shutdown
@dougducey
4 month old Grayson Perry is one of 279 children in Texas hospitalized for COVID.
On Christmas Day, 93 children in Texas were hospitalized with COVID. One week later, that number soared to 279 kids. COVID is not harmless in children.
The COVID-19 vaccine should go to healthcare workers, nursing home residents, teachers & essential workers FIRST!
People who refused to wear a mask & social distance should be the VERY LAST to get a vaccine!
It makes ZERO sense to wear a mask into a restaurant then take it off inside, sit shoulder to shoulder, talk, shout and spew virus and pretend people are not being infected. Hospitals are full and healthcare workers are running on empty.
Listen to Dr. Catherine OโNeal describe the
#DeltaVariant
at the Louisiana Presser.
"The Delta Variant is coming for us, it's a BEAST. It's different!..Weโre either going to get vaccinated & end pandemic or weโre going to accept DEATH and A LOT of it"
Phil Valentine, 61, conservative radio talk-show host who told followers they were "probably safer not getting" the COVID vaccine if they weren't high risk died from COVID August 21, 2021. His family says "PLEASE GO GET VACCINATED!"
#SoulsLostToCovid
Iโm walking back into work to join my troops on the battlefield. Thank you everyone. Letโs all do our part to mitigate spread of COVID19.
#stayathome
Iโm off from work today, but my mind is still in the emergency room. Sitting across from loved ones in the consultation room beginning that difficult conversation, โWhat do you know about the condition of your loved one?โ 1/8
34 y.o. anti-vaxxer Stephen Harmon died from COVID on July 21. On June 3rd he posted a tweet saying "I got 99 problems but a vax ainโt one." Please
#GetVaccinated
and wear a mask.
#SoulsLostToCovid
296 days after our first case of COVID in New York City, I got the Moderna vaccine in Yuma, Arizona amid my 3rd surge. The end is near, but I must remain vigilant throughout 2021 because I can still infect my family. Looking forward to day we're all vaccinated!
#RightToBareArms
๐ Nurse Carla Brown was recognized Tuesday by Gov. John Bel Edwards & East Baton Rouge Mayor-President Sharon Weston Broom. After her husband passed away from COVID, Carla traveled door to door giving COVID vaccinations to more than 2,000 people.
12 y.o. twins Parker & Ben Madsen from Tucson Arizona had a birthday wish to get vaccinated b/c they lost their Great Aunt Gwen & Great Uncle Mike to Covid before the vaccine was available to them. Now they're vaccinated like their parents & older brother
I walked into a Marshalls Clothing store today to go Christmas shopping, but there were too many people in the store for my comfort so I did an about-face and walked out.
This was never about
@YumaRegional
, it was about the fact that Arizona has ZERO ICU beds, but Yuma Regional thought the public should NOT KNOW that valuable information during a deadly pandemic. We've seen this same suppression of truth with
@GeoRebekah
in Florida.
One of the most dangerous jobs amid the pandemic is being a respiratory therapist! They are at EVERY intubation and manage ventilators, as a result they are continuously exposed to deadly COVID aerosols & are under enormous emotional strain! ๐
Iโve treated battlefield casualties in Iraq & COVID in NYC. In June, when I arrived for the surge in Yuma, Arizona I expected public health measures by
@dougducey
, yet today our hospital has 107 COVID patients. Weโre exhausted! TY
@nytimes
@KatherineJWu
The virus is closing in on us. Another ER doctor has contracted COVID19 at work. This makes the 4th ER doctor over the past weeks. The vaccine canโt come soon enough. We are still waiting to hear when our emergency department is scheduled!
A timeless pandemic poem... Stay the F home by
@SamuelLJackson
Now technically Iโm not a doctor
But motherf**ckers listen when I read a poem
So here I am, Sam F**cking Jackson
Imploring you: Keep your ass at home
๐งตThis beautiful soul has been in the ICU for 7 weeks on a ventilator because of COVID.
Zelene Blancas is a 35 y.o. first grade bilingual teacher in El Paso Texas who tested positive for COVID on October 20th. She did everything right, but tragically still got COVID. 1/6
ARRESTED: Justin Stoll, 40, from Wilmington, Ohio is charged with online threats and witness tampering related to his participation in riots at the U.S. Capitol.
๐งตThis is the 4th thread dedicated to the precious children that have died from COVID during this never-ending pandemic. By telling their stories we'll ensure that their memories live on
#SoulsLostToCovid
Hi I'm Dr. Gilman what brings you to the ER? My first patient of the shift gives me a look of shock, reads my badge then says, "Is this you in the paper?"
I glance at the
@yumasun
newspaper, smile then say, "Yes that's me."
She smiles back and says, "Thank you for staying!"
10 y.o Tanitoluwa Adewumi from New York became the newest chess master in the US.โ
Three years ago, Adewumi and his family lived in a Manhattan homeless shelter after fleeing religious persecution by the Islamist militant group Boko Haram in their home country of Nigeria.
Kids say the most random things before bed.
My oldest: โYou know what I learned today? The smell of grass when itโs cut by lawnmowers is a chemical distress signal to communicate to other plants that itโs in dangerโ
My oldest just came in the room to tell me that her friend's father just died from COVID19. "I got COVID and survived," said her 13 y.o. friend, "but my father died."
Vaccine Update: I got the Moderna vaccine 10 days ago and only had one day of arm soreness - no other side effects. I'm looking forward to getting my entire family vaccinated when they are allowed.
Less than a month after 18 y.o. Elijah โE.J.โ Johnson scored two touchdowns in his first high school game of the season, his mom says heโs fighting to breathe due to COVID pneumonia complicated by blood clots. He's admitted to a pediatric ICU in Missouri
I'm not really sure what to say anymore, besides the situation is horrible in Arizona and WE are on OUR OWN. 171 people died yesterday in Arizona. Think about that.. all those people on ventilators in ICUs that are overwhelmed are dying. More & more admitted each day. 1/5
๐งต This thread is dedicated to the precious children that have died from COVID during this never-ending pandemic. By telling their stories we'll ensure that their memories live on
#SoulsLostToCovid
Dr. Mark Kline Physician-in-Chief at Children's Hospital New Orleans dispels the myth that only children with pre-existing conditions are getting sick: "Half the children we are seeing with COVID were perfectly healthy"
Omicron is a deadly virus. Former UFC star 41 y.o. Chris "The Crippler" Leben from San Diego CA is recovering from COVID after being on life support. He declined to talk about his vaccination status. This was his second battle with COVID
#TheySurvivedCovid
๐งต A personal thread on ASMYPTOMATIC spread. My brotherโs family has COVID and my mom is exposed. โWe didnโt want to worry you,โ said my mom & brother, which is why Iโm just finding out today. 1/10
I came to Yuma, Arizona to provide excellent healthcare and advocate for underserved populations. The love and support I've received from the community reaffirms this is where my family and I need to be. I'll be back with my team in the trenches on Monday!
๐จArkansas confirms two child deaths from COVID. The first pediatric COVID-19 death happened at the end of last year but took time to confirm. The second death happened THIS MONTH. 12 kids are currently hospitalized and 7 are CRITICALLY ILL.
This has been a tumultuous week for truth-tellers! Thank you
@GeoRebekah
for checking-in with me. Providing accurate information during this pandemic is paramount. When history is written we will be on the right side.
Healthcare workers did not sign up to work during an endless pandemic with ZERO help from state and federal governments. These healthcare workers gave their lives to treat patients with COVID in Arizona. Their families should all receive $500,000 death benefits.
@dougducey
๐งต As coronavirus continues to kill thousands per day, it's important to humanize their deaths. This thread is dedicated to the countless young people worldwide lost to COVID. By telling their stories we'll ensure that their memories live on
#SoulsLostToCovid
๐
โ ๏ธCautionary Tale!
60 y.o. John McDaniel died from
#COVID
after calling it a "political ploy"
He called the
#Ohio
shutdown "bullsh-t" "Does anyone have the guts to say
#COVID19
is a political ploy? Asking for a friend. Prove me Wrong"
McDaniel leaves behind a wife and 2 sons.
Everyone needs a high filtration mask to protect against
#Omicron
. Milwaukee is ensuring everyone is protected by handing out 500,000 N95 masks - packs of 5 for a single adult, 10 for a couple and 20 for a family.
Shortly after 14 y.o. Daniel Salinas recovered from COVID, his behavior began to change. He developed a migraine, then began talking to himself. He was rushed to UC Irvine and diagnosed with COVID psychosis. He's still hospitalized.
#TheySurvivedCovid
๐จIn 10 days, 6 members of Impact Church in Jacksonville
#Florida
died from COVID. Four members who died were under the age of 35, all of them healthy, and the only thing they had in common was they were NOT VACCINATED, said the pastor.
#SoulsLostToCovid
This beautiful soul lost her life life to COVID19. The world is emptier without her. If you think you're healthier than her, then think again.
#StayHome
Audrey Ellis, 29yo Transplant RN, UC downtown Denver Hospital, died of
#covid19
cardiac damage 3/22. She loved life, Irish dance, & yoga, was a world traveler and marathon runner, and had a bright future ahead of her.
#healthcareheroes
#WearAMask
@naomiosaka
It's time for athletes to stand together. Verbal abuse and racist insults by fans passed off as heckling is appalling. "Fans" spit on and throw food & water bottles at athletes. I can't imagine what you've had to endure as a world class black athlete.
Sometimes itโs too much to immediately return back to treat patients, so I go outside to the ambulance bay & let the cool air dry my tears. Then I take a deep breath, walk into the ER and see the next patient, โHi, Iโm Dr. Gilman what brings you to the emergency room today?
/end
If we get hit with another variant and we've abandoned all public health measures, it's going to be really hard to put anything back in place. This idea that we're going to abandon everything is a very premature concept in many countries right now
@DrMikeRyan
I moved my entire family to Yuma, Arizona from NYC. Then was told ONE DAY that I could not return to work over a tweet about ICU beds. This is unjust, but has happened to 100s of ER doctors nationwide. We need legislation that provides due process for ER doctors like me.
Florida Pastor and Anti-Vax COVID-19 Conspiracy Theorist Rick Wiles hospitalized with COVID after saying itโs Godโs judgment against LGBTQ & Jewish people.
โFrom previous waves we believe seven percent to 10% developed long COVID, but with Omicron, the numbers being infected are so high that even if just 1% of infected children get long COVID, itโll cause more pediatric long COVID cases than Delta.โ
Despite shattering daily records of cases & deaths, we are still divided. Battling misinformation, simultaneously battling the virus. Hospitals filled with patients, restaurants filled with patrons. HCWs begging for masks, while many refuse to wear one!
@dougducey
@mkraju
๐จThere are no pediatric hospital beds in the state of Oklahoma due to the
#DeltaVariant
. Children are being transferred out of state to Texas. Doctors are calling for a state of emergency.
No available pediatric hospital beds in the entire State of Oklahoma at times this last week. We need a State Health Emergency declared so we can expand capacity. Some of our sick
#Oklahoma
children have been sent to out of State hospitals because we have no capacity.
#vaxforgood
๐งตAs coronavirus continues to kill thousands per day, it's important to humanize their deaths. This thread is dedicated to the 18-19 year old children that lost their lives to COVID. By telling their stories we'll ensure that their memories live on
#SoulsLostToCovid
.
46 y.o. Brandon Haynes from
#Louisiana
died from COVID. "I asked him to take the vaccine & he wouldn't. The best way I can honor him is to request friends and family members take the vaccine.โ Mom provided a vaccine clinic at his funeral
#SoulsLostToCovid
๐งตCOVID CHECK-IN. Hey healthcare workers across the U.S. Can you check-in and let us know what you're seeing at your hospitals? Your voice is very important! Share as much or little as you like.๐๐ฝ I'll start with a template.
โ ๏ธIt's beginning. Patients in southwest
#Missouri
are starting to be transferred to other hospitals, hundreds of miles away, as hospitals become filled with COVID patients. Only 38% of
#Missouri
is fully vaccinated &
#DeltaVariant
infections are surging.
Never forget that our government knew how deadly this virus was and let COVID19 spread across America infecting 17 million, while at the same time pushing schools to unsafely open. Philamena Belone should be alive, as well as 100,000s of others.
Philamena Belone, 44, third grade teacher, beloved mother, daughter, grandmother, sister, member of the Navajo Nation, Gallup, NM - died of
#COVID19
on December 11, 2020. โHer last tutoring was done while wearing her oxygen about a week ago.โ
๐งตThis is a very important video about the pandemic. Dr. Richard Horton is Editor-in-Chief of The Lancet , a United Kingdomโbased medical journal. He's an honorary professor at the London School of Tropical Med, Univ. College London & University of Oslo
๐งตCOVID CHECK-IN
#4
(12/28 - 1/3) Hey healthcare workers across the U.S. Can you check-in and let us know what you're seeing at your hospitals? Your voice is very important and is saving lives! Share as much or little as you like. I'll help amplify.
It's important to note that COVID and non-covid patients with head bleeds, respiratory distress, diabetic ketoacidosis, electrolyte abnormalities, strokes, car accidents, traumas, and overdose are ALL COMPETING for ICU beds. 6/13
2020 y'all! This is the first Christmas Eve that I've ever spent on Twitter, but I
#StayAtHome
and I'm fortunate that my family and I are alive and healthy! The kids are patiently waiting 2 more hours to open presents. ๐๐คฃ๐
I saw this misinformation billboard in Tuscaloosa, Alabama where only 30% of the population is fully vaccinated. For the record, COVID-19 vaccines do not contain aborted fetal cells.
A COVID outbreak hit a Cornish nursing home in England where 100% of residents & 94% of staff received both doses of Covid vaccine.
Importantly, every single case was asymptomatic, showing the efficacy of vaccination.
It warms my heart to report that Isaac Cary, who was on life support following a breakthrough infection, is home and doing well. His daughter says, "he is 100% independent again and doesn't require oxygen or a walker."๐น
Isaac Cary, an Army veteran, from Austin
#Texas
was vaccinated with Johnson & Johnson however became critically ill after infected with the
#DeltaVariant
and is on life support.
@CaryElaina
In Utah, the Salt Lake County Health Dept has issued a mask-mandate. Everyone over 2 y.o., regardless of vaccination status or past COVID-19 infection MUST wear โwell-fitting masksโ indoors or if standing in line in public. KN95 MASKS will be PROVIDED
@naomiosaka
Imagine having the WORST DAY at work and then REQUIRED to do a press conference on how you messed up. Then having that interview played over and over again on all major news and social media. That's not good for mental health.