Erin Billups
@ErinEBillups
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Born and raised NYer, wife, mom of two and National Health Reporter for Spectrum News. Retweets 🙅🏾♀️ endorsements.
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Joined March 2009
Please keep my @MyNews13 colleagues in your thoughts and prayers. A 9 year old girl also lost her life in this deadly attack, families are devastated right now. This is heartbreaking. We must do better.
A dedicated and motivated reporter, Dylan was shot and killed while working at the scene of a homicide. Spectrum News remembers our fallen colleague.
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Following the shooting death of a member of our Spectrum News 13 crew, our parent company, Charter Communications, has released a statement.
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Queen Elizabeth II, who ruled the United Kingdom for more than 70 years, has died, Buckingham Palace announced on Twitter. She was 96 years old.
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Buckingham Palace confirmed the news on Twitter
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Breaking: The @US_FDA vaccine advisory committee recommends, 19 to 2, that the #CovidVaccine #boosters be updated to include protection against #omicron subvariants- to be available sometime this October/November.
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If you haven’t seen it, here it is:
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It is the third leading cause of cancer-related deaths.
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Congrats to our awesome team… we won an Emmy for a story near and dear to our hearts! We spoke to #MarkBrace for a different story. But then #coloncancer took his life too soon. To the Brace family- thank you for allowing us to amplify Mark’s voice, in the midst of your grief ❤️
Congrats to @SpectrumNews1OH for the piece “Exploring Your Health: Colorectal Cancer.” Great work to Erin Billups, Colleen Mckown, Sean Dahlberg, Lee Weisenfeld, Frank Posillico, and Jorge Olivares. #IndyEmmys2022
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#SCOTUS overturns #RoeVsWade "The Constitution does not confer a right to abortion; Roe and Casey are overruled; and the authority to regulate abortion is returned to the people and their elected representatives."
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Fauci is experiencing mild symptoms and had not been in “close contact” with Biden, officials said. The twice-boosted doctor is the latest senior official to announce an infection. US health secretary Becerra also tested positive this week. https://t.co/wVwvNIHhkS
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The 81-year-old doctor, who is experiencing mild symptoms, is working from home.
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This after the committee also unanimously recommends emergency use of the @moderna_tx COVID vaccine in children 6 months to four years old.
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.#ICYMI I moderated a discussion with @NationalPTA on vax hesitancy and the importance of using science and data to make informed decisions. We touched on a lot including natural infection vs. vax protection. Do check it out 👇 #WeCanDoThis #SafeAtSchool
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Join us tomorrow @ 7pm! I’m hosting a virtual town hall on childhood COVID vaccines. Hear from @NPTAPresident and experts @dr_shaps with the @AmerAcadPeds, @DrGretaMassetti with the @CDCgov and @DrCameron from the @WhiteHouse Watch here 👉🏾 https://t.co/9KpuSLJsuG
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Join @NationalPTA's next town hall hosted by Spectrum News Health Reporter @ErinEBillups where health experts, including @AmerAcadPeds, will discuss #COVID19 tips for parents heading into summer. Tune-in! https://t.co/1ei9hEqqtw
#WeCanDoThis #SafeAtSc…
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BREAKING: @NYCMayor lifts mask mandate in public schools, and ends vaccine screening at restaurants and other private businesses. Effective Monday, March 7.
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Here's a link to the @CDCgov new "community level" recommendations. You can check out where your community falls and whether indoor masking is still recommended.
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Masks are only recommended when the community level is deemed 'high' and the recommendation includes schools. The @CDCgov will post community level data on its website along with whether the community is at a "low", "medium" or "high" level of COVID transmission.
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The focus is shifting to those most vulnerable for severe illness and the potential strain on the healthcare system.
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.@CDCDirector Dr. Rochelle Walensky says the country is in a "stronger place today" with more tools- vaccines, boosters, testing, availability of high quality masks and improved ventilation as she announced changes to federal #COVID mask wearing guidelines.
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