Margery Smelkinson, Ph.D.
@MSmelkinsonPhD
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Infectious diseases scientist at NIAID. Leader in @OpenMCPS. Opinions expressed here are my own and not those of the NIH, HHS, or the fed gov't.
Bethesda, MD
Joined January 2021
New data about remote learning being a big fail. Uh, yeah, of course. Pre-pandemic research showed that even SHORT closures were bad, let alone a YEAR! . Many of us tried DESPERATELY to reverse this impending disaster, but were largely ignored and often disparaged. š§µš§µš§µ.
Experts predict that pandemic learning loss foreshadows a widening of the nationās racial and economic achievement gap
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RT @KelleyKga: What @mattyglesias still doesn't understand (or is simply ignoring) is that the liberal "thought leaders" who he claims wereā¦.
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RT @karol: It's so depressing how many Jews are sharing that (obviously AI) video of Hollywood celebrities in shirt with the middle finger,ā¦.
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RT @BethesdaRow: ā
Montgomery County hasn't attracted a single major corporate HQ in over 25 years.ā
166 vacant police officer positions.ā
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When I wrote an oped opposing this misguided bill, I knew I was screaming into the void. Bc there's nothing that @MoCoCouncilMD loves more than ignoring scientific evidence in order to appear more virtuous. It passed unanimously. Thoughtful reasoning didn't stand a chance.
Montgomery County bans plastic retail shopping bags
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RT @EYakoby: Youāll notice that not a single womenās rights group has posted about the three female hostages being released. Moral bankrupā¦.
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I also submitted written testimony for this bill 2 days ago but it's still not posted. What gives? @MoCoCouncilMD @Andrew_Friedson.
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Tomorrow, the @MoCoCouncilMD.will vote on whether to ban plastic bags. These bag bans are simply performative policies that do not actually help the environment. But they make lawmakers feel virtuous, so yeah, it'll pass. My thoughts about this bill. š.
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RT @bethanyshondark: This is an excellent oped from ā¦@MSmelkinsonPhDā© on the ā¦@MoCoCouncilMDā© proposed plastic bag ban being debated tomorrā¦.
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RT @ModeratelyMoco: Next Wednesday Jan. 15 at 630pm, join us for episode 3 of MoCo Mic Live!. This time we have experienced Special Educatiā¦.
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Other countries have done it, why can't we? The American people are waiting for Congress to do the right thing and appoint a bipartisan commission to investigate the US response to the most consequential event since World War II. If not now, when?.
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I joined the Norfolk Group with @LeslieBienen @MartinKulldorff @DrJBhattacharya @MartyMakary @TracyBethHoeg @stemplet74 and Ram Duriseti with the specific purpose of laying the groundwork for a COVID commission.
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And here @LeslieBienen. "The sole witness called by the Democrats, Dr. Georges Benjamin, said explicitly, as did @DrJBhattacharya, one of the three witnesses called by the Republicans, that U.S. citizens deserve a bipartisan commission.".
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And here . "Since 1989, Congress has funded 170 commissions to investigate problems ranging from the substantial (9/11 in 2002, the financial crisis in 2009) to the less weighty (the motor fuel tax commission of 2005, state of the Olympics in 2020).".
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And here with @LeslieBienen. "We have previously pushed for an official congressional commission due to extensive mistakes, and the ensuing loss of public trust, made by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and other health agencies.".
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But still hoping for that Covid commission as I pen with @LeslieBienen . "In recent history, Congress has formed bipartisan commissions that, in the wake of crises, direct outside experts to analyze mistakes and figure out how to avoid them in future.".
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I'm proud to have been part of this effort exposing how government willfully ignored data on natural immunity leading to unnecessary loss of life, livelihoods, and education. My testimony from that day is here. š§µ.
šØFINAL REPORTšØ. The Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemicās final report is the most thorough review of the pandemic conducted to date. This report ensures COVID-19 accountability and serves as a roadmap for the U.S. to prepare for and respond to future pandemics.
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When youāre fiercely determined to show that "masks work," but those pesky Cochrane RCTs keep getting in your way, itās time to dust off the ol' mediocre cohort study.
Can people who are smarter than me, like @VPrasadMDMPH, @MSmelkinsonPhD, @beenwrekt, or @BenK_Data, explain whether this is a good study? (Link in next tweet)
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