Priya Sampathkumar
@PSampathkumarMD
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Infectious Diseases physician, hospital epidemiologist. Opinions=mine https://t.co/XADmAgBMd0
Rochester, Minn
Joined December 2012
RT @AdamMGrant: We learn more from reading on paper than on screens. 54 studies, 171k people: we process print more deeply than digital co….
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It’s crazy to think that these rights are less than 50 years old !!.
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RT @atrupar: Walz: "My pro tip of the day is this. If you need heart surgery, listen to the people at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minneso….
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5/ Vaccine inequity however remains a problem. Mpox vaccine supplies are in the US and Europe, while the outbreak region has little to no vaccine .
reuters.com
The World Health Organisation was due to host an emergency meeting on Friday to discuss ways to ensure fair global access to tests, treatments and vaccines for mpox, a leading official said, as the...
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4/ Where are we today with #Mpox compared to 2022? . - We have a vaccine that works at preventing infection when given before or soon after exposure . - An antiviral is being studied .
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3/ Clade 1 Mpox infections may be more severe (mortality rate of ~5% compared to<1% for Clade 2 infections) and more easily transmitted - reasons for the WHO raising the alarm. (Mortality rate of ~5%.
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2/ #Mpox is back in the news after an outbreak caused by Clade 1 virus spread outside DRC to neighboring countries - Rwanda, Uganda, Kenya and one case reported in Sweden in a person who had traveled to outbreak region.
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1/ In the podcast @chadinabhan explored what we knew about mpox as of May 2022. Subsequently, the outbreak of Clade 2 mpox has caused over 32,000 cases and 58 deaths in the US.
Two years ago, I taped a #HealthcareUnfiltered podcast episode with @PSampathkumarMD of @MayoClinic on #monkeypox . It maybe of interest to some nowadays; so, here it is.
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RT @tanejamainhoon: WHAT CAN MEN DO TO HELP. I have been struggling to find words about the heinous and tragic crime of sexual violence and….
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Reminder that there is an effective vaccine against mpox . It is a dose series with 4 weeks between doses. Takes an additional two weeks for maximal protection - so 6 weeks from first dose .To find a vaccine location near you .
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Hours after WHO declared a public health emergency, the first case of Clade 1 mpox outside of Africa reported in Sweden. The person had traveled to an outbreak area in Africa
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WHO declares mpox a public health emergency. Concern due to .- more virulent strain (Clade 1b) .- spread outside of DRC into Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Uganda (~ 90 cases in past month). No clade 1 mpox cases in United States so far.
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WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has determined that the upsurge of mpox in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and a growing number of countries in Africa constitutes a...
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Can’t wait to visit Rafi’s home. Wish I’d known about this earlier. #rafi the GOAT!! .@worldofmusicnft.
This is brilliant. Rafi Sahab’s home museum. Never knew about it.
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RT @Balldontlie: The governor of Minnesota spelled out "bring ya ass" in the recent State Proclamation 🤣. (via @GovTimWalz) .
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RT @fopminui: @Morbidful India-based wildlife photographer Mithun H captured the pair in the perfect position, as if the panther is the leo….
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RT @JoshReynolds24: I’m not exaggerating in the slightest when I say that this may be the single greatest postgame press conference of all….
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What a sweet win !!!.
The Timberwolves erased a TWENTY-POINT 2nd half deficit in Game 7 to advance to their first Western Conference Finals since 2004!. This 20-point comeback is the LARGEST in Game 7 history in the play-by-play era (1997-1998).
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Wasn’t a win for the #Timberwolves but #AnthonyEdwards was everything my kids say he is. Wolves in 6 🐺🐺🐺🐺🐺🐺.
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