Dr. Sue Desmond-Hellmann
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#malaria
for good! They have access to a new radical cure + an already free healthcare system + a talent pool brimming with technical expertise. Next step: get
#tafenoquine
to patients & we’ll be on the road to elimination!
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Science saves lives.
As scientists we owe it to ourselves, and the people counting on us, to fight for the truth.
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This is a game-changer for millions of kids. New rotavirus vaccine is cheaper & lasts months w/out refrigeration.
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It’s with mixed emotions that I’ve decided to step down as CEO of
@GatesFoundation
. The past 5+ years are easily among the most rewarding of my career and I'm delighted that my successor is 12-year foundation veteran
@MSuzman
, who will assume the role Feb 1.
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2017 has been a year full of progress. I’m excited to share What Was Possible – a reflection on the incredible work the
@gatesfoundation
& our partners have accomplished this year.
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More to be done to target cancer immunology for the right patients- "Fundamentally, this is still imprecision medicine"
Me: What we know (and don't) about cancer immunotherapy in wake of failed $AZN trial —> w/
@bradloncar
@PDRennert
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The values we cherish
@gatesfoundation
have deep roots - and we’ve all learned much about giving back from Bill Gates Senior- I’m grateful to be one of many who have learned from him especially today-
Happy 93rd B-day Bill Senior!
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Massive shift to
#COVID19
for the world’s largest private philanthropy ($40B endowment/$5B annual spend). Gates Foundation will commit 'total attention' to coronavirus pandemic | TheHill
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I wrote a letter to reflect on my first two years as CEO of the Gates Foundation.
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📸 Before our last
@gatesfoundation
strategy review together. Thank you for this opportunity,
@BillGates
&
@MelindaGates
.
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US investments in health & development have created healthier, more stable societies at home & abroad. It's critical they remain a priority.
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Pandemic basics: “.. Within hours of a positive result, public health workers should be retracing the steps of the infected... Then, thru text messaging & phone calls, contacts should be asked to quarantine themselves for 14 days & track their symptoms.”
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Thanks
@UNICEF
for sending someone to fill in for me on
#WorldChildrensDay
. I wonder how things are going...
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Reinforce 2 messages:
(1) in diverse cohorts, 31%- 88% of positive cases were asymptomatic or pre‐symptomatic when tested.
(2) mathematical modeling suggests a face covering that is 60% effective at blocking viral transmission worn by 60% of the population will reduce R0 to <1.0.
Unusual in 2 ways
1. "I address charges that my coauthors and I had misapplied the precautionary principle; drawn conclusions that were not supported ..."
2. Best review on the essentiality of masks, debunking the naysayers
Thanks
@trishgreenhalgh
👏
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Excited to begin as CEO of
@gatesfoundation
today! Fantastic mission, team, partners, and co-Chairs
@melindagates
&
@BillGates
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Godspeed.
The first shipments of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine left a Michigan factory on Sunday, kicking off a historic effort to stop a surging pandemic that is claiming the lives of more than 2,400 Americans a day
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Terribly sad news.
@AP
: BREAKING: Nepal police say at least 1,130 dead in massive earthquake centered outside of Kathmandu.
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The world has lost an incredible leader in the fight against malaria. We are grieving with Alan Magill's family
http://t.co/lbYMg2ilP1
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My Ethiopia travel companion
@realjohngreen
puts
#Ebola
public health lessons into context:
http://t.co/6W9Lb25vIM
http://t.co/aPGUPxzJuM
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Friday Morning Good News: Today there are 200M fewer hungry people than 25 years ago.
http://t.co/nV8rAyIjPo
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A terrific, objective and practical primer from some of the best: Seven months later, what we know — and don't know — about Covid-19
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(Unsurprisingly) I agree! Bill Gates: Here are the innovations we need to reopen the economy. “With the right tools in hand, & smart implementation, we will eventually be able to declare an end to this pandemic & turn our attention to ... the next one.”
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Serology!!! We - scientists- clinicians- policy makers- need to understand the epidemiology: who/where/when folks exposed.
#COVID19
We also need a serology test to understand who has been exposed to
#COVID19
and how much of the population has developed some immunity. This is critical to informing our mitigation strategies, public health decision making.
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New wearable tech: HIV “trap" could help protect & empower women in Africa.
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Great news to read on a Friday morning. “Globally, Kids Are Surviving More Than Ever”
http://t.co/zj5uWJK3VG
http://t.co/vnQ7F6hOGM
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Terrific: why
#COVID19
vaccine optimism?
1. Targeting spike protein works
2. Novel mRNA validated
3. Suggests COVID vaccines can be >>50% effective
4. Worth it to overcome shipping & storage challenges
NEW: Anthony Fauci tells
@HelenBranswell
why he is so encouraged by
@pfizer
#COVID19
vaccine results via
@statnews
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Terrific Op Ed on next phase of pandemic. Especially this on hygiene, distancing and face masks: “They are neither conspiracies against your dignity nor proof of your enlightenment. They are sensible ways of reducing infection and fear.”
My Op Ed in
@WSJ
with Yuval Levin. America is entering a complicated new phase of the Covid19 pandemic; warranting flexibility and tolerance, adapting to new evidence. In a country with fractured politics, this will be no small challenge
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Incredible stat: vaccines have saved 18,600 kids a *day* for almost 26 years 💉
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I 😍 this shirt!
#VaccinesCauseAdults
!!! Thanks to everyone who helped
@UNICEF
show
#VaccinesWork
and raising $1M in the process ensuring all children get the life-saving vaccines they need.
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The only way out is with technology.
The best near-term hope: an effective therapeutic drug.
@ScottGottliebMD
Antivirals and antibody therapies are showing promise as treatments for coronavirus. The FDA needs to step up its pace, writes
@ScottGottliebMD
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Ending the week sad about terrible suffering - so I took a shot at how we can do better next time. Preparing for the Next Pandemic - WSJ
#COVID
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What is the value of
#education
after high school? Today
@GatesUS
with
@IHEPtweets
launches the Commission on the Value of Postsecondary Education which I'm co-chairing with
@PresMillieG
to propose a definition of value and an approach for measuring that value.
#HigherEd
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Over the last year, I’ve been inspired by mtg these heroes for human rights & equality.
@deray
@KofiAnnan
FrankieFreeman
#blackhistorymonth
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Precision Public Health is an emerging concept that could save millions of lives each year. Watch my TED Talk:
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The time to act on
#Ebola
is now. Glad to see the US provide much-needed resources.
http://t.co/PYQCt5da4h
via
@USATODAY
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Can I get that in a small,
@StephenAtHome
? And can we steal that design for our
@GatesFoundation
20th anniversary next year? Great job
@BillGates
&
@MelindaGates
last night on
#LSSC
!
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Important Q from
@johngreen
"Will life get better for the poor?" We’re betting on it.
#GatesLetter
http://t.co/LbkH6EOjdN
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Measles. Polio. Smallpox. Going. Going. Gone.
#VaccinesWork
. via
@aerasglobaltb
http://t.co/sh7QiuzdF9
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The polio outbreak in Syria is heartbreaking on many levels.
@WHO
will fight back w/ vaccines to over 440k children.
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Yes!
“the goal should be to make masks a social and cultural norm”.
As deaths rise this winter, policy makers will have to act to slow the spread. There is no support for reprising this spring’s stay-at-home orders, but a mask mandate would help, writes
@ScottGottliebMD
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This is not hyperbole. As
@BillGates
lays out in the
@WSJ
, the $10 billion
@GatesFoundation
has invested in developing countries has created an estimated $200 billion in social and economic benefit. Turns out, when people aren’t sick they can go to work and school!
#GlobalHealth
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#HerFuture
matters! That's why
@gatesfoundation
is pledging $375 mil. to make contraception available to all women.
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Great to see
@WHO
multinational trial that will give answers on safety and efficacy of 4 ways to treat
#COVID19
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The President’s budget takes square aim at progress by potentially reversing remarkable achievements in health and poverty reduction.
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Happy World Teachers’ Day to all the educators inspiring the next generation to make the world better.
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News to be truly thankful for– the world’s first ever malaria vaccine confirmed for 2018 pilot.
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Hey
@BillGates
, here is my recommended replacement for Ctrl+Alt+Del ;-)
#AprilFoolsDay
#CarefulWhatYouWishFor
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A fantastic note of optimism to start the day on. RT
@voxdotcom
The amazing decline of global hunger, in one chart
http://t.co/rbP86n3fhF
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Wishing all our partners, collaborators and friends of the
@GatesFoundation
- and everyone else, really- happy holidays, happy new year and here’s to a great 2019!
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Thanks to my colleague
@Alex_Jakana
for moderating a great dialogue
@gatesfoundation
today with
@BillGates
&
@melindagates
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1st days
@GatesFoundation
in 2014 with
@TrevorMundel
I got my only
@Seahawks
cap. 😉 Today I celebrate my anniversary in DC with
@GatesUS
Rob Nabors and a 🧁! I am so grateful to
@BillGates
&
@MelindaGates
for their trust & support these past 5 years.
#5YearsMakesADifference
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No ifs, ands or buts! This data viz shows how remarkably effective vaccines are at fighting infectious disease.
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I can’t imagine a better way to celebrate my 4th anniversary as
@gatesfoundation
CEO than spending time with current Gates Fellows-the future is bright!
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The
#GlobalGoals
will be critical to improving lives over the next 15 years. These three videos explain why:
http://t.co/BxFQ2xVJml
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20 years of investments
@gatesfoundation
now keenly focused on
#COVID19
.
@BillGates
has emerged as a champion of science-backed solutions to addressing the coronavirus pandemic - The Washington Post
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This feels like a big deal.
#CovidVaccine
(I’m on Pfizer’s board/ look forward to many approved vaccines)
Hailing 'turning point', Britain begins roll-out of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine
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True wisdom! You want to change the world? First learn to be still and listen.
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The Family First Community Center in
@CityOfRenton
was inspired by
@DougBaldwinJr
’s childhood in Florida and the sense of local
#community
he found while playing for the
@Seahawks
. It’s going to be pretty awesome. He can explain better than I can...
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In the vein of U.S. presidents leaving a letter of support to their successor, this is my attempt at starting that tradition here at
@gatesfoundation
. I gave this to
@msuzman
earlier and he thought it would be nice to share here.
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One of my favorite infographics this year. Simple ideas really do save lives.
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A major milestone along the road to ending the scourge of
#malaria
for good. Approval of the 1st-ever radical single-dose cure for
#vivax
malaria means the next domino to fall on the path to eradication can be the Americas. This is an opportunity we must seize.
#Tafenoquine
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This from public health hero Dr. Bill Foege- especially now: “Public health might be the greatest measure of kindness,” said Foege, “the greatest measure of how to treat each other.”
'No one will thank you for the disease they didn’t get’. Powerful words by Dr. Bill Foege
@EmoryRollins
“Public health is science with a moral compass”.
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Sharing my thoughts in
@WSJopinion
on how skepticism and uncertainty are the heart and soul of science. We can only continue to make progress with data-driven, evidence-based decision-making.
#ScienceMatters
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I’m glad to join Pfizer’s Board of Directors at a time when the world needs scientific and medical innovation more than ever.
I'm pleased to welcome
@SueDHellmann
to Pfizer’s Board of Directors. Her extraordinary experience at
@gatesfoundation
and
@UCSF
will bolster Pfizer’s Board with additional clinical expertise and scientific insights.
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Well said! Why I love product development- amazing to consider the many millions who have been and will be helped by the
#CovidVaccine
. Congratulations to
#Pfizer
and
#BioNTech
colleagues - and gratitude goes to
@US_FDA
and the clinical trials participants.
#VaccinesWork
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If you have an idea
@ronnychieng
, let us know! We love ideas here at the
@GatesFoundation
.
#ReinventedToilets
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Stepping down as CEO of
@gatesfoundation
is, without a doubt, the toughest decision of my career. But one of my mantras is "take your own pulse first." Over the last few months, I’ve done just that and concluded that I need to slow down.
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No more needles! What is "skin vaccination" and what makes it so exciting:
http://t.co/8qlMUMOxvT
#vaccineswork
http://t.co/r7fKUtlxo0
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The end of polio in Africa was once thought impossible. Now we're on the cusp of history. Great
@drsanjaygupta
story:
http://t.co/GXi9NaJREK
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20 yrs ago at Genentech I gave a speech dreaming of a cancer clinic with doors saying "HER2, EGFR, ..", not "Breast, Kidney,..." Maybe now?
How soon before we no longer refer to breast, lung, colon cancer, but instead only describe genetic makeup of cancer? Is that possible?
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This quote from the late Henri Termeer explains why I nearly couldn’t finish my 2 minute acceptance speech for the inaugural Henri A. Termeer Biotech Visionary Award without bursting into tears.
#BIO2018
@SanofiGenzyme
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I thought cutting back on work commitments outside the foundation would allow me to carry on as
@gatesfoundation
CEO. But to properly care for myself and my
#family
, I can no longer work full time and need to be closer to them.
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This time of year is for giving thanks, and also for giving back. Help support an issue that matters to you.
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Today we celebrate
@melindagates
– the ultimate changemaker who lifts up me and women all over the world every day. Happy birthday!
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A lot of research + learning has gone into today’s
@GatesFoundation
new U.S. investment. Over the next four years, we will support those working to eliminate barriers to economic opportunity and restore the American dream.
#MobilityfromPoverty
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Riley is awesome. I needed Steph Curry when I was 9 years old.
#GirlPower
A nine-year-old "big fan" of Stephen Curry asked him why his shoes weren't available in girls sizes, and Steph answered in the best way 💛
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People I respect may see it differently, but for me a ‘challenge trial’ should be limited to diseases for which we have a remedy.
"The team behind the Oxford Covid-19 vaccine hope to begin tests on volunteers who will be intentionally exposed to the virus in a 'challenge trial,' a move seen as controversial since there is no proven cure for the illness"
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We’re frustrated that President Trump has doubled down with his latest proposed cuts. Life-saving and life-changing leadership that improves health and expands opportunity is vital to our country’s interests and our country’s future. (1/2)
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It’s
#RedNoseDay
! Give what you can to help kids in need &
@gatesfoundation
will match it. Let’s get to $1 million!
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It only takes a 5% decrease in measles vaccination rates to *triple* the number of kids who get infected in the U.S.
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Thank you, thank you, thank you to everyone who has helped me in this incredible experience with
@gatesfoundation
. I’m looking forward to celebrating the holidays and New Year with family, but for now… it’s back to work.
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I’m ridiculously sentimental (still) about “DNA”- retire the symbol!
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#TBT
to that time measles was eliminated in the United States. (via
@CDCgov
)
http://t.co/lJctzsknW3
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I’m thrilled & inspired to see the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative invest so generously in research to fight disease.
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I will miss the
@gatesfoundation
, and especially all the dedicated, talented people, who bring their energy, expertise, and excellence to the toughest challenges every day.
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One question unites all of us at the Gates Foundation: What if? My CEO letter explains more.
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#backtowork
@gatesfoundation
Happy New Year!
#IPromiseMyself
more empathy, more kindness, more time outdoors, less breaking news.
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We live in a generous world. Today, individuals are making more of a difference than ever before. via
@cafonline
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The decision to end
#DACA
is harmful, misguided & deeply troubling. DACA has provided thousands of young people with a bridge 1/
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It has been an immense privilege to help
@BillGates
&
@MelindaGates
pursue their vision of a world where every person has the chance to lead a healthy and productive life...
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Congratulations
@Malala
!
In the words of Nelson Mandela: "Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world!"
So excited to go to Oxford!! Well done to all A-level students - the hardest year. Best wishes for life ahead!
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