My awesome student Beth Evans turned her Master thesis into a nice paper! Global routine immunization went down in the first year of #COVID19 pandemic - here's how much, and which countries were most affected. @cmmid_lshtm @LSHTM @vaccineimpact @ElsevierNews @gavi @WHO

All major Free Speech and Human Rights organisations oppose the extradition of WikiLeaks publisher Julian Assange Amnesty: “The US Gov's unrelenting pursuit of Julian Assange..is nothing short of a full-scale assault on the right to freedom of expression”#FreeAssange

Disruption of routine immunization in the first 2 years of #COVID19 - once again very proud of my student for her great work! https://t.co/B3gLLCSbCJ

WATCH: ‘The imprisonment of Julian Assange’: New mini-doc on the case of the #WikiLeaks journalist and publisher fighting against extradition to the U.S. and a 175 year sentence for truthful publishing @AJFaultLines #JournalismIsNotACrime #FreeAssangeNOW

4/ I do not feel comfortable denying help I could provide, and apologize to our users of several #RStats packages that may be held back in the months to come.

3/ After helping initiatives like @RECONEPI or @Epiverse_TRACE get off the ground, engaging in many talks with important people to get support for free scientific software development, my only option to help users today is to work for free whilst being unemployed.

2/ The #rstats package which is concerned is topical since it is used in #outbreak analytics pipelines by some public health institutions and researchers. I am sure I can fix the issue, given a few days work at most.

1/ After 15 years developing free scientific software and helping others build initiatives to develop #opensource material in different fields, for the first time today I found myself denying help to a user.

Noam Chomsky: "Julian Assange has performed an enormous service to all the people in the world who treasure the values of freedom and democracy and who therefore demand the right to know what their elected representatives are doing #FreeAssangeNOW #JournalismIsNotACrime

Our "R Basics and Beyond" course trailer is out! Have you seen it yet? #EpiData #RStats #RCommunity #PublicHealth #GlobalHealth https://t.co/ZrPp8z4ihb

⚠️ BREAKING: The @WHO to review the risk assessment regarding the Marburg outbreak in Equatorial Guinea 🇬🇶 📌 The risk is considered very high at the national level, high at sub-regional level, moderate at the regional level and low at the global level.

Noam Chomsky: "Julian #Assange...has performed an enormous service to all the people in the world who treasure the values of freedom and democracy and who therefore demand the right to know what their elected representatives are doing #FreeAssangeNOW

My favourite colleague getting much-deserved recognition. Thanks @dr_anne_cori for being an amazing scientist, collaborator, and human!

I've prepared all newsletters until November now 🙌 We'll start off with an introduction to #ReproducibleResearch (in 6 steps). I am recommending @turingway in every part 👏💜

Thrilled to be hosting @ZulmaCucunuba on Oct 6th! TRACE-LAC Enhancing Tools for Response, Analytics and Control of Epidemics in Latin America & the Caribbean @UniJaveriana @MRC_Outbreak @imperialcollege https://t.co/UjErRy29z2 👀 @BreakDengue @TeebzR @UCLColSoc @RECONEPI

#WorkforceWantedReport Pathway✌️: Existing talent 💡To build global purpose-driven data talent, we must recognize the value🏆of existing talent committed to social impact and create models for #upskilling and #reskilling. Learn more: https://t.co/DBHo4thhl3

💡"Social impact organizations are at the forefront of serving their communities, protecting the planet, and improving lives. But they lag in one critical area: using the power of data to meet their mission." - @rondaz_g Read the #WorkforceWantedReport: https://t.co/OuQEZ74LGP

Ok today I need your help. I caught a cold and cannot join the panel on *Reproducible Research in the Life Sciences* at #INFORMATIK2022 in Hamburg today (4pm). Do I have anyone in my network who could replace me? Please RT 🙏 https://t.co/Nhg8THBXLV

Postdoc (New York, United States) Integrating behavior science into epidemic modeling and forecasting with @SenPei_CU at @Columbia More details:

🚀We are proud to announce two new accelerators in 🌍Sub-Saharan Africa & 🌏India in @datadotorg's #CapacityAcceleratorNetwork to develop a workforce of purpose-driven data practitioners, made possible by a $6.8M grant from @wellcometrust.🙏 Read more: https://t.co/MfkhVIQvwx

Any good read on how to assign roles in a @github organization, besides the basic doc?