Angus Thomson
@ThomsonAngus
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Irrational scientist (PhD molec genetics), public health ∝ public trust, human behavior, dad2girls, black belt aikido, nothing in zen, opinions all mine
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Joined December 2010
“More than 2/3 of the common side-effects people experience after a Covid jab can be attributed to a negative version of the placebo effect rather than the vaccine itself.” We should: Inform people systematically about possible re… https://t.co/HbEcsYoDrx
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“We are not waiting to see how dangerous this new variant is. We’re already determining it.” James Hamblin lays it out very clearly in this excellent piece. We cannot ever manage this virus by remaining reactive, by waiting and… https://t.co/kh5GSEOOOR
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Report: All countries remain "dangerously unprepared" for a future pandemic, even after 2 years of managing the current one. Good to see public trust in authorities as key metric in this analysis. Public health depends upon public… https://t.co/csEiLsSLDa
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Omicron COVID-19 variant update: Detected in a lot of countries. But more concerning is that 20 countries have already reported community transmission. And they probably found it because they looked for it. https://t.co/lv9GbgY653
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Omicron COVID-19 variant update: Detected in a lot of countries. But more concerning is that 20 countries have already reported community transmission. And they probably found it because they looked...
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In September, unvaccinated people were 5.8 times more likely to get Covid and 14 times more likely to die from it, according to CDC. Protect yourself and the people around you—get vaccinated.
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Civil disobedience now. It's the only way we're going to get the radical changes we need to keep our planet liveable.
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My thoughts (through behavioral sci lens) on 3 key steps every US employer should take to flip the OSHA vaccine requirements into a win-win. https://t.co/JseXDLlqN1
#VaccineMandate #OSHA
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A woman offered a bribe to fake her vaccination. Then the unexpected happened.
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As Australia surpasses a first dose rate of more than 86 per cent, doctors and pharmacists say that the discussions that they are having with patients still yet to receive their first vaccine dose...
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This.
"There is recognition that we need to communicate effectively, but we owe it to the public to apply the same level of rigor to science communication that we do to the development of vaccines and other scientific innovations." -@SaadOmer3 #NAMmtg
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Do you have any near-complete empirical work on #vaccinemandates ? We may have room in our SI of Vaccine - DM me if so. Please RT!
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Bullshit. New dads can hold and soothe the baby. Change diapers. Give the baby a bath. Do laundry. Clean the house. Go shopping. And yes, even bottle feed. Especially in the middle of the night. Paternity leave is important for the whole family, equitable, and manly.
The thing about paternity leave is there isn't much for dad to do when the baby is a newborn, especially if mom is breastfeeding. His main role is to take care of mom as she recovers but of course that doesn't apply to Buttigieg so I'm not sure why he needs paternity leave at all
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These assumptions based on steady rate of vaccination to 80%. Unlikely. Will prob level out once willing people r vaccinated. then begins harder job of engaging “wait & see” & hesitants. W states opening up early, this will be even harder. https://t.co/EwWWLy3gDG
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"The vaccine conversations have been folded into people’s sense of themselves and their underlying values." @SaadOmer3, director of @YaleGH, joined @UNICEF, @Facebook, and @PublicGoodProj to discuss social media & vaccines at the UN General Assembly. https://t.co/b7qrZqyzdn
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How public health works.
Worth rereading how potentially imperfect vaccines can be combined in an integrated way with advice, behaviour, testing, mosquito control & therapeutics. Learning how to combine good but imperfect tools is so often critical for public health
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Instagram and Facebook are currently not working, as are democracy, society and a healthy sense of self.
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Excellent overview of early progress in our work to develop tailored, effective vaccine communications by Kristen Brown. c @SaadOmer3 @PublicGoodProj @YaleGH @UNICEF
Public-health researchers are using digital marketing strategies to figure out how to win over vaccine holdouts
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Great conversation on latest research using Social Media to Build Confidence in Vaccines https://t.co/NoiUBZwuuV
#UNGA #VaccinesWork #COVID19 #vaccinated @YaleUniver @PublicGoodProj @UNICEF @Facebook
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Vaccination Demand Observatory: using digital marketing & social listening insights, behavioral sci & A/B testing to tailor effective, safe vaccine communications for different communities. By Kristen Brown @business c @PublicGoodProj @UNICEF @YaleGH
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What works in Kenya might backfire in India
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Need some inspiration to get vaccinated - how cool is this? One of my running buddies who works on her weekends as a COVID vaccinator mapped this out! You rock Genie and thanks for all that you do! 👏👏👏
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People may share conspiracy theories to be liked. Critical thinking skills or media literacy won’t be enough to inoculate some people against #disinformation. Excellent study highlights importance of social insights along with behavioral insights to manage #infodemic
💡New paper (with the fantastic @BellaRen19 & @ME_Schweitzer @Wharton) examining the role of social motives in spreading misinformation/conspiracy theories. Paper: https://t.co/TZmRQUVyZN Short🧵with results #EconTwitter @DG_Rand @Sander_vdLinden @GordPennycook @jayvanbavel 1/n
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