Raina MacIntyre
@Globalbiosec
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Physician. Field Epidemiologist🔎 Expert in prevention, detection and response 2 epidemics and pandemics. Founder of @Epiwatch_BSP 🇦🇺
Sydney
Joined January 2014
Spain reports first known human-to-human #mpox clade 1b transmission outside Africa Previous cases in Europe had travel ties to endemic regions. https://t.co/5Zztp2xXQg Photo: NIAID / Flickr cc
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@annesmithmcc @NickFerrariLBC @UKHSA @trishgreenhalgh @Globalbiosec @ShovonBhattach2 @doctorahmad75 @DFisman @DALupton Here is a related paper from some of the same authors in the British Medical Journal, @NickFerrariLBC. @bmj_latest
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bmj.com
The covid-19 pandemic saw frequent changes and conflicts in mask policies and politicization of masks. On reviewing the evidence, including studies published after the pandemic, the data suggest...
The covid-19 pandemic put masks in the spotlight. This article summarises the current evidence around the protection provided by masks and respirators in healthcare and community settings, and how this evidence aligns with current policy https://t.co/GStII1BBHr
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"There has been an anecdotal rise in #freebirths since the pandemic fuelled scepticism in some parts of the country about conventional medicine." Tragic death of young mum after home birth. https://t.co/20tvwwoXIc
smh.com.au
Shortly after her catastrophic freebirth, paramedics found an agitated Stacey Warnecke lying on the floor next to her birthing pool in a small, dark room, a court has heard.
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A new strain of mpox has been detected in a person returning to the UK from Asia. Reportedly, the strain is a combination of clade Ib and clade IIb Read more
bbc.com
It's a mix of two major types of the virus, and has been found in someone who recently returned from Asia.
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Honoured to be the guest speaker at my old school, @SydneyGirlsHS Presentation Day at Town Hall. A sea of talent. Took the opportunity to see the QVB Christmas tree too!
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Your Jeep deserves more than just a traditional lift kit — it deserves an AccuAir Dynamic Lift Kit. Follow for updates.
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One study found a single Omicron wave caused persistent immune damage, with CVD patients losing up to 70% of key immune cells 20 months later. The findings reframe COVID-19 as an immune-modifying pathogen, stressing that reinfection prevention is crucial. https://t.co/EvuvUl8P6a
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Genomic Evidence Points to Potential #LabLeak in Spain’s African Swine Fever Resurgence.
healthandfamily.in
Spread the Message Madrid, Spain — Spanish authorities have launched an urgent investigation into the origins of a recent African Swine Fever (ASF) outbreak near Barcelona, following...
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I discuss medical mainstreaming of misinformation in Vaccine Nation and the far reaching impacts it has had across all of medicine
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Adverse events following vaccination are measured in a consistent way globally, as I discuss in Vaccine Nation. So to say X number of people died after a #vaccine requires comparator data on how many died without vaccine. Here are some excerpts:
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Every topic that is now on the agenda around #vaccines is discussed in my book, Vaccine Nation. Here is an excerpt on birth dose #hepatitis B vaccine:
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I wonder if we'll start seeing more H5N5 here. New confirmed cases in Washington. "Since the beginning of the outbreak period in 2022, 4.1 million domestic birds have been [exterminated] across 24 counties in Washington state." #onehealth #h5n5 #h5n1 #vetmed #veterinarian
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African swine fever outbreak in Spain: authorities are now probing a possible lab leak as the virus belongs to an unusual genetic group
📌En el marco del cumplimiento de la norma de la Unión Europea (UE) Abrimos una investigación complementaria sobre el origen del virus de la peste porcina africana en España. Toda la información: ⤵️ https://t.co/mxaDt1oZ8x
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Our new paper led by Dr Abrar Chughtai on varied and conflicting policies on #masks and respirators for #bushfire smoke exposure https://t.co/EmXRWliTFL
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A Total Fire Ban will be in place tomorrow, Saturday 6 December, for Greater Sydney Region, Central Ranges, North Western, Illawarra/Shoalhaven, Greater Hunter, Upper Central West Plains, Northern Riverina, Lower west Central Plains & Eastern Riverina. https://t.co/H2zYyK7CWX
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We are working on a real-time health disinformation tracker. There is an urgent need for tools to counter the flood of disinformation and misinformation on social media, and even in mainstream medicine, as I write in Vaccine Nation https://t.co/6KP25dB21S
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If this was a drug vs Alzheimer’s and dementia it would be considered a blockbuster
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Full impact seen after a decade or more. Rates of hepatitis B vary by country, but targeted vaccination of high-risk mothers in low incidence countries does not get high enough uptake. This is the rationale for birth dose hepatitis B vaccine.
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~90% of infected neonates & 25% kids< 7 years become carriers, compared to 5–10% >7 years. The vaccine is safe and effective, and has dramatically reduced chronic carriage and rates of hepatocellular carcinoma in countries that implemented early. https://t.co/m2LDLbHzj5
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
Abstract: Global eradication of hepatitis B, which has infected over 2000 million people worldwide, is an achievable goal. Hepatitis B vaccine is effective and safe, and is recommended in Australia...
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Birth dose #hepatitisB #vaccine: chronic carriage is the determinant of cirrhosis, liver cancer & transmission risk. The risk of becoming a chronic carrier is inversely proportional to age - ie. highest in newborns. Persisting e antigen is seen in chronic carriers. Thread 1/3
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