Good morning! ☀️ We are up & excited for grand rounds with Dr. Fauci!
@NIAIDNews @mgh_id @katrinarmstrong @RWalensky @MGHMedicine #MedTwitter #IDTwitter
1/ A reminder that while the clinical presentation of COVID-19 varies, a large proportion of adults in the U.S are susceptible to severe disease, more than 40% ‼️
Obesity is a key risk factor.
READ: It's not just people in nursing homes!
2/ Dr. Fauci discusses COVID-19 vaccines💉
He is optimistic that we might get one by the end of the year. He also highlights the disturbing racial inequities with the pandemic and how vaccine trials should include underrepresented minorities!
3/ Our chief of ID @RWalensky :
"I hope we look back at this as a turning point into how we address social determinants of health"
👏👏👏
@mgh_id
4/ Lessons! The theme is ✨Humility✨
🔵 Don't underestimate things, learn from what happened w the HIV epidemic!
🔵We need to always do ethically & scientifically sound research during an outbreak
🔵We have to be flexible enough to change guidelines based on the emerging data
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