Thread by @KizzyPhD

I'm RT'ing this to start a thread of my personal appearances and community outreach.

*so bookmark the thread if interested*

Stop # 1: Tonight, @blackdoctor (blackdoctor.org) is hosting me, @JamesEKHildreth, and several other experts on a panel to help ease uncertainty around recent trial results and tell you exactly what they mean.

Stop #2: Tomorrow (11/19), I will join The National Medical Association on a COVID-19 Town Hall. It will be on Facebook Live. *Register Below*

Stop #3: Tomorrow (11/19), I will talk the "science". Hosted by @meharrywc4bl

Stop #4: Tomorrow, I’ll be virtually presenting at Winston Salem State University. To add some fun, my P.I.C. (IYKYK) and WSSU alumna April will be introducing me.

Stop #5: Tomorrow (12/2, 7pm CT), I join @friendshipwest Baptist Church for an interview by pastor @fhunscripted on all things COVID vaccines & Faith. friendshipwest.org

Stop #6:

Stop #7: Today, the FDA publically discusses @pfizer’s COVID Vaccine EUA in a registration-free, open-to-public forum. And, I will not personally be there, but... our science will! 🙃💚🦠❤️💉 fda.yorkcast.com/webcast/Play/d…

Stop #8: “Vaccine Warrior”
@drsanjaygupta and I had a casual conversation about COVID vaccines for @cnnpodcasts

cnn.com/audio/podcasts…

Stop #9:

Stop #10: Tonight!!!

Stop #11: Tonight at 5:30pm ET, I’ll be on a panel “Addressing the Challenges in Black and Latino Communities”...

Join the convo at: bit.ly/panelreg

Stop #12: This is my favorite podcast yet! 😆 (Start at min 39 to hear the story of the spike vaccine story from the beginning...)

Stop #13: This evening at 7pm ET, I’ll be joining a panel discussion sponsored by Alpha Phi Alpha in a very rare appearance with my boss #drbarneygraham. We will tell the vaccine development story and dispel the latest myths.

Stop #14: Tonight @ 7pm ET, I’ll be joining @askdrfitz & @HealthGrapevine on @Facebook & @instragram Live to answer some COVID vaccine questions. Join in the convo by sending your questions now.

Stop #15: Tonight at 7 PM. @blackdoctor_org and several other organizations are hosting a "Making it Plain" Town Hall with several familiar faces. Literally every corner of expertise is covered in this panel so I would highly recommend.

Stop #16: Today, I witnessed Rev. Jesse Jackson get his 1st dose of COVID-19 vaccine at a Chicago hospital that scraps by on low funding & serves a community that is 95% African-American. I analyzed data in the CEO’s office after b/c the work don’t stop. fb.watch/2Ux60GnKvy/

Stop #17: I’ll be on a panel this AM at the Futures Forum on Preparedness to discuss “Implications - Trust & Vaccine Hesitancy”

council.science/events/futures…

Stop #18: This lovely Saturday afternoon (today), catch me at the “COVID-19 Vaccination: It Matters In Saving Black Lives Virtual Town Hall”

Register at: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regist… to register and participate.

Stop #19: Rare appearance with Dr. Fauci and I... setting the record straight on COVID vaccines. Monday 01/25 @ noon CST.

Stop #20: TODAY!!! This one is going to be fun! Multiple depts at @JohnsHopkins came together to cater an entire event to their local community in bmore. They even solicited my undergrad @UMBC’s prez.

Lets talk community and COVID. 🖤

Stop #21: I'm very much excited for this one because a prayer is on the agenda. Ya'll know I include opening and/or closing prayer in all the things lol. (including my bday bday @zoom_us party Tues.

Stop #22: Tonight 01/30 @ 8pm, I’ll be giving a talk to the Chinese Alumni Assn of Greater Washington. For the trolls: When I say “community” I mean all-inclusively everyone. Often times events are targeted PURPOSELY b/c outreach is, by nature, personal.

Stop #23. Taking it to the church house!!

I HAD to talk with the beautiful @pastorkiamoore’s church @wemakewells. It was the young flyy female pastor vibes for me!!!

(@fhunscripted @friendshipwest started something and now ~40% of my speaking requests are from pastors.)

Stop #24: Wanna hear what Dr. Fauci had to tell @oldmanebro about hosting "Summer Jam" this summer? Tune in tomorrow!!!

Stop #25: (1/2) TOMORROW 02/05/2021

Stop #26: (2/2) TOMORROW 02/05/2021 - I will only be having brief acceptance remarks here, but this forum all-together should be a delight!

Stop #27: TONIGHT 02/09/2021 Emory Beacon of Light, Inc. hosts a public webinar "Don't Miss Your Shot" ... all about the COVID-19 vaccine.

Join us!!!!
eventbrite.com/e/covid-19-inf…

Stop #28: TODAY 02/10/2021, I will be presenting the Ida Green Lecture at @UTSWNews!!!

I started this thread to alert people of when I’m talking science to lay audiences, b/c while I’ve been doing so my entire life, no one ever knew. In a time when getting science to the streets is imperative to life, @Nature wrote a piece.

nature.com/articles/d4158…

Stop #29: Okay, ya'll... I'm back on the virtual road. Join us (me, physicians, task force members, et. al) 02/22 - 02/24 at the National Forum on COVID-19 Vaccine. Curated by CDC w/ the intent of answering all questions related to COVID-19 vaccines.
cdc.gov/coronavirus/20…

Stop #30: Tomorrow, I am being honored with an African Americans in Healthcare Award by the @LewisMuseum and @KHNews. Dr. Hrabowski, pres. of @UMBC, will be joining me tomorrow for a fireside chat after the ceremony.

Register here: 17527.blackbaudhosting.com/17527/2021-Mid…

Stop #31: Tommorrow, 2/28/21, we round out #blackhistorymonth to begin #WomensHistoryMonth with SELF-CARE!!! Join me and a line-up of other phenomenal Black women >>> eventbrite.com/e/virtual-self…

Stop #32: Virtually stopping by @ncatsuaggies with @TiaMowry to kee-kee a little about the COVID-19 vaccines and whatever else we decide to talk about like girlfrans do 😂.

Join the conversation >>>

Stop #33: I’ll be virtually visiting Qatar University and although it will be 4:00 am est, it’s being live streamed globally!

Fun fact: @HADIYASSINE99 who graciously passed the coronavirus torch to me at the VRC in 2014 is now a professor there!

Stop #34: NOW!!!!

Stop #35: Tomorrow (03/10) AM, join @florian_krammer & I in a discussion about Vaccines in the Time of COVID-19 >>> fems-microbiology.org/opportunities/…

Stop #36:
Let’s get this vaccine info to in-prisoned people the best way we know how... See you tomorrow (3/11), Bard Prison Initiative!!!

The Bard Prison Initiative extends the full breadth and depth of the Bard College liberal arts curriculum into six New York State prisons.

Stop 37: Right nowwwwww!!! Register at wocconference.com!

I know I have sucked at keeping up with this thread. I promise to do better next week and give you guys more warning.

Stop #38: Tomorrow (03/24/21), I will be giving a talk and on a panel alongside @jbloom_lab @HarrisProgram @TheMenacheryLab and more, moderated by my fav rapping/twerking scientist @ravenscimaven!!!

Join the fun!!!!
cc: @UAAHGSA

medicine.arizona.edu/emerging-virus…

Stop #39: The Oregon Health Authority is hosting an end-of-week conversation with me Friday 03/26 at 4pm PST. Join the fun by emailing [e-mail].

See y’all tomorrow evening! ♥️

Stop #40: It's only right that my 40th tour stop is right at home in NC, virtually, with Peace Missionary Baptist Church!!! I hope you guys enjoyed a little Sat am vaccine ministry!

Stop #41: See ya in a few hours @GMA. 💙

Stop #42: Don’t forget to tune in tomorrow on @CNN!!! I even wore pastels in the spirit of Easter Sunday!

Stop #43: Tomorrow 04/07/21 > “The ‘Race’ to the Vaccine”: A conversation with me, hosted by @BowieState 💛& @NCCU ♥️

bowiestate.edu/calendar/index…

Stop #44: Tonight, 4/8/21, I join psychiatrist extraordinaire @DrCynthia & @APAPsychiatric for a Mental Health Equity Fireside Chat. We will discuss the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the mental health of African Americans.

Stop #45: Tomorrow, 4/15/21, (for the kids) ... @TheFranklin will be hosting me in a fireside chat tailored to inspire the generation of scientists who will be so amazing that my generation can retire early because we won't be needed any longer haha.
fi.edu/event/2021-04-…

Stop #46: Tomorrow, 4/16/21... A conversation between myself and @kaj33 on all things COVID-19 vaccines! Don't miss it! 🏀🗑️💉💫

Stop #47: A lil’ podcast chat with my brilliant PI, @BarneyGrahamMD.

Stop #48: Having breakfast and "vaccine talk" with Marymount University today (now) at 9AM EST.

Stop #49: On this beautiful Sunday at 5pm EST
I'll be "ADDRESSING FEAR WITH FAITH AND TRUTH…"

x The African Methodist Episcopal Church North District of the Illinois Conference Social Action Committee

Join here: us04web.zoom.us/j/4896174301?p…

Stop #50: *A milestone, to say the least* That's me addressing questions/concerns in the community every 3.3 days since this thread began.
&... It don't stop until every last person who can be vaccinated is informed...
This evening, I share my story...

Stop #51: ATL!!! Join me Saturday, May 8th, in a town hall with @DrJackieWalters & more amazing Drs w/ details on COVID-19 from the Black Community Point of View.

*hosted by @NaacpAtlanta*

Stop #52: RIGHT NOW!!! VAX LIVE: A CONCERT (Her, J. Lo, etc. etc. etc.) with me saying some things every so often. haha. globalcitizen.org/en/media/vaxli…

Stop #53: Tonight, 05/12, a town hall where the in theatre audience will get to ask live questions. Catch me, Dr. Fauci, the Surgeon General, et. al. answering away following an address from POTUS!

Stop #54: Today (05/12/21) at 3pm ET, @UWM's Chancellor honors me with the Chancellor's Innovation Award. I'm honored to be able to share our science with the student today.
Join in on my talk >>> give.uwm.edu/2021Innovation…

Stop #55: Today, Dr. Fauci and I addressed the @UNC class of 2021.
🗣 TARRRRRR!!! 💙 🐑 🦶

Always remember that HOME is the culmination of experiences that make you uniquely you. Home, to me...

well... hear it here:

cnbc.com/2021/05/14/vid…

Stop #56: Tonight, on @CNN at 9 ET, watch @BarneyGrahamMD & I in a documentary that we shot all year. @CNN followed us at each turn of the journey, even attending virtual @friendshipwest & meditating with @ask__bhb__, all of which to stay “sane” during the #RaceForTheVaccine.

Stop #57: If you recently submitted a question to the White House re: COVID-19 vaccines, here are some answers from Drs. Fauci & Murthy and I...

Stop #58: See you tonight!!! A *surprise* update from last week’s @MSNBC that you don’t want to miss. 🙃

Stop #59: Today, 05/21/21 at 1pm PST, The California Black Health Network hosts me and Dr. Noha Aboelata in a Health Equity Forum about COVID-19 Vaccines!!! Register here!!! >>> tinyurl.com/yp2f8hmk

Stop #60: If you missed it Fri, @DrNunezSmith took over @MichelleObama's @instagram to answer COVID-19 vaccine questions! Head over to instagram.com/michelleobama/ right now, & join in on the fun by submitting questions.
NEXT FRI (5/28), I'LL BE TAKING OVER!
*set your notifications*

Stop #61: Tonight!!! (05/28) Join @KennyGibbsPhD & I in a refreshing COVID-19 vaccine conversation between friends.

Stop #62: Congratulations @JohnsHopkinsSPH graduates, and as I say in my recorded remarks THANK YOU for your dedication to public health. See ya at 3pm as we get ready for “war”...

Stop #63: Over on Snapchat. My niece said “Why did you wear that outfit?” 😆.

Okay, next time I film to answer your Snapchat questions to the White House, I’ll dress like a cool aunt.

Stop #64: Tomorrow (5/27)... I couldn’t leave NIH without talking to the director in a public space about the COVID-19 vaccine. Knowing us, probs a little Jesus too. 😩💫

Go leave your questions for me under this post:

Stop #65: Tomorrow (5/28)... Join me at 8:30AM ET for more vaccine talk!

Stop #66: RIGHT NOW!!! I'm currently taking over @MichelleObama's IG account. Please send your friends and family who may be still vaccine hesitant, I plan to answer as many questions as possible from my couch this evening.

Stop #67: What better way to start my first Monday at @HarvardChanSPH then to speak with @MSUPubHealth & @giveflint??? The flint water crisis was one of this country’s most devastating displays of health injustice.

So vaccine knowledge at the very least… the people deserve.

Stop #68: Catch the people behind the reason why you are outside (the vaccine) on BBC!

Stop #69: In 15 minutes on IG live with @ChanZuckerberg. 🎉

Delta said, “aht aht…” whilst vaccination rates halt and “inquisitiveness” continues… so the “Race to the COVID-19 Vaccine” tour returns!!!

Stop #70: (See ya tomorrow Cleveland)

Stop #71: Tomorrow!!!

I just made my slides and there is just far too much information to give the people but I’ll try my best to address boosters and variants at the very very least.

Stop #72… I just realized my seminar tomorrow is on Zoom accessible to all. Kudos to Emory for making a seminar, which is generally only available internally, open to the community.

Science for the streets.

Stop #73: Today, in like 1.5 hours to be exact. Gasing up to hit the “road” again… let’s get the people knowledgeable about boosters!