يوم من حياة طبيب من مدينة نيويورك حارب وباء إيبولا والآن هو في الخطوط الأمامية لمواجهة كورونا (كوفيد-19).
Dr. Craig Spencer kämpfte und überlebte Ebola. Als Arzt in NYC kämpft er jetzt gegen # COVID19. Hier ist sein Alltag (mit deutschen Untertiteln von @NeidhardtAndrea):
And in Portuguese:
Chegamos a mais de 1.7 milhões mortos pela covid-19 no mundo. Ainda que o governo brasileiro deboche da doença, os profissionais de saúde estão lutando para evitar que tudo seja ainda pior.
“Um dia na emergência combatendo a covid-19”
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The first time the Trump administration tried to withdraw from the WHO back in 2020, I wrote for @USATODAY what we needed to do was build up, not tear down, the WHO.
Despite its faults, the WHO plays a huge role as ‘our eyes and ears around the world.’
For anyone paying attention (is anyone still actually even here??)…
THIS 👆👆👆 is exactly how overconfidence mixed with a stunning lack of expertise and stubborn unwillingness to listen to people who actually know what they’re talking about will directly put you at risk.
I could happily speak on the congressional floor for hours about why we need BSL-2, BSL-3 (and BSL-4) labs. So could a lot of really qualified folks, many way smarter than me.
We could also talk about what happens if we don’t have them, and how that puts us all at risk.
As news of the Marburg cases in Rwanda spreads, I want to share some thoughts on where the outbreak stands, what will likely come next, and why this outbreak may (hopefully) end up being unlike other viral hemorrhagic fever outbreaks in the past 🧵