BREAKING—Gov. DeSantis announced all vaccines in FL shall only be available specifically for **eligible FL residents** with government ID & proof of residency.
➡️Also a DeSantis move to disqualify / limit vaccines for undocumented immigrants.
2) this was proposed a while ago and critically needed to safeguard us from future pandemic — or future variants of concern. We could have used this in 2019!!! But better late than never.
FAUCI ON TRUMP INTIMIDATION—“I take no pleasure at all... of contradicting the President (Trump), so it was something you didn’t feel that you could actually say something & there wouldn’t be any repercussions about it”.
...that was an abusive workplace.
2) “...the idea you can get up her and talk about what you know, what the evidence is, what the science is, and know that’s it, let the science speak, it is somewhat of a liberating feeing.”
3) We also need to emphasize the virus is airborne more; and that we need to ventilate more. We cannot neglect this. #COVIDisAirborne#ventilation#MaskUp
2) Did you know? Chronic diseases are relegated to just 0.5% of US funding to the WHO—a mere $3 million. It is pathetically low given 70% of diseases are mental health, diabetes, cancer, lung, and heart diseases.
3) “NCDs are the leading cause of death worldwide & account >70% of all global deaths. Efforts to combat these chronic diseases are chronically underfunded; just two percent of development assistance funding for health goes to NCDs”, says @andreafeigl1
Experts warn that we need to also fund what's killing & affecting more people: chronic diseases—mental health, diabetes, cancer, lung & heart disease—the 'other global pandemic’.
2) What's more, NCDs are the leading cause of death worldwide and account for over 70% of all global deaths each year. Efforts to combat these chronic diseases are chronically underfunded; just two percent of development assistance funding for health goes to NCDs.
3) Therefore, as the incoming administration renews the US' commitment to the WHO and the global community at large, it should consider renewing and improving the country's commitment to fighting noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) as well.