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Cleavon MD

@Cleavon_MD

24 Jun

In Surfside Florida, 51 people remain missing after a 12-story, 136-unit apartment complex partially collapsed around 1:30 a.m.

Search and rescue efforts are underway

MISSING: One of the missing in the Surfside, Florida building collapse includes orthopedic surgeon Dr. Brad Cohen and his brother. His wife Soriya Cohen is at the Family Assistance Center awaiting more information

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Cleavon MD

@Cleavon_MD

22 Jun

🧵Pregnant women are at an increased risk for severe illness from COVID. This second thread is dedicated to pregnant women worldwide who lost their lives during the pandemic. By telling their stories we'll ensure that their memories live on #SoulsLostToCovid

In a worldwide study of 2,100 pregnant women, those who contracted COVID-19 during pregnancy were 20 TIMES MORE LIKELY to die than those who did not contract the virus. #SoulsLostToCovid thelancet.com/journals/lanin…

Getting a COVID-19 vaccine during pregnancy protects you from severe illness from COVID-19.
cdc.gov/coronavirus/20…

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Cleavon MD

@Cleavon_MD

18 Jun

Sgt. Tom Sawyer died from COVID on June 17, 2021. For 24 years, he served his country in Iraq, Afghanistan, Kuwait & the Gulf War, and for the past 22 years, he was an active member of the Hammond Police Department in Indiana. #SoulsLostToCovid gofundme.com/f/tom-sawyer-r…

Cautionary Tale: Joshua Garza, 43, from Sugarland, Texas previously declined vaccination then fell extremely ill to COVID requiring a double lung transplant in April. "If I knew what I know now, I would have definitely went through with the vaccination" abc7chicago.com/double-lung-tr…

Maria Elena Sifuentes, 57, mother of five, from Chicago was between vaccine doses when she contracted and died from COVID. She was a relentless advocate for health care and education, helping get new schools built in Albany Park. #SoulsLostToCovid blockclubchicago.org/2021/06/18/she…

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Cleavon MD

@Cleavon_MD

10 Jun

🧵 As coronavirus continues to kill thousands per day, it's important to humanize their deaths. This thread is dedicated to the countless young people worldwide lost to COVID. By telling their stories we'll ensure that their memories live on #SoulsLostToCovid💔

Each thread will memorialize 40 people under the age of 50 from different countries. I'll periodically add to the thread. Assume all people were unvaccinated unless stated otherwise. My hope is to contribute to a worldwide database for those killed by COVID.

There are over 193 countries and countless stories to be told - ex Russia, China, India, Uganda, Nigeria etc. If you know of a young person that has died from COVID, then please add them in the comments or tag me. Let's ensure their memories live on. Thank you 🙏🏽

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Cleavon MD

@Cleavon_MD

1 Jun

@verified

🧵Representation matters and this statistic is startling.

There are only 10 Black women physicians @verified on Twitter #VerifyBlackWomenPhysicians

https://twitter.com/uche_blackstock/status/1399363215776169988

@verified

On March 20, 2020 there was a call to get public health experts verified, yet over one year later there are only 10 Black women physicians @verified. #VerifyBlackWomenPhysicians

https://twitter.com/jack/status/1241162665549942784?s=20

@verified

.@verified accounts are determined to be of public interest and authentic. Amid a deadly pandemic disproportionately killing Blacks it's important to #VerifyBlackWomenPhysicians

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Cleavon MD

@Cleavon_MD

14 May

https://twitter.com/johnlegend/status/1392911272652378113

Why are adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) important?
- Children with +4 ACEs are 7.4x as likely to suffer from alcoholism and 12.2x as likely to attempt suicide
- Juvenile offenders are 4x more likely to have +4 ACEs

Supportive relationships can serve as a protective buffer

https://twitter.com/johnlegend/status/1392911272652378113

My adverse childhood experience number was 5. Luckily, I had a lot of great role models in the military, then a GI Bill during undergraduate to pay the bills, while I learned how to learn. I continue to have great mentors to this day.

Whenever I think of adverse childhood experiences, I think of this exercise on privilege we performed during my undergraduate at UC Berkeley. Up until that point, I didn't know how disadvantaged I was during my childhood. I was the last person.