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Tatiana Prowell, MD

@tmprowell

19 Dec

I know personally 3 people receiving monoclonal antibodies this evening. All have had 3 doses of #COVID19 #vaccine or prior infection + 2 doses of vaccine. All are careful. They all have risk factors, but all are pretty symptomatic. Jan is gonna be…rough. #MaskUp. #Omicron

Tweet 2: A lot of people seem to be panicking based on this anecdote. Panic is NOT productive. Instead you need to calmly plan & act to reduce your risk. These are some effective things you can do right now:
👉Upgrade your masks. No more cloth alone. Best is N95/KN95/KF94...

@projectn95

Tweet 3: As an alternative to N95/KN95/KF94, if you can't tolerate those or don't have them, I rec a surgical mask (ASTM level 3, 3-ply is great) w/ cloth mask over it. Read this: scientificamerican.com/article/why-we…. The non-profit @projectn95 has vetted, affordable PPE including masks.

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Tatiana Prowell, MD

@tmprowell

18 Dec

📢#HCWvsHunger Team #Feedalizumab! We know it takes a village in #MedTwitter, & it's time to make a move on the leaderboard. Announcing #MultiDFoodBoard merging #Feedalizumab, #BadBlood, #HopeAtTheScope, #RadsForFood, #HeartAttacksHunger, & #AmoxiChilin! 😎hcwvshunger.org/how-to-donate/

Your move, #KidVengers & #BladesNBougies. I told you not to count out #Feedalizumab. No one knows better than #OncTwitter how much it takes a village to care for complex patients. Heme/Onc/Path/Rads/ID/Cards--we need them all. Boom! GO merged team #MultiDFoodBoard😎♟️#HCWvsHunger

@kari_jerge

My only question is how far away people will be able to hear @kari_jerge, @MSharifpourMD, & @DrJenChen4kids when they see this tweet announcing the merger?🤔Go #MultiDFoodBoard. #HCWvsHunger

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Tatiana Prowell, MD

@tmprowell

15 Dec

If you're confused about why #omicron is suddenly a crisis, it's exponential growth. Even if fewer people get seriously ill w/ this #covidvariant than priors (not clear, but hopeful data from #SouthAfrica), so many people abruptly ill with anything can grind the world to a halt.

With so many sick at once, you may lack school bus drivers, teachers, truck drivers to move supplies, grocery store shelf stockers, doctors & nurses, & so on. The world isn't set up for everyone to be sick simultaneously w/ #omicron. There's not enough redundancy in the system.

So even if NO ONE got seriously ill, but a large # of ppl were sick enough to be unable to work for a few days, it would be tough. Now add in that some % will get hospitalized, or die, of #Omicron. Even a small % of a very large # of cases is a big #. That's why we are worried.

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Tatiana Prowell, MD

@tmprowell

14 Dec

We're still learning about #omicron. What we know: it is airborne & highly transmissible. Everyone needs to #wearamask indoors in public for now even if #vaccinated & #boosted. Cloth masks alone are not gonna cut it. Best: N95/KN95/KF94 😷. 2nd best: surgical 😷+ cloth on top.

I know it's hard to wear tight masks like N95/KN95/KF94 masks. Drs & nurses have worn them for yrs with many pts. We don't love them either. The best mask for an individual is the one you'll wear consistently & correctly (securely fitted, removing by loops, don't touch front).

Getting lots of harassment about this tweet. I'm spending my free time here trying to keep the public informed & safe. Anyone not up for that message is welcome to scroll on by. I lost someone I love to #COVID19. I am so sad & I don't want your families to feel the way I do.

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Tatiana Prowell, MD

@tmprowell

28 Aug

Thread: Why are we doing #HCWForVaccines? 5.13B doses of #COVID19 #vaccine have been given worldwide (33% of 🌍w/ 1+ doses), but only 1.6% of people in low-income countries have had a dose. This is unconscionable. A picture is worth a thousand words. #MedTwitter 1/X

That means even high-risk ppl--elders, HCWs--may not have had a dose. In #Zambia, a country I have worked in twice, there are ~800 practicing drs. A simple 3d contest like #HCWforVaccines can enable ALL OF #MedTwitter there to #GetVaccinated. And more. Think about that! 🤯 2/X

You can think: "There are 1.2B people in #Africa. When we started #HCWforVaccines 3d ago, 2.48% were #vaccinated. When we end at 11p, that % will be the same." OR "The 💰 we've raised could vax thousands of #MedTwitter, who will be alive & healthy to save MANY lives." 3/X

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Tatiana Prowell, MD

@tmprowell

27 Aug

https://twitter.com/acweyand/status/1430149768781643778

A #HCWforVaccines thread about the power of #gratitude & action. So, 2 days ago, my #HCWvsHunger co-captain & muse tweeted this out of the blue, tagging me. 👇 1/X

https://twitter.com/acweyand/status/1430149768781643778

@acweyand

And I immediately texted her that she needed to give me a heads up because:

1) I can’t say no to this
2) I can’t say no to @acweyand
3) Last time we did this (#HCWvsHunger, Team #FeedalizumabGiveocin), I didn’t shower or even sleep almost at all for 4d.

But also… 2/X

This was coming at a really bad time because in the last week:

1) My out of warranty iMac on which I depend had just permanently died.
2) My car on which I depend had just permanently died (& p.s. it’s impossible to find a 🚗 now: bit.ly/3DlS5oD).
3/X #HCWforVaccines

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