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Jun 24, 2022 8 tweets 3 min read
Statement on today’s #RoeVWade decision from our Director Dr. Mati Hlatshwayo Davis @MatiH_ID

🧵 1 of 8 Statement from City of St. Louis Department of Health Direct “Reproductive and Health Equity in the City of St. Louis and throughout the United States took a serious blow today with the overturning of Roe v Wade and its constitutional protections.
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Jun 23, 2022 5 tweets 2 min read
Public Health Advisory: The @CDCgov has confirmed two positive Monkeypox cases in Missouri.   

We are working with statewide health agencies in reviewing the details of these cases and will continue providing updates as the situation evolves.

🧵 1 of 5 Fact sheet from the Centers... What is Monkeypox?  It is a viral disease that causes a rash and/or lesions on the skin similar to smallpox. 

Symptoms may start with a fever, headache, muscle aches, chills, fatigue and/or swollen lymph nodes for several days before progressing to a rash.  

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Jun 22, 2022 4 tweets 2 min read
#COVID19 vaccines for children 6 months and older are available in the City of St. Louis.

🧵 1 of 4 Image Data from the @CDCgov reveals that since the start of the pandemic there have been more than 2 million confirmed cases of COVID among children 6 months to 4 years of age and more than 200 deaths of children after contracting the illness.

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