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Ida Bergstrom, MD Profile picture
Ida Bergstrom, MD
@DCDoc33
Internal medicine MD, MBA; special interests in travel medicine, vaccines; viking mother of 2 boys; perpetual learner @urgencyofequity #urgencyofequity
May 31, 2022 • 9 tweets • 3 min read
There are so many misstatements in DL's writings, it's hard to keep up.

First of all, masks actually work well in reducing spread. We have seen that over and over again. Shown in school settings 1/ In countries 2/
miamiherald.com/news/coronavir…
Apr 25, 2022 • 4 tweets • 1 min read
Local college student walked into our office today w/o mask, drinking a coffee. She has sore throat. We immediately gave her a mask outside & tested her with a rapid (she tested negative @ home yesterday). She tested + here. Went to huge party over wknd. 3 finals this week. Lessons:
If you have C19 symptoms, wear a mask when you go indoors elsewhere (Starbucks, stores, medical office with sign that says MASKS REQUIRED).

If you are about to start your finals, consider avoiding prior large indoor events w/o masks. So you can take your finals.
Apr 16, 2022 • 8 tweets • 2 min read
This sentiment is widespread for those who have, well, pretty much everything. This statement is a luxury. It says “we have all the means to do fine, therefore we will “live our lives”.

Let me tell you about the other side… Leana is not unique, but she is promoting her brand for everyone to follow, so we’ll use her as an example. Note she is not a public health expert and does not have an MPH. She just has a wide audience to give her unfiltered advice.
So what’s wrong with following her advice?
Apr 16, 2022 • 7 tweets • 3 min read
“Our team advises against required masking given that hospital capacity is good.” Would they recommend against car seats give that hospital capacity is good now too? Some crashes might need hospitalizations, but the loss of limb function and life would be unnecessarily high. This strategy seems reckless. I know of a school who is following it. In the past week, one masked child got C19. He appears to be do nw well so far, but LC risk comes later and, despite vax, is still 5-15%. So his parents, one a peds ID specialist is concerned and angry.
Feb 19, 2022 • 4 tweets • 1 min read
🧵Imagine an illness which had killed 850 pediatric patients in the past year; now averaging 3 deaths/day. What if this illness caused thousands of MIS-C hosp? Then imagine this illness didn't affect adults at all. Peds, welcome your input. What would we be doing? I don't know, but my guess is we'd be freaking out. We would be scrambling to protect these children and lost would be the comparisons with adult deaths. We would realize that COVID is the #1 disease causing deaths in children and our primary focus would be to stop it.