#InfectiousDiseases & #HIV @UTHealthSanAntonio @UnivHealthSys, #MDMPH AsstDean; teacher, learner, advocate, mom. She/her/hers My views, retweet not endorsement
Sep 13, 2021 • 10 tweets • 3 min read
Today’s front page @ExpressNews is “Rate of vaccinated in hospitals rises” It is important to put this in context. % vaxed in hospital = # vaccinated in hospital testing COVID+ / # in hospital testing COVID+. This % (~15% in SA) is not that helpful. Why?🧵 expressnews.com/news/local/art…
2/If you are vaccinated, or thinking about it, what you care about is your risk of infection, hospitalization, or death from COVID. Recent data show risk of hospitalization is 0.7/100,000 people and death w/COVID ~10x less if vaccinated. cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/7…
Mar 18, 2020 • 5 tweets • 2 min read
1/ I did my first telehealth (by phone) clinic for people living with HIV. It’s hard to discuss fears and give guidance with such uncertainty on #COVID19. I made myself a template, but am interested in what others are doing. #IDTwitter#HIVTwitter Here’s mine:
2/First I asked: What questions do you have about the new coronavirus or the COVID-19 illness?
I made sure their questions answered first but also used this as a knowledge/health literacy assessment and reviewed mechanisms of spread
