Eemaan Kaur Thind, MPH (she/her)🇮🇳🇨🇦 Profile picture
🌈✨Dreamer of global health equity. ਪੰਜਾਬੀ Immigrant. Public Health practitioner. #COVID19 #ExcessDeathsMortality #SDoH. Opinions my own only.
Jun 24, 2020 5 tweets 3 min read
Few years ago, I was offered a scoop of an ice cream named “#ColonialStreet” at @NLChocolateCo

Which #bipoc wants to PAY for a taste of THAT when they can have it for free?

Same ppl who said to me then “what’s the big deal?” now supporting removal of racist elements

I see you After learning that their ice creams are named after streets in #newfoundland , I filled out a survey asking @NLChocolateCo, “Why would you want to commemorate #colonialism by naming an ice cream flavour after it?”

I never heard back
Jun 2, 2020 11 tweets 3 min read
The Sikh scripture starts with:

Ek Omkar (One Universal Creator God)
Satnam (The name is Truth)
Karta Purkh (Creative being personified)
Nirbhau (Without Fear) Nirvair (Without Hatred)

At the risk of being flagged by Indian govt for publicly speaking up about this, here we go: #neverforget1984 On June 1, 1984, the Indian military attacked Sikhs’ holiest place of worship, the Darbar Sahib, followed by days of senseless killings of Sikhs across the country, years of state-sponsored violence and abductions.
May 13, 2020 5 tweets 4 min read
Webinar notes
Some points of consideration #COVIDー19 #vaccine development:

Which populations should be studied first?

Which endpoints will be clinically meaningful (or not) for clinical trials

Viral Load Testing: e.g., its utility in upper vs lower resp tract

1 of 4 @ArthurCaplan is sceptical about a #COVID19 vaccine in the next 12 months, due to many challenges such as:
- vaccine efficacy
- distribution issues (WHO vs US; where the initial batches of vaccine go. could set off international disputes)
- many vaccines require > 1 shot

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