Mask mandates are ending and more agencies are considering COVID endemic. To kick off our Fellowship program this morning, we're hearing from reporters @AlejandroLazo, @vcolliver and @lisamkrieger on where #COVID-19 reporting goes from here. #USCHealthJournalism @AlejandroLazo @vcolliver @lisamkrieger The reason we're seeing stable hospitalization is because, despite the virus infecting or reinfecting people, memory cells (T-cells) are kicking in, @lisamkrieger says.

Next up in Fellowship Week: @dr_tonyiton, who has for years delivered a foundational talk on systemic racism and social determinants of health to our Fellows. He conducted groundbreaking research on life expectancy being tied more to zip codes rather than genetic codes. @dr_tonyiton "You have more influence on the health status of Americans than most doctors," @dr_tonyiton tells our Fellows.

KEYNOTE: We're excited to hear from Pulitzer-prize winning @nytimes investigative reporter @andreafelliott, who will share with our Fellows the story behind how she reported "INVISIBLE CHILD: Poverty, Survival & Hope in an American City." @nytimes @andreafelliott For more than a decade, @andreafelliott has been in Dasani Coates' life. She followed her and her family for 8 yrs. "It upended and changed my life. I would witness the most outrageous forms of systemic oppression and the most remarkable acts of family resilience, love, courage."

5/ For @scientificamer, @filth_filler will take a deep examination of long COVID, the lack of research and the barriers to care communities of color face seeking treatment. 6/ Fresno gets hot. In 2021, the city logged 69 days over 100 degrees. For @fresnoland, @CassandraGari will report on the intersection of increasing heat due to climate change, the housing crisis, and how both are impacting the community’s health — even killing them.

We are proud to announce our 2022 CA Fellowship class! These 20 journos will be investigating health challenges in the Golden State, receiving training, mentorship and financial support along the way. Meet them and learn about their projects below #THREAD centerforhealthjournalism.org/2022/04/14/cen… 1/ @NoahInClass of @norcalpublic will be exploring the health effects of wildfire smoke exposure and inhalation among agricultural workers in Sonoma County.

THIS MORNING: Join us for our webinar featuring @celinegounder, who will brief us on the latest happening with the Omicron variant. Live tweets happening here at 10 a.m. PT. #Thread

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@celinegounder @celinegounder is an infectious diseases specialist, internist and epidemiologist. She is a clinical assistant professor of medicine and infectious diseases at @nyugrossman and cares for patients at Bellevue Hospital Center. She also founded @justhuman501c3.

The police knew. The prosecutors knew. The judges knew. Nobody stopped it. In Chicago, thousands of drug possession charges are routinely tossed, but not before those arrested sometimes spend weeks in jail, often with life-changing consequences. #THREAD
chicago.suntimes.com/2021/11/26/226… 2/ w/support from @ReportingHealth, the @Suntimes and @BetterGov collaborated to investigate the seemingly unending churn of low-level drug possession arrests that clog courts, cost taxpayers tens of millions of dollars, and leave those arrested often jailed, jobless and homeless