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Sterling Haring
@SterlingHaring
Interventional pain physician • Fellow @theNAMedicine • Public health policy @JohnsHopkinsSPH • Alum @VUMChealth @CSPH_BWH @JohnsHopkinsSPH @BYU • Tweets=own
Mar 9, 2020 • 10 tweets • 4 min read
I’m commonly asked “Why don’t we just test everyone for #COVID2019 ?”

I’ll explain below in this #epitwitter #medtwitter #tweetorial #thread –

Please share/RT to help spread real understanding in the midst of all the panic and guesswork!

1/10 The accuracy of medical tests is typically described using two terms:

Sensitivity (what percentage of ppl WITH the disease will test POSITIVE?)

Specificity (what percentage of ppl WITHOUT the disease will test NEGATIVE?)

2/10
Sep 24, 2019 • 8 tweets • 3 min read
Anti-vaxx Twitter making a big push tonight for the “Most Hilarious Twitter of 2019” Emmy.
#brainsweat 1) Mercury

Many types of mercury exist in nature.

METHYLmercury builds up in the nervous system and can cause damage (Mad Hatter).

ETHYLmercury is broken down much more quickly in the body and is rapidly excreted. It is sometimes used as a preservative in specific #vaccines