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Aug 17 6 tweets 2 min read
We talked to Yale School of Public Health epidemiologist Prof. @VogelsChantal about the science behind the current #mpox outbreak.

Read the full conversation: @YaleEMD m.yale.edu/csvj
Mpox was declared a global health emergency. Here’s what to know about the science behind the latest outbreak. Image in background shows world map. 2022 OUTBREAK * Extended across 116 countries  * Nearly 100,000 cases  * About 200 deaths   CURRENT OUTBREAK * Currently in Central and Western Africa, including at least 4 previously unaffected countries  * More than 15,000 confirmed and suspected cases  * 537 deaths
Apr 12, 2022 12 tweets 4 min read
Hey you! Want to live longer? We've got a trick for you...

(keep reading 🧵⬇️) (1/12) Want to live longer? (2/12) Photo shows smiling older woman with text, “Don’t be age
Feb 24, 2022 4 tweets 2 min read
Today, @Yale announced it will respond to the global need for public health leaders by transitioning the Yale School of Public Health into a self-supporting, independent school and pledged $150 million of endowment toward the school’s teaching, research, and practice. (1/4) Text reads, Breaking News: ... “For over 100 years, YSPH has advanced the field of public health... The changes ahead will support YSPH’s contributions worldwide,” wrote University leaders. (2/4)
Mar 25, 2021 15 tweets 8 min read
For the past 12+ months, our faculty, staff, students and alumni pivoted from their pre-pandemic work and devoted themselves to helping New Haven, CT, the country and the world.

Read this thread🧵 for a summary of 𝑠𝑜𝑚𝑒 of their #COVID19 work during this historic year. 1/15 Text reads, Responding to a... Study helped influence the CDC to update their quarantine guidelines: m.yale.edu/5qq 2/15 Text reads, ONE-WEEK QUARAN...
Aug 15, 2020 5 tweets 4 min read
BREAKING: a saliva #COVID19
test developed by @YaleSPH researchers has recieved emergency use authorization by the FDA. #SalivaDirect is fast, inexpensive, and non-invasive. It can be a game changer for accessible testing. news.yale.edu/2020/08/15/yal… With the FDA’s emergency use authorization, the #SalivaDirect testing method is immediately available to other diagnostic laboratories that want to start using the new test, which can be scaled up quickly for use across the nation — and, perhaps, beyond.