Jay Gordon, MD, FAAP

@JayGordonMDFAAP

Pediatrician/Activist/Soccer Player/Lapsed Surfer/Self-proclaimed clinical COVID expert

Santa Monicadrjaygordon.comJoined March 2009

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Jay Gordon, MD, FAAP

@JayGordonMDFAAP

May 19

And the … scientists are looking at a vaccine protocol with 90% effectiveness keeping people out of the hospital and preventing serious illness and sorta’ flipping a coin and saying “let’s change it!” With inadequate data.

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Ian M. Mackay, PhD (he/him)

@MackayIM

May 19

WHO advisers recommend switch to monovalent XBB COVID vaccine. "recommended that vaccine makers drop the ancestral strain and switch to a monovalent (single-strain) vaccine that contains an XBB.1 descendant lineage such as XBB.1.5." cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/who-a

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Jay Gordon, MD, FAAP

@JayGordonMDFAAP

May 19

Try hard not to get Covid again. Simple idea.

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Laurie Garrett

@Laurie_Garrett

May 18

Study of nearly 6 million cases of #COVID19 seen in the VA system reveals, "Compared to no reinfection, reinfection contributed additional risks of death, hospitalization and...pulmonary, cardiovascular, hematological, diabetes, gastrointestinal, kidney, mental health,… Show more

Jay Gordon, MD, FAAP

@JayGordonMDFAAP

May 19

Why didn’t we just give them Paxlovid and make sure they were vaccinated? Oh, wait! We had nothing in 2020. The ICU docs and nurses risked their lives, saved lives, and then everyone got to watch science and clinical care change in real time.

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Craig Spencer MD MPH

@Craig_A_Spencer

May 19

You know why we intubated people for Covid in March 2020? Because otherwise they were going to die. Full. Stop. I remember a patient rolling in with an oxygen saturation of 42%, breathing twice as fast as normal,struggling on a face mask with oxygen all the way up. What to do?

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Laurie Garrett

@Laurie_Garrett

May 16

French researchers discover #SARSCoV2 hides in mucous-protected areas of the lungs & GI tract, evading the immune system. This may be the key to #LongCOVID they say -- and be a form of diagnosis of the complex, persistent syndrome.

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Long COVID: The Persistence of SARS-CoV-2 in the Mucous Membranes May Be A Factor - Inserm Newsroom

Several months after infection with SARS-CoV-2, some patients still have symptoms: a phenomenon commonly referred to as "long COVID". Teams from Inserm and Université Paris Cité, in collaboration...

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Jay Gordon, MD, FAAP

@JayGordonMDFAAP

May 17

Yes, hell yes.

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Charles Edgar Cheeserton, III

@Greg_in_PA

May 16

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Pfizer placebo group members like me were just as important to the trial as those who got the good stuff. We signed up to get whichever the coin flip said.

Jay Gordon, MD, FAAP

@JayGordonMDFAAP

May 16

I’m also a Proud participant in PfizerBioNTech Phase 3 BNT162b2 Covid 19 Vaccine Research, August 2020 I received the 708th shot ever given OK, I made that number up, but I got Pfizer Covid shots in Phase3. The second test shot gave me a fever and a really sore. No placebo.

2/3 I must help families work through their fear of vaccinating because home school is not an option for most and my worry centers on vaccinating too young. I have far less fear about vaccinating 3 or 5 years. But the ultimate decision should be your. Not mine, not politicians.… Show more

Seriously, I continue to believe that any risk mRNA vaccines is exceeded by the risk of contracting Covid w/o those shots. But the school shot schedule? Laws which removed parents’ rights to participate in those decisions are bad laws.

1/3 I never left. I have separated the exigent need to vaccinate to mitigate Covid pandemic harm to children and adults from the coercive vaccine schedules and mandates for school kids. I now have no fans or friends. :-)

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May 15

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Yay! You're back. :)

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Neurologist Mom

@NeurologistMom

May 12

I have devoted my entire life and career to advocating on behalf of Alzheimer's patients, their families, and their caregivers. I've managed treatment plans for thousands of patients and conducted hundreds of social initiatives. Now I am the mother of a 14-year-old with… Show more

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Michael Mina

@michaelmina_lab

May 14

Very important & massively sad how long it took

@CDCgov

publishes guidance on indoor air quality to help keep spaces healthy While the guidance is directed at COVID-19 (oddly the day after the PHE ends…) it will help health overall far beyond COVID cdc.gov/coronavirus/20

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We are lucky men, Brunetti, you and me. a.co/gn2weTr

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said if he were #POTUS he would "burn it to the ground," referring to the

@NIH

. So, Ron, I made tallied 2022 NIH grants to #Florida researchers. It's more than $660 million. Burn, Baby, burn. report.nih.gov/award/index.cf…

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Jay Gordon, MD, FAAP

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May 12

There is only one adequate response :-)

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Shekinah1313 - a.k.a. Diseased Vermin

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May 12

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Mother of four, grandmother of three. Midwifery assistant for three decades. Breastfeeding educator for two decades. Five decades caring for infants. I have never witnessed an infant collapse or faint from fear or panic.

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David Weigel

@daveweigel

May 10

NEW: RFK Jr. says DeSantis once invited him to breakfast to discuss COVID policy, when he was "he was doing really good stuff in Florida." Kennedy asked what DeSantis would do to NIH if he became president. DeSantis: "I'll burn it to the ground."

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RFK Jr.: Ron DeSantis invited me to breakfast, said he wanted to burn the NIH "to the ground"

The Democratic candidate says they met at some point during the COVID pandemic.

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Laurie Garrett

@Laurie_Garrett

May 11

Me, on #COVID19 -- "Worse, the virus remains in early stages of evolution, adapting not only to Homo sapiens, but dozens (if not hundreds) of other mammalian species ranging from hippos to anteaters. There is no inevitable trajectory for COVID-19."

foreignpolicy.com

The Pandemic Is Over. What Does That Even Mean?

COVID-19 isn’t a pandemic anymore. It’s just a never-ending nightmare.

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Last/n Find a pediatrician who listens and will figure out a schedule that is more sensible and comfortable and complies with California’s newest laws. Do not believe school nurses or administrators who say your doctor can apply to CAIR and you’ll get that exemption. No! We… Show more

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9/n Parents should participate in vaccine decisions. Parents should be given a chance to show that family medical history may make routine vaccine scheduling in advisable for their child. Consideration of family medical history was a key component of the previous law, 277. I… Show more

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8/n I want a chance to talk about everything! And I lose that chance. Talk about finding a slower vaccine plan which is more comfortable for the family but complies with 276/714 requirements for school. Including nutrition and safety and helmets and sleep and so much more. “No… Show more

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7/n In California, some parents are choosing alternatives like a homeopathic vaccine program. So far these are being accepted. I doubt this will continue. I don’t know much about this.

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6/n The big issues MD/censures by the Board occurred and continue to occur when families doctor shop and get the exemption on the first visit. It actually could be the right medical decision. But it’s the type of believing that will eventually get the doc in trouble with Board… Show more

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5/n Yes, I think I’ve been approached by families confabulating because they are truly opposed to giving their child any shots and say anything. Not wedded to the truth about reactions. Hard to sort through and Dr Sears and others have gotten into trouble believing recounts even… Show more

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4/n Very difficult to do unless you know the family. Very hard with someone looking for a doctor when the original ped who gave the shot refused to respond as the parents had hoped.

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3/n Prior to passage of California’s new laws (276+714) my inclination was to easily believe parents, even those I was just getting to know. I’d ask a lot of questions, hope for good documentation, perhaps another MD’s observation and thoughts and defer vaccines until causation… Show more

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2/n The problem I have observed over my career is that “collapse” and “seizure-like” activity is rarely witnessed by a HCP and interpretation of a vasovagal event by a parent is not enough to convince either a doctor or, in 2023, the CAIR committee in Sacramento to exempt…

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1/n I must admit there are docs out there ignorant enough to ignore that observed ER reaction. And newest laws may make them think no exemption is possible. If a reaction like that is documented an exemption is legal and can be written.

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Kashif Pirzada, MD

@KashPrime

May 10

I hate getting sick on vacation, and this is a great strategy by

@JeromeAdamsMD

to prevent that after flying. I also aim the air vents (called gaspers) right at my face. Cabin air goes through a hepa filter so quite safe. I might take off my mask briefly to grab a drink when the… Show more

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Jerome Adams

@JeromeAdamsMD

May 10

A friend recently asked if I still mask when I travel. Today was case in point. Sat by someone who clearly had a respiratory virus (coughing, sneezing, runny nose all through flight). It may or may not have been covid, but I don’t want to get sick from anything. Glad I had my

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Jay Gordon, MD, FAAP

@JayGordonMDFAAP

May 10

I’m still seeing new cases.

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Laurie Garrett

@Laurie_Garrett

May 9

Now live: foreignpolicy.com/2023/05/09/pan "We have now entered the post-#pandemic phase of #COVID19 , wherein the still genuine viral threat will be referred to in the past tense, all behavioral and social restrictions aimed at controlling spread will vanish, budgets for every aspect of… Show more

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Daniel Griffin MD PhD

@DanielGriffinMD

May 9

The differential prevalence of post-COVID symptoms and functional impairment attributed to Omicron BA.1 and BA.2 infection is low (not zero)when compared with negative controls. Vaccination is associated with lower prevalence of post-COVID symptoms.

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Prevalence of Post-Coronavirus Disease Condition 12 Weeks After Omicron Infection Compared With...

In this prospective survey-based study, the prevalence of post-COVID symptoms at 12 weeks was only slightly higher in outpatients with Omicron infection versus

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Daniel Griffin MD PhD

@DanielGriffinMD

May 9

“Although risk of severe disease or death for unvaccinated inpatients with Omicron was lower than with Delta, it was similar to ancestral lineages. Severe outcomes were less common in vaccinated inpatients, with no difference between Delta and Omicron…”

academic.oup.com

Impact of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Variants on Inpatient Clinical Outcome

Unvaccinated adults hospitalized with COVID-19 with Delta infections had increased risk of requiring advanced respiratory support or dying within 28 days, compa

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Shannon Watts

@shannonrwatts

May 7

Mothers of America: Regardless of your political party, or if you’re apolitical, you need to imagine that you were at that mall today in Allen, Texas. Because if you haven’t been touched by gun violence yet, you will be. No one is safe. Republicans are killing our kids.

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David Roberts

@drvolts

May 7

I know lots of people are saying this, but: the starving of social services, the militarization of police, the flooding of streets with guns ... fear, anxiety, & anger are not accidental side effects of these policies, they are the *point*. Reactionaries win in this atmosphere.

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Firstly, regarding BMI or obesity, it’s an important fact that one cannot exercise oneself out of a bad diet. And parents, your refrigerator has great food but next to it, a foot to the left or right, is the cupboard filled with “healthy” chips, crackers, cookies. 60 minutes… Show more

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Timothy Caulfield

@CaulfieldTim

May 7

Interesting study highlighting complexity of link btw #obesity & #exercise (et al): nature.com/articles/s4225 "...there has been a significant reduction in adjusted TEE [total energy expenditure] over the past 3 decades, which can be traced to a decline in BEE [basal metabolic… Show more

Jay Gordon, MD, FAAP

@JayGordonMDFAAP

May 8

Incredibly great analysis. Birds…arguing over who misunderstands the debt ceiling worse. And the eagle represents … oh, shit, no one here can eat the entire GOP. It would create nausea and vomiting. twitter.com/austan_goolsbe

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Dr. Jessica Taylor

@DrJessTaylor

May 7

A reminder that Elsevier made $10.5 BILLION in 2022 from selling your academic journals and articles behind paywalls, and make more profit than Amazon, Google, and Apple every year… And paid the academics who wrote the articles $0 And paid the reviewers of the articles $0

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Dr. Jessica Taylor

@DrJessTaylor

May 7

Research with women who have been raped and abused shows that as many women hate being referred to as a ‘survivor’ as a ‘victim’. It’s a myth that women prefer being called ‘survivors’. Ideally, we wouldn’t define/label women by the offences committed against them at all.

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Vincent Racaniello

@profvrr

May 7

TWiV reveals plankton-infecting relatives of herpesviruses in the sunlit oceans, and a vaccine encoding non-spike T cell antigens that protects animals from severe SARS-CoV-2 infection. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Alan Dove, Kathy Spindler & Brianne Barker. bit.ly/3LDwzAJ