Angus Thomson

@ThomsonAngus

Irrational scientist (PhD molecular genetics), dad2girls, black belt aikido, nothing in zen, public health, immunity, yoga, opinions all mine

France
Joined December 2010

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  1. Pinned Tweet
    7 Oct 2018

    Strategies to increase vaccine acceptance & uptake - Editorial for Vaccine Special Issue w/ 18 articles & commentaries Call to Action for evidence-grounded interventions w/ @gvillejoubert Suzanne Suggs

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  2. Retweeted
    Jan 4

    For many, the new year means looking for & setting new . How about making the a better place? Here are some suggestions. Learn something new, do not spread , always say , & more via

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  4. 6 hours ago

    Great illustration of impact of integrated strategy w/ cross-sectoral participation (creating “vaccination movement”) on coverage of high-risk children. Interesting to see if there is long-term program resilience (eg against c

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  5. 16 hours ago

    Highlighting motives of those who create & spread (eg financial, political) is key step towards inoculating public against its effects. Good article.

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  6. Retweeted
    Jan 1

    You'll never want to smoke cigarettes again.

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  7. Jan 3

    Vaccination programs are incredibly effective at protecting & each of us & our communities but are inherently vulnerable to manipulation for political gains. Excellent article illustrates how populist party machinations threaten our health

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  8. Retweeted
    Jan 2

    Parents who chose not to vaccinate their kids against measles can always review their decision. It’s never too late to reconsider. The MMR vaccine’s benefits far outweigh the risks and

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  9. Retweeted
    Jan 3

    Measles outbreaks hits the most vulnerable in our societies. This video shows what happened when France dropped its guard against a preventable disease

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  10. Retweeted
    Jan 2

    may be the biggest public health challenge of our time - but there are things we can do to help

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  11. Jan 2

    We can’t protect children & families w/ vaccines if we don’t know who & where they r, & what they’ve had. one of Africa’s inspired inventors, has a possible solution c

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  12. Retweeted
    Jan 1

    One of the example when I used TV media to tackle issues which make some Indonesian parents being hesitant to get their children vaccinated with

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  13. Retweeted
    Jan 1

    Making good relationship with journalists from credible media also help much. Like this article when the journalist interviewed me … Journalists should ask right person who knows situation very well

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    Jan 1
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  15. Retweeted
    29 Dec 2018

    Pearl for Parents - is even more widespread. A total of 11 influenza-associated have been reported for the 2018-2019 season by the CDC. ⁦⁩ ⁦⁩ ⁦⁩ ⁦⁩ ⁦

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  16. Retweeted
    27 Dec 2018

    Got my TDaP (Tetanus, Diphtheria, and Pertussis) booster yesterday! Easy peasy. Check with your doctor if you need yours! I and the immunocompromised folks in my family thank you.

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  17. 29 Dec 2018

    Pithy, great summary. I would bet most of the authors would not be able to summarize their findings in <10 words

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  18. 29 Dec 2018

    Very interesting. Mistrust, uncertainty & sense of powerlessness also relieved by conspiracies. Important to understand as this touches many aspects of science including public health, eg vaccines

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  19. Retweeted
    28 Dec 2018

    Mention us too, the 1.2 million Brits she abandoned with no idea of what happens to us after the end of March. We're living in hope that someone will be 'generous'.

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  20. 28 Dec 2018

    RT : Study: "Medicaid Healthy Behavior Incentive Programs appear to have had little, if any, positive association with key health behaviors in the first 2 yrs of implementation" cc

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  21. 28 Dec 2018

    The extraordinary courage of those at front lines of working to protect us all. Trek Into Congo Forest Reveals an Ebola Crisis Fueled by Violence v excellent piece by ⁦

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