@SarahDRasmussen — another world-class mathematician who has time and again come up with analyses that would never have crossed my mind, and have completely changed my thinking
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This list is obviously only the tip of the iceberg so I'll end with • A call to follow
@DearPandemic, who highlight the invaluable but often unsung work of women in not only communicating the pandemic but doing the science that fights back against Covid and saves countless lives5 replies 87 retweets 698 likesShow this thread -
• A call to fellow-journalists to do better at featuring women's voices in our coverage of Covid. This is something I strive to do in my stories, but I've certainly fallen short far too oftenhttps://www.kcl.ac.uk/news/women-have-been-marginalised-in-covid-19-media-coverage …
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An observation to finish: A response I often get from women experts on Covid when seeking comment: "thanks, but I don't think I have much to add to what has already been said" From blokes? Not so much Please give us quotes, you have just as much to add as the men, if not more!
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But to be clear, this is about far far more than [some] women being less eager than [some] men to weigh in, and it's remarkable how often structural gender inequality also plays a big role in who is available to chat and who isn't.
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Just to be clear folks, this list was never meant to be exhaustive — really the full list is about as long as there are women in Science — but a few particularly glaring omissions that I am mortified about are:
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@devisridhar who has time and again calmly and clearly set out where we are, where we're headed and what we should be doing about it, all while remaining even-handed and unfailingly positive5 replies 41 retweets 498 likesShow this thread -
John Burn-Murdoch Retweeted Prof. Akiko Iwasaki
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@VirusesImmunity who has been delivering clear and comprehensive immunology courses for free on here for 2 years (read this one in the context of third doses as well as seconds)https://twitter.com/VirusesImmunity/status/1345086669607890945 …John Burn-Murdoch added,
Prof. Akiko IwasakiVerified account @VirusesImmunityMy first tweet of 2021 is going to be about 1 dose vs. 2 dose vaccine. I have tweeted in the past of the immunological advantages of a 2 dose vaccine. However, given the enhanced transmission variants on the rise, we need a modified strategy. (1/n) https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2020/12/virus-mutation-catastrophe/617531/ …Show this thread2 replies 36 retweets 332 likesShow this thread -
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@SMHopkins of UKHSA who has been a consistent and clear communicator throughout the pandemic and has expertly led countless technical media briefings that have left us all infinitely more informed1 reply 26 retweets 265 likesShow this thread -
4) How on earth did I write this list without including
@zeynep, who has time and again been right about Covid where others have been wrong, and is probably my single most recommended follow on Twitter (both for Covid and everything else)8 replies 34 retweets 433 likesShow this thread
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