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Jennifer Nuzzo, DrPH
@JenniferNuzzo
Epidemiology and global health security policy. @jennifernuzzo.bsky.social Speaking requests: speakersbureau.ted.com
Providence, RI
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    Jennifer Nuzzo, DrPH
    @JenniferNuzzo
    Jan 23, 2025
    These data don’t belong to the White House. They belong to American taxpayers. There are no grounds for federal agencies to withhold from the public lifesaving information.
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    Jennifer Nuzzo, DrPH
    @JenniferNuzzo
    Jan 22, 2025
    More cases of H5N1 are occurring in the United States than in any other country. Pausing our health communications at a time when states are scrambling to contain this virus is dangerously misguided. This will make America less healthy and will worsen the virus’s economic tolls.
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    Jennifer Nuzzo, DrPH
    @JenniferNuzzo
    May 17, 2021
    Accountability time. I was really worried about Texas’s decision in March to lift its mask requirements. I’m happy to report that cases don’t appear to have increased as I feared they could. I like having being wrong on this.
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    Jennifer Nuzzo, DrPH
    @JenniferNuzzo
    Mar 2, 2021
    Now is not the time for this. cnn.com/2021/03/02/us/…
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    Jennifer Nuzzo, DrPH
    @JenniferNuzzo
    Sep 12, 2021
    Once a respiratory therapist told me she never gets the flu vax b/c she had the flu once and it was mild. When I pointed out that she could infect her patients, she said “I never thought of that.” Don’t assume people who aren’t vaccinated are selfish. Not everyone understands.
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    Jennifer Nuzzo, DrPH
    @JenniferNuzzo
    Feb 13, 2022
    Interesting data. Immunocompromised children and young people are at no increased risk of severe COVID-19 - ScienceDirect h/t ⁦@apsmunro⁩ sciencedirect.com/science/articl…
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    Jennifer Nuzzo, DrPH
    @JenniferNuzzo
    Jul 24, 2020
    I don’t care how many tests we do if the results come back a week later. Number of tests is the wrong metric.
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    Nate Silver
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    Jul 24, 2020
    Replying to @NateSilver538
    Well, the news wasn't *all* bad. We did set a record for the number of new tests conducted in a day (930,000!) although it's not clear if that reflects an actual increase in testing capacity or if states just happened to do a lot of reporting today.
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    Jennifer Nuzzo, DrPH
    @JenniferNuzzo
    Oct 7, 2022
    Starting to see tweets from people who got bivalent booster and then got infected >2 weeks later. We'll likely see more of these. It doesn't mean vaccines failed. The primary goal of vaccination--to reduce severity of illness-- has not changed.
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    Jennifer Nuzzo, DrPH
    @JenniferNuzzo
    Jan 24, 2025
    This pause is different than in previous presidential transitions. Experienced public health practitioners are reaching out in disbelief at the scale of how much is on hold. Not just comms, but partner meetings, jobs, travel, etc. No transparency of when it'll resume.
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    Jennifer Nuzzo, DrPH
    @JenniferNuzzo
    Jan 22, 2025
    More cases of H5N1 are occurring in the United States than in any other country. Pausing our health communications at a time when states are scrambling to contain this virus is dangerously misguided. This will make America less healthy and will worsen the virus’s economic tolls.
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    Jennifer Nuzzo, DrPH
    @JenniferNuzzo
    Jan 6, 2025
    Do not downplay this death based on the fact that this patient had underlying health conditions. This virus also recently put a teenager in critical condition. We do not have a clear idea of why some infections are mild and others deadly.
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    Jennifer Nuzzo, DrPH
    @JenniferNuzzo
    Jan 6, 2025
    A tragic reminder that H5N1 is a deadly virus. cnn.com/2025/01/06/hea…
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    Jennifer Nuzzo, DrPH
    @JenniferNuzzo
    Jul 24, 2020
    I have an epidemiology joke, but odds are you won’t get it.
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    Gregory Koblentz (now at gregkoblentz.bsky.social)
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    Jul 24, 2020
    I have a security dilemma joke but you might find it offensive.
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    Jennifer Nuzzo, DrPH
    @JenniferNuzzo
    Apr 3, 2021
    Vaccine passports are the wrong answer to the question: “How do we get back to normal and restore our economy?” The correct answer is: “We end fears about this virus.” The way to do that is to work to ensure that all countries have vaccines, not to reinforce disparities.
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    Jennifer Nuzzo, DrPH
    @JenniferNuzzo
    Jan 6, 2025
    Do not downplay this death based on the fact that this patient had underlying health conditions. This virus also recently put a teenager in critical condition. We do not have a clear idea of why some infections are mild and others deadly.
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    Jennifer Nuzzo, DrPH
    @JenniferNuzzo
    Jan 6, 2025
    A tragic reminder that H5N1 is a deadly virus. cnn.com/2025/01/06/hea…
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    Jennifer Nuzzo, DrPH
    @JenniferNuzzo
    Nov 26, 2021
    There are huge disparities in how much sequencing countries are doing. This tells us: 1) the country that 1st reports may not be origin; 2) penalizing countries that report variants may have a chilling effect on surveillance for variants. coronavirus.jhu.edu/data/variant-d…
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    Jennifer Nuzzo, DrPH
    @JenniferNuzzo
    Feb 4, 2023
    We have to talk about this Cochrane review of masking and handwashing that found “little to no evidence” masks (surgical & N95) reduce viral infections at the population level and some evidence that handwashing may help. Let’s dive in to understand why 1/ cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10.10…
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    Jennifer Nuzzo, DrPH
    @JenniferNuzzo
    Oct 3, 2020
    ATTN close contacts of #COVID19 cases, you are supposed to quarantine for 14 days REGARDLESS of whether you’ve tested negative. cdc.gov/coronavirus/20…