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Bob Wachter is a professor and chair of the Department of Medicine at UCSF, and a leading expert on health care quality and safety. Follow him on Twitter to get his insights on the COVID-19 pandemic, medical education, health policy, and more.
Jan 19, 2023 · Bob Wachter. @Bob_Wachter. ·. Jan 19. Where I'm coming from: 1) I'm 65 & haven't had Covid 2) I want to live as fully as I can, but am comfortable taking reasonable steps to avoid infection 3) I'm fully vaxxed & had bivalent in Sept 4) My main fear is Long Covid, which I peg at ~5% probability per Covid case. (3/25)
Jun 13, 2022 · Bob Wachter. @Bob_Wachter. Covid ( @UCSF. ) Chronicles, Day 848 It’s been a few weeks since my last update – the flow of Covid news & research has slowed a bit. But there’s still plenty of questions that come up, so in this🧵I’ll answer a few that I get asked commonly, including how my wife is doing. (1/25) 5:37 PM · Jun 13, 2022. 1,124. Retweets.
Dec 17, 2021 · This is one of the most confusing times of the pandemic, w/ a firehose of new Omicron data (lots of fab work on #medtwitter putting it into context). In this (long) 🧵, I'll offer my take on how the new information is changing my thinking & behavior. (1/25) to keep up): 1) Things are uber-dynamic.
Jul 26, 2021 · Bob Wachter. @Bob_Wachter. Covid ( @UCSF. ) Chronicles, Day 495 When I began my tweets 494d ago, it was before we had reliable local, US, or world data. So I focused on data from. @UCSFHospitals. Today, we’re awash in data, yet I find my hospital's data still provides a unique lens into our situation. (1/20) 4:30 AM · Jul 26, 2021. 1,410.
Nov 24, 2022 · @Bob_Wachter 30m - Taking Pax lowers chance of Long Covid by ~25% - Additional risk of heart attack, stroke, diabetes, or cognitive decline if you get Covid: small but significant (and the risk goes up with each additional case).
Dec 19, 2022 · Bob Wachter. @Bob_Wachter. Tragic Covid situation unfolding in China. I'm told by D.C. insiders that this is receiving lots of attention by the feds, because of its obvious health, economic, and geopolitical implications. npr.org. COVID spreading faster than ever in China. 800 million could be infected this winter.
