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Public health action, especially but not limited to vaccination, made a huge difference during the pandemic. It succeeds most when it’s tightly tied to real-time data and the decision-making process of balancing costs and benefits is transparent.
Apr 30, 2021 · “Globally, the end of the pandemic isn't near. More than a million lives depend on improving our response quickly. Don’t be blinded by the light at the end of the tunnel. There isn't enough vaccine and the virus is gathering strength & speed. Global cooperation is crucial. 1/”
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Jan 22, 2023 · I joined fellow former CDC directors in sharing how we can modernize our public health data infrastructure. 18/ 22 Jan 2023 14:27:41
Apr 22, 2022 · Dr. Tom Frieden. @DrTomFrieden. ·. 24m. Two years ago, Covid hospitalized & killed a higher proportion of people it infected. Nearly all people who tested positive in hospitals were there because the virus was making them sick—after all, there was NO immunity to it, and, also, the virus was more lethal than Omicron. 3/ 1. 5. 45. Dr. Tom Frieden.
Jul 29, 2022 · 226. Dr. Tom Frieden. @DrTomFrieden. ·. Jul 29. CDC has one of the world’s leading experts on poxviruses who has been traveling to Africa for years to try to learn how to curb outbreaks, but lack of funding held up the project. If we had addressed monkeypox then, we might well not be dealing with it now. 3/ 5. 46. 241. Dr. Tom Frieden.
Frieden appeared widely in US and global media during the COVID-19 pandemic and became a leading voice sharing science-based analysis of the pandemic via Twitter, while advocating for increased pandemic preparedness, vaccine equity, and stronger public health systems.
Community-wide masking is associated with 10-80% reductions in infections and deaths, with higher numbers associated with higher levels of mask wearing in high-risk areas. 12/
