Our new paper out in NEJM. High rates of Covid-19 vaccination within US Indigenous communities compared to other races. We often only hear about the deficits and not our great strengths. NIHB UNPFII @_IllumiNatives UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences #Indigenous nejm.org/doi/full/10.10…

Negative rapid test, then Covid positive? My friend Michael Mina's graphic adapted Financial Times by John Burn-Murdoch ft.com/content/cbd0fb…

If you are having trouble finding a P2 or N95 right now, here's a quick reminder on one way to make a surgical mask work harder for you:

Can we please stop calling Selwyn Leeks ‘doctor.’ What he did was the antithesis of doctoring. It further perpetuates the harms to his victims.

How is this happening!

Aroha and solidarity

Hey all, We are seeing a lot of COVID cases presenting as a tummy bug, in children but also in adults. If you have symptoms of diarrhoea and/or vomiting, it might be a good idea to get tested, especially in children. Stay safe out there ❤️

Omicron's lethality in Hong Kong, already at an unprecedented level for the pandemic, is still on the rise

I wrote this last week, not expecting the new wave to manifest this quickly erictopol.substack.com/p/the-epidemic…

Āna! He Tōtara nui… moe mai rā e te Rangatira i roto i tō waka, moe rangimārie mai

Ivermectin: the largest randomized, double-blind trial yet conducted, with early treatment, indicates there is no difference compared with placebo. It doesn't work. Period. nejm.org/doi/full/10.10… just published NEJM

No excuse!

Excess mortality in Massachusetts during Omicron was worse than Delta. In all adult age groups. #NotMild. jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/…

Appalling

The time to achieve optimal management of gout has passed. Accepting the status quo is accepting a decrease in life expectancy, disproportionately burdened on Māori and Pasifika..commenting on the work of Matire Harwood et al

Bringing primary health and community care in from the cold in the New Zealand health reforms publish.csiro.au/HC/HC22077 Great work as always NZ youre selfish

Litany of failure 🥲

No doubt the removal of copayment prescription charges will help some people = well needed. It also means the greatest # of people who will benefit do not require assistance. It's the over simplistic (fences/people/boxes) depiction of equality = anti-equity = unwise spending!