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Dr Prital Patel 🍉

@prital_

22 days

Palestine is holding a mirror to all our institutions. This letter articulates just how terribly we have failed.

Health Workers Alliance for Palestine

@HA4Palestine

22 days

“One comment that concerned me was the assertion that condemning anti-Palestinian discrimination would inadvertently acknowledge Palestine's existence and open up a whole can of worms." -Fisayo Aruleba, medical learner rep for ARADAAC. Full letter in link in bio @HA4Palestine 2/8

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Dr Prital Patel 🍉

@prital_

12 days

The first 14 pages are under 1 year olds. The first 14 pages are under 1 year olds. The first 14 pages are under 1 year olds. The first 14 pages are under 1 year olds. The first 14 pages are under 1 year olds. The first 14 pages are under 1 year olds.

Sharif Kouddous شريف عبد القدوس

@sharifkouddous

12 days

The Ministry of Health in Gaza has just published a 649-page document with the the name, age, gender, ID number of every Palestinian killed in Gaza from October 7 to August 31 that it has info for (over 34k out of 40k). The 1st 14 pages the age is listed as 0 (under 1 year old)

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Dr Prital Patel 🍉

@prital_

3 years

@WFKARS Daniel, pls feel free to use/share/ modify my infographic. I made this early last year when the concept of mRNA vaccines was fresh & hesitancy high. Sad to see that it’s still an issue & there’s a dearth of good scientifically sound & accessible comms

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Dr Prital Patel 🍉

@prital_

8 years

Dear world, here's our prime minister in a wet shirt. #yourewelcome #PrideTO

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Dr Prital Patel 🍉

@prital_

4 years

How can we trust mRNA vaccines that were made so quickly? It’s a 100% valid question & one that I get asked so frequently. Here’s my longish answer condensed in the form of an infographic. Feel free to share/ re-use

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Dr Prital Patel 🍉

@prital_

27 days

I repeat, we cannot do decolonization work, in truth to ourselves, on Turtle Island & beyond, without also speaking up for Palestine. Here’s your chance to not be performative, to build trust as people, as researchers, as organizations-Speak up. Your liberation is tied to this.

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Dr Prital Patel 🍉

@prital_

4 years

For so many people the COVID-19 vaccine didn’t come soon enough💔. For so many people vaccines will be available but hesitancy will get in the way. I’m hoping these photos of mom & dad getting the #AstraZeneca shot today empower you to make the choice to get vaccinated.

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Dr Prital Patel 🍉

@prital_

3 years

I did not hesitate to get vaccinated. It happened because of these privileges: - decades studying science - knowing the health care system - understanding clinical trials - unlimited access to reading materials in a language of my choice - a valid visa - flexible work hours

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Dr Prital Patel 🍉

@prital_

4 years

This is so painful to watch.

Naheed Dosani

@NaheedD

4 years

With ICUs facing immense pressures, #COVID19 vaccination lacking at a population level & dangerous variants in our communities...Who else thinks Ontario is reopening too early? 🤔

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Dr Prital Patel 🍉

@prital_

4 years

How the #covid19 mRNA vaccine works in 1.5 minutes and ZERO scientific jargon- video version, turn up the volume. #scicomm #Moderna #biontech

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Dr Prital Patel 🍉

@prital_

4 years

@whereisdaz I wish this was the headline every media outlet used- “vaccine interferes with the HIV diagnostic test”. That’s it. That’s the headline.

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Dr Prital Patel 🍉

@prital_

4 years

As a Canadian living in Australia, I am heartbroken thinking about how different it could have been. How different it should have been. 28,871 total *CASES* in Australia 🇦🇺 until now 21,004 total *DEATHS* in Canada 🇨🇦 until now

Nora Loreto

@NoLore

4 years

Canada passed 21,000 deaths today. I missed the fanfare. I missed the bells ringing.

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Dr Prital Patel 🍉

@prital_

3 years

Dear #Canadian front line workers, I’m sorry you’re witnessing protests outside your workplace during what has been the most emotionally, mentally, & physically challenging period of your professional life. Hoping this story from an ex-antivaxxer in my DMs cheers you up

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Dr Prital Patel 🍉

@prital_

4 years

Low literacy rates can be a huge barrier to getting quality public health messaging across. Thinking of countries like Chad, Mali, & Afghanistan with literacy rates <60%, @sillenojunior created an emoji version of the Swiss cheese model to help address those barriers @MackayIM

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Dr Prital Patel 🍉

@prital_

7 months

@yipengGe @uOttawaMed @CMA_Docs When I think of the kind of person who should work closely with marginalized communities, I now think of you. Your integrity, advocacy, awareness of cultural safety, community & patient-first attitude, & the humility to know community strengths have been so refreshing to see.

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Dr Prital Patel 🍉

@prital_

4 years

Got COVID-19 vaccine questions? @MoriartyLab has brought together an amazing team of experts that would love to answer them over daily zoom calls- we're super chill & friendly. See link in article/ you could also email Q's to @kimzarzour .

Got questions? Here’s where to find answers about COVID-19 and vaccines

From side effects to trusting a 'rushed' vaccine, experts answer your questions.

www.yorkregion.com

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Dr Prital Patel 🍉

@prital_

3 years

I’m looking forward to applying my for Australian citizenship. But, I’m not to lie. This moment in the pandemic- where it became illegal for Australians to return home made me very uneasy, & uncomfortable. It de-valued an Aussie passport.

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Dr Prital Patel 🍉

@prital_

3 years

😭😭😭 hello Toh-runh-oh, it’s been far too long ❤️❤️❤️

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Dr Prital Patel 🍉

@prital_

7 months

Solidarity means showing up. Not just when the hard work is done, when there’s buy in & when you’ve got nothing to lose. It’s fighting for equity & fighting unjust systems *despite* having everything to lose. So grateful to have voices like this in medicine.

Yipeng Ge 葛义朋

@yipengGe

7 months

I had the honour and privilege of being in community yesterday evening in Ottawa hearing and sharing perspectives on the ongoing genocide in Gaza and moving forward through collective action and solidarity work.

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Dr Prital Patel 🍉

@prital_

4 years

@AmolAVerma @TorontoIDDoc @zchagla Thank you! Graphic has an open license (CC by 4.0) so feel free to share, distribute, publish modify. Also want to acknowledge the original mastermind @MackayIM . He is populating the translations as they are completed here:

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Dr Prital Patel 🍉

@prital_

6 months

Do people understand that Gaza is now a psychological & physical open air torture prison trapping 2 million civilians. 1. The incessant buzzing of drones (sleep deprivation) 2. The lack of food/ water & systematic inhibition of aid 3. Civilians (majority children) not knowing…

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Dr Prital Patel 🍉

@prital_

4 years

@AntibioticDoc @MackayIM has a couple of brilliant blog posts on this. and here’s one on “false positive” PCR:

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Dr Prital Patel 🍉

@prital_

4 years

@choo_ek Not that I need anyone to influence me to get a jab, but I think seeing CEOs/ board of the vaccine manufacturers and their families get a jab live would boost vaccine confidence. Icing on the cake: A random shot from a random lot picked by a vocal antivaxxer.

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Dr Prital Patel 🍉

@prital_

8 years

This. ❤️. Even our health care is not immune to the highly contagious Canadian spirit 🇨🇦. @DrJenGunter

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Dr Prital Patel 🍉

@prital_

4 years

Curious about how mRNA vaccines like Moderna and Pfizer/BioNTech work? I teamed up with dad (my lay audience) to create this easy to understand, free of scientific jargon explainer. Hope you enjoy it!

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Dr Prital Patel 🍉

@prital_

7 years

@JustinTrudeau Science & its trainees need your leadership & full support! Pls implement the Naylor Report! #SupportTheReport @jwoodgett

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@prital_

1 month

Tylenol & Ibuprofen was the only thing available to a 3 year old child suffering from head to toe burns. Israel has destroyed hospitals and imposed blockades preventing critical humanitarian aid from entering Gaza. This is not a war.

Ben Thomson 🇵🇸

@BenNephrology

1 month

#EyeWitnessGaza World Humanitarian Day: Physician Dr Abdul Basith #Gaza March 2024: 7year old girl struck from #Israel bomb. Despite best efforts, she was killed by #Israel 's indiscriminant attack Time for 2-way arms embargo @JustinTrudeau @melaniejoly #ActForHumanity @CIJ_ICJ

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Dr Prital Patel 🍉

@prital_

4 years

The #Hindi Swiss cheese model. Many thanks to Shweta Sharma for translating, and Preeta Ummi ( @UnniPreeta ), Ellaha Wahaj, and Abhishek Dubey for proofreading. @MackayIM @TorontoIDDoc @amolaverma @zchagla @xamm0x @TOPublicHealth @ottawahealth

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Dr Prital Patel 🍉

@prital_

4 years

@EpiEllie Thank you for this list- really comprehensive! Created a post for IG

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Dr Prital Patel 🍉

@prital_

4 years

When this is over & hugging is allowed again, find & hug a basic scientist. We are in a position to end this pandemic because they burnt the midnight oil for decades in search of answers they had no idea would be pivotal in ending the pandemic. Also, push to fund basic science.

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Dr Prital Patel 🍉

@prital_

4 years

Just received the most beautiful message on Instagram (I’ve been doing some #scicomm on vaccines). I’d be lying if I said the world didn’t get blurry for a few seconds while reading that 😭😭😭♥️♥️♥️. #vaccineswork

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Dr Prital Patel 🍉

@prital_

3 years

😢 never thought I’d see this in Canada.

Toronto Star

@TorontoStar

3 years

⚡️ #StarExclusive : As third wave worsens, Sunnybrook field hospital prepares to open early and tents begin to go up at Toronto Western, Toronto General

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@prital_

4 months

As academics, I hope we take pause, the next time we write the words health equity, marginalized populations, culturally & linguistically diverse, Indigenous health etc. into our grants. I hope we reflect on how our silence on Palestine makes our research exploitative.

Prof. Devi Sridhar

@devisridhar

4 months

“Most children under five in Gaza are spending entire days without eating anything at all.”

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@prital_

3 years

I learn SO much from @EpiEllie & this here is a valuable lesson. There HASN’T been ONE expert on COVID-19, it’s taken so many brilliant minds working together & yes that still means getting things wrong sometimes. Science is self-correcting & it is THE MOST powerful tool we have

Dr Ellie Murray, ScD

@EpiEllie

3 years

I saw a tweet about how there isn’t enough discussion of what experts got wrong on COVID, so here’s a thread of things I got wrong.

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@prital_

4 years

Needed to see this today.

Hugh Kearns

@ithinkwellHugh

4 years

#MentalHealth : If you get tired, learn to rest, not to quit. These are difficult days. Many of us are tired at the moment. Sometimes it's tempting to think you should quit/give up. But before you do that have a rest. Things may seem different once you're rested. Have a weekend.

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Dr Prital Patel 🍉

@prital_

3 years

Just spoke to a friend who tested positive for covid19 in Australia😞. In between fits of coughs, this is what they said “I never thought I would test positive, I should have just got AstraZeneca when I had the chance”. Immunity takes time to build. Please don’t delay your shots.

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Dr Prital Patel 🍉

@prital_

7 years

I study liver development, regeneration, and cancer. #students4thereport #SupportTheReport

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Dr Prital Patel 🍉

@prital_

4 years

-35 looking better than +40 right about now 😂 @KrishanaSankar . Never leaving my window open again ever.

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Dr Prital Patel 🍉

@prital_

4 years

Hey #phdstudents , when it feels like everything is going wrong with your projects, remember this moment 👇🏽 when things didn’t go as planned for a group of brilliant scientists working on the covid19 vax. It’s part of the process & has nothing to do with your capabilities #phdchat

Paul Young

@ProfPaulYoung

4 years

@whereisdaz Thanks @whereisdaz , appreciate the message. The team is doing it tough, but we will regroup, adapt and move forward. It's what scientists do 👍

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Dr Prital Patel 🍉

@prital_

4 years

@Ryan_Mac_Phd Have you seen this? We’re working on translations:

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@prital_

4 years

@KrishanaSankar @KindrachukJason @dfreedman7 @RachelAlter007 @DrLindaMD @ThisIsOurShot @AlexMMTri @MDaware @docweighsin @drmikesevilla @DrCSWilliam @BrainCoach333 @ENirenberg @kateasterisk @KStateTurk @DocEMurray @DeNovo_Fatima @drdeannasanter @SabiVM @MoriartyLab @jonathanstea When it’s my turn I’ll get vaccinated because: 💉 It eliminates my chances of needing a hospital, 💉 people w/ other serious conditions & emergencies will have access to precious hospital beds, 💉 Frontline workers need relief @xamm0x @jwoodgett @meaganclarkie #ThisIsOurShot

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Dr Prital Patel 🍉

@prital_

3 years

@famousshea @WFKARS Your hesitation is commendable😁. Here’s an easy read from a highly regarded scientific journal that covers most of the points: & also if you head over to & type in mRNA vaccines you should be able to see the list of prior studies

The lightning-fast quest for COVID vaccines — and what it means for other diseases

Nature - The speedy approach used to tackle SARS-CoV-2 could change the future of vaccine science.

www.nature.com

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Dr Prital Patel 🍉

@prital_

3 years

Spoke to a vaccine hesitant Uber driver in Australia who had cancelled his 80+ year old mom’s AZ appointment. We went over how rare risks were & the symptoms of VIPIT. Added in personal story of my parents & I getting AZ vaccine. Appointment will be rebooked. Scicomm never stops.

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@prital_

4 years

I find myself retweeting @NaheedD a lot 👇🏽. #healthequity #accessibility

Naheed Dosani

@NaheedD

4 years

Ontario will soon launch a web portal for booking #COVID19 vaccination appointments. The people I care for experience homelessness. They lack access to phones & computers. How will they get an appointment? Systemic discrimination via technology fuels inequities.

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4 years

The #Korean Swiss cheese 🧀 model translated by @celinayang . Translation verified independently by Heeyong Lee and Dr Hyun Jin Kang. Thank you so very much for your efforts! #covid19 @MackayIM @jwoodgett @COVID_19_Canada @MoriartyLab

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Dr Prital Patel 🍉

@prital_

4 years

Just asked my parents to book appointments for the AstraZeneca vaccine. It’s a great vaccine. Please get the vaccine that is offered to you. Be safe my friends 🇨🇦

Amir, PharmD

@TheAmirImani

4 years

🔥🔥Ontario #COVID19 AZ Vaccine available for people 60-64: Many pharmacies and chains offering. Costco + Rexall have online waitlists now: Costco: Rexall: I'll add more links as I find them. 330 pharmacies expected to offer.

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@prital_

4 years

The #Dari Swiss Cheese #covid19 prevention model. Many thanks to Jawid Noor for leading the translation and Aqa Mohammad Noor, Neela Zalmay, and Dr Jalil Zalmay for proofreading. @MackayIM @MuskaStanakzai @TOLOnews @mophofficial Open licence (CC by 4.0, feel free to share/adapt)

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Dr Prital Patel 🍉

@prital_

4 years

Here's a list of experts who volunteer their time on the zoom calls. We are all in this together. If you're hesitant/ anxious about getting the vaccine, please come ask your questions

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@prital_

3 years

So many people won’t tick those boxes. Compassion and education go a long way. Labelling & blaming don’t. Check your privileges before name- calling.

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@prital_

4 years

The #Mandarin Swiss cheese model. Many thanks to Zheng Song for translating and Kempton Lam ( @Kempton ) & Sharon Dong for proofreading. @MackayIM

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@prital_

2 months

Ghada Sasa | غادة سعسع PhD(c) 🇵🇸

@sasa_ghada

2 months

Israeli settlers are burning our olive trees RIGHT NOW under the protection of Israeli occupation soldiers in my village of Madama. We Palestinians are facing genocide and ecocide. Settlers are increasingly launching fires & inching them closer to our homes.

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@prital_

8 years

Potentially the last #phdweekend . Bitter sweet... Looking back at some amazing weekend sunset views from the lab & my room. 😭😶☺️ @PhDForum

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@prital_

4 years

Got this msg from a family member. So many people don’t have immediate access to scientists & doctors to dispel myths like this & will be left behind. Undoing the damage of the AZ vaccine pause is going to be an uphill battle. Fear-based misinformation sticks like superglue 😞

Zain Chagla

@zchagla

4 years

Some of this is truly hesitancy. I'm seeing it even in my own patients. Fears around AZ, long term side effects etc. ALL healthcare providers (primary care or specialist) please engage with your patients at every encounter, empower yourself to answer questions 3/

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@prital_

4 years

@zchagla @TorontoIDDoc I’ve been volunteering with @COVID_19_Canada to bring public health messaging to linguistically diverse communities. This graphic was originally developed by Prof Ian Mackay and I would love your help in spreading the word. Please see his page:

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@prital_

3 years

Really feeling this today 😫😫😫😫😫😫😫😫

Dr Prital Patel 🍉

@prital_

3 years

Working in Public Health right now

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@prital_

4 years

With community transmission high in many places, it’s not a matter of if but a matter of when you will come into contact with covid19. Get the first shot that is offered to you. All approved shots nearly eliminate your chances of severe disease & dying from COVID-19.

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@prital_

3 months

I saw a photograph of the night sky from Gaza. “Wow, that’s incredible,” I remarked, “They can see so many stars”. Look closely, they said, “they aren’t stars”. My heart dropped. The fuzziness I saw weren’t star trails from a long exposure. They had captured drones. 💔💔💔

Chanda Prescod-Weinstein

@IBJIYONGI

3 months

As I captured this beautiful image of the Dumbbell Nebula last night, I thought a lot about my Palestinian colleagues who also enjoy stargazing and are cut off from this key spiritual activity. Free Palestine 🇵🇸

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@prital_

3 years

😭😭😭 thank you vaccines ♥️♥️♥️

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@prital_

7 months

Yep, compounding impacts: think of the sheer # of Palestinian academics, doctors, nurses, lawyers, journalists that have been killed. Shoulders for these children to stand on. Importantly too, the loss of their kinship systems & (sigh) loss of limbs, universities. But sure 📸op🙄

Heidi Matthews

@Heidi__Matthews

7 months

This is appropriation of Palestinian childhood. Joly talks about abstract “children” without identifying this girl as Palestinian. Universalizing the girl’s fate as “ours” detaches it from the future of Palestinians & dilutes the importance of children to the group’s continuation

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@prital_

4 years

Just quietly slip these into those WhatsApp groups shh 🤫 👇🏽

Josiah uses far too much text

@JT_Grindrod

4 years

@MackayIM @UQ_News @kat_arden I took some liberties to send to stubborn family members that seem to think eating at a restaurant and then visiting our 92 y/o grandmother is wise. Thoughts?

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@prital_

3 years

I’m not going to lie. It’s been really hard not being able to see any family for the past ~two years. Really hope this years holidays are going to be different & we can do this in a way that is safe for everyone.

Dr Ranjit Rao

@ranjitrao1

3 years

Come on Australia. The world is watching and it’s bloody embarrassing. Time to reunite families. Open international borders to vaccinated Australians + negative test b4 departure + negative rapid test on arrival , into home quarantine. There is really no excuse now

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@prital_

5 years

Re-defining end to end service. You saw it here first, in Waterloo, Sydney.

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@prital_

4 years

A letter of thanks to science & my global human fam for everything you've done from strangers and friends alike in 2020.

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@prital_

5 months

There are no means left to diagnose cancers in Gaza. There are no pathologists left. There is no imaging facility left. Cancer biologists, researchers, doctors where is your outrage? Your silence is killing civilians. It’s violating your Hippocratic oath.

Osaid - #NotATarget 🗝 🇵🇸

@OsaidesserMD

5 months

Let’s not forget #Shifa_hospital . This is the largest surgical building in #Gaza before & after Israel bombed it & kept on fire for at least a wk This is where we used to do our surgery conference to discuss cases, operate & relax & drink coffee after a busy day 😞 #NotATarget

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@prital_

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And yes, I did ask dad to take a photo with the AZ vial, and he explained this strange request to the staff by sharing my vaccine hesitancy news articles ❤️😆. 14,000 km away from mom and dad, I’m breathing easier today than I have in over a year.

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@prital_

4 years

You asked, we (w/ @zchagla answered) .

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@prital_

4 years

The Swiss cheese model getting mainstream coverage! Check out @MackayIM ‘s figshare page for various translations (more coming) ! Let’s try our best to share this quality health care messaging & reach our linguistically diverse communities.

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@prital_

3 years

🇨🇦 Mum & dad are booked in for their second Moderna shot tomorrow! Call your local pharmacies. If they have #Moderna available please get that. It is equivalent to #Pfizer . Being fully vaccinated is really important for protection against the Delta variant. #vaxfacts

Dr Prital Patel 🍉

@prital_

4 years

For so many people the COVID-19 vaccine didn’t come soon enough💔. For so many people vaccines will be available but hesitancy will get in the way. I’m hoping these photos of mom & dad getting the #AstraZeneca shot today empower you to make the choice to get vaccinated.

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The #Malayalam Swiss cheese #covid19 model. Many thanks to @UnniPreeta from translating and Raghunath Gangadharan for proofreading. @MackayIM @shailajateacher @CMOKerala . Graphic has an open license (CC by 4.0). Please consider adapting into your public health messaging.

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@prital_

4 years

So awesome to see @MackayIM ‘s Swiss 🧀 model translations on @OMNITelevision @OMNIpunjabi . Our lead Punjabi translator spoke about how she engaged her parents in the process & ensured accessibility for people with basic language skills. Full story:

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@prital_

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The #Cantonese #covid19 Swiss cheese model. Many thanks to Sharon Dong for translating and Leann Leung, Zheng Song, and Kemptom Lam ( @Kempton ) for proofreading. @MackayIM . More translations linked here:

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@prital_

3 years

You *have* to watch this. #COVID19nsw #COVID19Aus #COVID19 #VaccinePassport #Vaccinated

Family Guy

@FamilyGuyonFOX

3 years

Watch the new #FamilyGuy Short! Stewie and Brian travel inside Peter’s body to explain how vaccines work. Have questions about the COVID-19 vaccines? Visit for the most accurate and timely facts so we can all get back to the moments we love and miss most.

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Dr Prital Patel 🍉

@prital_

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@MPaiMD @JanelleM1432 @DFisman @COVIDSciOntario Taken directly from that document- I created this for my IG scicomm. I’m under 35 & chose to take this vaccine despite living in Australia where we don’t have community transmission.

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Dr Prital Patel 🍉

@prital_

6 months

@PriyamvadaGopal Worth listening to this interview of Prof Avi Shlaim in its entirety.

The forgotten history of Arab Jews | Avi Shlaim | The Big Picture...

For thousands of years, Jewish communities lived and thrived in the Arab world, and were integral to shaping its history, culture and economy.But when Israel...

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Dr Prital Patel 🍉

@prital_

4 years

Honestly, I have learnt so much from @MoriartyLab ‘s zoom calls. If anyone would like to drop in, ask questions, learn, and feel encouraged and supported to do outreach in their own minority communities, we could all help people reach more people.

Zain Chagla

@zchagla

4 years

As we embark on a large rollout we can’t have these discrepancies

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Dr Prital Patel 🍉

@prital_

9 years

#IAmAScientistBecause I'd rather get judged by Impact Factor than how I look 😜 #science http://t.co/Yka7EyGZn5

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Dr Prital Patel 🍉

@prital_

3 years

4. I pointed them to the “disinformation dozen”- showing them that majority of the vaccine misinformation comes from just 12 people who spread lies to elevate their social media presence & push “alternative” products for profits

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Dr Prital Patel 🍉

@prital_

4 years

The zoom calls started by @MoriartyLab are staffed with so many professionals who are there in a personal capacity to dispel vaccine myths & alleviate anxieties @KrishanaSankar @sillenojunior @thekimgauthier @miramaximos @TheAmirImani @zchagla @spiral_science to name a few

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@prital_

4 years

@Cmdr_Hadfield Taken in Sydney last night 🌕😃😃😃

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@prital_

7 months

@Heidi__Matthews Highly recommend this short and impactful piece from an Indigenous author from Australia. It certainly gave me a lot of food for thought as a migrant to Canada.

What Is Colonisation? | Common Ground

Tyson Holloway-Clarke explains the history of colonisation, and how it continues today.

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@prital_

4 years

@MoriartyLab @IrfanDhalla Are we convinced that the B117 variant isn’t already widespread in Canada 😢? I don’t think we have decent genomic surveillance to be sure.

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@prital_

4 years

So good to see @MackayIM ‘s model in the @nytimes . The power of peer review by twitter :) #scicomm

The New York Times

@nytimes

4 years

Want to know how to end the pandemic? Look no further than cheese. The multilayered “Swiss cheese” model was originally created to improve industrial safety. Now, Ian Mackay, a virologist, has adapted it for the coronavirus.

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Dr Prital Patel 🍉

@prital_

3 years

Dear World, For the next pandemic, let’s hire scientists who’re excellent communicators to take care of the vaccine & science communication at the level of government comms & media, k? Let’s make click baits a punishable crime. Sincerely, An exhausted vaccine outreach volunteer

Reuters

@Reuters

3 years

@ReutersWorld CLARIFICATION: The WHO has clarified that public health agencies, not individuals, should make decisions on mixing and matching COVID vaccines, based on available data. We are deleting other tweets that lack context

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Dr Prital Patel 🍉

@prital_

3 years

The reality is that you’d be hard pressed to find a respectable doctor or scientist who is against the covid19 vaccine.

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@prital_

4 years

@LeylaDAsadi This should have been the messaging. From the beginning.

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@prital_

4 years

Blessing for people in multigenerational homes 🏡 🙏🏽

Peel Region

@regionofpeel

4 years

Free, comfortable, and private hotel rooms are available for anyone who can’t self-isolate at home. Let’s do our best to keep each other safe. Call 905-281-1269.

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@prital_

4 months

It's profoundly disappointing to witness the silence of those who wrote “health equity”, “Indigenous health”, “social justice” into their grants/ mandates. Their silence on Palestine shatters the very foundation of trust & commitment we promised communities.

daanis

@gindaanis

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@christibelcourt I feel this so deeply. I have lost friendships over this. Lost respect for people I looked up to.

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Dr Prital Patel 🍉

@prital_

4 years

On vaccine uptake: “This is not me talking to them this is me listening to them-can we designed this program to really respect the needs of various communities”. Engage with communities. Please. One size doesn’t fit all. Amazing efforts by @sacovidtf ! #COVID19Vaccine

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Dr Prital Patel 🍉

@prital_

3 years

What I’ve learnt doing vaccine outreach ✅ listen ✅ acknowledge concerns ✅ correct misinformation ✅ share personal stories ✅ communicate that benefits greatly outweigh any potential/ perceived risks for most people in most situations. ✅ be transparent about unknowns

Health Nerd

@GidMK

3 years

My new piece is about vaccine hesitancy - which is normal, and common - vs denial, which is a different kettle of fish entirely

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@prital_

3 years

COVID isn’t mild for: - The exhausted health care worker who has been at this for 2+ years. - The immunocompromised individuals who can’t mount an immune response - The overwhelmed hospital & public health systems

Madhu Pai, MD, PhD

@paimadhu

3 years

For the lucky, triple-vaccinated folks, Omicron may be "mild" What about the 3.3 billion souls still waiting for their first dose?

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@prital_

8 years

Hhmmppphh. #science #phdchat

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@prital_

3 years

Sometime people just need to have a conversation with doctors & scientists who will hear their concerns out. Well, luckily @MoriartyLab has organised a platform that connects clinicians and scientists with people who just want to have a judgement-free conversation on vaccines.

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Dr Prital Patel 🍉

@prital_

4 years

Breathing a little easier today as my favourite respiratory therapist in the world wide world got his first #Pfizer vaccine shot. So grateful to all essential workers who’ve been at this since March. #thisisourshot #igotmyvaccineatuhn #covid19vacccine #vaccine

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@prital_

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It shakes me to my core when those who hold the loudest microphones use that power to distort our perception of reality & make us complicit in the unfolding of a genocide. No international journalists are allowed to enter & report freely in Gaza &…👀

The Intercept: New York Times Exposé Lacks Evidence to Claim Hamas...

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Heidi Matthews

@Heidi__Matthews

7 months

A must-read analysis of the discredited NYT reporting of “systematic” sexual violence by Hamas by @DRBoguslaw @ryangrim @jeremyscahill

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Dr Prital Patel 🍉

@prital_

4 years

The #Pashto Swiss cheese model. Many thanks to Dr Jalil Zalmay for translating and Aqa Mohammad Noor, Jawid Noor, and Neela Zalmay for proofreading. @MackayIM @MuskaStanakzai @WHOAfghanistan @mophofficial @TOLOnews open license (ccby4.0) please feel free to publish/ adapt.

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@prital_

4 years

Trans women are women. Pass it on.

Ottawa Public Health

@OttawaHealth

4 years

Trans women are women. Pass it on.

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@prital_

4 years

@michaelmina_lab @jbakcoleman @NBCNews Incredibly frustrating! This is the last slide from a vaccine hesitancy talk I did recently. @NBCNews your headline is extremely irresponsible and unethical. Stop with the click baits! Anxieties are running high, this makes it worse!

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@prital_

4 years

@SaskHealth Amazing! Thank you for sharing this graphic by @MackayIM . There are so many language translations we’ve been working on here: .

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@prital_

3 years

Wow wow woowww. Amazing setup. Need this kind of support especially for people who don’t speak English as their first language. @healthgovau @NSWHealth @mhcsnsw @hollyseale

ScienceUpFirst | LaScienced'Abord

@ScienceUpFirst

3 years

Are you or someone you love not sure about getting the COVID-19 vaccine? @VaxFactsClinic offers one-on-one calls with doctors and specialists who are happy to answer questions in a non-judgemental way. Available across Canada! 🇨🇦 #ScienceUpFirst

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@prital_

3 years

@libelous82 @First10EM @jkwan_md @BogochIsaac @DFisman mRNA vaccines being rushed are apparently still a thing 😔. #vaxfacts

Dr Prital Patel 🍉

@prital_

3 years

@WFKARS Daniel, pls feel free to use/share/ modify my infographic. I made this early last year when the concept of mRNA vaccines was fresh & hesitancy high. Sad to see that it’s still an issue & there’s a dearth of good scientifically sound & accessible comms

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