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A new clinical lab test for COVID-19 now available @UWMedicine through physicians and healthcare providers. @WADeptHealth @KCPubHealth @geekwire #COVID19seattle .
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Clinical virology lab @UWVirology @UWMedicine is testing more than 1,000 specimens a day to check for the coronavirus that causes #COVID19. Its current capacity is between 2,000 to 2,500 patient specimens a day. It is actively building capacity to 5,000 specimens a day.
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PHOTO: David Baker @UWBiochemistry @UWproteindesign @uwmedicine taking via computer at his Seattle home early this morning shortly after learning that he had received #NobelPrize2024 in chemistry for computational protein design
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“We are past the point of containment,” says @UWMedicine Dr. Helen Chu. “Now we need to keep the people who are vulnerable from getting sick.” #COVID19seattle. @UWVirology @WADeptHealth WADeptHealth .@KCPubHealth
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Princess Imoukhuede has been named the new chair of @UW Department of Bioengineering @uwengineering @UWMedicine effective Jan. 1, 2022. She looks forward to collaborative efforts for innovation in medicine & other fields
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"I think we're just at the beginning of the impact we can have," said #NobelPrize2024 laureate David Baker at a press conference this morning. @UWMedicine @UW @UWproteindesign
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Congrats to @VinGuptaMD! He was included in @Seattlemag's list of top innovators and influencers in 2021. "He has become the voice of reason for anxious Americans," they wrote. @IHME_UW @uwpccm . Link:
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* @HelenChuMD was honored by the @Seahawks for her pioneer #COVID19 work and raised the 12 Flag at Lumen Field last Sunday at a pre-season game with the Denver Broncos. Thanks to the Seahawks for sharing the photo. @UWDeptMedicine @UWMedicine @BrotmanBaty
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Huge congratulations to infectious disease physician @HelenChuMD for being named Washingtonian of the year by Lt. Gov. @cyrushabib. Chu is credited as the first physician to identify community spread of the novel coronavirus in the USA. @UWMedicine .
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Thanks to rock musician @DuffMcKagan and his wife Susan for their generous donation of 2,000 masks to our childcare center workers at @harborviewmc and @UWMedicine Northwest.
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A turning point in the fight against COVID-19: @UWMedicine is administering its first vaccines to frontline workers
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Dr. Steven Mitchell of @harborviewmc, says the #surge couldn't have come at a worse time as health care workers flee the industry due to #burnout: "I'd say we're at our most fragile time since the start of the pandemic.".@UWMedicine.
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Wonderful act of kindness by restauranteurs at London Plane in Pioneer Square - 800 meals a day for 8 days for health care workers @UWMedicine. Thank you❣️#COVID19.
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Nine year old boy injured in downtown Seattle shooting leaves @harborviewmc @UWMedicine. We wish him the best on his continued recovery.
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Surgeon @UWMedicine @UWSurgery @drwooda Dr. Estell Williams will receive 2021 Distinguished Service Award from @UW HS Administration & UW Medical Center as part of #MLKDay2021 recognitions. Shown on left in photo with med student Dorender Dankwa.
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King County hospitals are making sure patients can vote. And Dr. Herbie Duber, of @harborviewmc, helped set up one of the first VotER programs in the US. #VOTE
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Nastasia Xavier, a 33-year-old Alaska Native who got so sick with #COVID19 that she was airlifted to Seattle while in a medically induced coma. She hopes to go home soon from #UWMedicalCenter @UWMedicine @uwpccm.
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Thanks to #KingCounty voters for their resounding support of 𝗛𝗮𝗿𝗯𝗼𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿! The Prop. 1 bond measure passed with nearly 78% of the vote. @harborviewmc @UWMedicine.
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Geneva Wood, 90, was discharged from @harborviewmc after beating a life-threatening bout with #COVID19 Thanks, Eric Johnson @komonews for telling her & her family's inspiring & courageous story.
The Granny That Whupped the Coronavirus! "I wanted them to be proud that I could still push and win." #komonews #EricsHeroes
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UW Medical Center pharmacists are making hand sanitizer to supplement @UWMedicine’s supply during the #COVID19 response.
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1st under 12 #covid19 vaccine administered to Sashi Olson, 9 while mom, Dr. Shireesha Dhanireddy looks on. @shireeshabug @UWMedicine Shoreline vaccination clinic @ShorelineFire
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"I think this is really a surprise for all of us," said David Baker. His staff welcomed the newest #NobelPrize2024 winner with loud cheers and congratulations. @UWMedicine @UWproteindesign @UWBiochemistry @UW
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Dr. Randy Curtis @JRandallCurtis1 @uwpccm @UWMedicine, outstanding teacher, researcher, clinician & mentor in palliative care, died from ALS Feb. 6. He was exemplary in his dedication to family, students, patients & colleagues. His academic legacy:
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Herd immunity is a false hope, @AliHMokdad @IHME_UW tells @knkxfm @CuriousWing If 60% of the world's population got COVID19, likely 15 million would die. "It's even more criminal because it means let poor people die," he said
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Congrats to Dr. Randy Curtis @uwpccm as the 2022 recipient of the American Thoracic Society’s Outstanding Clinician Award. This award is presented to an individual who has made substantial contributions in the clinical care of patients with lung disease. @UWMedicine
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Read about David Baker, 2024 Nobel Laureate in Chemistry @UWMedicine @UWBiochemistry @proteindesign, in the latest news on the UW Medicine Newsroom
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Hear @UWMedicine virologists Keith Jerome and Alex Greninger explain antibody blood tests that check people for past #COVID19 infections in this press conference. These tests will help improve medical understanding of the virus
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.@UWMedicine reached two #COVID19 mileposts today: 100,000 vaccines administered and 2 million PCR diagnostic tests processed. @UWVirology @uwlabmedpath
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“I am so so grateful to have access to vaccination and excited to start pushing back against the pandemic,” says Dr. @JohnLynchID @harborviewmc & COVID19 clinical lead @UWMedicine @KCPubHealth @UWDeptMedicine @WADeptHealth
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David Baker talking early this morning with his fellow Nobel laureates, @demishassabis and John M. Jumper of @GoogleDeepMind. @UWproteindesign @UWBiochemistry @UW @UWMedicine #NobelPrize2024 #NobelPrizeinChemistry2024
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Dr. Helen Chu @UWMedicine receives her Washington of the Year award from Kristina Brown, executive director, Office of Lieutenant Governor @cyrushabib Congrats to Dr. Chu! @HelenChuMD @harborviewmc
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Profile of @dr_princess, the incoming chair @UWBioE @uwengineering @UWMedicine, by @PatheresaWells @SoSeaEmerald. Dr. Imoukhuede starts @UW Jan. 1 & will hold the Hunter & Dorothy Simpson Endowed Chair & Professorship
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An open-air parking garage lot at UW Medical Center Northwest has become a drive-through #COVID19 in-car testing center for @UWMedicine healthcare workers @NPRHealth @NPRjonhamilton
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"This is as good as it gets. A local kid - a Garfield High School graduate - making a global impact," said @UW President Ana Mari Cauce at a press conference today for #NobelPrize2024 laureate David Baker. @UWMedicine @UWproteindesign @SeaPubSchools
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Dr. Princess Imoukhuede @dr_princess, newly named @UWBioE chair @uwengineering @UWMedicine in Seattle, will hold the Hunter & Dorothy Simpson Endowed Chair & Professorship in Bioengineering.
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Check out these sweet messages left outside of UW Medical Center - Montlake recognizing the hard work of @UWMedicine healthcare workers #COVID19
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Gus Rowe, 12, Lidet Becker, 15, and Logan Lynch, 12, were among the first to receive the Pfizer vaccine @Harborviewmc today. We have plenty of appointments available across our @uwmedicine sites for eligible children and adults.
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Dr. Paul Ramsey, a primary care physician and CEO @UWMedicine, is grateful to receive his first dose this morning of the #COVID19 vaccine from nurse Annie Tsai.
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Dr. Helen Chu @UWMedicine is honored @Mariners game as a Hometown Hero for her pioneer #COVID-19 work in celebration of #AAPIHeritageMonth. She and her family enjoyed the festivities. Photo courtesy of @Mariners and photographer Ben Van Houten. @BrotmanBaty @UWDeptMedicine
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Lots of people have questions about COVID-19 test developed @UWMedicine. Why couldn't we use CDC test? @seattletimes has answers. In short, test has capacity to dramatically speed up time to determine if someone has the virus. @KCPubHealth @WADeptHealth .
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Dr. John Lynch @harborviewmc is grateful to receive his 2nd #COVID19 shot. We have administered more than 62,000 doses @UWMedicine to employees, community members and patients. @JohnLynchID @KCPubHealth @UWDeptMedicine
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Frederick Rivara, a worldwide leader in injury prevention, is honored for creating a better future for children. The organization representing every pediatrician in the country gives the award. @UWMedicine @HIPRC @seattlechildren @JAMAPediatrics .
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Today Amy Fry, a nurse from the #COVID19 intensive care unit @harborviewmc felt honored to be @UWMedicine's first frontline healthcare worker to receive @pfizer @BioNTech_Group #vaccine against the pandemic coronavirus. She now feels hope: "It's been a long, exhausting road.".
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Some of the first doses of #COVID19 #vaccines flown in from @pfizer arrive this morning @harborviewmc @UWMedicine
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UW Medicine to launch antibody tests for #coronavirus. Drs. Alex Greninger and Keith Jerome @UWVirology leading the way @UWMedicine. Tests ordered by your healthcare provider.@mattmarkovich @KCPubHealth
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“The show conveys the message, I think really well, that healing can come through diverse avenues, that treatment can take many forms. " - Dr. Pamela Collins @UWMedicine @UWDGH @UWPsychiatry and adviser to "The Me You Can't See" @AppleTV. @TedLandK5 .
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The @UWMedicine #COVID19 vaccination clinics provided nearly 1,000 shots to scheduled individuals yesterday during the snowy weather. They remain open for people with appointments. Kudos to our teams in administering a total of 79,000 doses so far. @harborviewmc
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This summer, travel writer and TV host @RickSteves, 69, went in for a routine doctor’s visit, which led to a prostate cancer diagnosis. "I had to go through this journey and I thought, I'm just going to tackle it like a traveler will," he said. @UWMedicine @fredhutch
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“No vaccine is 100 percent effective, and we are seeing that,” said @JoshuaLiaoMD , a @UWMedicine @UW_DGIM physician, who recommends mask-wearing indoors. “If you wait for the science to be perfect with coronavirus, then you’re lagging behind.”.@UW_VSSL.
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Thank you London Plane for providing meals to our staff @harborviewmc and other @UWMedicine hospitals. Enjoyed by many working hard like you have been. @davidmryder.
Chef Danny Conkling of The London Plane restaurant delivers hundreds of free boxed lunches to healthcare workers on the front lines of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak at Harborview Medical Center today in Seattle. For @reuters
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We welcome Dr. Ben Danielson to @UW_Pediatrics . Our CEO Dr. Paul Ramsey said in a statement that Danielson is in the process of planning a very exciting new program that will advance health equity. @uwmedicine.
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Many people are concerned about the #coronavirus outbreak and want to get tested. You cannot currently request a #COVID19seattle test for yourself - it’s up to your healthcare provider to determine that. Hand washing continues to be the best prevention. @KCPubHealth @WADeptHealth.
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Dr. Kristina Adams Waldorf @uwmedicine opens her garage for delivery of 50,000 N95 masks donated by Elon Musk @Tesla. @uwdrwaldorf @seattletimes via @seattletimes.
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Fauci's Daughters Won't Visit Him for Thanksgiving @UWMedicine's and @IHME's Dr. @VinGuptaMD talks about travel and holidays. @medscape.
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"We've already gone to three shifts. People are going to be here basically all the time," says Dr. Keith Jerome, a professor who runs the @UWVirology lab @UWMedicine. #COVID19Seattle @NPRjonhamilton.
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“The Harborview staff didn’t give up on me. They did one heck of a job at keeping me alive,” lost Mt. Rainier hiker Michael Knapinski said. @Harborviewmc @UWMedicine #ECMO @ArbabiSam @NickJohnsonMD @bulgercot @JenelleBadulak @UWashEM @elisetakahama
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Our @UWMedicine hospitals, emergency departments, #COVID-19 vaccination clinics (scheduled appointments only) and testing sites are open. Thanks to our dedicated staff for planning for the weather to be here to take care of our patients.@Harborviewmc @UWashEM
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“I can fight for others because I’ve had to fight for myself.” -- Naomi Nkinsi, one of the winners of the $90k @PDSoros fellowship for new Americans. Nkinsi is getting her MD @UWMedicine and MPH @uwdgh and @uwsph.
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Surgeons, many of whom are gun owners, release new recommendations to reduce firearm injury, death, and disability. @UWmedicine @harborviewmc’s @bulgercot is one of the co-authors. @AmCollSurgeons More:
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Thank you to all the student & scientist volunteers helping with @UWMedicine @UWVirology #COVID19 testing & to @lesommer @NPR for reporting on their dedication & that of their peers in research labs around the U.S.
University Grad Students Step Up To Fill U.S. Coronavirus Testing Void
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Dr. Stephen Schwartz, 78, a longtime professor of pathology @UWMedicine @uwpathology is remembered for his pioneering work in vascular biology, for mentoring generations of scientists, & for his vigorous advocacy for research & scholarly endeavors
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Dr. Keith Jerome and Alex Greninger @UWMedicine @GreningerLab talk to the media about development of the test @Uwvirology for diagnosing COVID-19 coronavirus
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Dr. Vin Gupta @VinGuptaMD will be the keynote speaker today for @UWComm 2021 graduation. He was selected for his ethical, factual, & empathetic communications during a global crisis. Watch at 3 p.m. today 6/11
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Thanks to our awesome #Covid_19 teams @AirliftNW @harborviewmc and UW Medical Center who never gave up. Watch the @KING5Seattle story tonight by @TedLandK5 about survivor Jenny Aguilar Blando from Reno who went home today after months of care @UWMedicine. @JenelleBadulak @UWashEM.
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As #Covid19 cases spike, 500 nurses urge King County residents:.“Please, for us, for you and your families, and for our whole community, wear a mask.” @KCPubhealth @WADeptHealth @uwmedicine @harborviewmc @MyWSNA
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Harborview's mission "is to provide health care to . the incarcerated, the homeless, people with mental illness and marginalized populations. I chose to work there for those very reasons." - Guy Maddison, RN. @mudhoney @harborviewmc @UWMedicine.
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Ordinary hero: Jules Mack oversees @harborviewmc respiratory therapists and monitors their most critical cases. She’s helping care for some of region’s sickest COVID patients while planning for possible patient surges and making sure her staff stays safe. Thank you @jhemmingsen.
As we head into the darkest days, keep in mind the people whose extraordinary efforts have helped get us through this garbage year.
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The 2024 #NobelPrize Acceptance Lectures in Chemistry will stream @NobelPrize Dec. 8, 1:50-3:40 a.m. & will then be available on YouTube Speakers are David Baker @uwbiochemistry @UWproteindesign @UWMedicine, Demis Hassabis & John Jumper @googleDeepMind
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Tonight April 21: @frontlinepbs documentary on #COVID19 includes @GreningerLab @UWVirology & others @UWMedicine Check local TV listings or @PBS online streaming or app Follow liveTwitter chat starting 6 pm PDT #frontlinePBS
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This morning @harborviewmc started giving COVID-19 @pfizer vaccines to 12 - 15 year-olds. Already 6,000 appointments for this age group are scheduled @UWMedicine. In this photo, the son of Dr. John Choe @UWDeptMedicine was among the first to get vaccinated today. @KCPubHealth
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Antibody identified in blood sample from 2003 SARS survivor neutralizes both SARS and COVID-19 coronavirus in laboratory studies @veeslerlab @UWBiochemistry Reported today in @nature Hope is that it can be further tested & fast tracked for clinical trials
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Gamers successfully designed proteins from scratch using @Foldit. @UWproteindesign's Brian Koepnick, explains how #citizenscientists can help researchers:
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Scientists use AI to design protein antitoxins against certain poisons in snake venom. The effort could lead to safer, more effective & more accessible treatments for deadly or disabling snakebites in subtropical & tropical areas @Nature @UWproteindesign
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Connie and Steve Ballmer donate $10 million to @UWMedicine to help fight #coronavirus. “This extraordinary gift is critical to expand testing at the speed and scale required to save lives,” says CEO Dr. Paul Ramsey.
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Surgeons Nicholas Vedder, Ugochi Okoroafor, and Ron Maier in yesterday's march. Ben Starnes as well. @UWMedicine #healthcareworkersforblacklives #doctorsforjustice @UWSurgery #BlackLivesMatter #whitecoats4blacklives
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Investing in research and developing interventions from those results cut down the number of deaths from car crashes. @UWMedicine @harborviewmc @bulgercot explains how we could take a similar a public health approach for #gunviolence:
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Dr. Sam Arbabi @UWMedicine speaks about devastating fireworks injuries seen @harborviewmc. Go to a fireworks show and stay safe. Thanks to the King County Fire Chiefs Association & @SkywayFire for hosting the event.@UWSurgery @SeattleFire
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Seattle has opened up two new testing sites, in cooperation with @UWMedicine @CityofSeattle @SeattleFire @KCPubHealth. The samples will be tested at the @UWVirology lab and results can be viewed through a QR code. @amcauce @GovInslee @MayorJenny.
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“The recipe to turn this around is more testing, more contact tracing, and more resources given to local and state health departments for vaccine rollout,” says @HelenChuMD @UWMedicine @BrotmanBaty @KCPubHealth @UWDeptMedicine @SiemnyKIRO7 @WADeptHealth .
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#ArtificialIntelligence software tools & algorithms have graduated from predicting protein sequence to designing new proteins quickly & accurately. Results in @ScienceMagazine by @UWproteindesign @uwbiochemistry @JustasDauparas @BasileWicky @jueseph et al
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Nurses in the #COVID19 Intensive Care Unit at UW Medical Center talk about the heartbreaking realities of the pandemic. "I don't think the media is portraying it as seriously as it is," said one. Reporter @isolderaftery @KUOW @NPR
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Dr. Santiago Neme, medical director, UWMC NW campus, recently received the #COVID vaccine. He says, “I’m feeling very grateful to science and proud of our @UWMedicine community. I’m eager for these amazing vaccines to be broadly accessible to everyone worldwide.”@santiagoneme
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UW Medicine @UWVirology launched its antibody test today. It requires an order from a healthcare provider and a blood draw. See their website for more information.
Our new antibody (serologic) test for #SARSCoV2 #COVIDー19 #HCoV19 @UWVirology @UWMedicine.goes live tomorrow. Requires an order from a health care provider and a blood draw. Ordering information available on our web page.
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“It feels surreal getting vaccinated and brings hope to frontline healthcare workers, early responders and so many others fighting the #COVID19 pandemic,” says Dr. Steve Mitchell, ER medical director @Harborviewmc @UWashEM @UWMedicine @SeattleFire @AirliftNW
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.@UWMedicine received an allotment of #COVID19 vaccine today.
3,900 doses of Pfizer vaccine unloaded at @uwmnewsroom.
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Thanks much to Girl Scouts Troop 46140 who donated 310 boxes of cookies to the ER and #COVID-19 vaccination staff @Harborviewmc. Their sign reads, “Without you our community would crumble.”@UWMedicine @sonochita @UWashEM
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Dr. Randy Curtis @uwpccm was courageous after hearing of his diagnosis with ALS. He passed away Feb. 6 and had a huge impact @UWMedicine and in the field of #PalliativeCare. He shared his journey in 2021 with @TedLandK5 @KING5Seattle. Watch his story:
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Thanks to the @UWVirology Lab and @uwlabmedpath for leading the way in #COVID-19 testing. @GovInslee @WADeptHealth.
Congratulations to @uwlabmedpath and @UWVirology on running their one millionth COVID test – which they discovered to be more tests than the federal government reporting website can handle. Thanks for all you’re doing to keep Washingtonians safe.
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Here are the buttons that will go to the first frontline workers @UWMedicine receiving their first dose of a #COVID19 #vaccine today.
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.@HelenChuMD talks to @NPR about study from her team showing about a third of outpatients with COVID-19 had lingering symptoms, including fatigue. "It did surprise us because a lot of the previous studies were done in hospitalized individuals."@UWMedicine
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Good news on pandemic front: An antibody that neutralizes broad range of sarbecoviruses, including SARS-CoV-2, has been found. It mimics binding site these viruses use to infect cells & appears to thwart mutations @sciencemagazine @veeslerlab @Vir_Biotech
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Jules Mack, Respiratory Care, gets her 2nd dose of the #COVID19 vaccine @Harborviewmc today. She says, “I feel amazing and grateful to receive my vaccine.” Over 13,000 vaccines have been administered to @UWMedicine employees and community members.
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By Friday, 40% of seniors 75+ were vaccinated in King County, up from 9% a week earlier. And @UWVirology is testing 200 samples a week for variants. #pandemicprogress @UWMedicine @KCPubHealth @KIRO7Seattle
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Nick Johnson, an ER doctor @UWMedicine tells it like it is @harborviewmc working in a pandemic and assuring all patients. And when people in Seattle yelled for healthcare workers at 8p on a Sunday, he liked that. @PreventionMag @NickJohnsonMD .
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'Bridgerton' author, and @UWMedicine's Dr. Paul Pottinger make ultimate Seattle power couple and romance story. Happy Valentine's Day! #bridgerton @PaulPottingerMD @komonews #infectiousdisease.
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The amount of coronavirus a person with #COVID19 is hosting could be one of the indicators of severity of disease. @GreningerLab showed viral load drops as defenses kick in. @nytimes article by @apoorva_nyc
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A group of infectious disease experts @UWMedicine and @UW, with input from others, drafted a collective response on why protesting is necessary even in a pandemic. They created an open letter that has been signed by more than 1k. @Drbenderignacio @Slate .
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