{"id":1240012039235555300,"conversation_id":"1240012034659491843","created_at":1584476883000,"date":"2020-03-17","time":"20:28:03","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3145930709,"username":"healthmac","name":"Dr. Chris Mackie","place":"","tweet":"Folks, please take quarantine seriously. 14 days after returning to Canada.\n\nThanks, you guys are the best! Go Canada!","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":3,"retweets_count":27,"likes_count":89,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/Healthmac/status/1240012039235555328","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3145930709","username":"Healthmac"}],"retweet_date":"","translate":"","trans_src":"","trans_dest":""}
{"id":1240012038245625900,"conversation_id":"1240012034659491843","created_at":1584476882000,"date":"2020-03-17","time":"20:28:02","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3145930709,"username":"healthmac","name":"Dr. Chris Mackie","place":"","tweet":"Of those who traveled outside of Canada, the most frequent source country (29.0%) was the USA; the most common states visited included New York, Colorado, California, Florida, Nevada, and Massachusetts.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":4,"retweets_count":28,"likes_count":31,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/Healthmac/status/1240012038245625857","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3145930709","username":"Healthmac"}],"retweet_date":"","translate":"","trans_src":"","trans_dest":""}
{"id":1240012035661926400,"conversation_id":"1240012034659491843","created_at":1584476882000,"date":"2020-03-17","time":"20:28:02","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3145930709,"username":"healthmac","name":"Dr. Chris Mackie","place":"","tweet":"Of these, 92% either traveled outside of Canada within the 14 days prior to symptom onset (77%) or were a close contact of a case (15%).","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":1,"retweets_count":4,"likes_count":16,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/Healthmac/status/1240012035661926401","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3145930709","username":"Healthmac"}],"retweet_date":"","translate":"","trans_src":"","trans_dest":""}
{"id":1240012034659491800,"conversation_id":"1240012034659491843","created_at":1584476882000,"date":"2020-03-17","time":"20:28:02","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3145930709,"username":"healthmac","name":"Dr. Chris Mackie","place":"","tweet":"Update: travel to US is a major factor.\n\nAs of 8:00am on Tuesday Monday March 17, 2020, Ontario has confirmed a total of 171 cases of COVID-19. 1/","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":5,"retweets_count":76,"likes_count":85,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/Healthmac/status/1240012034659491843","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3145930709","username":"Healthmac"}],"retweet_date":"","translate":"","trans_src":"","trans_dest":""}
{"id":1239662648129654800,"conversation_id":"1239658925210861574","created_at":1584393581000,"date":"2020-03-16","time":"21:19:41","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3145930709,"username":"healthmac","name":"Dr. Chris Mackie","place":"","tweet":"It's also a great time to enjoy the rich opportunities for immersion in nature that Canada affords. Getting out into the Great Outdoors may be the most effective social distancing you could do. \n\nTime to take a hike!","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":4,"retweets_count":21,"likes_count":100,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/Healthmac/status/1239662648129654786","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3145930709","username":"Healthmac"}],"retweet_date":"","translate":"","trans_src":"","trans_dest":""}
{"id":1239661940886077400,"conversation_id":"1239658925210861574","created_at":1584393413000,"date":"2020-03-16","time":"21:16:53","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3145930709,"username":"healthmac","name":"Dr. Chris Mackie","place":"","tweet":"Please keep it up, and also please be reasonable and creative. If you haven't seen your childhood friend in years, don't hesitate. If you can reorganize your work meeting to be a teleconference, or videoconference, or screening-sharing thing, please do! The show must go on.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":5,"retweets_count":6,"likes_count":34,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/Healthmac/status/1239661940886077444","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3145930709","username":"Healthmac"}],"retweet_date":"","translate":"","trans_src":"","trans_dest":""}
{"id":1239661464983666700,"conversation_id":"1239658925210861574","created_at":1584393299000,"date":"2020-03-16","time":"21:14:59","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3145930709,"username":"healthmac","name":"Dr. Chris Mackie","place":"","tweet":"Many of you have already made decisions that will help with social distancing, and may already be helping to stem the spread of #COVID19. Thank you!","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":2,"retweets_count":4,"likes_count":34,"hashtags":["#covid19"],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/Healthmac/status/1239661464983666694","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3145930709","username":"Healthmac"}],"retweet_date":"","translate":"","trans_src":"","trans_dest":""}
{"id":1239660558330323000,"conversation_id":"1239658925210861574","created_at":1584393083000,"date":"2020-03-16","time":"21:11:23","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3145930709,"username":"healthmac","name":"Dr. Chris Mackie","place":"","tweet":"The Chief Medical Officer of Health has also recommended closure of all daycares, and concellation of gatherings of over 50 people, and I support these recommendations as well.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":6,"retweets_count":13,"likes_count":37,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/Healthmac/status/1239660558330322953","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3145930709","username":"Healthmac"}],"retweet_date":"","translate":"","trans_src":"","trans_dest":""}
{"id":1239660312397320200,"conversation_id":"1239658925210861574","created_at":1584393024000,"date":"2020-03-16","time":"21:10:24","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3145930709,"username":"healthmac","name":"Dr. Chris Mackie","place":"","tweet":"It is NOT time to panic. It is NOT time to shutter all businesses. But it is time to make carefully selected choices to reduce spread. Waiting is no longer an option.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":5,"retweets_count":13,"likes_count":47,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/Healthmac/status/1239660312397320192","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3145930709","username":"Healthmac"}],"retweet_date":"","translate":"","trans_src":"","trans_dest":""}
{"id":1239659723357655000,"conversation_id":"1239658925210861574","created_at":1584392884000,"date":"2020-03-16","time":"21:08:04","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3145930709,"username":"healthmac","name":"Dr. Chris Mackie","place":"","tweet":"As such, I am joining the Chief Medical Officer of Health and other public health leaders in Ontario in calling on all bars, restaurants, nightclubs, and theatres to temporarily close for at least two weeks starting ASAP.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":6,"retweets_count":42,"likes_count":116,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/Healthmac/status/1239659723357655040","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3145930709","username":"Healthmac"}],"retweet_date":"","translate":"","trans_src":"","trans_dest":""}
{"id":1239659385644859400,"conversation_id":"1239658925210861574","created_at":1584392803000,"date":"2020-03-16","time":"21:06:43","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3145930709,"username":"healthmac","name":"Dr. Chris Mackie","place":"","tweet":"Toronto has confirmed that they have cases that are not linked to travel. Middlesex-London's second case announced Saturday had no direct link to anyone who had travelled either. A secondary link is still being investigated.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":4,"retweets_count":11,"likes_count":44,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/Healthmac/status/1239659385644859392","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3145930709","username":"Healthmac"}],"retweet_date":"","translate":"","trans_src":"","trans_dest":""}
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{"id":1238347041438302200,"conversation_id":"1238347003320467456","created_at":1584079916000,"date":"2020-03-13","time":"06:11:56","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3145930709,"username":"healthmac","name":"Dr. Chris Mackie","place":"","tweet":"I think we can do it. \n\nI think we will live up to our Canadian reputation for being a kind and caring people.\n\nI think we can get through this together.\n\nGo team! 🇨🇦","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":14,"retweets_count":39,"likes_count":234,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/Healthmac/status/1238347041438302208","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3145930709","username":"Healthmac"}],"retweet_date":"","translate":"","trans_src":"","trans_dest":""}
{"id":1238347039991386000,"conversation_id":"1238347003320467456","created_at":1584079916000,"date":"2020-03-13","time":"06:11:56","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3145930709,"username":"healthmac","name":"Dr. Chris Mackie","place":"","tweet":"Supporting a friend or neighbour or family member or colleague can make a big difference. And it's something that we as Canadians are good at.\n\nYou might give someone the help they need not to spread illness to others.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":3,"retweets_count":21,"likes_count":92,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/Healthmac/status/1238347039991386112","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3145930709","username":"Healthmac"}],"retweet_date":"","translate":"","trans_src":"","trans_dest":""}
{"id":1238347038275915800,"conversation_id":"1238347003320467456","created_at":1584079915000,"date":"2020-03-13","time":"06:11:55","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3145930709,"username":"healthmac","name":"Dr. Chris Mackie","place":"","tweet":"Can we accept putting the most vulnerable people's needs above our own?\n\nCan we see that a decision that may not help me as an individual is important to help us as a community?\n\nCan we live our values of ensuring that care goes to those who need it most?","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":2,"retweets_count":36,"likes_count":131,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/Healthmac/status/1238347038275915776","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3145930709","username":"Healthmac"}],"retweet_date":"","translate":"","trans_src":"","trans_dest":""}
{"id":1238347036799484000,"conversation_id":"1238347003320467456","created_at":1584079915000,"date":"2020-03-13","time":"06:11:55","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3145930709,"username":"healthmac","name":"Dr. Chris Mackie","place":"","tweet":"Once again at this critical juncture, YOU are a key part of the puzzle. How will the leaders of our community and the general public react to these changes?\n\nCan we step back from our natural tendency to miss the forest for the trees?","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":1,"retweets_count":12,"likes_count":51,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/Healthmac/status/1238347036799483904","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3145930709","username":"Healthmac"}],"retweet_date":"","translate":"","trans_src":"","trans_dest":""}
{"id":1238347035386040300,"conversation_id":"1238347003320467456","created_at":1584079915000,"date":"2020-03-13","time":"06:11:55","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3145930709,"username":"healthmac","name":"Dr. Chris Mackie","place":"","tweet":"This means a surgical/procedure mask gives good protection, and an N95 respirator is unnecessary and unhelpful. Ontario had been requiring N95's in the healthcare setting out of an abundance of precaution. This was never sustainable, and research clearly shows it's not needed.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":7,"retweets_count":19,"likes_count":61,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/Healthmac/status/1238347035386040320","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3145930709","username":"Healthmac"}],"retweet_date":"","translate":"","trans_src":"","trans_dest":""}
{"id":1238347033867628500,"conversation_id":"1238347003320467456","created_at":1584079914000,"date":"2020-03-13","time":"06:11:54","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3145930709,"username":"healthmac","name":"Dr. Chris Mackie","place":"","tweet":"Another long-awaited change: we are moving to droplet precautions in Ontario. #Coronavirus is spread by sneezes and coughs, which project about 1-2 metres. The droplets do not float in the air like chickenpox or tuberculosis (TB). They drop.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":4,"retweets_count":34,"likes_count":76,"hashtags":["#coronavirus"],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/Healthmac/status/1238347033867628544","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3145930709","username":"Healthmac"}],"retweet_date":"","translate":"","trans_src":"","trans_dest":""}
{"id":1238347032353538000,"conversation_id":"1238347003320467456","created_at":1584079914000,"date":"2020-03-13","time":"06:11:54","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3145930709,"username":"healthmac","name":"Dr. Chris Mackie","place":"","tweet":"Employers, you play a major role.\n- Ensure people have access to hand washing.\n- Ensure high-touch areas (e.g. washroom door handles) are cleaned often.\n- Ensure staff stay home when ill, and provide them financial support to do so.\n- Encourage ill customers to delay visits","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":2,"retweets_count":29,"likes_count":72,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/Healthmac/status/1238347032353538048","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3145930709","username":"Healthmac"}],"retweet_date":"","translate":"","trans_src":"","trans_dest":""}
{"id":1238347030726140000,"conversation_id":"1238347003320467456","created_at":1584079914000,"date":"2020-03-13","time":"06:11:54","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3145930709,"username":"healthmac","name":"Dr. Chris Mackie","place":"","tweet":"For people who are well:\n- Wash hands often, of course!\n- Try to avoid touching your face with unwashed hands. It's hard (I'm bad at this), but it's important to prevent contaminating yourself and others.\n- Cough into your sleeve.\n- Consider avoiding mass gatherings for now.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":2,"retweets_count":23,"likes_count":74,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/Healthmac/status/1238347030726139904","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3145930709","username":"Healthmac"}],"retweet_date":"","translate":"","trans_src":"","trans_dest":""}
{"id":1238347029203619800,"conversation_id":"1238347003320467456","created_at":1584079913000,"date":"2020-03-13","time":"06:11:53","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3145930709,"username":"healthmac","name":"Dr. Chris Mackie","place":"","tweet":"Examples of when to go to ER: \n- Short of breath/trouble breathing\n- So exhausted that you physically can't get out of bed\n- High prolonged fever not responding to Tylenol\n\nWhen in doubt, in Ontario call Telehealth: 1 866-797-0000","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":16,"retweets_count":83,"likes_count":135,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/Healthmac/status/1238347029203619840","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3145930709","username":"Healthmac"}],"retweet_date":"","translate":"","trans_src":"","trans_dest":""}
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{"id":1238347021255356400,"conversation_id":"1238347003320467456","created_at":1584079911000,"date":"2020-03-13","time":"06:11:51","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3145930709,"username":"healthmac","name":"Dr. Chris Mackie","place":"","tweet":"(This change in the testing protocols is big. Family doctors will not be able to offer or order the test, and people in the emergency room won't be tested either unless they are sick enough to be admitted to hospital.)","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":3,"retweets_count":26,"likes_count":60,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/Healthmac/status/1238347021255356418","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3145930709","username":"Healthmac"}],"retweet_date":"","translate":"","trans_src":"","trans_dest":""}
{"id":1238347019741212700,"conversation_id":"1238347003320467456","created_at":1584079911000,"date":"2020-03-13","time":"06:11:51","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3145930709,"username":"healthmac","name":"Dr. Chris Mackie","place":"","tweet":"Other difficult but necessary changes will help keep our communities strong. In Ontario, testing for #Coronavirus will now be more or less reserved only for those who are sick enough to be hospitalized. Healthcare workers and Indigenous people on reserve will also be prioritized.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":6,"retweets_count":23,"likes_count":69,"hashtags":["#coronavirus"],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/Healthmac/status/1238347019741212672","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3145930709","username":"Healthmac"}],"retweet_date":"","translate":"","trans_src":"","trans_dest":""}
{"id":1238347018055159800,"conversation_id":"1238347003320467456","created_at":1584079911000,"date":"2020-03-13","time":"06:11:51","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3145930709,"username":"healthmac","name":"Dr. Chris Mackie","place":"","tweet":"The extended March Break however is fantastic (though inconvenient, obviously). This will delay the onset of Ontario's epidemic wave, and the closer we get to summer the better. Weather is hugely important in #Coronavirus spread. Summer will likely end this.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":16,"retweets_count":24,"likes_count":98,"hashtags":["#coronavirus"],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/Healthmac/status/1238347018055159808","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3145930709","username":"Healthmac"}],"retweet_date":"","translate":"","trans_src":"","trans_dest":""}
{"id":1238347016511594500,"conversation_id":"1238347003320467456","created_at":1584079910000,"date":"2020-03-13","time":"06:11:50","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3145930709,"username":"healthmac","name":"Dr. Chris Mackie","place":"","tweet":"BTW, my opinion on cancelling mass gatherings: we aren't there yet. Once we see significant community-based spread, i.e. multiple cases where there is no link to travel or other cases, then cancelling mass gatherings is warranted. We are watching closely for these signals.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":17,"retweets_count":25,"likes_count":81,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/Healthmac/status/1238347016511594496","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3145930709","username":"Healthmac"}],"retweet_date":"","translate":"","trans_src":"","trans_dest":""}
{"id":1238347014879842300,"conversation_id":"1238347003320467456","created_at":1584079910000,"date":"2020-03-13","time":"06:11:50","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3145930709,"username":"healthmac","name":"Dr. Chris Mackie","place":"","tweet":"- The NBA has cancelled their season, and the NHL seems poised to do the same.\n\n...all of these and more will blunt the peak of the epidemic. They will slow spread, allowing the healthcare system a chance to keep up with increased demand.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":2,"retweets_count":15,"likes_count":101,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/Healthmac/status/1238347014879842304","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3145930709","username":"Healthmac"}],"retweet_date":"","translate":"","trans_src":"","trans_dest":""}
{"id":1238347013193957400,"conversation_id":"1238347003320467456","created_at":1584079909000,"date":"2020-03-13","time":"06:11:49","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3145930709,"username":"healthmac","name":"Dr. Chris Mackie","place":"","tweet":"Fortunately, decisions are being made now that will really help:\n- Ontario is keeping schools closed for two extra weeks after March Break\n- Quebec has cancelled all mass gatherings over 250 people\n- Universities and colleges are taking classes online, and cancelling major events","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":3,"retweets_count":21,"likes_count":88,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/Healthmac/status/1238347013193957376","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3145930709","username":"Healthmac"}],"retweet_date":"","translate":"","trans_src":"","trans_dest":""}
{"id":1238347011591635000,"conversation_id":"1238347003320467456","created_at":1584079909000,"date":"2020-03-13","time":"06:11:49","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3145930709,"username":"healthmac","name":"Dr. Chris Mackie","place":"","tweet":"The goal now is to prevent as many poor outcomes as possible. This means that resources need to be refocused on those who are most vulnerable -- older adults and people with significant chronic disease -- and to maintaining a high-functioning healthcare system.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":1,"retweets_count":27,"likes_count":86,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/Healthmac/status/1238347011591634947","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3145930709","username":"Healthmac"}],"retweet_date":"","translate":"","trans_src":"","trans_dest":""}
{"id":1238347010127904800,"conversation_id":"1238347003320467456","created_at":1584079909000,"date":"2020-03-13","time":"06:11:49","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3145930709,"username":"healthmac","name":"Dr. Chris Mackie","place":"","tweet":"Containment efforts -- where public health isolates cases and contacts with the goal of preventing community spread -- will continue, but they are likely to only slow the onset of the local outbreak.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":2,"retweets_count":15,"likes_count":58,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/Healthmac/status/1238347010127904768","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3145930709","username":"Healthmac"}],"retweet_date":"","translate":"","trans_src":"","trans_dest":""}
{"id":1238347008697647000,"conversation_id":"1238347003320467456","created_at":1584079908000,"date":"2020-03-13","time":"06:11:48","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3145930709,"username":"healthmac","name":"Dr. Chris Mackie","place":"","tweet":"*Key Point* The VAST MAJORITY of us who become sick will not have any serious long-term consequences. Like 90%+. It may be rough for a bit, but we will quickly recover and move on. It's crucial that we turn our attention toward how to best protect the most vulnerable.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":6,"retweets_count":57,"likes_count":165,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/Healthmac/status/1238347008697647106","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3145930709","username":"Healthmac"}],"retweet_date":"","translate":"","trans_src":"","trans_dest":""}
{"id":1238347007170957300,"conversation_id":"1238347003320467456","created_at":1584079908000,"date":"2020-03-13","time":"06:11:48","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3145930709,"username":"healthmac","name":"Dr. Chris Mackie","place":"","tweet":"(Though for the record, claims that up to 70% of people in Canada could be affect are simply wrong. Worst case scenario is the Spanish Flu of 1919. Infected ~30% of the worlds population. We are a much healthier world than we were in the wake of WWI. It's just not happening.)","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":11,"retweets_count":78,"likes_count":178,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/Healthmac/status/1238347007170957315","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3145930709","username":"Healthmac"}],"retweet_date":"","translate":"","trans_src":"","trans_dest":""}
{"id":1238347005522587600,"conversation_id":"1238347003320467456","created_at":1584079908000,"date":"2020-03-13","time":"06:11:48","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3145930709,"username":"healthmac","name":"Dr. Chris Mackie","place":"","tweet":"This announcement means that there is no doubt that Coronavirus is coming to our communities, and our focus is shifting. Public health is still working toward preventing as many cases as possible, but we also need to come to grips with the fact that many of us will be affected.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":2,"retweets_count":28,"likes_count":100,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/Healthmac/status/1238347005522587648","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3145930709","username":"Healthmac"}],"retweet_date":"","translate":"","trans_src":"","trans_dest":""}
{"id":1238210901553156000,"conversation_id":"1238210901553156098","created_at":1584047458000,"date":"2020-03-12","time":"21:10:58","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3145930709,"username":"healthmac","name":"Dr. Chris Mackie","place":"","tweet":"My kids yesterday: \"your job is cool!\"\n\nMy kids today: \"we wish you had a different job.\"","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":27,"retweets_count":7,"likes_count":377,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/Healthmac/status/1238210901553156098","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3145930709","username":"Healthmac"}],"retweet_date":"","translate":"","trans_src":"","trans_dest":""}
{"id":1233428835242250200,"conversation_id":"1233428835242250240","created_at":1582907324000,"date":"2020-02-28","time":"16:28:44","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3145930709,"username":"healthmac","name":"Dr. Chris Mackie","place":"","tweet":"In case anyone is watching the coverage of #Coronavirus #COVID19 and scratching there heads about governments reporting the number of cases where people have \"recovered\" from the illness... you're right. \"Recovered\" is not a standard public health measure. #PH #insidebaseball","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":3,"retweets_count":2,"likes_count":20,"hashtags":["#coronavirus","#covid19","#ph","#insidebaseball"],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/Healthmac/status/1233428835242250240","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3145930709","username":"Healthmac"}],"retweet_date":"","translate":"","trans_src":"","trans_dest":""}
{"id":1233105177856610300,"conversation_id":"1233104979646349312","created_at":1582830159000,"date":"2020-02-27","time":"19:02:39","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3145930709,"username":"healthmac","name":"Dr. Chris Mackie","place":"","tweet":"Virtually everyone working in public health right now across Canada grew up and/or has worked for 17 years in the post-SARS era. We think about this all the time. We plan for it. We train for it. We hope it never comes, but when it does, we are ready.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":2,"retweets_count":4,"likes_count":34,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/Healthmac/status/1233105177856610306","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3145930709","username":"Healthmac"}],"retweet_date":"","translate":"","trans_src":"","trans_dest":""}
{"id":1233105099645476900,"conversation_id":"1233104979646349312","created_at":1582830140000,"date":"2020-02-27","time":"19:02:20","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3145930709,"username":"healthmac","name":"Dr. Chris Mackie","place":"","tweet":"Isolation procedures have been enhanced. For example, the vast majority of cases of COVID-19 we are seeing in Canada are being isolated at home, rather than in a healthcare setting. This means much less interaction with others, and much less potential spread.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":2,"retweets_count":1,"likes_count":27,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/Healthmac/status/1233105099645476864","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3145930709","username":"Healthmac"}],"retweet_date":"","translate":"","trans_src":"","trans_dest":""}
{"id":1233105024672313300,"conversation_id":"1233104979646349312","created_at":1582830122000,"date":"2020-02-27","time":"19:02:02","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3145930709,"username":"healthmac","name":"Dr. Chris Mackie","place":"","tweet":"[Side note: public health resources have been cut in some jurisdictions. Let's hope that this does not result in more spread of infectious such as COVID-19.]","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":2,"retweets_count":1,"likes_count":27,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/Healthmac/status/1233105024672313345","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3145930709","username":"Healthmac"}],"retweet_date":"","translate":"","trans_src":"","trans_dest":""}
{"id":1233105022856110000,"conversation_id":"1233104979646349312","created_at":1582830122000,"date":"2020-02-27","time":"19:02:02","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3145930709,"username":"healthmac","name":"Dr. Chris Mackie","place":"","tweet":"In many jurisdictions, resource levels have been enhanced since 2003 so that we have more public health nurses, inspectors, epidemiologists, and medical officers of health to help contain issues such as Coronavirus.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":2,"retweets_count":0,"likes_count":14,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/Healthmac/status/1233105022856110080","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3145930709","username":"Healthmac"}],"retweet_date":"","translate":"","trans_src":"","trans_dest":""}
{"id":1233105021039935500,"conversation_id":"1233104979646349312","created_at":1582830121000,"date":"2020-02-27","time":"19:02:01","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3145930709,"username":"healthmac","name":"Dr. Chris Mackie","place":"","tweet":"Another major change is improvements in the legal authority, profile, and in many cases resource levels, available to local public health agencies. Legislation has been strengthened to allow medical officers of health to order any appropriate steps to contain a serious illness.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":1,"retweets_count":0,"likes_count":12,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/Healthmac/status/1233105021039935489","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3145930709","username":"Healthmac"}],"retweet_date":"","translate":"","trans_src":"","trans_dest":""}
{"id":1233105019374907400,"conversation_id":"1233104979646349312","created_at":1582830121000,"date":"2020-02-27","time":"19:02:01","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3145930709,"username":"healthmac","name":"Dr. Chris Mackie","place":"","tweet":"[Side note: nobody’s perfect, and you are part of the team. If you see a healthcare provider forgetting to wash hands, or identify someone sitting in the waiting room next to you who seems to present a serious risk to your health, please don’t hesitate to speak up.]","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":1,"retweets_count":3,"likes_count":19,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/Healthmac/status/1233105019374907392","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3145930709","username":"Healthmac"}],"retweet_date":"","translate":"","trans_src":"","trans_dest":""}
{"id":1233105017407778800,"conversation_id":"1233104979646349312","created_at":1582830120000,"date":"2020-02-27","time":"19:02:00","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3145930709,"username":"healthmac","name":"Dr. Chris Mackie","place":"","tweet":"If you have a cough, you are asked to immediately as you enter a hospital to put on a mask. If you have a cough plus a fever, you are separated from other patients, and healthcare providers use enhanced precautions to ensure they are not infected.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":2,"retweets_count":1,"likes_count":17,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/Healthmac/status/1233105017407778817","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3145930709","username":"Healthmac"}],"retweet_date":"","translate":"","trans_src":"","trans_dest":""}
{"id":1233105015562260500,"conversation_id":"1233104979646349312","created_at":1582830120000,"date":"2020-02-27","time":"19:02:00","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3145930709,"username":"healthmac","name":"Dr. Chris Mackie","place":"","tweet":"We also have protocols now for every healthcare facility. Universal Precautions (e.g. frequent handwashing and/or gloves) are known and practiced by every healthcare provider.  You may have also noticed the signs and masks when you go to a hospital.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":1,"retweets_count":0,"likes_count":13,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/Healthmac/status/1233105015562260480","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3145930709","username":"Healthmac"}],"retweet_date":"","translate":"","trans_src":"","trans_dest":""}
{"id":1233105013855137800,"conversation_id":"1233104979646349312","created_at":1582830119000,"date":"2020-02-27","time":"19:01:59","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3145930709,"username":"healthmac","name":"Dr. Chris Mackie","place":"","tweet":"We also now have many more negative-pressure isolation rooms that add an even greater level of protection. These rooms suck air in, filter it, and then vent it out safely. Even airborne diseases like measles cannot travel beyond the walls of a negative-pressure isolation room.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":2,"retweets_count":0,"likes_count":20,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/Healthmac/status/1233105013855137794","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3145930709","username":"Healthmac"}],"retweet_date":"","translate":"","trans_src":"","trans_dest":""}
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{"id":1233104995802898400,"conversation_id":"1233104979646349312","created_at":1582830115000,"date":"2020-02-27","time":"19:01:55","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3145930709,"username":"healthmac","name":"Dr. Chris Mackie","place":"","tweet":"In 2003, cases of SARS began to mount, and travel advisories were issued. Unfortunately, health care workers seemed to bear the brunt of the outbreak in some places. This was largely related to a lack of appropriate protocols at that time in history.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":1,"retweets_count":0,"likes_count":14,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/Healthmac/status/1233104995802898436","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3145930709","username":"Healthmac"}],"retweet_date":"","translate":"","trans_src":"","trans_dest":""}
{"id":1233104994280366000,"conversation_id":"1233104979646349312","created_at":1582830115000,"date":"2020-02-27","time":"19:01:55","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3145930709,"username":"healthmac","name":"Dr. Chris Mackie","place":"","tweet":"More importantly, PCR testing can be used early in the course of illness, using only a throat swab. This means we know definitively whether someone is infected within days of the illness beginning, not weeks.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":1,"retweets_count":1,"likes_count":19,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/Healthmac/status/1233104994280366080","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3145930709","username":"Healthmac"}],"retweet_date":"","translate":"","trans_src":"","trans_dest":""}
{"id":1233104992254546000,"conversation_id":"1233104979646349312","created_at":1582830114000,"date":"2020-02-27","time":"19:01:54","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3145930709,"username":"healthmac","name":"Dr. Chris Mackie","place":"","tweet":"[Side note: the Chinese government built a world class lab facility a few years ago right in the city of Wuhan, where the COVID-19 outbreak began – exactly to help combat this sort of outbreak.]","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":2,"retweets_count":0,"likes_count":25,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/Healthmac/status/1233104992254545920","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3145930709","username":"Healthmac"}],"retweet_date":"","translate":"","trans_src":"","trans_dest":""}
{"id":1233104990320955400,"conversation_id":"1233104979646349312","created_at":1582830114000,"date":"2020-02-27","time":"19:01:54","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3145930709,"username":"healthmac","name":"Dr. Chris Mackie","place":"","tweet":"The virus was identified within a couple of weeks, and lab tests were available almost immediately. The lab tests that were quickly developed for COVID-19 use PCR technology, which only needs a tiny fragment of DNA to identify a case. PCR testing is generally very accurate.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":2,"retweets_count":1,"likes_count":21,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/Healthmac/status/1233104990320955392","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3145930709","username":"Healthmac"}],"retweet_date":"","translate":"","trans_src":"","trans_dest":""}
{"id":1233104988349587500,"conversation_id":"1233104979646349312","created_at":1582830113000,"date":"2020-02-27","time":"19:01:53","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3145930709,"username":"healthmac","name":"Dr. Chris Mackie","place":"","tweet":"The situation with the current Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak is much different. China's handling has not been perfect, but they did inform the World Health Organization much earlier – almost as soon as they had enough information to be able to do so.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":2,"retweets_count":1,"likes_count":20,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/Healthmac/status/1233104988349587456","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3145930709","username":"Healthmac"}],"retweet_date":"","translate":"","trans_src":"","trans_dest":""}
{"id":1233104986516660200,"conversation_id":"1233104979646349312","created_at":1582830113000,"date":"2020-02-27","time":"19:01:53","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3145930709,"username":"healthmac","name":"Dr. Chris Mackie","place":"","tweet":"It took months to identify that the cause SARS was likely a new Coronavirus. It took months more to develop a lab test to confirm the illness. That lab test was slow (blood test for immune system response, which only identified illness weeks after it began).","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":3,"retweets_count":0,"likes_count":16,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/Healthmac/status/1233104986516660226","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3145930709","username":"Healthmac"}],"retweet_date":"","translate":"","trans_src":"","trans_dest":""}
{"id":1233104983920345000,"conversation_id":"1233104979646349312","created_at":1582830112000,"date":"2020-02-27","time":"19:01:52","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3145930709,"username":"healthmac","name":"Dr. Chris Mackie","place":"","tweet":"The cause of SARS was completely unknown, and it was five months between the illness first appearing and the World Health Organization (WHO) becoming significantly involved, alerting public health authorities around the world.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":1,"retweets_count":0,"likes_count":17,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/Healthmac/status/1233104983920345089","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3145930709","username":"Healthmac"}],"retweet_date":"","translate":"","trans_src":"","trans_dest":""}
{"id":1233104981932245000,"conversation_id":"1233104979646349312","created_at":1582830112000,"date":"2020-02-27","time":"19:01:52","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3145930709,"username":"healthmac","name":"Dr. Chris Mackie","place":"","tweet":"In 2003, the world experienced an outbreak of SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome). I was in med school. Initially, the illness seemed to be linked with travel to China, but the Chinese government was not saying anything about it.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":1,"retweets_count":0,"likes_count":16,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/Healthmac/status/1233104981932244992","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3145930709","username":"Healthmac"}],"retweet_date":"","translate":"","trans_src":"","trans_dest":""}
{"id":1233104979646349300,"conversation_id":"1233104979646349312","created_at":1582830111000,"date":"2020-02-27","time":"19:01:51","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3145930709,"username":"healthmac","name":"Dr. Chris Mackie","place":"","tweet":"A thread on why I am not panicking about #Coronavirus #COVID-19.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":33,"retweets_count":286,"likes_count":467,"hashtags":["#coronavirus","#covid"],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/Healthmac/status/1233104979646349312","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3145930709","username":"Healthmac"}],"retweet_date":"","translate":"","trans_src":"","trans_dest":""}
{"id":1232785855502262300,"conversation_id":"1230929639926902784","created_at":1582754026000,"date":"2020-02-26","time":"21:53:46","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3145930709,"username":"healthmac","name":"Dr. Chris Mackie","place":"","tweet":"It's on my radar. Difficult to get data -- the outbreak reports published to date have not reported smoking rates as far as I have seen.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":0,"retweets_count":0,"likes_count":1,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/Healthmac/status/1232785855502262272","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3145930709","username":"Healthmac"}],"retweet_date":"","translate":"","trans_src":"","trans_dest":""}
{"id":1230929725566201900,"conversation_id":"1230929639926902784","created_at":1582311490000,"date":"2020-02-21","time":"18:58:10","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3145930709,"username":"healthmac","name":"Dr. Chris Mackie","place":"","tweet":"Smoking rates could help explain the relatively slow spread of the virus outside of China, compared with the rapid and ongoing spread of the virus in China where #smoking rates are much higher.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":1,"retweets_count":1,"likes_count":8,"hashtags":["#smoking"],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/Healthmac/status/1230929725566201862","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3145930709","username":"Healthmac"}],"retweet_date":"","translate":"","trans_src":"","trans_dest":""}
{"id":1223332744383598600,"conversation_id":"1223332737966333959","created_at":1580500229000,"date":"2020-01-31","time":"19:50:29","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3145930709,"username":"healthmac","name":"Dr. Chris Mackie","place":"","tweet":"Still important to:\n- Wash your hands\n- Cough in your sleeve\n- Stay home if fever/ill\n- Call public health if you have a fever and have been somewhere that #coronavirusis spreading.\n\n6/6","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":8,"retweets_count":41,"likes_count":90,"hashtags":["#coronavirusis"],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/Healthmac/status/1223332744383598592","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3145930709","username":"Healthmac"}],"retweet_date":"","translate":"","trans_src":"","trans_dest":""}
{"id":1223332742890508300,"conversation_id":"1223332737966333959","created_at":1580500228000,"date":"2020-01-31","time":"19:50:28","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3145930709,"username":"healthmac","name":"Dr. Chris Mackie","place":"","tweet":"Again, risk to public in Middlesex and London (and all of Ontario) remains very low. The system is working (with help from a very conscientious and altruistic patient)! \n\n5/","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":2,"retweets_count":19,"likes_count":86,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/Healthmac/status/1223332742890508288","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3145930709","username":"Healthmac"}],"retweet_date":"","translate":"","trans_src":"","trans_dest":""}
{"id":1223332741506392000,"conversation_id":"1223332737966333959","created_at":1580500228000,"date":"2020-01-31","time":"19:50:28","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3145930709,"username":"healthmac","name":"Dr. Chris Mackie","place":"","tweet":"5. The hospital that did the testing took every precaution to protect patients, visitors & staff.\n6. The individual has not been on campus or any other public place since returning.\n7. The individual has worn a mask during all contact with all others since arriving in Canada.\n\n4/","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":1,"retweets_count":13,"likes_count":30,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/Healthmac/status/1223332741506392065","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3145930709","username":"Healthmac"}],"retweet_date":"","translate":"","trans_src":"","trans_dest":""}
{"id":1223332740294226000,"conversation_id":"1223332737966333959","created_at":1580500228000,"date":"2020-01-31","time":"19:50:28","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3145930709,"username":"healthmac","name":"Dr. Chris Mackie","place":"","tweet":"3. There was so little virus in here sputum sample that her initial lab results were negative.\n4. The individual remained in isolation even after lab results were negative, and remains there although she has completely recovered.\n\n3/","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":1,"retweets_count":13,"likes_count":35,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/Healthmac/status/1223332740294225923","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3145930709","username":"Healthmac"}],"retweet_date":"","translate":"","trans_src":"","trans_dest":""}
{"id":1223332739086200800,"conversation_id":"1223332737966333959","created_at":1580500228000,"date":"2020-01-31","time":"19:50:28","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3145930709,"username":"healthmac","name":"Dr. Chris Mackie","place":"","tweet":"1. The individual wore a mask for her entire journey from Wuhan to her home in #ldnont (even before she developed symptoms, which was after her return).\n2. Symptoms were mild, and she recovered within 2-3 days.\n\n2/","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":2,"retweets_count":20,"likes_count":38,"hashtags":["#ldnont"],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/Healthmac/status/1223332739086200833","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3145930709","username":"Healthmac"}],"retweet_date":"","translate":"","trans_src":"","trans_dest":""}
{"id":1223332737966334000,"conversation_id":"1223332737966333959","created_at":1580500227000,"date":"2020-01-31","time":"19:50:27","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3145930709,"username":"healthmac","name":"Dr. Chris Mackie","place":"","tweet":"Folks, we now have a positive case of novel #coronavirus in #ldnont. The individual is a young woman who is a student at Western, but has NOT been on campus since returning from China.\n\nThe risk associated with this case is very low for several reasons:\n\n1/","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":12,"retweets_count":160,"likes_count":296,"hashtags":["#coronavirus","#ldnont"],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/Healthmac/status/1223332737966333959","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3145930709","username":"Healthmac"}],"retweet_date":"","translate":"","trans_src":"","trans_dest":""}
{"id":1222208505035337700,"conversation_id":"1222208501432442881","created_at":1580232189000,"date":"2020-01-28","time":"17:23:09","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3145930709,"username":"healthmac","name":"Dr. Chris Mackie","place":"","tweet":"This is a great time to:\n- get informed\n- up your hand washing game\n- learn how to cough properly (hint: into your elbow)\n- follow school or work's policy to stay home if you have a fever.\n\nThis is NOT a good time to speculate or spread rumours.\n\nThanks folks, pls RT!\n\n4/4","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":3,"retweets_count":61,"likes_count":97,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/Healthmac/status/1222208505035337729","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3145930709","username":"Healthmac"}],"retweet_date":"","translate":"","trans_src":"","trans_dest":""}
{"id":1222208503709872000,"conversation_id":"1222208501432442881","created_at":1580232189000,"date":"2020-01-28","time":"17:23:09","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3145930709,"username":"healthmac","name":"Dr. Chris Mackie","place":"","tweet":"The healthcare system in Ontario is strong, and ready for this. \n\nThe two positive cases in Ontario acquired their illness in Wuhan. They were quickly isolated. \n\nSo far, they have generated 0 (zero) additional cases. There has been no spread of the virus in Canada: 0 (zero).\n\n3/","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":2,"retweets_count":17,"likes_count":34,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/Healthmac/status/1222208503709872128","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3145930709","username":"Healthmac"}],"retweet_date":"","translate":"","trans_src":"","trans_dest":""}
{"id":1222208502703235000,"conversation_id":"1222208501432442881","created_at":1580232189000,"date":"2020-01-28","time":"17:23:09","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3145930709,"username":"healthmac","name":"Dr. Chris Mackie","place":"","tweet":"There have been 0 (zero) #coronavirus deaths outside of China.\n\nThere has very been limited spread of the virus outside of China. \n\nAlmost every one of the 4500 confirmed cases was acquired in China, most of those in the city of Wuhan.\n\n2/","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":3,"retweets_count":19,"likes_count":24,"hashtags":["#coronavirus"],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/Healthmac/status/1222208502703235072","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3145930709","username":"Healthmac"}],"retweet_date":"","translate":"","trans_src":"","trans_dest":""}
{"id":1221228468232388600,"conversation_id":"1221226712387792896","created_at":1579998530000,"date":"2020-01-26","time":"00:28:50","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3145930709,"username":"healthmac","name":"Dr. Chris Mackie","place":"","tweet":"The risk to Canadians remains low. However, if you take usual steps to protect yourself and others from respiratory viruses (e.g. wash hands often, cough into your elbow), it will help prevent the spread of this disease and others that pose more risk such as influenza.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":1,"retweets_count":10,"likes_count":22,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/Healthmac/status/1221228468232388609","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3145930709","username":"Healthmac"}],"retweet_date":"","translate":"","trans_src":"","trans_dest":""}
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{"id":1220754115287974000,"conversation_id":"1220751770894422016","created_at":1579885436000,"date":"2020-01-24","time":"17:03:56","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3145930709,"username":"healthmac","name":"Dr. Chris Mackie","place":"","tweet":"This approach will be particularly ineffective given that the illness has already spread to almost every region of China, and several other countries in Asia and North America.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":1,"retweets_count":0,"likes_count":4,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/Healthmac/status/1220754115287973888","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3145930709","username":"Healthmac"}],"retweet_date":"","translate":"","trans_src":"","trans_dest":""}
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{"id":1212559281800859600,"conversation_id":"1212559281800859650","created_at":1577931635000,"date":"2020-01-02","time":"02:20:35","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3145930709,"username":"healthmac","name":"Dr. Chris Mackie","place":"","tweet":"Anyone else in #ldnont smelling gas? I smelled it in Old South a few minutes ago, but still smelling it here in Woodfield now.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":6,"retweets_count":5,"likes_count":3,"hashtags":["#ldnont"],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/Healthmac/status/1212559281800859650","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3145930709","username":"Healthmac"}],"retweet_date":"","translate":"","trans_src":"","trans_dest":""}
{"id":1274801872445100000,"conversation_id":"1274801872445100041","created_at":1592771425000,"date":"2020-06-21","time":"20:30:25","timezone":"UTC","user_id":28838219,"username":"helenbranswell","name":"Helen Branswell","place":"","tweet":"Why does \"biweekly\" mean both once every two weeks and twice a week?\nSupremely unhelpful.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":140,"retweets_count":95,"likes_count":1294,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/HelenBranswell/status/1274801872445100041","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"28838219","username":"HelenBranswell"}],"retweet_date":"","translate":"","trans_src":"","trans_dest":""}
{"id":1273797564492648400,"conversation_id":"1273797564492648453","created_at":1592531980000,"date":"2020-06-19","time":"01:59:40","timezone":"UTC","user_id":28838219,"username":"helenbranswell","name":"Helen Branswell","place":"","tweet":"There've been nightly fireworks in Boston's South End since Memorial Day. Multiple times per night into the wee hours. Mostly I hear only the noise. Tonight, I saw the actual fireworks. Pretty, but basta already!","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":12,"retweets_count":3,"likes_count":62,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/HelenBranswell/status/1273797564492648453","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"28838219","username":"HelenBranswell"}],"retweet_date":"","translate":"","trans_src":"","trans_dest":""}
{"id":1273662356975992800,"conversation_id":"1273662354044133377","created_at":1592499744000,"date":"2020-06-18","time":"17:02:24","timezone":"UTC","user_id":28838219,"username":"helenbranswell","name":"Helen Branswell","place":"","tweet":"4. Interestingly 5 stored blood samples from Feb. 12-17 tested positive for neutralizing antibodies to #SARSCoV2. As it takes time to develop NAbs after #Covid19 infection, that suggests the virus was circulating for a few wks before the outbreak was recognized. As you'd expect.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":3,"retweets_count":19,"likes_count":95,"hashtags":["#sarscov2","#covid19"],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/HelenBranswell/status/1273662356975992832","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"28838219","username":"HelenBranswell"}],"retweet_date":"","translate":"","trans_src":"","trans_dest":""}
{"id":1273662355847725000,"conversation_id":"1273662354044133377","created_at":1592499743000,"date":"2020-06-18","time":"17:02:23","timezone":"UTC","user_id":28838219,"username":"helenbranswell","name":"Helen Branswell","place":"","tweet":"3. Combined that's a 28% positivity rate, which is on the high end of what serology studies are finding. The authors note, though that the majority of people in the region remain susceptible to #Covid19.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":1,"retweets_count":7,"likes_count":56,"hashtags":["#covid19"],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/HelenBranswell/status/1273662355847725059","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"28838219","username":"HelenBranswell"}],"retweet_date":"","translate":"","trans_src":"","trans_dest":""}
{"id":1273662354878795800,"conversation_id":"1273662354044133377","created_at":1592499743000,"date":"2020-06-18","time":"17:02:23","timezone":"UTC","user_id":28838219,"username":"helenbranswell","name":"Helen Branswell","place":"","tweet":"2. The scientists tested blood donors, both for active infection & for antibodies to the #SARSCoV2 virus. 5% of their 390 donor cohort were positive for active (or recent) infection by PRC; 23% had neutralizing antibodies to #Covid19 in their blood.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":2,"retweets_count":12,"likes_count":62,"hashtags":["#sarscov2","#covid19"],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/HelenBranswell/status/1273662354878795777","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"28838219","username":"HelenBranswell"}],"retweet_date":"","translate":"","trans_src":"","trans_dest":""}
{"id":1273281141689245700,"conversation_id":"1273281141689245698","created_at":1592408855000,"date":"2020-06-17","time":"15:47:35","timezone":"UTC","user_id":28838219,"username":"helenbranswell","name":"Helen Branswell","place":"","tweet":"Looking for some information: I think there is an online tracker of which countries used which non-pharmaceutical interventions (school closures, closure of non-essential businesses, etc) to drive down #Covid19 transmission. I cannot remember where it lives, though. Anyone know?","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":7,"retweets_count":12,"likes_count":38,"hashtags":["#covid19"],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/HelenBranswell/status/1273281141689245698","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"28838219","username":"HelenBranswell"}],"retweet_date":"","translate":"","trans_src":"","trans_dest":""}
{"id":1273089327954899000,"conversation_id":"1273089327954898944","created_at":1592363123000,"date":"2020-06-17","time":"03:05:23","timezone":"UTC","user_id":28838219,"username":"helenbranswell","name":"Helen Branswell","place":"","tweet":"What's with all the bots?","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":24,"retweets_count":9,"likes_count":118,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/HelenBranswell/status/1273089327954898944","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"28838219","username":"HelenBranswell"}],"retweet_date":"","translate":"","trans_src":"","trans_dest":""}
{"id":1270369976214532000,"conversation_id":"1270369975367356416","created_at":1591714779000,"date":"2020-06-09","time":"14:59:39","timezone":"UTC","user_id":28838219,"username":"helenbranswell","name":"Helen Branswell","place":"","tweet":"2. The data that exist from studies where attempts were made to culture virus suggest that viable virus isn't retrievable after 8-9 days. (Drosten's paper in Nature, Bullard in CID).","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":2,"retweets_count":3,"likes_count":32,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/HelenBranswell/status/1270369976214532102","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"28838219","username":"HelenBranswell"}],"retweet_date":"","translate":"","trans_src":"","trans_dest":""}
{"id":1269986050056822800,"conversation_id":"1269986048614051841","created_at":1591623244000,"date":"2020-06-08","time":"13:34:04","timezone":"UTC","user_id":28838219,"username":"helenbranswell","name":"Helen Branswell","place":"","tweet":"2. Interesting there is an #Ebola case at Bikoro, a very remote place in western DRC. Bikoro was the epicenter in the 2018 outbreak in Equateur province. \nUnusual to see Ebola break out in the same places a second time.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":2,"retweets_count":10,"likes_count":24,"hashtags":["#ebola"],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/HelenBranswell/status/1269986050056822784","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"28838219","username":"HelenBranswell"}],"retweet_date":"","translate":"","trans_src":"","trans_dest":""}
{"id":1269326541504340000,"conversation_id":"1269326539042230276","created_at":1591466005000,"date":"2020-06-06","time":"17:53:25","timezone":"UTC","user_id":28838219,"username":"helenbranswell","name":"Helen Branswell","place":"","tweet":"3. Is this also seen with #Ebola Sudan?","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":1,"retweets_count":3,"likes_count":8,"hashtags":["#ebola"],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/HelenBranswell/status/1269326541504339969","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"28838219","username":"HelenBranswell"}],"retweet_date":"","translate":"","trans_src":"","trans_dest":""}
{"id":1267539169032704000,"conversation_id":"1267539161810178053","created_at":1591039862000,"date":"2020-06-01","time":"19:31:02","timezone":"UTC","user_id":28838219,"username":"helenbranswell","name":"Helen Branswell","place":"","tweet":"5. There are ~4,000 doses of #Ebola vaccine in country, which is enough to start vaccination among case contacts in Mbandaka. The violence that has plagued the North Kivu Ebola response was not a problem during the Equateur outbreak of 2018.\nWishing for a speedy containment!","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":2,"retweets_count":10,"likes_count":60,"hashtags":["#ebola"],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/HelenBranswell/status/1267539169032704002","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"28838219","username":"HelenBranswell"}],"retweet_date":"","translate":"","trans_src":"","trans_dest":""}
{"id":1267539166948143000,"conversation_id":"1267539161810178053","created_at":1591039861000,"date":"2020-06-01","time":"19:31:01","timezone":"UTC","user_id":28838219,"username":"helenbranswell","name":"Helen Branswell","place":"","tweet":"4. The 2018 outbreak was smallish: 54 cases, 33 deaths. Genetic sequencing of virus from people infected in this new #Ebola outbreak will show if there are any links between it & the 2018 outbreak — or the North Kivu one, for that matter. Sequencing data aren't yet available.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":1,"retweets_count":9,"likes_count":27,"hashtags":["#ebola"],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/HelenBranswell/status/1267539166948143105","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"28838219","username":"HelenBranswell"}],"retweet_date":"","translate":"","trans_src":"","trans_dest":""}
{"id":1267539165048168400,"conversation_id":"1267539161810178053","created_at":1591039861000,"date":"2020-06-01","time":"19:31:01","timezone":"UTC","user_id":28838219,"username":"helenbranswell","name":"Helen Branswell","place":"","tweet":"3. There was an #Ebola outbreak in the spring of 2018 that started inland from Mbandaka at a place called Bikoro. Some cases made their way to Mbandaka, (population 1.2M people). I wonder if this outbreak started because of persistent virus passed from a survivor.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":2,"retweets_count":8,"likes_count":23,"hashtags":["#ebola"],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/HelenBranswell/status/1267539165048168449","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"28838219","username":"HelenBranswell"}],"retweet_date":"","translate":"","trans_src":"","trans_dest":""}
{"id":1266528516134355000,"conversation_id":"1266528516134354946","created_at":1590798903000,"date":"2020-05-30","time":"00:35:03","timezone":"UTC","user_id":28838219,"username":"helenbranswell","name":"Helen Branswell","place":"","tweet":"In a year of depressing days, this is a depressing day.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":26,"retweets_count":164,"likes_count":1549,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/HelenBranswell/status/1266528516134354946","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"28838219","username":"HelenBranswell"}],"retweet_date":"","translate":"","trans_src":"","trans_dest":""}
{"id":1264896253105766400,"conversation_id":"1264896253105766401","created_at":1590409742000,"date":"2020-05-25","time":"12:29:02","timezone":"UTC","user_id":28838219,"username":"helenbranswell","name":"Helen Branswell","place":"","tweet":"So tired of reading articles that project #Covid19 vaccine could be ready in a few months or a year without the key proviso that that doesn't mean you or I will be vaccinated on that timeline. Making/deploying vaccine for whole countries, let alone the world, is gonna take time.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":96,"retweets_count":794,"likes_count":2667,"hashtags":["#covid19"],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/HelenBranswell/status/1264896253105766401","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"28838219","username":"HelenBranswell"}],"retweet_date":"","translate":"","trans_src":"","trans_dest":""}
{"id":1260295425984258000,"conversation_id":"1260295425984258049","created_at":1589312819000,"date":"2020-05-12","time":"19:46:59","timezone":"UTC","user_id":28838219,"username":"helenbranswell","name":"Helen Branswell","place":"","tweet":"Who invented \"Reply All\"????????","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":60,"retweets_count":27,"likes_count":464,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/HelenBranswell/status/1260295425984258049","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"28838219","username":"HelenBranswell"}],"retweet_date":"","translate":"","trans_src":"","trans_dest":""}
{"id":1260230519742181400,"conversation_id":"1260230519742181378","created_at":1589297344000,"date":"2020-05-12","time":"15:29:04","timezone":"UTC","user_id":28838219,"username":"helenbranswell","name":"Helen Branswell","place":"","tweet":"Retweeting to fix a very stupid typo. Took down the earlier tweet which was missing the word \"vaccine.\"\nMea culpa.\n***\nSenator Bernie Sanders asks during Senate HELP hearing: Will all Americans get #Covid19 vaccine for free?\nNo firm commitments.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":14,"retweets_count":12,"likes_count":73,"hashtags":["#covid19"],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/HelenBranswell/status/1260230519742181378","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"28838219","username":"HelenBranswell"}],"retweet_date":"","translate":"","trans_src":"","trans_dest":""}
{"id":1260229443605409800,"conversation_id":"1260229442099503105","created_at":1589297087000,"date":"2020-05-12","time":"15:24:47","timezone":"UTC","user_id":28838219,"username":"helenbranswell","name":"Helen Branswell","place":"","tweet":"2. Dr. Fauci is really not over promising on prospects for #Covid19 vaccines at the Senate HELP hearing. Just said \"I still feel cautiously optimistic\" that at least one/some of the vaccine candidates will induce enough protection to help the community develop herd immunity.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":3,"retweets_count":13,"likes_count":34,"hashtags":["#covid19"],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/HelenBranswell/status/1260229443605409793","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"28838219","username":"HelenBranswell"}],"retweet_date":"","translate":"","trans_src":"","trans_dest":""}
{"id":1258487184275001300,"conversation_id":"1258487180370104322","created_at":1588881700000,"date":"2020-05-07","time":"20:01:40","timezone":"UTC","user_id":28838219,"username":"helenbranswell","name":"Helen Branswell","place":"","tweet":"4. Many groups are publishing papers about bodily fluids & stool being positive by PCR for #Covid19; few have done the real work to see if the findings are incidental or point to a transmission risk. It would be important to know if male survivors emit whole virus in semen.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":3,"retweets_count":17,"likes_count":61,"hashtags":["#covid19"],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/HelenBranswell/status/1258487184275001347","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"28838219","username":"HelenBranswell"}],"retweet_date":"","translate":"","trans_src":"","trans_dest":""}
{"id":1258487181657718800,"conversation_id":"1258487180370104322","created_at":1588881700000,"date":"2020-05-07","time":"20:01:40","timezone":"UTC","user_id":28838219,"username":"helenbranswell","name":"Helen Branswell","place":"","tweet":"2. Why's that important? The PCR test could have been picking up viral debris, not whole viruses. The former could not transmit infection; the latter conceivably might. \nDoes this mean #Covid19 could be transmitted sexually? Maybe. That's all you can say at this point.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":4,"retweets_count":19,"likes_count":66,"hashtags":["#covid19"],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/HelenBranswell/status/1258487181657718786","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"28838219","username":"HelenBranswell"}],"retweet_date":"","translate":"","trans_src":"","trans_dest":""}
