Eric J. Chow, MD, MS, MPH, FACP, FAAP, FIDSA
@ericchowmd.bsky.social
Chief of Communicable Disease Epidemiology and Immunization| Public Health - Seattle & King County| EIS '18| he/him | Personal Account| Posts are my own 🏳️🌈
Reposted by Eric J. Chow, MD, MS, MPH, FACP, FAAP, FIDSA
Years after the current measles outbreak, a child who had the virus may develop a condition called SSPE. This is what that's like. www.voicesforvaccines.org/how-i-lost-m...
How I Lost My Daughter to Measles
Measles has a terrible side effect most people don’t know about.
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April 9, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Years after the current measles outbreak, a child who had the virus may develop a condition called SSPE. This is what that's like. www.voicesforvaccines.org/how-i-lost-m...
Reposted by Eric J. Chow, MD, MS, MPH, FACP, FAAP, FIDSA
Doing the unthinkable: The deep cuts to the #CDC's workforce today are expected to decimate the Epidemic Intelligence Service, a program that has trained public health rapid responders for decades.
Envy of the world. Poof!
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Envy of the world. Poof!
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CDC cuts expected to devastate Epidemic Intelligence Service, a ‘crown jewel’ of public health
Members of the CDC's Epidemic Intelligence Service were warned Friday that many of them were about to be fired
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February 14, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Doing the unthinkable: The deep cuts to the #CDC's workforce today are expected to decimate the Epidemic Intelligence Service, a program that has trained public health rapid responders for decades.
Envy of the world. Poof!
www.statnews.com/2025/02/14/t...
Envy of the world. Poof!
www.statnews.com/2025/02/14/t...
“Managing long-COVID cases could cost US employers $1.99 billion to $6.49 billion annually…”
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Analysis shows significant financial burden of long COVID in US
Approximately 93% to 95% of these costs come from productivity losses.
www.cidrap.umn.edu
January 24, 2025 at 5:03 AM
“Managing long-COVID cases could cost US employers $1.99 billion to $6.49 billion annually…”
www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/ana...
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Reposted by Eric J. Chow, MD, MS, MPH, FACP, FAAP, FIDSA
Study: RSV in preschoolers comes with significant healthcare use, parents' work absence
RSV illness lasted a mean of 11.7 days.
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RSV illness lasted a mean of 11.7 days.
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January 10, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Study: RSV in preschoolers comes with significant healthcare use, parents' work absence
RSV illness lasted a mean of 11.7 days.
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RSV illness lasted a mean of 11.7 days.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/r...
Reposted by Eric J. Chow, MD, MS, MPH, FACP, FAAP, FIDSA
"When I saw the news that the vaccine is getting closer, I almost cried."
A mother hopes no other family faces what hers has. www.voicesforvaccines.org/how-rsv-chan...
A mother hopes no other family faces what hers has. www.voicesforvaccines.org/how-rsv-chan...
RSV Changed Our Lives
Nobody wants their kids to be sick. To have a child almost die from a virus, though? That’s a whole different level of powerlessness.
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December 30, 2024 at 7:46 PM
"When I saw the news that the vaccine is getting closer, I almost cried."
A mother hopes no other family faces what hers has. www.voicesforvaccines.org/how-rsv-chan...
A mother hopes no other family faces what hers has. www.voicesforvaccines.org/how-rsv-chan...
Our regional partners once again are taking action against respiratory illnesses in healthcare facilities. A new 2024-2025 healthcare masking approach statement has been published by our regional partners here in Washington State. #covid19 #flu #RSV #masking
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December 27, 2024 at 8:56 PM
Our regional partners once again are taking action against respiratory illnesses in healthcare facilities. A new 2024-2025 healthcare masking approach statement has been published by our regional partners here in Washington State. #covid19 #flu #RSV #masking
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Hi Folks ~
This is my personal account. Excited to join the community!
A little about myself:
Medical epidemiologist working in local #publichealth. Trained in medicine, pediatrics ( #medpeds ) and ID. EIS class of 2018.
I'm also a UW faculty member in the Depts of Medicine and Epidemiology
This is my personal account. Excited to join the community!
A little about myself:
Medical epidemiologist working in local #publichealth. Trained in medicine, pediatrics ( #medpeds ) and ID. EIS class of 2018.
I'm also a UW faculty member in the Depts of Medicine and Epidemiology
November 13, 2024 at 11:11 PM
Hi Folks ~
This is my personal account. Excited to join the community!
A little about myself:
Medical epidemiologist working in local #publichealth. Trained in medicine, pediatrics ( #medpeds ) and ID. EIS class of 2018.
I'm also a UW faculty member in the Depts of Medicine and Epidemiology
This is my personal account. Excited to join the community!
A little about myself:
Medical epidemiologist working in local #publichealth. Trained in medicine, pediatrics ( #medpeds ) and ID. EIS class of 2018.
I'm also a UW faculty member in the Depts of Medicine and Epidemiology