Lou Woodley (she/her)
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Founder and Director of CSCCE. I train, support & research scientific community managers - those building networks and collaborations in STEM. Happiest at the intersection of people, science and tech - with a book & a view of the mountains. #community
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Sharing these numbers because I wasn't aware of them myself. In the US:
* 1 in 5 unvaccinated people who get measles are hospitalized
* 1 in 20 children with measles get pneumonia
* 1 to 3 in 1000 die
If you're not immune, close contact with an infected person gives you measles 90% of the time
* 1 in 5 unvaccinated people who get measles are hospitalized
* 1 in 20 children with measles get pneumonia
* 1 to 3 in 1000 die
If you're not immune, close contact with an infected person gives you measles 90% of the time
Measles – NFID
Measles is a highly contagious respiratory disease that can result in severe, sometimes permanent, complications including pneumonia, seizures, brain damage, and even death
www.nfid.org
February 26, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Sharing these numbers because I wasn't aware of them myself. In the US:
* 1 in 5 unvaccinated people who get measles are hospitalized
* 1 in 20 children with measles get pneumonia
* 1 to 3 in 1000 die
If you're not immune, close contact with an infected person gives you measles 90% of the time
* 1 in 5 unvaccinated people who get measles are hospitalized
* 1 in 20 children with measles get pneumonia
* 1 to 3 in 1000 die
If you're not immune, close contact with an infected person gives you measles 90% of the time
Pup in full control of the buttons! (Thankfully pressing the red one just says “yes!”)
February 24, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Pup in full control of the buttons! (Thankfully pressing the red one just says “yes!”)
Of all the ways I didn’t expect to start Monday morning…!
January 27, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Of all the ways I didn’t expect to start Monday morning…!