Heidi Morefield @heidimorefield

consultant, fmr postdoc @Princeton, PhD @ihmjhu, historian: #histmed, #histtech, US-Africa relations, global health, development, environment, foreign aid 🇨🇦 Joined March 2014

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Heidi Morefield @heidimorefield

2 years ago

Can confirm - Varsha is very good at it (thanks, Varsha!). Hire her!

the hot dam historian (phd) @hotdamhistorian

2 years ago

Can confirm - Varsha is very good at it (thanks, Varsha!). Hire her!

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Heidi Morefield @heidimorefield

2 years ago

It's been a long time coming, but I'm so thrilled to share that my book, Developing to Scale: Technology and the Making of Global Health, is available for pre-order and due out in October with @UChicagoPress : press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book…

Heidi Morefield @heidimorefield

5 years ago

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Heidi Morefield @heidimorefield

4 years ago

Finally listened to @whitesaviorspod--well worth it for any and all interested in the darker side of development and voluntourism work canadaland.com/shows/the-whit…

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Matthew Hockenberry @hockendougal

4 years ago

What's going on with global supply chains? (aka "why are we running out of everthing," "why is shipping so slow," "why are things more expensive"). A link roundup thread:

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Heidi Morefield @heidimorefield

4 years ago

Congratulations Dr. Nuriddin @AyahNerd!! You absolutely crushed it 🥇💫🔥

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Jeremy Greene @jgreene2

4 years ago

So many congratulations to @heidimorefield for winning the 2021 Pressman-Burroughs Award from the American Association for the History of Medicine (@aahmhistmed )! Can't wait to see the book that will come out of it--nice work Heidi! #aahm2021 #histmed

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Jacob Steere-Williams @steerewilliams

4 years ago

Thrilled to celebrate with @heidimorefield, the @aahmhistmed winner of the 2021 Pressman Award! Congrats. #aahm2021

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Jim Acosta @Acosta

4 years ago

CDC graphics on what’s safe/not safe for masked/unmasked and vaccinated/not vaccinated people for outdoor/indoor activities...

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Heidi Morefield @heidimorefield

4 years ago

Just absolutely devastating.

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Céline Gounder, MD, ScM, FIDSA 🇺🇦 @celinegounder

4 years ago

1/ Apologies for not posting this sooner. I've been tied up juggling multiple jobs (Bellevue + media + congressional testimony + other), but I think it's important to get this out there now. I could have last night, but...

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Heidi Morefield @heidimorefield

5 years ago

YES!! @AyahNerd and I belong in a seminar room together ❤️

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Helen Branswell 🇨🇦 @HelenBranswell

5 years ago

Pfizer and BioNTech are starting a trial to test their vaccine in children from six months old and up. @matthewherper reports. statnews.com/2021/03/25/pfi…

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Heidi Morefield @heidimorefield

5 years ago

Public health messaging is an under-appreciated facet of a pandemic response, and one that we’ve routinely fallen short on. This brilliant piece by ⁦@zeynep⁩ breaks it down. theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/…

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Bloomberg @business

5 years ago

The Pfizer and BioNTech vaccine appeared to stop the vast majority of recipients in Israel becoming infected, providing the first real-world indication that the immunization will curb transmission of Covid trib.al/nsrXnWT

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Tanentzapf Lab @TanentzapfLab

5 years ago

Virtually every aspect of the COVID vaccine, from the lipid nanoparticles to the mRNA technology, was developed in academic labs using public funds. But in the public's mind the credit goes to companies like Moderna/Pfizer. This is a missed opportunity to celebrate basic research

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The Spectator Index @spectatorindex

5 years ago

JUST IN: Russia has reported the first known cases of H5N8 bird flu in humans

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David Leonhardt @DLeonhardt

5 years ago

What would be a more accurate message about vaccines? “They’re safe. They’re highly effective against serious disease. And the emerging evidence about infectiousness looks really good. If you have access to a vaccine and you’re eligible, you should get it.” - @KateGrabowski

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David Leonhardt @DLeonhardt

5 years ago

For weeks, the public messages about vaccines have been more negative than the facts warrant. Now we are seeing the cost: A large percentage of Americans wouldn't take a vaccine if offered one. 🧵...