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Craig Spencer MD MPH

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COVID19 disinformation is everywhere. And it's undermining our response in the US.Below I tackle some of the most commonly mischaracterized things about #COVID19. These are the facts. So get it

We are facing two simultaneous and unprecedented threats to public health.One is #COVID19.The other is the President of the United States...THREAD We all know why #COVID19 is a huge

Im getting a lot of Ebola flashbacks with #COVID19.As many of you know, I worked as a doctor in West Africa during the 2014-2016 Ebola outbreak. I was infected but

"Hey Craig, I just saw you on TV!"After hundreds of interviews, I hear that often.And now I forget how unique & foreign being on TV is for most people.So I

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞 𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐐𝐮𝐢𝐞𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐘𝐨𝐫𝐤 𝐄𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐲 𝐑𝐨𝐨𝐦𝐬:When you walk into the emergency room now, there is silence.It’s

For months now, you’ve trusted me to tell you truth.And as a physician & public health professional, there is no greater truth rn than this:Racism is a public health crisis.

Emerging from a Twitter vacation to find a lot of talk about #COVID19 deaths.As someone who has sadly witnessed too many #COVID19 deaths firsthand, I want to share some quick

Thank you everyone for your incredible messages of support and encouragement.Many of you asked what it was like in the ER right now. I want to share a bit with

Hi Kelly,Yes, this is something everyone taking care of #COVID19 patients has seen. We still don't exactly which patients will get these blood clots or why, but they're likely leading

When you wake up you wonder:Would they still call us heroes?If they knew we felt so helpless?We thought we'd get use to it.It's been a month, but feels like forever.Back

There's ~93k confirmed cases in NYC. But the true number is likely MUCH higher.This is frustrating for symptomatic patients who want tests but can't get them in ERs. At this

So what's really going on here in NYC?You're hearing conflicting information on who is tested, who is admitted, who goes home, and what's going on inside hospitals. Let me shed