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Dr. Taison Bell
@TaisonBell
Critical Care & Infectious Disease physician at @UVA. I mostly tweet about health topics and #COVID19. Tweets = me. Pronounced "TY-son"
Charlottesville, VA
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    Dr. Taison Bell
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    May 22, 2022
    Today I had the incredible honor of delivering the keynote address for the #UVA22 graduating class. My speech centered on how the physiology I teach in the @uvahealthnews Medical ICU relates to life’s journey. The speech is available here👇🏾 1/
    Final Exercises Remarks of Sunday Keynote Speaker Dr. Taison Bell
    From news.virginia.edu
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    Dr. Taison Bell
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    Sep 19, 2021
    After 9 years, I still can’t bring myself to spread my son’s ashes. Don’t ever downplay children dying.
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    Dr. Taison Bell
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    Apr 15, 2021
    We just paused an entire vaccine rollout because of a complication with a risk of 1 in 1 million. For Black men, the lifetime risk of being killed by police is 1 in 1000. Where is our pause?
    pnas.org
    Risk of being killed by police use of force in the United States by age, race–ethnicity, and sex |...
    We use data on police-involved deaths to estimate how the risk of being killed by police use of force in the United States varies across social gro...
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    Dr. Taison Bell
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    May 25, 2022
    Homes are arranged in a way that assumes the child living there will be back. When my 1st was stillborn, my wife and I didn’t rearrange. We just shut the door for a year. These parents have dirty laundry hampers, toothbrushes, and half-empty boxes of cereal. It’s heartbreaking.
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    Dr. Taison Bell
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    Sep 7, 2021
    Conversation with a community hospital ICU: Me: Wait, so your entire census is COVID-19 patients? ICU: yes Me: and they're all unvaccinated? ICU: 100% *Silence* Me: How's your staffing tonight? ICU: Don't ask
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    Dr. Taison Bell
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    Dec 29, 2021
    It’s time, y’all. Getting on a plane should require full vaccination. 💪🏾 + 💉 = ✈️
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    Dr. Taison Bell
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    Dec 14, 2022
    My wife's grandmother just left the ER diagnosed with COVID. She's in her 90s & ok-ish health but immunosuppressed. Slam dunk for Paxlovid, right? She was told by two separate providers that her kidney and liver function didn't support its use. Their advice was wrong. 🧵1/3
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    Dr. Taison Bell
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    Jan 30, 2021
    One day I was on a @zoom_us meeting and my son came in to ask for Tylenol for an achy tooth. I muttered the common “Sorry everyone...” before I got up to help him. He later asked me, “Dad, did I do something wrong?” It’s the last time I’ll ever apologize for openly parenting.
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    Dr. Taison Bell
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    Jul 17, 2021
    When it comes to keeping my young kids safe w/ the #DeltaVariant circulating my wife and I live by three rules: 1) As soon as they're eligible, they're getting vaxed 2) If an adult will be in close contact w/ them, they need to be vaxed 3) If they are indoors, they will be masked
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    Dr. Taison Bell
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    Dec 15, 2020
    I’ll be receiving the #CovidVaccine later this afternoon. It’s a day mixed with emotions but I’m happy this day has come. Let’s spread the word, get people vaccinated, and turn the tide on this pandemic! #RightToBareArms 💪🏾
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    Dr. Taison Bell
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    Jul 22, 2021
    I’ve debated all day whether to post this, but the world deserves to know that 9 years ago to this day my first child, Julian, was stillborn. While @k_scottbell and I knew him through his kicks and tumbles, he was born at full term and never took a breath. We don’t know why. 🧵
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    Dr. Taison Bell
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    Sep 3, 2021
    A friend reached out b/c his daughter was flying in but learned en route she had an exposure. He needed to find a rapid test. Called 8 places. Zero. I give him one of mine. Comes back (+). Luckily she feels ok. We’re over 1.5 years in. WHY is getting a test still an issue?
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    Dr. Taison Bell
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    Dec 19, 2021
    The texts and DMs I'm getting from friends, colleagues, and family who either tested positive for COVID or had exposures is at an unreal level over the past few days. It feels different this time. Stay safe y'all.
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    Dr. Taison Bell
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    Mar 1, 2022
    Conversation w/ a URM med student: Me: How do I pronounce your name? Student: I tell people “___” Me: But how do you pronounce your name? Student: Either “___” or “___” Me: Ok…how would your mama pronounce your name if she were here? MS: she would say “___” but… Me: no buts 😤