Jess Floyd

NPR reports on research from #TropMed22: 'This urban mosquito threatens to derail the fight against malaria in Africa.' npr.org/sections/goats…

The Global #Malaria Commodities Forecasting Consortium has updated the Global Malaria Dashboard, which includes projections of need & demand for vector control & case management commodities until 2031. More: ow.ly/pRQH50KOjv7 @UNITAID @gatesfoundation @MalariaAtlas

NEWS FLASH! It’s not a dislike of “hard maths” that puts girls off studying or pursuing careers in maths + physics. It’s outdated and damaging stereotypes that close doors on many talented girls and women. Ready to hear about some of our most inspiring women physicists? 🧵

Recently, I have been involved in global health discussions on country ownership of their public health response. Here are some of the lessons I have learned in my 20 yrs of country support.

@jameshay218 @nruktanonchai in case you have any students who are interested

I’m looking to hire 2 (US) students for part-time, remote work this summer developing an R package for epi inference. If you know any undergrad/grad students looking to make a little bit of extra cash this summer please send them my way!

Exploring country-wide equitable government health care facility #spatial access in Uganda 72% within 1-hr walking of the nearest health centre II, increasing to 91% via bicycles. Bicycles appear to be a “pro-poor” tool to increase health access equity. doi.org/10.1186/s12939…

Congratulations to the government for introducing travel restrictions exactly one year after coronavirus spread across the world due to unrestricted travel. Power move.

Countries identifying new variants while also imposing travel restrictions on other countries identifying new variants

THREAD: Will lockdown work? We're starting several weeks of lockdown in England while we try to vaccinate as many vulnerable people as possible. Every day more stories drop about the terrible situation in hospitals. The thing is, I'm not sure lockdown will be enough...

The spread of the new variant of COVID-19 emphasises the need for coordinated lockdowns in Europe now, as discussed by our @WorldPopProject researchers writing in @ConversationUK. bit.ly/3pScbPC

Reminder as you think about how to ring in 2021 tomorrow night: •Asymptomatic transmission is POSSIBLE •Pre-symptomatic transmission is COMMON •Negative tests DON’T guarantee you aren’t infectious •Fever or other symptom checks DON’T mean you aren’t infectious #StayAtHome

‼️Get ready for tomorrow's webinar ‼️ The @WorldPopProject team, @ZappCecilia and @diegoi will be joining us for an interesting discussion on the mapping and modelling of #covid19 dynamics using mobility data. 🚨Last chance to register: bit.ly/2Jc2D1S.

Thanks to @nruktanonchai @AndyTatem @NicolaWardrop @ericfevre @WorldPopProject @ZoonoticDisease @UoSGeogEnv for excellent support, supervision and funding over the years! #PhDone 👩‍🎓

Join us on Nov 5 (13:00 UTC) for an #IUSSP Webinar on international mobilities and #COVID19 featuring results from the @WorldPopProject team (@unisouthampton), comments by @MarieLMcAuliffe (@IOMResearch) and Ayman Zohry (@azohry). createsend.com/t/t-B4809198E9… #IUSSPIntMigr #poptwitter

1/6 As France goes into national lockdown a second time, a glance back at the effect of the first one on transmission in the UK. Data from @profhelenward & colleagues: recalled date of covid symptom onset in those with antibodies. Source: REACT study imperial.ac.uk/media/imperial…

Are things that academia values, the most important things in modern science? @AdamJKucharski @sbfnk & I argue probably not. I hope this can change: many people are doing valuable technical work & they are - & should be able to stay - a part of science. journals.plos.org/plosbiology/ar…

Register now for an upcoming @IUSSP webinar on COVID mobility, featuring researchers from WorldPop: iussp.org/en/iussp-webin…

An article I wrote for @SciInnovUnion is now online, in which I write about the diverse #mentalhealth consequences of the #COVID19 pandemic, changes in mental health service provision and possible innovative solutions going forwards. #MentalHealthAwareness #AcademicTwitter

Big implications for the USA and @realDonaldTrump too: Coordinate your state-level lockdowns or risk earlier second (third/fourth/...) waves!

Let's work together, come on, come on, let's work together: Coordinated COVID-19 exit strategies protect against and delay a potential second wave across Europe 🛡️ (1/3) (new work with @Google and @VodafoneGroup @jessRfloyd @cwruktanonchai @Lai_CDC @WorldPopProject)