Dr. Tara C. Smith (@aetiology) / X

Dr. Tara C. Smith

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Dr. Tara C. Smith

@aetiology

Infectious disease epidemiologist, writer, mom. Antibiotic resistance, zoonotic disease, scicomm, zombies. She/her. Same handle @ bsky

Kent, Ohio

Joined April 2009

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Dr. Tara C. Smith
@aetiology
Feb 1, 2020
Hello to new followers. Just wanted to say a few words about who I am and what I do. I'm an infectious disease epidemiologist. Most of my work has centered on the epidemiology & evolution of Staphylococcus aureus, esp in communities. /1
Dr. Tara C. Smith
@aetiology
Dec 22, 2020
Checkmate, scientists.
Dr. Tara C. Smith
@aetiology
May 10, 2020
As an epidemiologist, it's really hard not to despair at videos and anecdotes like these.
Nick Puckett
@puckettsright
May 10, 2020
Happy Mother’s Day from C& C in Castle Rock, where the owner said this is almost double a normal Mother’s Day.
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Dr. Tara C. Smith
@aetiology
Nov 7, 2021
Man, wait until antivax politicians find out about how R2-D2 and C-3PO tried to encourage vaccination... in 1978. Almost like this isn't a new thing and programs that cater to kids want to keep them safe and healthy.
Dr. Tara C. Smith
@aetiology
Jul 24, 2019
43, a tenured full professor of epidemiology with 23 years of lab experience and almost 100 peer-reviewed manuscripts and book chapters, I still get these comments. I'm no one's "sweetie."
Sandra Shepherd
@shepherd_sandra
Jul 24, 2019
Replying to @NBCNewsTHINK and @aetiology
Tara, by looking at your photo I can see you are pretty young. Sweetie have you truly looked at the other side of scientifically proven facts that what you are telling people is not true :( Question? Does the CDC, Pharmaceutical company,FDA,or media sign any of your checks, ?
Dr. Tara C. Smith
@aetiology
Jul 22, 2021
A 5-year-old from her district just died of COVID.
Dr. Tara C. Smith
@aetiology
Dec 5, 2020
For the thousandth time, it's not just mortality we need to be concerned about.
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Dr. Tara C. Smith
@aetiology
Mar 19, 2021
Strongly disagree with this article. Kids are definitely not "like your vaccinated grandparent." Here's why: a ragey thread.
The Atlantic
@TheAtlantic
Mar 18, 2021
"Although scientists don’t quite understand why, kids seem to be naturally protected. As a result, you can think of your son or daughter as an already vaccinated grandparent," @ProfEmilyOster writes: on.theatln.tc/0zOu1MG
Dr. Tara C. Smith
@aetiology
Dec 12, 2020
Another day, another dude criticizing a woman for using her earned title. It's baffling as he's mostly criticizing honorary doctorates (hers is not), & bemoaning a loss of academic standards from his day (where he taught with only a BA degree). Also, "kiddo"? Fuck that noise.
Dr. Tara C. Smith
@aetiology
Oct 19, 2022
Misinformation. The CDC does not decide which vaccines are mandatory for school attendance in kids. That's left to each state, which is why they are not uniform across the country.
Dr. Tara C. Smith
@aetiology
Aug 4, 2021
Don't play "fuck around and find out" when the lead singer has a PhD in molecular biology and studied viruses.
CONSEQUENCE
@consequence
Aug 3, 2021
The Offspring oust drummer Pete Parada for choosing not to get COVID vaccine: cos.lv/eRzK30rPTQj
Dr. Tara C. Smith
@aetiology
Nov 13, 2020
Replying to @LACaldwellDC and @SpeakerPelosi
This is a terrible idea. @SpeakerPelosi @DNC anyone else who will listen, please stop this shit and SHOW LEADERSHIP by doing all of these events over video like the rest of us are. It's not "safe"--it may be safe*r* but it's still terrible optics during a pandemic.
Dr. Tara C. Smith
@aetiology
Dec 23, 2021
Update on cousin: was moved to another hospital last week. Two amputations b/c COVID clots: left foot, right leg sounds like up to mid-calf. She was unvaccinated and spent the last year posting that COVID was a hoax. I hate that so many are finding out the hard way it's not.
Dr. Tara C. Smith
@aetiology
Dec 9, 2021
My hometown. Every bed is full. My cousin is either there or at a nearby hospital with COVID pneumonia (not sure which one she was taken to). No one is wearing masks, vaccine uptake is low and conspiracies abound. It didn't have to be like this.
Dr. Tara C. Smith
@aetiology
Jul 1, 2020
Cool, cool. Sorry Texans, you're on your own.
Jason S. Campbell
@JasonSCampbell
Jul 1, 2020
As COVID cases surge, TX Lt Gov Dan Patrick says he will no longer listen to Anthony Fauci: "I don't need his advice anymore"
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