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Jess A
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Vicki Chan MD
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Dr Deepak Chohan
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Rômulo Neris
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Lauren P. RN, MSN, CRNA
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Kate
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Andrea Mazzella
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We are a group of scientists and healthcare professionals from around the world, working to end this pandemic by volunteering our time to address Covid-19 vaccine concerns and misinformation.
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@drcappuccini
Federica Cappuccini
Dr Federica Cappuccini is a postdoctoral research scientist at the Jenner Institute, University of Oxford. Since the beginning of the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine clinical trials in April 2020, Federica has been a part-time member of the COVID-19 team processing and testing blood samples collected from volunteers in the UK. In particular, the team is looking at… continue reading.
@nataliapasternakscience
Dr Natalia Pasternak
Natalia Pasternak is a microbiologist, with a PhD and post-doctorate in Microbiology, in the field of Bacterial Genetics at the University of São Paulo, Brazil. She is the former director in Brazil of the international festival of scientific communication “Pint of Science” (UK), columnist for the Brazilian national newspaper “O Globo”, for The Skeptic magazine… continue reading.
@TheFeedWithDrG
Dr Samir Gupta
Dr Samir Gupta is a Respirologist, Clinician-Scientist and Associate Professor at the University of Toronto. He completed his medical training at McGill University before specializing in Respirology at the University of Toronto. He has a Master’s degree in Clinical Epidemiology and a fellowship in Knowledge Translation Research. Samir has always had a specific interest in… continue reading.
@kiran.morjaria
Dr Kiran Morjaria
Dr Kiran Morjaria is a junior doctor and comedian based in Manchester. He is working on the front line admitting and treating patients with Covid-19. In his spare time he volunteers at a Covid-19 vaccination hub as a vaccinator. Kiran graduated from Leeds Medical School in 2017, where he was awarded the SPARK scholarship for… continue reading.
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Paul McKay
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Karnyart K Samnuan
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Elisa Ramos Sevillano
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Saad B. Omer
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Ed Belongia MD
@VirusesImmunity
Prof. Akiko Iwasaki
@FLAHAULT
Antoine Flahault 
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Otavio Ranzani
@VaccineEpi
Nick Grassly
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Michael Mina
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Victor M. Corman
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Dr. Krutika Kuppalli
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Jason Kindrachuk
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Dr. Angela Rasmussen
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Muge Cevik
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Luiz Lima
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Kristen de Graaf
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