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Collected Item: “Tucson Epidemiologist Outspoken on Twitter”

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Tucson Epidemiologist Outspoken on Twitter

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Social media post

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Elizabeth Jacobs (@TheAngryEpi on Twitter) regularly tweets about the pandemic. She has been vocal about the University of Arizona's mitigation strategy, specifically how the university will not defy Governor Ducey's ban on mask mandates. She is a professor of Epidemiology and Biostatistics at Arizona and has played a big role in the UA Vaccine POD and COVID-related research. She is particularly outspoken about vaccines and masks in education settings, not just at the university level but also for K-12.

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Arizona, Governor, Ducey, UA, UArizona, Epidemiology, Twitter, Tweets, Tucson

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https://twitter.com/TheAngryEpi

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Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD

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2021-10-01
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