apoorva_nyc - Tweet Data Analysis
Tweets Analysis - Keyword: @apoorva_nyc
Published April 8, 2023
Overview
Tweets covering
8 days
Latest tweet was on
2023-03-29
Earliest tweet was on
2023-03-21
Total number of tweets analysed
663
Average age of authors' accounts
7 years
Summarization
The tweets discuss a range of topics including the need for Covid-19 booster shots, the effect of politics on the CDC's response to the pandemic, criticism of pediatricians and the efficacy of Covid-19 vaccines. There is also a focus on the CDC's Epidemic Intelligence Service and its importance in responding to outbreaks. Some tweets express concern about the legacy of the previous US administration's handling of the pandemic, and there are varying opinions on the benefits of vaccines for Covid-19.
Topic Modeling
- Covid-19 booster shots
- Politics undermining CDC's pandemic response
- Challenges faced by early pandemic CDC
- Debate over efficacy and safety of Covid-19 vaccine
- Concerns about public health and outbreak response
Emotional Analysis
The emotions expressed in these tweets are varied and intense. There is frustration, anger, and disbelief towards the government's handling of the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly in regards to the CDC's response. There are also strong opinions about vaccines and their safety, with some users accusing pediatricians of being "baby killers." However, there is also appreciation for the work of the CDC's Epidemic Intelligence Service and the importance of their role in public health. Overall, the tweets reflect the ongoing contentiousness and high emotions surrounding the pandemic and vaccinations.
Trend Analysis
- COVID booster shots
- CDC's response to COVID
- Pediatricians and vaccines
- Criticism of politicians and government response
- Despair and helplessness during the pandemic
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Types of Tweets
Number of Retweets
153
23% of total
Number of Original tweets
32
4% of total
Number of tweets that were Quotes
53
7% of total
Number of tweets that were Replies
467
70% of total
Number of tweets that contain Hashtags
50
7% of total
Number of tweets that contain Mentions
663
100% of total
Devices Used to Tweet
Top 5 Devices
| Source | Count |
|---|---|
| Twitter Web App | 285 |
| Twitter for iPhone | 222 |
| Twitter for Android | 125 |
| Twitter for iPad | 22 |
| TweetDeck | 6 |
Device Distribution
Top 10 Accounts by Followers
| Username | Name | Bio | Followers count |
|---|---|---|---|
| michaelmina_lab | Michael Mina | Epidemiologist, Immunologist, Pathologist, MD,PhD. Vaccines, immunity, Infectious disease, tests, public health. Previously Harvard Faculty. CSO @eMedCertified | 226,757 |
| celinegounder | Céline Gounder, MD, ScM, FIDSA 🇺🇦 | Medicine/Infectious Disease/Epidemiology/@KFF @KHNews Senior Fellow & Editor-at-Large for Public Health/@CBSNews contributor/@NYUGrossman prof/@BellevueHosp doc | 115,705 |
| matthewherper | Matthew Herper | Writing and events at STAT. This is biology's century; Every data point has a face. ‘21 Polk Award. Mastodon: @matthewherper@federate.social | 111,247 |
| paimadhu | Madhu Pai, MD, PhD | Settler. Prof & Canada Research Chair of Epidemiology & Global Health @McGillU. Assoc Director, @McGill_TB. Editor-in-Chief @PLOSGPH. Tweets: own views. He/him. | 86,110 |
| DC_ASSEMBLERS | FURNITURE ASSEMBLY EXPERTS - DC MD VA Baltimore | Furniture Installation, furniture assembly and Moving services in Washington DC - Maryland Virginia - SAME DAY SERVICE -CALL 240-764-6143 - white glove delivery | 81,859 |
| DoctorYasmin | Dr. Seema Yasmin is on a media literacy mission | MD + Epidemiologist + Journalist | Fmr Epidemic Intelligence Service Officer| Teach: sci journalism | Direct: Stanford Health Comm Initiative| Study: infodemics | 69,969 |
| SaskiaPopescu | Dr. Saskia Popescu | ID Epi - Biodefense - Infection Prevnt | Asst Prof @ScharSchool | Senior Fellow @CSRisks | Adjunct @uarizona | Affiliate @georgetown_ghss | @JHSPH_CHS ELBI | 68,969 |
| apoorva_nyc | Apoorva Mandavilli | Reporter @nytimes on global health & infectious diseases; Apoorva@NYTimes.com Before: Founding EIC @Spectrum, cofounder @CultureDish | 60,194 |
| EllenBarryNYT | Ellen Barry | Covering mental health for the New York Times, former Boston, Delhi, Moscow bureau chief. At home in New England. Retweet ≠ endorsement. ebarry@nytimes.com. | 47,103 |
| leelasik | Joseph Lee, MD www.lungvirus.com | The ANTI VAXXER DECLARATION. 1. I AM an anti vaxxer 2. I despise ALL vaccines with bad science behind it (MOST of them, maybe ALL of them) https://t.co/HXQwYCi8ox | 45,494 |
Top 10 Accounts by Friends
| Username | Name | Bio | Followers count |
|---|---|---|---|
| DC_ASSEMBLERS | FURNITURE ASSEMBLY EXPERTS - DC MD VA Baltimore | Furniture Installation, furniture assembly and Moving services in Washington DC - Maryland Virginia - SAME DAY SERVICE -CALL 240-764-6143 - white glove delivery | 263,660 |
| pash22 | Ash Paul | Public Hlth Dr,interested in evid-based health services commissioning,clinical leadership & hlth policy.My views are my own,RTs are no endorsements | 33,580 |
| leelasik | Joseph Lee, MD www.lungvirus.com | The ANTI VAXXER DECLARATION. 1. I AM an anti vaxxer 2. I despise ALL vaccines with bad science behind it (MOST of them, maybe ALL of them) https://t.co/HXQwYCi8ox | 19,143 |
| alaskarebel | Pink Freud | Democrat—Biden/Harris. Vote Blue💙💙💙MA, MSW, LISW-S ; Auntie; ❌Trump; ❌fascism. Yeshua is a Liberal. Trust in God. See me on Post too. | 17,172 |
| bethlinas | Dr. Beth S. Linas(she/her) | PhD/MHS Epidemiology: Infectious Diseases, Digital Health, Substance Use |#SciComm| tweets are my own | also at: @bethlinas@med-mastodon.com | 12,535 |
| SharonCarbine | Sharon Carbine | Tax Attorney. Current Events & Political Commentator. Democracy, Law and Order and Equality Advocate. Eclectic interests. Post link: https://t.co/k1QsrWxPJK | 11,185 |
| alexanderrusso | Alexander Russo | Founder of @thegrade_, an award-winning effort to celebrate & improve education journalism. Newsletter: https://t.co/jGcf3CCcxw. Archive: https://t.co/Y2fD7teMax. | 11,177 |
| dawnegray3 | Dawn G 🇺🇸🇮🇱 | 🇺🇲🇮🇱#1A #2A #Independent voting Red in a Blue #TweetLimits_Censorship #TrumpWasRight #HRCspied #WaStateGovernorIsA_Tyrant #Constitution_UpholdIt🇺🇸 | 10,155 |
| Bindlestaff | Dan Davis | Well you can run but you cannot hide; This is widely known. —James Taylor | 9,472 |
| ParisDaguerre | Dr Lindsay Maxwell @Parisdaguerre@mstdn.social | Mother, professional engineer and perfumer......LibDem…Francophile @orosmoperfumery | 8,871 |
Most Active Users
| Username | Bio | Number of tweets |
|---|---|---|
| leelasik | The ANTI VAXXER DECLARATION. 1. I AM an anti vaxxer 2. I despise ALL vaccines with bad science behind it (MOST of them, maybe ALL of them) https://t.co/HXQwYCi8ox | 72 |
| badhatter353 | To seek greatness is the only righteous vengeance. Proud Irishman. Science advocate & problem-solver with a knack for analytical thinking. One problem at a time | 22 |
| SynthIge | Bringing engineering rigor to vaccine tinkering since 2013. https://t.co/zcJCVqi1hx | 21 |
| gringro704 | Simple family man. | 16 |
| careplusair | Nonprofit STEM group focusing on respiratory biosafety and viral health to manage against infectious disease. | 15 |
| CAS2328 | #mousearmy "Covidians" with vax, mask, blue wave, pronouns, Ukraine flag unfollow me. Whores get blocked. Seriously, hold yourself to a higher standard. | 14 |
| annika1021 | X-Research Scientist in Medicinal Chemistry, ORTHO PHARMACEUTICAL Corp., Johnson & Johnson, Questioning Political Leadership/Inequalities + Polyglot | 13 |
| 2wks2fltncrv | - | 9 |
| JeannieBowers20 | - | 7 |
| dianaberrent | Warrior Queen. Covid Disrupter. Founder of @Survivor_Corps. 29th Greatest World Leader as per Fortune Magazine. Takes good selfies. Married to @NickGuthe. | 5 |
Tweets Per Day
Top 10 Tweets by Retweets
| ID | Text | Retweet count |
|---|---|---|
| 1639277127190151171 | Should You Get Another Covid Booster? by @nytimes @apoorva_nyc My advice? EVERYONE needs at least 3 shots. People 65+ & immunocompromised people need annual or semi-annual boosters... depending on whether … | 54 |
| 1638191026580889602 | CDC's Epidemic Intelligence Service wrote the textbook on how to deal with outbreaks But politicians undermined their ability to deal with Covid https://t.co/MfjL93XAWb @apoorva_nyc | 46 |
| 1638165760148160514 | “All of us knew tens of thousands were going to die, and we were helpless to stop it,” said one of the trainees. “It was really heartbreaking ….not to be … | 29 |
| 1638329647187521541 | Last September, I spoke with @apoorva_nyc for this article, published this morning. All day long, I've received disheartening messages from current and former CDC staff about the reality of working … | 16 |
| 1638228271757426688 | This is such an important read from @apoorva_nyc - EIS folks are a critical resource in US public health and outbreak response. I’m so grateful for the opportunities I’ve had … | 8 |
| 1638932855744258048 | @badhatter353 @VikiLovesFACS @SynthIge @AmerAcadPeds @AmerMedicalAssn @DrPanMD @KBibbinsDomingo @MassMedical @ABIMFoundation @Atul_Gawande @NIHDirector @DrPaulOffit @jeremyfaust @Doctor_Eric_B @DrEricDing @EricTopol @meganranney @gregggonsalves @FLSurgeonGen @GovRonDeSantis @CAgovernor @CDCgov @NIH @hholdenthorp @laurahelmuth @ScienceMagazine @Nature @sciam @sciencecohen @kakape … | 8 |
| 1638751471314554882 | @Summerbriza21 @Fred224N @SynthIge @AmerAcadPeds @AmerMedicalAssn @DrPanMD @KBibbinsDomingo @MassMedical @ABIMFoundation @Atul_Gawande @NIHDirector @DrPaulOffit @jeremyfaust @Doctor_Eric_B @DrEricDing @EricTopol @meganranney @gregggonsalves @FLSurgeonGen @GovRonDeSantis @CAgovernor @CDCgov @NIH @hholdenthorp @laurahelmuth @ScienceMagazine @Nature @sciam @sciencecohen @kakape … | 8 |
| 1638680804346978305 | @SynthIge @AmerAcadPeds @AmerMedicalAssn @DrPanMD @KBibbinsDomingo @MassMedical @ABIMFoundation @Atul_Gawande @NIHDirector @DrPaulOffit @jeremyfaust @Doctor_Eric_B @DrEricDing @EricTopol @meganranney @gregggonsalves @FLSurgeonGen @GovRonDeSantis @CAgovernor @CDCgov @NIH @hholdenthorp @laurahelmuth @ScienceMagazine @Nature @sciam @sciencecohen @kakape @apoorva_nyc @Magda_Skipper … | 8 |
| 1638177436222525443 | I know we all have other things in our minds right now, but as @apoorva_nyc reminds us in this excellent story, the neutering of the CDC’s fabled Epidemic Intelligence Service … | 7 |
| 1638165869887979526 | @apoorva_nyc As Apoorva reports, CDC leadership understood the virus was being transmitted by asymptomatic people in early March, but did not inform the public until April 3. CDC staff sent … | 7 |
Top 10 Tweets by Likes
| ID | Text | Like count |
|---|---|---|
| 1639277127190151171 | Should You Get Another Covid Booster? by @nytimes @apoorva_nyc My advice? EVERYONE needs at least 3 shots. People 65+ & immunocompromised people need annual or semi-annual boosters... depending on whether … | 306 |
| 1638191026580889602 | CDC's Epidemic Intelligence Service wrote the textbook on how to deal with outbreaks But politicians undermined their ability to deal with Covid https://t.co/MfjL93XAWb @apoorva_nyc | 94 |
| 1638165760148160514 | “All of us knew tens of thousands were going to die, and we were helpless to stop it,” said one of the trainees. “It was really heartbreaking ….not to be … | 41 |
| 1638244777807212545 | @apoorva_nyc I appreciate the behind-the scenes aspects, but this seems like an extremely CDC- and Biden-sympathetic take on what happened. Did Trump force Fauci and Brix to mislead us on … | 39 |
| 1638329647187521541 | Last September, I spoke with @apoorva_nyc for this article, published this morning. All day long, I've received disheartening messages from current and former CDC staff about the reality of working … | 37 |
| 1638680226967457792 | @SynthIge @AmerAcadPeds @AmerMedicalAssn @DrPanMD @KBibbinsDomingo @MassMedical @ABIMFoundation @Atul_Gawande @NIHDirector @DrPaulOffit @jeremyfaust @Doctor_Eric_B @DrEricDing @EricTopol @meganranney @gregggonsalves @FLSurgeonGen @GovRonDeSantis @CAgovernor @CDCgov @NIH @hholdenthorp @laurahelmuth @ScienceMagazine @Nature @sciam @sciencecohen @kakape @apoorva_nyc @Magda_Skipper … | 28 |
| 1638228271757426688 | This is such an important read from @apoorva_nyc - EIS folks are a critical resource in US public health and outbreak response. I’m so grateful for the opportunities I’ve had … | 26 |
| 1638680804346978305 | @SynthIge @AmerAcadPeds @AmerMedicalAssn @DrPanMD @KBibbinsDomingo @MassMedical @ABIMFoundation @Atul_Gawande @NIHDirector @DrPaulOffit @jeremyfaust @Doctor_Eric_B @DrEricDing @EricTopol @meganranney @gregggonsalves @FLSurgeonGen @GovRonDeSantis @CAgovernor @CDCgov @NIH @hholdenthorp @laurahelmuth @ScienceMagazine @Nature @sciam @sciencecohen @kakape @apoorva_nyc @Magda_Skipper … | 26 |
| 1638931901691092992 | @badhatter353 @VikiLovesFACS @SynthIge @AmerAcadPeds @AmerMedicalAssn @DrPanMD @KBibbinsDomingo @MassMedical @ABIMFoundation @Atul_Gawande @NIHDirector @DrPaulOffit @jeremyfaust @Doctor_Eric_B @DrEricDing @EricTopol @meganranney @gregggonsalves @FLSurgeonGen @GovRonDeSantis @CAgovernor @CDCgov @NIH @hholdenthorp @laurahelmuth @ScienceMagazine @Nature @sciam @sciencecohen @kakape … | 25 |
| 1638680534841954304 | @SynthIge @AmerAcadPeds @AmerMedicalAssn @DrPanMD @KBibbinsDomingo @MassMedical @ABIMFoundation @Atul_Gawande @NIHDirector @DrPaulOffit @jeremyfaust @Doctor_Eric_B @DrEricDing @EricTopol @meganranney @gregggonsalves @FLSurgeonGen @GovRonDeSantis @CAgovernor @CDCgov @NIH @hholdenthorp @laurahelmuth @ScienceMagazine @Nature @sciam @sciencecohen @kakape @apoorva_nyc @Magda_Skipper … | 24 |
Top Languages Used
Top 10 Hashtags
| Hashtag | Count |
|---|---|
| #biosafety | 13 |
| #covid19 | 12 |
| #publichealth | 11 |
| #eis | 4 |
| #longcovid | 3 |
| #covid | 3 |
| #coronavirus | 2 |
| #maskup | 2 |
| #getboosted | 2 |
| #longread | 2 |
Top 10 Mentions
| Mention | Count |
|---|---|
| @apoorva_nyc | 666 |
| @cdcgov | 238 |
| @drpauloffit | 222 |
| @drericding | 221 |
| @jeremyfaust | 220 |
| @ameracadpeds | 220 |
| @amermedicalassn | 220 |
| @kbibbinsdomingo | 220 |
| @nihdirector | 220 |
| @doctor_eric_b | 220 |
Wordcloud of Tweets
Emoji Analysis
Average emojis per tweet:
13
Emojis Used
| Emoji | Count | Emoji Text |
|---|---|---|
| 💉 | 6 | syringe |
| 🤣 | 5 | rolling_on_the_floor_laughing |
| ⏱️ | 4 | stopwatch |
| 🤷 | 4 | person_shrugging |
| 😂 | 4 | face_with_tears_of_joy |
| 👇 | 3 | backhand_index_pointing_down |
| 🔥 | 3 | fire |
| 👏 | 3 | clapping_hands |
| 😷 | 3 | face_with_medical_mask |
| 👍 | 3 | thumbs_up |
Emoji Groups
| Emoji Group | Count |
|---|---|
| Smileys & Emotion | 28 |
| People & Body | 26 |
| Travel & Places | 9 |
| Objects | 9 |
| Symbols | 7 |
| Flags | 4 |
| Activities | 3 |
| Food & Drink | 2 |
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