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Dr. Michael Mina Persistence/public health focus/performant/open minded/diagnostics With great persistence and diligence, Dr Mina has since early in the pandemic combined his expertise in medicine, infectious diseases, public health and epidemiology. Very open minded and innovative, he keeps building on the evidence base of the use of diagnosis and diagnostic tools as powerful interventions in the public health response to COVID-19. He does not give up to explain both policy makers and the clinical field that in a public health pandemic our minds need to be set to find solutions and approaches that are above and beyond what we have had to possibly do in the past. And in the mean time he is already thinking how to prevent the next pandemic. Michael Mina, MD, PhD

Dr. Theresa Chapple Public outreach/pandemic school planning/anti-racism/black women Dr. Chappel has not only worked to translate the epidemiology of the pandemic to a broad audience on Twitter and mass media, including advocating for a nuanced understanding of the research on covid in schools, she has also directly engaged with school districts to help them develop safety plans. Her social media presence is centered on anti-racisism and anti-oppression, and she often uses her personal experiences with racism and it’s intersection with sexism to help others understand the horrible toll of racism on the lives and health of Black women. On top of all this, she has been working in applied public health full-time while also caring for her three daughters who are in zoom school for the year. She is an example of the best of epidemiology. https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/oak-park/ct-oak-park-new-health-director-tl-0429-20210427-ar6jabxjwnajvniihypfuq52zu-story.html https://newrepublic.com/article/161608/inside-long-messy-year-reopening-schools @Epi_D_Nique and I collaborated to provide a user-friendly review of the CDC’s study on #Covid_19 spread in elementary #schools in one Georgia district. This study is important because of its focus on young children and community spread. Happy?reading! https://t.co/jdROASkBYh — Dr. Theresa Chapple (@Theresa_Chapple) February 26, 2021

Dr. Li Wenliang Whistleblower/courage/tragedy/crucial/patient care It was a courageous and crucial “act” at the very start of the pandemic that Dr. Wenliang shared publicly the unusual happenings he witnessed in his patients. It is tragic, that he initially was punished by the legal authorities for speaking up and that he fell sick and died, at the age of 33, of the very direct consequences of COVID-19, to be only be fully exonerated with a state apology for his mistreatment afterwards. He should be honored and kept alive for his actions.

Dr. Zeynep Tufekci Clarity/Public Outreach/Nailed-it/Big-picture/Visionary Dr Tufekci has been so incredibly on target and at all times 100% marked what really mattered. Her insights in both scientific and societal aspects of the pandemic made her always to be a step before all of us, including when talking about epidemiologic dynamics. In addition, she remained vocal, using very accessible and understandable language and explained to the public, including to epidemiologists, the very basic but crucial mechanisms and realities of the still further developing pandemic. She keeps reaching out and tells us what is coming next.

Dr. Andreas Stang Consistent/summary/data-sharing/public service/responsibility Epidemiologist in Essen, Germany. With the daily posting and distribution of the German SARS-COV-2 test, hospitalization and death data, short “Corona Daten”, Dr. Stang concisely every day provided his services to distribute a country’s data summarized in a word document. When the data would be delivered later on the day, a polite excuse would also be sent with the document. This consistent gesture and importance given to data and the energy put as a senior epidemiologist in sharing on a daily base this tiny piece of all the numbers, is impressive.

Advocates/health equity/public service/clear communication These two Black twin sisters and physicians have been fighting against structural racism and health inequalities in New York throughout the pandemic. These two doctors went above and beyond medicine by advocating for access to diagnostic tests and social support for Black individuals, Latinxs and other ethnic minorities. These Twin Sisters Are on the Front Lines Fighting the “Pandemic of Inequality” in New York City