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The moment you’ve all been waiting for….. NERDY GIRL SWAG!!! Just in time for your holiday shopping, we are thrilled to launch our new store with something special for all the Nerds in your life. Your purchases will help financially support the science communication mission of Those Nerdy Girls. P.S. We’d love to see pics Read more…

Those Nerdy Girls want to reach new audiences, and we are recruiting volunteers for our new Social Media Squad! Read on to learn how to join the team. Over the last two+ years, Those Nerdy Girls have grown from a small group of volunteers to a much larger team (still all volunteers!). We continue to Read more…

Dear Readers: Who has made some awesome (or not-so-awesome) purchases during the pandemic? We’ve (thankfully) passed the days of hoarding toilet paper, but Those Nerdy Girls know that stressful times may still call for retail therapy, whether small impulse buys (celebrity gossip rags, anyone?) or big splurges (hello, inflatable hot tubs). Some purchases have worked Read more…

Those Nerdy Girls are back to tackle your latest COVID questions. This month’s live Q&A topics include: * the impact of pandemic life on immune health * the value of one way masking * tracking COVID in the era of home testing * using rapid antigen tests to exit isolation Featuring Nerdy Girls: Ashley Ritter, Read more…

A: A new study published in The Lancet suggests that people who had a COVID-19 infection are at increased risk of developing diabetes within a year. Research is piling up to show that COVID-19 infections can result in long term health consequences. Last month, a study was published in the medical journal The Lancet asking Read more…

Live Q&As with Those Nerdy Girls are back! Dear Pandemic co-founder Dr. Malia Jones is handing over the Live Q&A torch to Dr. Chana Davis. Link to Live Malia and Chana will talk about 4th shots / second boosters, the new Omicron strain, vaccines for kids, and rapid tests for Omicron. NOTE: Video will be Read more…

This week, to commemorate two years of the magical collaboration that is Dear Pandemic, we’ll be re-sharing some posts from back in the day… back when we thought we would sunset this project by August 2020 at the latest. Back when the best data we had was coming off of the #DiamondPrincess. Back when we Read more…

In a moment of crisis, a team of female scientists built and sustained a public health communication platform while maintaining their day jobs and tending to family and friends during a global pandemic. We have written over 2,000 posts and connected with over 200,000 followers. We have done this all with a volunteer staff for Read more…

It’s time to meet the women behind the magic here at Dear Pandemic! Today we’d love to introduce you to Joanna Dreifus, MPH–our Director of Community Engagement. Joanna volunteered to help us out more than a year ago. Her main area of focus is all things YOU! Our readers. She reads all your comments (yes Read more…

A: Most likely YES! And you can search our past posts right here on our website! If you don’t find a past post answering your question, you can submit your question to us via our question box right here! Since March 2020, Those Nerdy Girls have answered ~ 2000 questions on our Facebook pages (Dear Read more…

We highly recommend these stunning visualizations of the SARS-CoV-2 virus.

A friend recently asked me (Nerdy Girl Lindsey): How will you cultivate hope through the long winter months ahead? * My answer: My hope lies in the unsung grassroots heroes. The security guard pictured below, Cordarlye Frost, helping children feel happy and at ease at a vaccination clinic. The nurses in the ED, the librarians Read more…