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Jerome Adams

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Jerome Adams

@JeromeAdamsMD

Father, physician, author of Crisis and Chaos, Purdue University Distinguished Professor, Former IN Health Commissioner and 20th US Surgeon General

Indianapolis, IN

jeromeadamsmd.com

Born September 22

Joined February 2012

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Jerome Adams
@JeromeAdamsMD
Jan 18, 2017
Let's all thrive together!
Indiana Department of Health
@StateHealthIN
Jan 18, 2017
"Public health is about creating conditions where everyone can not only survive, but thrive." @JeromeAdamsMD
Jerome Adams
@JeromeAdamsMD
May 1, 2025
😡 My 20-year-old son (who turns 21 next month) was driving home to Indiana from Florida today—a grueling 19-hour trip. But guess what? Not a single @Marriott or @HiltonHotels in northern Florida or Georgia along I-75 would let him check in to sleep for the night. Even though I
Jerome Adams
@JeromeAdamsMD
Feb 8, 2025
Wow… never could I have imagined that I’d be at DCA today when scores of American Airlines workers were lined up inside and outside to honor one of their own who was lost in the recent plane crash, as she goes “home.” Thanks to all who help us safely travel. 😢
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Jerome Adams
@JeromeAdamsMD
Feb 8, 2025
Flying out of DCA today, it was sobering to see the ongoing crash investigation. As a former first responder and trauma doc, I want to extend my heartfelt thanks to everyone working tirelessly to keep us safe during our travels. Your dedication does not go unnoticed. ✈️ 🙏🏽
Jerome Adams
@JeromeAdamsMD
Apr 20, 2022
Flying today. A @Delta pilot (🤯) walked by me in the airport and said, take your mask off man- breath free! Why is it those who so strongly felt others were imposing their beliefs (in health, wellness and compassion) on them, feel so free to impose their beliefs on others?!
Jerome Adams
@JeromeAdamsMD
Jun 11, 2024
1) My son just graduated from high school. He has applied to 20+ jobs and no one is hiring… yet I continue to experience bad or slow service everywhere I go, because businesses say no one wants to work. What gives? 🤷🏽‍♂️
Jerome Adams
@JeromeAdamsMD
Sep 9, 2021
I get the frustration and the intent, but is anyone else a little uneasy at how @POTUS seems to be blaming everything on the unvaccinated? This could backfire. Many minorities still have historically founded reservations. Many people have honest questions… 🤔
Jerome Adams
@JeromeAdamsMD
Oct 28, 2022
Prayers requested for the most beautiful cancer fighter I know. My wife’s melanoma is back and treatment has been really hard on her. She gave me permission to post this to ⬆️ melanoma awareness. See a dermatologist right away if a mole changes /looks different from your others!
Jerome Adams
@JeromeAdamsMD
Nov 12, 2022
The reason we didn’t recommend masks for respiratory viruses prior to covid is that most people were symptomatic- So our advice was simply to stay home if sick. Covid (50%+ asymptomatic) changed that logic. But it also revealed most people weren’t staying home even if sick…
Jerome Adams
@JeromeAdamsMD
Feb 28, 2022
Twitter tip for the week: If you tweet about how inspiring it is that Ukrainians are risking their lives to defeat a common enemy, and then tweet it’s your “right” to do nothing to protect others from covid, people may question your sincerity (or your sanity). Be well!✌🏽🇺🇦
Jerome Adams
@JeromeAdamsMD
Jul 17, 2021
Last year Tony Fauci and I famously, prematurely, & wrongly advised against masks. I felt it was the best call at the time, but now regret it. I’m worried the CDC also made a similarly premature, misinterpreted, yet still harmful call on masking in the face of ⬆️ delta variant.
Jerome Adams
@JeromeAdamsMD
Dec 31, 2020
My wife is being admitted to the hospital due to complications w/ her cancer treatment. I’m not allowed to see her due to #COVID19 restrictions, & I’m hoping she doesn’t have to spend New Year’s in a hallway because the beds are full. What you do matters, even beyond COVID...
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Jerome Adams
@JeromeAdamsMD
Apr 21, 2022
This is Mr. Melvin. He was my Uber driver today. He also has had a double lung transplant and is waiting on a kidney transplant. I wanted you to meet him because he is impacted by the recent mask ruling, and who you’re talking about when you say people are on their own... 🧵
Jerome Adams
@JeromeAdamsMD
Aug 6, 2025
mRNA research helped develop COVID vaccines in record time - saving millions of lives. Cutting half a billion in mRNA funding, as HHS Sec. Kennedy proposes, isn’t just bad policy - it’s dangerous. As a physician & recipient of mRNA vaccines, here’s what people need to know 🧵
Jerome Adams
@JeromeAdamsMD
Jan 7, 2023
So you are 96% likely to walk/sit by/ breathe the air of someone infected while flying. You can choose to rely only on air filtration (which helps on a running plane- NOT in TSA, boarding, etc), but this ends debate on utility of N95 use during air travel.
Coronavirus found in samples from 96% of flights
From audacy.com