health_tweets: 24

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rowid id user created_at full_text retweet_count favorite_count State Abbreviation State Health Department Website
24 23 1364620290735497219 33934492 2021-02-24T16:56:45+00:00 Dr. Charles R. Drew is known for being a pioneer of blood preservation and transfusions. Known as the “Father of the Blood Bank,” he protested against the practice of racial segregation in the donation of blood. https://twitter.com/CAPublicHealth/status/1364620290735497219/photo/1 0 3 California CA California Department of Public Health https://www.cdph.ca.gov/