health_tweets: 63171

The full text of tweets and selected Twitter metadata from the Twitter accounts of state and local public officials, as well as education and health agencies, since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. We begin with state governors with more data to come. Where possible, please cite Big Local News as collecting and disseminating this information. We ask because it helps us show the impact we can have and that makes it easier to create ongoing support for Big Local News.

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rowid id user created_at full_text retweet_count favorite_count State Abbreviation State Health Department Website
63171 63170 1313552411349245952 151175266 2020-10-06T18:51:14+00:00 "A negative test result is not a free pass. It doesn’t mean you can go visit an elderly family member without risk. It doesn’t mean you can stop wearing your face mask. We do not want anyone to stop taking precautions against getting or spreading #COVID19." 2 8 Oregon OR Oregon Health Authority https://www.oregon.gov/oha/pages/index.aspx