Hi. Sign up for our free TB Fighters newsletter featuring everything from musings on Emily Dickinson to the Big Announcement coming Thursday: tbfighters.org/newsletter Dr. Salmaan Keshavjee's TED Talk on the S-T-P strategy for comprehensive TB care. kzread.info/dash/bejne/nGmuxcyLj9uYcrA.html Thanks for being here with us. -John

@eliannem7811

2 ай бұрын

Hiya, one of the TB Fighters here (aren't we all?) If people have any questions about the newsletter, how to help out, or anything else, please don't hesitate to reach out! We'll try to also keep an eye on the comments here to answer any questions that might come up :)

@jj_tbfighter

2 ай бұрын

TBFighters are here in the comments to answer questions! We can end TB!! DFTBA

@somefreshbread

2 ай бұрын

Hi John! Do you know where I can find newer information about the progress being made in Sierra Leone? The numbers on PIH are still from 2019, which is hugely motivating for potential contributors, but I'd love to see something with feathers.

@DakotaJamesCox

2 ай бұрын

How will these meetings take place? Are they going to be private committee meetings, public hearings, bipartisan groups, etc?

@jj_tbfighter

2 ай бұрын

@@DakotaJamesCox John tweeted out info for an event Thursday that's open to congress, staffers, and press!

The fact that we get this excited for something tuberculosis related really is a testament of our hard work, DFTBA!

Fun fact: a key driving force behind that campaign to use chest x-rays to screen for tuberculosis was Alan Hart, who was also one of the first trans men to undergo gender affirmation surgery in the United States.

@vlogbrothers

2 ай бұрын

He's in my book! -John

@geeksdo1tbetter

2 ай бұрын

woo!!!!

@SumeriyaYaxlaka

2 ай бұрын

++

@NinaDmytraczenko

2 ай бұрын

TRANS RIGHT ARE HUMAN RIGHTS is always an apt phrase :)

@Primarycolors128

3 күн бұрын

@@NinaDmytraczenkodouble check your comments?!

im gonna guess the answer is probably "together"

@vlogbrothers

2 ай бұрын

Usually is! -John

@vigilantcosmicpenguin8721

2 ай бұрын

+

@SumeriyaYaxlaka

2 ай бұрын

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@-Teague-

2 ай бұрын

That's how we do everything best :)

@NinaDmytraczenko

2 ай бұрын

🤍🤍🤍

Time out, did I hear 4:15 right?? Maternal mortality since 2019 in Sierra Leone has dropped by half?? Holy smokes!! That's amazing! Looking forward to doing the same to TB over the next 5 years and beyond. Long term problems require long term solutions

@mariannetfinches

2 ай бұрын

Sorry, what?! I knew I shouldn't have watched this while my ADHD was this bad! That's amazing! (I fully intend to re-watch later. It's just that I knew there was big tb news & I got excited)

@Jessie_Lightyear

2 ай бұрын

@@mariannetfinches It was such a blip on the radar that I rewound the tape 4 or 5 times to make sure I heard it right XD Maybe that had already been put out there before, but it was a surprise to me

@tass466

2 ай бұрын

Same! Tell us more about that John!!

@miral6694

2 ай бұрын

Yeah, I actually said "holy sh!" out loud. That's... like, that's a genuinely shocking number. A 10% national drop in 5 years would be a legendary policy success. 50% is kind of unbelievable.

@geeksdo1tbetter

2 ай бұрын

​@@tass466 I think there was more said in the run up to P4A, about how Partners In Health is viewing this as a win!

John caught a new hyper fixation once and proceeded to change the world and its entire health care system. You’re the best, John. Best of luck in DC!

@melodysmash

2 ай бұрын

Freaking incredible.

Your comments on Emily Dickenson and TB have really reshaped the way i view her work. It makes me sad that the version of her that I was introduced to in school was able-bodied, but geez just such such a mysterious recluse for no reason. It makes me wonder how much discomfort and disease was (is?) hidden away in the version of history provided to public school children.

@jillsarah7356

2 ай бұрын

A LOT of First Ladies in US history were disabled/chronically ill, something I only found out recently

@kyrab7914

2 ай бұрын

This is the first I'm hearing of I think both of these things. But certain laws in certain parts of the US passed recently comes to mind. Like banning the dictionary.

@Jszar

2 ай бұрын

I was under the impression that Dickinson had some sort of anxiety disorder, but that’s not mutually exclusive of any other illness. Not sure where I got the idea.

The statistic about maternal mortality dropping by half since 2019 is mind boggling. John you have so many things to be proud about, but your impact is truly tremendous and you should feel very proud

Good luck in DC John! I hope you don’t run into any overly friendly squirrels!

@vlogbrothers

2 ай бұрын

oh god i forgot about that. -John

@NinaDmytraczenko

2 ай бұрын

At least now John is no longer nervous about talking with senators, and is instead completely focused on avoiding squirrels!

It’s incredible (and incredibly sad) that 40% of TB cases go undiagnosed each year. I’m so grateful to Nerdfighteria for putting the “urgent” in urgent action! Good luck in DC John!

@anton99413

2 ай бұрын

I am quite curious about this statistic. How would you count never to be diagnosed people? You somehow have to know that the person is sick to be able to count him/her (duh). Is it post-mortem?

@SumeriyaYaxlaka

2 ай бұрын

​@@anton99413They are estimates derived from either death causes or the general prevalence of the disease and its estimated population it must have to have the no. Of reported cases etc..

This right here - Every $1 invested in TB care and prevention generates $43 in economic benefit. That's a stunning and exciting and inspiring statistic! What's that thing the kids say? Take my money? Yeah. That.

@waffles3629

2 ай бұрын

Exactly. It's a smart investment on top of saving and improving lives.

@cameronschyuder9034

2 ай бұрын

@@waffles3629I would argue it’s not “on top of” - supporting people and saving their lives is what causes this benefit. This is important to note because I think everyone would be benefited if people in charge (whatever authority position they are in) don’t see helping others as a side benefit for their reputation or whatever, but rather as the very principle that causes a cascade of increased productivity, economy, etc. Reduction in crime, reduction in social conflict, wars, etc. This connection would make it so people wouldn’t have to consider the “cons” of investing more to helping others, as it would always mean a benefit in the long term (Ik this may come off as pedantic, just wanted to share my thoughts)

"Since 2019 maternal mortality in Sierra Leone has dropped by half" When you said that my jaw literally dropped. That's an incredible stat and speaks to the amazing work that you, Hank, and so many others have done to help in that fight

It's so easy to get lost in all of the many many injustices in the world that all demand attention and then feel bad that we're not doing enough. This is a very refreshing reminder of the power of focused, long-term activism.

@meganofsherwood3665

2 ай бұрын

Yes! Yes, yes, yes!

Your deep attention to this problem has been such a blessing to the world.

Dropping maternal mortality by half in just five years is INCREDIBLE!!

As a recovered case, thank you for this work. TB isnt fun, and shouldnt be as hard to find or expensive to treat as it was.

@geeksdo1tbetter

2 ай бұрын

May you live with greater ease!

@nunyabiz-

2 ай бұрын

So great you are recovered & speaking out ! 🌞

I love the fact that John has never forgotten to be awesome.

Working on this TB campaign with such amazing people has been one of the most important things I’ve been involved in. I feel lucky to be able to contribute even if it’s just in a minor way

@Shalom64221

2 ай бұрын

+++

@AndreaCrisp

2 ай бұрын

Same here. I am a newer Nerdfighter, only been around for a few years, but I am sitting here with tears in my eyes. The TB work that's already been done and is continuing plus the fact that the mortality rates have been cut in half in Sierra Leon. It's just so amazing what can be accomplished when people come together. It gives me such hope during difficult times. I am so grateful for John and Hank and this community. I only wish I could have been here all along.

Hey John! I was the sports editor who wrote the TB article at UMass Boston, sucks we weren’t able to converse but it would’ve 100 percent been an insightful conversation, gonna sign up for the newsletter and can’t wait to read your new book!

This is extremely refreshing. Progress-based, logical, unbiased, and pragmatic. We need more John Greens in power making decisions for our society, not the ideologues we’ve got now.

@mayalackman7581

2 ай бұрын

Agreed.

@t3hsis324

2 ай бұрын

John Green president when...

@exeggcutertimur6091

2 ай бұрын

Politicians are just lazy and want free votes so they distract us with stupid stuff like abortion and gun control. Things which realostically directly affect a tiny minority of people. Instead of hard stuff like climate change and healthcare reform which affects literally everyone.

@MrMoon-hy6pn

2 ай бұрын

@@t3hsis324 Being the president is statistically the most deadly job by multiple orders of magnitude (second being loggers apparently). I wouldn’t wish that on anybody.

@-Teague-

2 ай бұрын

​@@MrMoon-hy6pnnah, the stats are exaggerated because a few of them have died but there haven't been very many

Wait, maternal mortality has dropped by HALF??? That's a way bigger drop than I remember from your most recent updates! Please share more about that soon!

If you ever want to do a neat little historical dive, you should look up the history of those X-Ray trucks and New York, specifically how The Young Lords were so frustrated with how poorly (and frankly racistly) the service was operating, and co-opted one of the trucks to provide more testing. The city eventually just let them operate it, as they were getting more testing done in a week than the service had been doing per month. A really fascinating tale and an interesting intersection of where direct action and TB have crossed over before! Edit for some more information: The New York Times has a piece dated June 18th, 1970 titled "THE YOUNG LORDS SEIZE X-RAY UNIT" about it, and about how they expanded it from operating from noon-6pm to operating from 9am-9pm, and about why they took these steps. The group is also in part responsible for the patient's bill of rights!

@geeksdo1tbetter

2 ай бұрын

@vlogbrothers please add this to your book, John!

Watching this video and my 14yr old daughter is cooking in the background. She is listening and asking questions. I told her she will see the end of TB and that it takes a lot of people to make it happen, something bigger than I think I've ever seen.

@kyrab7914

2 ай бұрын

We went from millions of ppl dying per day from a disease we didn't know how to treat, to a vaccine using tech the world had never seen before in a matter of years. If you look back at the 1700s, there were epidemics almost every year. And we were able to deploy it even to remote locations, even tho it was difficult, even tho it required a lot of ppl. We did all that in about 2-3 years, bc ppl worked together. It did build on some amazing science, but managing ALL THAT in that short amount of time, makes me hopeful that we can do this. And I truly believe young ppl have the unique job of having the drive and fire to fight, and reignite hope in the more cynical of us.

How wild is it that we casually hear updates on potentially eradicating TB from an author, youtube guy and football investor

I got my first adult job a few months ago at a public health lab that does testing for TB. I feel like I’ve been in a unique position learning about the behind the scenes of TB testing while coming to understand its history and global significance from your videos. I’m so proud of what we’ve done in terms of public health, and so aware of how far we still have to go. I love being a part of this community and I can’t wait to see what amazing work you do in the future!!!

No matter how much I learn about TB from John, somehow I'm still consistently learning new facts about it that floor me. *John:* "In 1900 in the US, there were _almost_ as many hospital beds for tuberculosis patients as there were hospital beds for--" *Me:* "I wonder what's coming up. Cancer? That would be astounding - but TB facts always manage to astound me. I bet it's cancer!" *John:* "for _all other healthcare problems combined."_ *Me:* *jaw drop*

@sexyscientist

2 ай бұрын

In 1900, US was doing environmental therapy. It was believed that life expectancy of TB patients can be extended if they change their lifestyle and live in fresh air. There were these facilities outside the city which served patients a serene environment and served society isolation from TB patients. John must be counting such TB facilities as hospital beds.

John I have to applaud you for your ability to look at big issues and rather than get daunted by them you choose to act. I wish I saw that will to act in myself more. Have a great day

@kyrab7914

2 ай бұрын

Man, my problem is like. How to affect the issues

Let’s go do this thing!

john’s passion is so contagious and beautiful, i’m so proud of this community

Dr Richard Feynman's first wife had tuberculosis. While he was working on the Project in the middle of the desert during WWII that would lead to the atom bomb, his wife was in a sanatorium many, many miles away. They both loved puzzles so they would write each other regularly - in code. Code that the reader would have to crack to be able to read the letter. This would give fits to the security services of the base who would read all incoming and outgoing mail to censor out any sensitive information.

John, you’ve not only *seen* the change, you (and, yes many others, but right now I’m lifting up you) have been & are a *change leader*! THANK YOU for leading us. Thank you for inspiring us. My life has been a bad-tv-soap-opera for the past several years, but your wonderfully dogged determination to save untold millions of lives never ceases to kick me in my emotional butt (which has the opposite result of a punch to my emotional gut) just when I need it. I’ll be calling my folks in Congress tomorrow to tell them I, as their constituent, expect them to pay attention to your appearance on Thursday! I encourage other Nerdfighteria folks to do the same. (The Google is helpful to find out the names & contact info needed.) We’ll be with you in spirit - go get’em! ❤

@sexyscientist

2 ай бұрын

Hi! Unrelated to your comment, you have a public playlist with John's unreleased material. Please private that playlist.

@movingforwardLDTH

2 ай бұрын

@@sexyscientist , done, but I have 2 questions, as my knowledge of how this all works is limited: 1) If it was unreleased, why was I (evidently) able to save it? Why isn’t the control of whether or not it can be saved (and as public or private) in the control of the channel/creator? 2) Do you go through the playlist folders of EVERY person who posts here, or are you an admin who got some sort of alert? Just curious.

@sexyscientist

2 ай бұрын

@@movingforwardLDTH 1) The video is released and unlisted. The subject matter of that video is unreleased. 2) I think I clicked your profile to read your DP.

Yay thanks for coming to DC and fighting the good fight! We’ve arranged some lovely spring weather for your arrival.

“This deadly disease CAN BE CURED.” Let’s make it happen. 🙌

It seems these guys aren't capable of forgetting to be awesome. I hope that your brain lets you both acknowledge that you have become two of the most positively influential people of our time. You say often that it is the community that does good but the community would not exist and have focus without your strides to improve the world around you. There are so many people alive today who simply wouldn't have been without your actions. This is the way fame should be actioned.

Give 'em hell, John. Say it loud and clear, and let them feel your passion to help end this disease! You got this! 🎉

I just sogned up for the newletter. Also glad to see on that site that Dave Green is not forgotten 😏😂

Please do a discussion with Bjorn Lomborg, the world needs John Green and Bjorn to talk about TB

We reading this right after finishing my P4A bonus - two chapters of John's book on TB. Let's do this!

1 to 43 return is insane. But not uncommon for this type of stuff. One major gripe I have with my country is that we are often reluctant to fix basic problems and generally invest in them. Everyone would rather put more money at public universities than early education, even though the unis are decent and early education is abysmal. (we also don't have sewage systems in a lot of places)

You would think that compared to the intricacies of learning everything there is to know about the disease and miraculously coming up with a cure, actually getting it to the people who need it would be an unmentionably trivial task. What matters is how much we prioritize it. Thanks for all you're doing on this, John!

This video reminds me of the 90's. I don't know why but it seemed like we were just solving everything in the 90's. We need this energy. We can solve this too.

I knew Stone Temple Pilots were awesome, but I'm glad someone gave a TED talk about them as well. ❤ (Said completely in jest). Here's to us working together to end Tuberculosis globally and turning it into a disease no one ever becomes infected by again.

@41DegreesSouth

2 ай бұрын

This is the reference I came to the comments for🤣

@jerbear7952

2 ай бұрын

Were they awesome?

@OfficiallyUnofficialAlCooper

2 ай бұрын

​@@jerbear7952 I give you their mini opus 'Interstate Love Song', kzread.info/dash/bejne/q55-rpt9d7idd8o.htmlsi=BtBtj98l8GZKwWIk , but they had two amazing albums in the 90s (this song was on their 2nd album). I'll not say more because I don't wish to take away from Mr. Green's wonderful work raising awareness about TB and working with Nerdfighteria to eliminate it everywhere.

I literally tear up in joy and sadness thinking about just how wonderful it is that there are so many thousands of us that have latched onto this mission, but also how many other folks there are out there with a "fan base" that don't make the most of their platform.

What an incredible and impactful human you are. I’m so proud to share this slice of spacetime with you. Thanks for making the world better and motivating me to be better. You’re the best.

Maternal mortality in Sierra Leone has dropped by half in the last 5 years?!? Why is that not bigger news?

@untappedinkwell

2 ай бұрын

Because it has happened slowly over the last five years, rather than all at once. That said, it *should* be bigger news! It's amazing! Wow! Only five years?!

Seeing the incredible unity this community has brought to fighting tuberculosis and making the world a much better place for all people never ceases to amaze me. A few years ago, we seldom would have paid it any mind, but now we’re all a part of a great purpose that’s going to change lives! We’re here because we’re here!

God bless the wheezy waiter for giving us the term dubly do

I see John, I see TB -> I click.

My friend is the digital director for Rep. Ami Bera! He was showing me pictures of you on Capitol Hill! He even got a pic with you. So fun to geek out about this. congrats!!! What a tremendous effort.

John, as you prepare to go talk to people in Congress, I recommend you read the very nice academic journal article titled "Bono Made Jesse Helms Cry". You're gonna be the U2 guy, but for tuberculosis!

Hi John, I've been a nerdfighter since I was 11 (I am now soon to turn 21! Crazy!) and cannot say enough words about how much you and Hank have influenced my values and my life as I've grown up. Your work with tuberculosis is no exception. I am currently in my third year of university getting my undergrad in anthropology and will be doing my honours thesis likely on tuberculosis. My plans are to go on to do graduate work in the field of medical anthropology and I truly hope to be a part of the efforts to eradicate TB in my lifetime. I can never thank you enough for all that you and Hank have done, for me and my life, as well as for the global community.

Be more like John, find your passion and keep making progress!

It is a testament to John and his work that, when I read earlier today that George Orwell died from TB, my thoughts were in sequence: dang that sucks, Everything comes back to TB, JUST LIKE JOHN GREEN SAID!

The statistic about maternal mortality dropping by half in sierra leone since 2019 is ... genuinely mind boggling?? I had to go back and re-listen to you because I thought I had misheard. It feels like that should be a major news story

FORWARD!! MARCH!!! TO THE END OF TB, MY FRIENDS!!!

So proud to be a TB Fighter. You're gonna crush it John 💪

Good luck in DC, you’re gonna crush it! Thank you for your continuous commitment to encourage us to decease world suck.

I think another interesting factor is, if we strengthen health care systems to deal better with tb, they will deal better with other diseases as well. Making x-rays available helps diagnosis of other stuff. Everything that isn't diagnosed as tb has already done the first step to be diagnosed as something else.

@MKPiatkowski

2 ай бұрын

This is highlighted in the TED talk John linked to.

TB FIGHTER POSSE LET'S GOOO!

@untappedinkwell

2 ай бұрын

+++

I was led to your channel through you writing and not because of TB. TB wasn’t on my mind and didn’t strike me as a very sexy topic, but I have felt compelled to listen, and I’m glad I have. Thank you for educating me and giving me another way to express invest in people.

I hope that someday you are more famous for your efforts to successfully eliminate TB as a major public health concern than for all of your other wonderful accomplishments combined! What a wonderful world that would be! Thanks to you and Hank for all that you do!

John you’re a god damn inspiration

It may have already been mentioned, but I remember that The Waltons TV series ran for a while portraying the mother contracted TB and went to a treatment center. Glad they touched on it.

I think vlogbrothers slogan should be "We don't have to accept a world where [insert bad thing] ..."

John and Hank remain the GOAT.

TB still exists in some underserved communities in industrialized countries as well, like Canada. I started telling a friend about the prevalence of TB around the world, and he said, "I know. I had it as a child."

The knowledge you have brought to this community surrounding TB is invaluable. Good luck in DC!

I was really hoping that the answer would be "a giant laser" but better government resource allocation to fund proven treatment & prevention methods is pretty cool too!

I appreciate the example name in the newsletter sign-up form.

@untappedinkwell

2 ай бұрын

same.

John, I remain at the intersection of anxiety and excitement! But I also have a lot of hope and optimism, which is sadly unusual for me, but I think it’s because I have so much belief and trust in Nerdfighteria and our friends at MSF Access, PIH, and elsewhere. Thank you for all your help with the newsletter!

So excited for this next phase in our TB fighting journey. Proud to be a part of this community.

@untappedinkwell

2 ай бұрын

It's good you're here with us! DFTBA!

I can’t wait for that announcement, signed up for the newsletter! I also read the first two chapters of your book, it was so good! :)

John I am overwhelmed by your efforts on behalf of TB and mother child health. You are fighting the good fight and making a huge difference. Thank you for being you.

It’s going to be wild when John and Hanks entry in history books say “Successful writers, businessmen, and educators. Also they ended tuberculosis.”

@untappedinkwell

2 ай бұрын

I genuinely hope it's written exactly like that and maybe includes photos of them being very, very silly. (and probably the next sentence will need to be "The Green brothers, in coalition with [all of the people we've worked with], used a combination of activism, public policy, and corporate campaigns to end TB.")

Tb boutta get its whole world rocked... peace and love brother

Last night my 12 year old cousin asked what TB is. I don't think he was prepared for the amount of information he was about to receive

So just to be clear, Nerdfighters _don't_ fight nerds, but TB Fighters _do_ fight TB. That's confusing.

john green you are one of the human beings I am proud to be in the same species with

This is such important information, thank you! I had no idea Emily Dickenson had TB, that's such an important aspect of her life and informer of her work that I was unaware of until now. Good luck in DC!

I am so thankful for you and everyone that is doing so much to save humanity from this illness!

So psyched for this effort! Let's do it nerdfighteria!!

John, just read your chapter on Harvey. I think I needed that. Looking to watch it here shortly. Thank you. Amazing to see a sneak peek into your life, and the incredible job of overcoming your hurdles from back in 2001 to today, going to DC to fight against TB. As a great idol of mine once said, "Life uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh finds a way" (Jeff Goldblum) Good luck in DC

Small domino; guy makes KZread video to stay connected with his brother. Largest domino; TB is eradicated

@untappedinkwell

2 ай бұрын

Nerdfighteria, gleefully laying down the dominoes and preparing to help knock them over: "yes!"

Bravo, sir! All the best on your crusade! 🎉😊

I can’t wait for the book. I hope by the time it comes out it has a happy ending. John’s got this

Epic stuff John

ჯონ, რთულია სათანადოდ ხაზგასმა რამდენად მნიშვნელოვან საქმეს აკეთებ ❤

Good job John and good luck in front of Congress. If anyone can make a difference, you can

This was very informative and its super inspiring to see you and the Nerdfighters use your influence for the greater good. Also its been mind-blowing to find out how much TB has influenced society.

We are actively doing screenings at our clinic in Indianapolis for certain patients. Our current hurdle is finding ways to gain affordable access to those who require X-RAYS but do not qualify for insurance. Wish us luck!

@untappedinkwell

2 ай бұрын

Good luck!

20 years ago, when I was in social work grad school, I worked in a residential recovery house. Many of the women had been incarcerated. One of them had AIDS. Not just HIV, but full blown AIDS, and then she caught TB, probably while in jail. They immediately tested all the people who had been in the building with her. I had a positive PPD. I took 6 months of isoniazid to prevent that latent infection from becoming an active infection. I am unlikely to ever have TB symptoms. I am so, so grateful that TB is curable and that I have access to those medications. Not everyone is so lucky.

Keep it up, and best of luck!!!!

Godspeed, John

im really glad you are doing this

This is really hopeful stuff, thank you!

All of your videos are great!

Good luck in DC, John!

Godspeed John!!!

Hi John! Good luck!

Much love from DC! Can't wait to have you