Stephen Griffin

@SGriffin_Lab · University of Leeds, England · joined 11 Apr 2018

Professor of Cancer Virology | Viroporins, Antivirals, Viral Oncology, Immunotherapy | Own views | @IndependentSAGE @LongCovidKids @projecthalo #VaccinesPlus

27 015Followers

9 378Following

91 833Posts total

252.6KViews on collected posts

Latest posts

Stephen Griffin@SGriffin_Lab3 Sep

"With, not of" is weaponised to downplay the impact of infectious diseases by minimisers and antivaxxers alike. Now, RFK Jr, head of the US HHS, is doing it again for measles virus following a tragic infant death in Pennsylvania. Pathetic. https://t.co/ZedLjBns2k 1.5K views · 93 likes · 37 reposts · 2 replies Open on X →

Stephen Griffin@SGriffin_Lab9 Jul

I know I've not been about much (sorry, lots going on), but when I see this craven proliferation of outright disinformation targeting our amazing #NHS I make an exception. Proliferation of lies like this should at least be grounds to strip this vile, self-named toad of his title?

674 views · 14 likes · 3 reposts · 0 replies Open on X →

Stephen Griffin@SGriffin_Lab12 Jun

I and @IndependentSage advocated kids vax vs SARS2 since day 1. Even when transiently available to u12s, they were sold as a damp squib by those in authority. As vax coverage dwindles, the lack of foresight gets harder to reconcile. #LongCovidKids is a major neglected issue 💔 1.7K views · 47 likes · 16 reposts · 3 replies Open on X →

Stephen Griffin@SGriffin_Lab12 Jun

Finally... BBC News - Meningitis B vaccine to be offered to a million young people https://t.co/doJRZkOxv7 837 views · 26 likes · 5 reposts · 2 replies Open on X →

Stephen Griffin@SGriffin_Lab13 Jan 2023

@SGriffin_Lab @LongCovidKids @Nat_Elodie_A_N @jneill You can stop characterizing those who decline the shots as "vax hesitant". At this point, almost anyone who declines is skeptical of the safety and efficacy of these jabs. You can cut your losses and stop pushing a monumentally 391 views · 26 likes · 0 reposts · 2 replies Open on X →

Stephen Griffin@SGriffin_Lab6 Jan 2023

The vax hesitant need knowledge and support, not vilification. Pushing Anti-vax 💩 is unforgivable Here's my attempt at an accessible vax FAQ Thanks so much to @LongCovidKids, @Nat_Elodie_A_N and @jneill for brilliant and patient help with this! 🙏❤️ https://t.co/pn5Vll7t1F 247.5K views · 1K likes · 431 reposts · 253 replies Open on X →

Against accounts of the same size

1 posts from the last 90 days, next to the 10K–100K follower range. shown far beyond its own audience, and the audience reacts.

Median views1 485this account924median for 10K–100K

Reach, %5.50%this account3.62%median for 10K–100K

Engagement, %8.89%this account1.52%median for 10K–100K

Metric	This account	Median for 10K–100K	Ratio
Median views per post	1 485	924	1.61×
Reach (views ÷ followers)	5.50%	3.62%	1.52×
Engagement rate	8.89%	1.52%	5.84×

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Growth & engagement

How the posts we collected actually performed: views and reaction rate post by post, what the audience did with them, and where the follower count goes.

Views per post

247.5K6 Jan

39113 Jan

83712 Jun

1.7K

6749 Jul

1.5K3 Sep

Last 6 collected posts, oldest on the left. The scale is logarithmic: one post can outrun the rest a hundred times over.

Engagement rate per post

0.69%6 Jan

7.16%13 Jan

3.94%12 Jun

3.98%

2.52%9 Jul

8.89%3 Sep

Reactions — likes, reposts, replies and quotes — divided by views. Median for 10K–100K accounts is 1.52%.

What the audience does

Likes56.4%1 223 in total

Reposts22.7%492 in total

Replies12.1%262 in total

Bookmarks8.8%190 in total

Share of every reaction we collected for this account. Replies mean argument, reposts mean endorsement, bookmarks mean the post was worth keeping.

The follower curve appears once this account has two daily snapshots — we take one a day, and this one is on its first.