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“…a plan that would destroy scientific independence in the US by giving political appointees the latitude to dismiss entire bodies of research & punish researchers who fail to fall in line with the current administration’s objectives.” www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

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“It is very clear that CoV-19 infection during pregnancy can be catastrophic & lead to major disability…and can cause devastating consequences for families. The CoV-19 vaccine is safe during pregnancy, & vaccination can protect our patients & their infants after birth.” www.acog.org/news/news-re...

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You know how these guys are really into the idea that any disease can be cured with a healthy diet of unprocessed foods? Doesn’t work so well when the disease is E. coli from lettuce that isn’t reported publicly because FDA isn’t competent to keep food safe. www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...

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“With the current leadership at FDA and HHS, the incentives are simply stacked against humane vaccine policy.” www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...

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"The viruses surprise us all the time…What shouldn't happen is the regulatory process surprising us." www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/vie...

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Would it have killed them to mention the fact that this was due to climate change? @powcanada.bsky.social

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“Under President Trump, the world’s largest economy is rolling back emissions regulations, ramping up the production of fossil fuels and dismantling federal efforts to monitor and respond to climate change.” www.nytimes.com/2025/05/19/c...

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Gold Standard or Old Standard? www.npr.org/sections/sho...

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Good discussion of likely upcoming changes in Covid-19 vaccine recommendations.

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It’s not your imagination. Climate change is making seasonal allergy season longer and more intense. Here's what to do when the pollen count is high, how to improve your indoor air quality, and the differences between allergy medications. nyti.ms/3YIuo6i

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I could not be more proud of being recognized in this way by my CDC colleagues. www.cdc.gov/eis/php/abou...

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“Therapies involving mRNA, a key to Covid vaccines, hold great potential in treating several diseases, but some lawmakers want to ban them and the government is cutting funding.” www.nytimes.com/2025/05/08/u...

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“HICPAC is an essential component of patient safety, and its contributions cannot be replicated by the private sector.” www.idsociety.org/news--public...

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“We know vaccinations save lives. We know the current system can detect rare serious side effects among millions of doses administered. If Sec. Kennedy has proposed improvements, let's see them before they're implemented…if mistakes are made, they can't be undone.” www.cidrap.umn.edu/viewpoint-pr...

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“…as of November 2024, just 6% of nursing home workers are up-to-date with their recommended COVID-19 vaccines.. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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“This is a set of policies attacking the scientific community, whether it's scientists in universities or in institutions like NIH, FDA, CDC or journals and their editors…” www.npr.org/sections/sho...

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“Results diverge along partisan lines, w/76% of Democrats saying they will lose trust, incl. 56% predicting that their confidence will drop "a lot." Most Republicans (57%)…said they will gain trust, & 23% said the changes will earn "a lot" of their trust.” www.cidrap.umn.edu/anti-science...

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“…the health secretary offered false information about vaccine oversight and revealed a lack of basic understanding of new drug approvals…” www.nytimes.com/2025/04/29/u...

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“The landscape of scientific publishing, education, and healthcare research is facing unprecedented challenges as political decisions increasingly encroach on academic freedom, data accessibility, and global health priorities…” Read more 👇🏼👇🏼 academic.oup.com/cid/advance-...

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“The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine workshop was scheduled for June 26 - 27 and expected to discuss best practices for the use of personal protective equipment for people at heightened risk of bird flu, like farmworkers and veterinarians.” www.reuters.com/business/hea...

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"Make no mistake: Shipping more Salmonella to restaurants and grocery stores is certain to make Americans sicker…” www.cidrap.umn.edu/foodborne-di...

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“Based on estimates from this modeling study, declining childhood vaccination rates will increase the frequency and size of outbreaks of previously eliminated vaccine-preventable infections, eventually leading to their return to endemic levels.“ jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

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“Vaccine scientists and medical leaders announced today they are launching an unprecedented initiative to react to vaccine misinformation and scientifically unfounded vaccine decisions by the U.S. government.” www.science.org/content/arti...

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“The FDA this month also suspended existing and developing programs that ensured accurate testing for bird flu in milk and cheese and pathogens like the parasite Cyclospora in other food products…” www.reuters.com/business/hea...

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“I can’t pick up and call my colleagues at the C.D.C. about lead poisoning anymore…” “This only underscores the importance of the role local public health plays in protecting communities — and the challenges we now face without federal expertise to call on.” www.nytimes.com/2025/04/18/u...

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Why destroying US global health programs is a domestic & global catastrophe. “In addition to pushing millions of people into poverty & leading to an estimated 160,000 or more avoidable child deaths each year, these reforms will undermine health & the economy in the US.” www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....

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Cycling Seattle - Snohomish for the first time since October.

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“The evidence is clear: Leadership by intimidation and insult is a bad strategy. Belittling people doesn’t boost their productivity; it diminishes it.” www.nytimes.com/2025/04/13/o...

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“There’s a world of difference between learning lessons and translating those lessons into improved preparedness and more effective responses for the future…” www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...

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“So when it’s all over, if the crown jewel of biomedical research — the enterprise that gave us the human genome sequence, Covid vaccines and treatments for cancer and H.I.V. and obesity — has been destroyed, what will have been the point?” www.nytimes.com/2025/04/11/o...

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“This is another example of Kennedy being an ignoramus about vaccination, if not other things as well. And you can quote me on that,” said Stanley Plotkin, a co-developer of the rotavirus vaccine and of the vaccine that protects against rubella. www.statnews.com/2025/04/10/r...

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“…implicit and explicit bias and complete disregard for science.” www.statnews.com/2025/04/09/r...

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The institutionalization of ignorance

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The Trump administration cut funding and staffing at the program that oversees the federal government’s premier report on how global warming is affecting the U.S., raising concerns among scientists that the assessment is now in jeopardy.

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“Sadly, climate-related risks will not vanish if they are denied…” www.nytimes.com/2025/04/09/c...

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The rationale for this cancellation is climate denial. There is no dressing it up, there is no tiptoeing around it. Yet climate change doesn’t care if we believe it. It will destroy our homes, multiply insurance rates, wreak economic havoc and more — regardless of our opinions or voting record.

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“States that provide low-income working families with earned income tax credits (EITCs) tend to see lower rates of firearm suicides than states that do not. The more generous the benefit, the bigger the declines tend to be…” newsroom.uw.edu/news-release...

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Interim Estimates of 2024–2025 Seasonal Influenza Vaccine Effectiveness — Four Vaccine Effectiveness Networks, United States, October 2024–February 2025 Similar analysis as just been posted for COVID-19 boosters, now Flu-shots. www.cdc.gov/mmwr/vol... 1/3

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www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

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“…RFK Jr….should apologize…for his continual spread of misinformation…for his failure to strongly support the importance of vaccinating children during an epidemic…for cutting funds for immunization clinics in areas with low vaccination rates.” open.substack.com/pub/pauloffi...

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“The world is fast approaching temperature levels where insurers will no longer be able to offer cover for many climate risks…without insurance…already being pulled in some places, many other financial services become unviable, from mortgages to investments.” www.theguardian.com/environment/...

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If you think this can’t happen, remember that of the 125,000 Japanese Americans who were interned during WWII for years without charge or trial, two-thirds were U.S. citizens. Including me.

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How does this improve transparency? And what “redundancies?” www.cbsnews.com/news/rfk-jr-...

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“I think it’s devastating, haphazard, thoughtless and chaotic…” www.nytimes.com/2025/04/03/h...

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New "Osterholm Update" podcast episode! @mtosterholm & @_coryanderson discuss the devastating layoffs and funding cuts in public health in recent weeks, the growing measles outbreak in Texas, & an ID query about COVID lockdowns www.cidrap.umn.edu/a...

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The Administration’s recent actions, “…could mean America’s demise as the most powerful force for innovation in science, health and technology for the 21st century.” www.nytimes.com/2025/04/03/o...

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👇🏼 www.nytimes.com/2025/04/02/o...

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Zoster vaccine reduces risk of dementia: “…this study provides evidence of a dementia-preventing or dementia-delaying effect from zoster vaccination that is less vulnerable to confounding and bias than the existing associational evidence.”

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Explain to me like I’m 10 years old: Why is our drug problem the fault of suppliers but not our gun problem?

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