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Heartbreaking and entirely preventable. Choose safe!!

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Alzheimer's disease must be a major donor, too? How is this cut popular with anyone?!

The Trump administration blocked key parts of the federal government’s apparatus for funding biomedical research, effectively halting progress on much of the country’s future work on illnesses like cancer and addiction despite a federal judge’s order to release grant money.

Some adults should consider getting revaccinated. That includes older adults who were born after 1957 and were vaccinated before 1968. The CDC recommends that anyone vaccinated before 1968 get at least one dose of the live attenuated vaccine. www.npr.org/sections/sho...

I have a NYT essay out this morning. There is very little that Americans can agree on these days. Not religion, not sports, and certainly not politics. But there is one thing nearly everyone agrees on: Vaccines are good. (Gift link) www.nytimes.com/2025/02/16/o...

Flu cases are soaring 📈. Activity remains higher than it’s been all season with 11 kids dying from flu for the wk ending 2/8. CDC estimates: ⭐️29M illnesses ⭐️370K hosp & ⭐️16K deaths from flu so far this season. Of specimens subtyped during Week 6, 55% were Flu A(H1N1), #BlueSky  #MedSky 🧪 #IDSky

The firings were not based on performance, but on how recently the individuals were hired. In some cases this information was not even correct. This will no doubt negatively impact our veterans, as the VA is already short staffed and has been facing a hiring freeze long before this went down.

All of the republican senators who voted for RFK Jr (and his dangerous antivax conspiracies) will have death on their hands...

Republican Senators just voted to confirm RFK Jr. to lead the Department of Health and Human Services - a man that believes Black Americans should receive a different vaccine schedule than White Americans. www.huffpost.com/entry/rfk-jr...

The bird flu upon hearing RFK Jr. was confirmed:

After going quiet on bird flu, CDC scientists have published a report on its spread among veterinarians. The findings suggest a need for better surveillance.

Heartbreaking—and entirely preventable. A child in Washington has died from #pertussis, the first such death in the state since 2011. With the new administration's assault on science, we will see more tragedies like this. This is exactly why scientific progress and public health policies matter.

FYI, we may be facing another pandemic under Trump, but this time RFK Jr could be at the helm 😳 www.nytimes.com/2025/02/06/h...

How's that sitting with you Senator Cassidy? www.rawstory.com/health-and-h...

RFK Jr. is a danger to public health. Every Republican senator who votes yes will own the consequences. When RFK Jr. follows anti-vax conspiracies instead of science, when he greenlights Trump's anti-abortion agenda, when he cuts healthcare for seniors — remember who voted yes.

If I told you there’s a medicine that can prevent: 90% of cervical cancers 90% of anal cancers 90% of HPV-caused oropharyngeal cancers 85% of vaginal cancers 90% of vulvar cancers 90% of penile cancers Would you be on board with it? Read more ⬇️ news.immunologic.org/p/rfk-jr-say...

Just in time for Holocaust Remembrance Day. Intentional?

At least we know that no one of science was involved in writing this order 🤷‍♀️

So glad he put so much thought into not protecting us from the next pandemic: "Oh." x.com/Acyn/status/...

Was Bird Flu a major donor?

I purposely missed the inauguration, but thankfully did not miss the Melania hat memes...

We have lost a true defender of healthcare access in this country.

As bird 🦅 flu spreads its wings, the White House’s Pandemic Office may well shrink under Trump. The Office is losing more than half of its 18-person staff. The Trump Admin has yet to fill multiple key pandemic-response positions… #BlueSky  #MedSky 🧪 #IDSky #scisky #EMSky time.com/7207599/trum...

A new study found a 62% reduction in cervical cancer deaths among women under 25 in the U.S. Dr. Ashish Deshmukh joins us to discuss the study and why the HPV vaccine, introduced nearly 20 years ago, is likely behind this decline.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. petitioned the FDA to revoke authorization of Covid vaccines in 2021, when estimates had begun to show that the rollout of the shots had already saved about 140,000 lives. nyti.ms/4hkaSnl

Iron lung coming to an Idaho near you...