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4 members of #CDC's vaccine expert panel have received termination notices — their special gov't employee contracts have expired. Not clear if job cutting has hamstrung the bureaucracy or if more is at play here. But unless they get new SGEs they can't serve on #ACIP www.statnews.com/2025/06/08/c...

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Atlanta scientists found that a mutation in SARS-CoV-2 blocks Paxlovid’s key drug from binding, but a flexible alternative, GC376, still works by dodging the clash that stops Paxlovid. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

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Step 4 in the Truly Courageous blog IPC have to answer 'How' questions with mechanistic evidence (ME) to use RCTs would be inappropriate. Many things in IPC were discovered by ME How surgical infections happened The best ventilation for theatres How pathogens spread.....

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Step 3 in the Truly Courageous blog Acknowledge where risk is highest for HCWs. IPC guidance considers high-risk = AGPs The highest risk is to people caring for infectious, symptomatic people in close range. For goodness sake give the most exposed RPE.

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Step 2 in the Truly Courageous blog Admit AGPs did not & do not turn droplet or sprayed on transmission to mucous membranes into airborne (inhaled infections) The whole of 2 NIPCMs (England & Scotland) is written based on this nonsense. Droplets unless AGPs is make-believe.

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"I have written many blogs, papers and reports on errors since shortly after this 5 year old pandemic began. Decision-makers made errors and everyone knows it – the problem is their perpetuation." Dr Evonne T Curran

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The Trump administration's cancellation of funds for bird flu vaccines wasn't the first hit to US health security, and it won't be the last. kffhealthnews.org/news/article... Another crack appears...

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Absolutely outstanding article on the link between EBV infection and long-term health problems. The concept of infection with a pathogen causing not only acute illness but also being a risk factor for chronic illness in the future is not controversial. This is why I avoid SARS-CoV-2.

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I guess Democrats want to keep losing. Suggesting that we embrace Elon Musk is a sign of a loss of any core principles whatsoever. The very idea that the left should have courted RFK Jr. is vile and out of touch with the destruction he is causing. www.wsj.com/livecoverage...

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As someone who was a teenage girl and who has raised a teenage girl, calling this a teenage girl fight is cringe AF. This is two unstable men fighting like unstable men.

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This is why we should never debate the worth of another person We all have value just for being ourselves It’s not tied to our job, or health status or our economic contribution Saying that someone must prove they “matter” to get Medicaid is blatant eugenics Disabled people aren’t expendable!

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More Ugly Bill bad news for PH: It "proposes to eliminate the [CDC's] global health unit, effectively shutting down its $230 million immunization program: $180 million for polio eradication and the rest for measles and other vaccine-preventable diseases." 🧵1/4 www.nytimes.com/2025/06/04/h...

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a friend of mine shared this ai-generated "emotion wheel" and unfortunately i have been laughing my ass off at it for like 15 minutes now. today i am feeling Fnliinneon

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This is actually the 7th person confirmed infected from one measles flier. Measles is one of the most contagious diseases that exists, and a lot of people in North America have it right now. People can be contagious days before developing any symptoms, and it can be spread simply through breathing.

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These two psychos have access to all your personal data, by the way.

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Forestfire smoke, measles, COVID ~ ALL AIRBORNE! N95s prevent the intake of harmful airborne nasties. I can remember my parents’ reaction to “because everyone else is doing it” re stupid stuff I wanted to do as a kid. They insisted on critical thinking. As an adult in 2025 I mask. It’s logical

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Our new paper in The Lancet Regional Health--Americas is out. We began this work in 2020 so it's been in the works for a while. We systematically developed and validated a forecasting tool predicting SARS-CoV-2 critical care occupancy: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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MEASLES in Ontario since Oct 2024 🤒 > 2000 CASES 🏥 140 HOSPITALIZATIONS 🧸 1 DEATH Tragic. Preventable. Ongoing... Ontario baby dies after being born prematurely with measles, other complications Globalnews.ca globalnews.ca/news/1121470...

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Musk and Trump are a great example of why men are too emotional to lead.

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rollingout.com/2025/06/03/l... Truly dystopian

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“Given the potential for long-term consequences, preventing COVID infxns in teenagers remains the most important strategy for protecting this vulnerable population from respiratory damage. This includes vaccination, masking in high-risk situations, and maintaining good indoor air quality in schools”

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Breakthrough in search for #HIV cure leaves researchers ‘overwhelmed.’ Melbourne team demonstrates way to make the virus visible within white blood cells, paving the way to fully clear it from the body, by @katlay.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/global-devel... via @theguardian.com #AIDS

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Yet another devasating move with global ramifications Trump Budget Eliminates Funding for Crucial Global Vaccination Programs @apoorvanyt.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/06/04/h...

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Deepest sympathy to the family, friends, & colleagues of astronaut & former federal minister, the Hon. Marc Garneau. He was a great Canadian. We will be forever grateful for his many accomplishments & contributions to Canada.

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Some economists question accuracy of recent US inflation data due to BLS staffing shortages. Hiring freeze forced survey to cut back on # of businesses where it checks prices; govt statisticians had to use a less precise method for guessing price changes more extensively than they did in the past.

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www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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