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New entry in our 21-page booklet on airborne diseases. Many thanks to @ukhadds.bsky.social for allowing us to include one of his infographics, which we find very clear and useful. The booklet version 2.00 is available at letsair.org#mediation

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www.watson.ch/schweiz/bund... Aha Wie sich das auf die Qualität der Zahlen auswirkt, wird beobachtet.

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Sierra Leone battles intense mpox activity as Ethiopia reports first death Population density and tourism are among factors driving infections in Sierra Leone, which made up 53% of mpox illnesses in Africa last week. www.cidrap.umn.edu/m...

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“Screwed on multiple levels”: Pandemic experts say Trump’s actions gut U.S. defenses against bird flu and other health emergencies. @amymaxmen.bsky.social kffhealthnews.org/news/article...

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In 2019, NIAID proposed an ambitious scientific network focused on pandemic preparedness, research, and response - the "CREID Network". Ten centers kicked off just as the pandemic was taking off, playing critical roles throughout. We were just notified the whole network is terminated. Reason? 👇

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Analysis shows mpox lurked in Nigeria for 8 years before igniting global 2022 outbreak Data reveal that a clade 2 precurser first emerged in Nigeria in August 2014 and spread before human infections were detected in 2017 www.cidrap.umn.edu/m... Photo: jbdodane / Flickr cc

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Carlos Alcaraz and Aryna Sabalenka are both into the Roland Garros final. Birthday twins, both born on May 5th. ❤️

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Our review on strategies to help enhance vaccine uptake is FINALLY published- great work from students Becky, Jas, Kirsty and a collaboration with the incredible @eberlmat.bsky.social @lydiabeckeriii.bsky.social @britsocimm.bsky.social

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Painting by Sylvia Ken, artist from the Amata community in South Australia, relates to the Seven Sisters creation story #WomensArt

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This is brilliant! 😂😂😂 De Speld is like the Dutch Onion. The headline; “Wilders walks away again; are men too emotional for political responsibility?” 😂😂

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Science-integrity project will root out bad medical papers ‘and tell everyone’ Thrilled to announce this new $900,000 project headed by @jamesheathers.bsky.social

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Bernardine Evaristo scoops Women’s prize outstanding contribution award

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Report highlights evidence, remaining data gaps on vaccines and antibiotic resistance Data from 11 Wellcome-funded research projects show that the relationship between vaccination and its impact on AMR is "rarely straightforward." www.cidrap.umn.edu/a... Photo: WHO / Flickr cc

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Testing migrants for key infectious diseases may speed diagnosis, cut risk of spread In total, 55% of active #tuberculosis, 99% of latent tuberculosis, 61% of #hepatitis B, 35% of #HIV, and 83% of hepatitis C infections were new diagnoses. www.cidrap.umn.edu/t...

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Study finds elevated macrolide resistance in African children following mass azithromycin program More than 3 years after receiving azithromycin or placebo in a randomized trial, children in Malawi had elevated levels of macrolide-resistant bacteria. www.cidrap.umn.edu/a...

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www.cidrap.umn.edu/antimicrobia...

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"Any Secretary of Defense who would intentionally and irrationally remove the name of a gay veteran from a U.S. Navy vessel is making clear what he thinks of the open service of gay service members..." charlotteclymer.substack.com/p/hegseth-to...

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This 👇 #mustread #VaccineIntegrityProject damning condemnation of RFK Jr removing #COVID19 💉 from pregnant women „A departure from practice and prudence „…unilateral action without CDC leadership present, without CDC advisory engagement, and without informing the CDC in advance.“

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Viewpoint: Eroding trust by making COVID vaccine decisions with no transparency The latest commentary from the Vaccine Integrity Project notes that, in the past, CDC vaccine use recommendations were based on a thorough, public review of relevant evidence www.cidrap.umn.edu/c...

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When viral epidemics are ignored they hardly magically disappear, they spread. Excellent reporting on the large outbreak of mpox in Sierra Leone. A country with a fragile health system and limited resources to effectively respond to this threat. www.science.org/content/arti...

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Angie Lewin, British printmaker working in linocut, wood engraving, lithography and screen printing #WomensArt

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Beeing ready means continuous learning #PREPARE-EU Spring School @panaction.bsky.social

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Photographer Cessna Kutz captured a rare natural phenomena, a horizontal rainbow known as a circumhorizontal arc, Lake Sammamish, US #womensart

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The gross unfairness of #TrumpsBigUglyBill would worsen the nation’s already near-record of income and wealth inequalities. But the provision inside it that neuters the federal courts, would remove the last remaining constraint on trump, and end US democracy. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

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Japanese printmaking hugely influenced both Western art and its most well known artists from the 19th century onwards, including Impressionist Mary Cassatt who appropriated the informality, bright colours, black lines and flat style of Ukiyo-e prints #ReframingWomenPrintmakers

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Printmakers interviewed for 'Reframing Women Printmakers' include Gail Brodholt, known for her fantastic depictions of London life #WomensArt

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More shameless paid lobbying by Philipp Morris Int. „…repeating the tobacco industry’s playbook by suggesting that heated tobacco should be compared with cigarettes “rather than with the more appropriate comparator of not smoking.““ says @martinmckee.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/business/202...

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Maha report is „Fools-Gold Standard Science“ Indefensible #StandUpForScience @cdelawalla.bsky.social @carlbergstrom.com @briannosek.bsky.social et al. @standupforscience.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

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Good game 😂Connections Puzzle #720 🟪🟪🟪🟪 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦

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Experts reviewing RFKJr's magnum opus MAHA health report conclude that the whole document was faked by someone using Chatbot AI, and was probably never even proof read. They're not just fraudsters, they're very lazy, too. www.the-independent.com/news/world/a...

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The people of #Gaza are hungry, exhausted, and facing a growing health crisis. Displacement has stripped them of safety and dignity. Humanitarian aid must reach them — NOW. Watch and share.

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If you do one thing for science 🧪 today, sign this 👇 You don’t have to live in the US. This subversion affects us all “We the undersigned, commit to… Affirming our continued pledge to rigorous science, as defined by our field, not the White House…” Thank you @standupforscience.bsky.social

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An open letter highlighting the co-optation of open science language in the latest Executive Order to justify policies that are, in fact, antithetical to open science principles. Read and consider signing with your support. www.standupforscience.net/open-letter-...

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‘Maha’ report is a clear case of “Fool’s-gold standard science” ht @cdelawalla.bsky.social @carlbergstrom.com et al. Making up refs is characteristic of AI-generated content. And research misconduct, in my book. Kudos @notusreports.bsky.social for fact-checking www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

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🔥 “Fool’s-Gold Standard Science” “hidden beneath the scientific rhetoric is a plan that would destroy scientific independence in the US by giving political appointees the latitude to dismiss entire bodies of research and punish researchers who fail to fall in line with… administration’s objectives.”

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Our op-ed in the Guardian addresses the danger of Trump's "Gold Standard Science" executive order. with @cdelawalla.bsky.social @vambros.bsky.social Carol Greider @michaelemann.bsky.social @briannosek.bsky.social

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www.cidrap.umn.edu/mpox/ethiopi...

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Ein Tal weint – im Wallis geschah das Undenkbare.

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Sind wir jetzt bereit uns dem Thema #Klimawandel zu stellen? So sehr mein Mitgefühl bei den Betroffenen ist, so sehr fehlt mir jegliches Verständnis für Personen, die jede Warnung negieren und dann weinen, wenn sie mit den Folgen ihrer Entscheidungen konfrontiert werden.

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COVID vaccine 'strongly recommended' during pregnancy, Canadian doctors say www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/health/covid... @nicireland.bsky.social 𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝘀 ⇢ CanadaHealthwatch.ca 🍁

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HHS cancels nearly $600 million Moderna contract on vaccines for flu pandemics www.statnews.com/2025/05/28/m... via @statnews.com

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“The federal government announced Wednesday that it is cancelling a contract to develop a vaccine to protect people against flu viruses that could cause pandemics….citing concerns about the safety of the mRNA technology being used.” Courting mass death to own the libs.

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INCREDIBLE !! Here we are... 😱😱😱 After days of overloading and cracks propagating, Birch Glacier collapsed today at 3.24 pm over Blatten and the dammed Lonza river... Devastating! 😭 www.letemps.ch/suisse/valai...

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