Call to action! Tell the FDA that COVID vaccines must remain universally available, aligned with future variants, and available twice a year. tinyurl.com/fdavaccinemeeting

"HPV cancers are treatable but, as my oncologist told me, they have one of the nastiest courses of treatment in the oncology field." Prevention over treatment. www.voicesforvaccines.org/i-struggled-...

Before Friday, Covid.gov was a tool to connect people to information about Covid vaccines, treatment, testing and long Covid. The website helped people find pharmacies and community health centers that offered Covid tests, medical visits and medications. www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...

Yes. Are terminations of NIH grants wasting billions of taxpayer dollars? | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...

Seattle: March for Trans Youth Care TOMORROW March 2nd starting at Ballard Locks at 12pm Trans rights are human rights. linktr.ee/hcw4transyouth

Does “radical transparency” mean not allowing open forums, discussion, modification and or dissent? Transparency isn’t developing policies in the dark When he actively prevents public debate, we can expect policies that will be radical and unpopular. www.statnews.com/2025/02/28/r...

And now Seattle #measles publichealthinsider.com/2025/02/27/f...

Important discussion with our esteemed colleague Linda Gail Bekker who has dedicated her entire career to reducing harms of HIV & TB in the most vulnerable groups

Ending virology and vaccine research is far more dangerous than virology and vaccine research itself. We can mitigate risks in the lab, but we can’t mitigate the catastrophic risk of being unprepared and defenseless against emerging viruses.

It is worth paying close attention to the new bill "Dangerous Viral Gain of Function Research Moratorium Act" introduced by Senator Roger Marshall. If enacted, it will effectively stop all of virological research, including for vaccines. www.marshall.senate.gov/wp-content/u... 🧵👇

86 children and 19000 adults have died from flu this season in the U.S. and that's with a vaccine. If we have no vaccines come September these numbers will increase. www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...

Fake hypotheticals about trans ppl forcing themselves into ppls bathrooms do not outweigh the VERY real discrimination against one of our most vulnerable populations, our trans community. Your issue is with men, not with trans ppl, stop punishing the wrong ppl www.nytimes.com/2025/02/27/u...

The first measles death in the US in a decade -- the tragic, preventable death of a child whose parents chose not to protect them with vaccination -- should spark an immediate nation-wide campaign to ensure all children are protected against preventable diseases. Anything less is unconscionable.

Nothing like finding out via social media that a major study you’ve been working on has been stopped…

“I don't think we have any choice but to speak up. Self-censorship is its own way of setting back science.” 💯 www.positivelyaware.com/articles/lay...

Largest measles outbreak in decades hits ‘under-vaccinated’ area www.thetimes.com/article/6607...

I just signed a petition demanding the Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry Ban X/Twitter in Canada. Join me in signing here: you.leadnow.ca/petitions/ba... you.leadnow.ca/petitions/ba...

We, the undersigned, citizens of Canada, call upon the Prime Minister to revoke Elon Musk's dual citizenship status, and revoke his Canadian passport effective immediately www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...

NEW: Pregnancy became far more dangerous in Texas after the state banned abortion, according to ProPublica’s first-of-its-kind analysis, which found the sepsis rate for women hospitalized as they miscarried in the 2nd trimester shot up by more than 50%. https://propub.li/43487Tj

It is really short-sighted and stupid to be gutting public health and outbreak surveillance capacity right now: - H5N1 nationwide - uncontrolled - TB in Kansas - largest U.S outbreak - Measles in Texas - Expanding - Seasonal flu - Worst in 15 years - Pertussis - outbreaks in multiple states.

The Stonewall Riots happened because trans people, particularly of color, rose up against state violence. You can’t even begin to tell the story without our trans ancestors and elders. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/13/n...

Dr. Janet Mitchell is an HIV Hero! www.thebody.com/hiv/janet-mi... I commissioned & edited this article by Tim Murphy last Aug after he wrote about ACTG 076―which Mitchell helped lead―a study showing that people w HIV could give birth to babies w/o transmitting the virus. Happy Black History Month!

DISEASES ERADICATED OR DECIMATED BY SCIENCE: 1. Chickenpox 2. Diphtheria 3. Measles 4. Pertussis 5. Pneumococcal Infection 6. Polio 7. Tetanus 8. Typhoid 9. Yellow Fever 10. Smallpox DISEASES ERADICATED OR DECIMATED BY RFK JR. OR PRAYER: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

I am worried about: - the future of vaccines - the unchecked spread of bird flu - the suppression of public health voices - the rolling back HIV care access - the assault on science and researchers Today more than ever, I am worried about these things and the threat to our collective health.

I worked on RTS,S which is good, but not this good. Exciting news!

Measles cases are rising in the United States and Canada, primarily among the unvaccinated. www.upi.com/Health_News/...

🗞️News 📰Historic #TB outbreak a wake-up call for US policy makers Written by @bryantfurlow.bsky.social tinyurl.com/8u6nmf4a #EndTB #TBsky #tuberculosis @theunion-tblh.bsky.social

Everyone I know who works in academia right now is incredibly stressed. Please be kind,show some patience, reach out to your friends and colleagues, and offer support 🧡. Educate yourself on what is at stake, find a channel for advocacy you can engage in consistently, and add your voice.

We’re cooked 😔

✨ Today, February 7th, is National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day #NBHAAD. Sharing a recent article about why Black cis women make up 50% of new HIV diagnoses among cis women & are 10 times more likely to have an HIV diagnosis than their White counterparts. www.unclosetedmedia.com/p/the-hiv-cr...

Today, on National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, we honor the strength and activism of Black communities in the fight against HIV. This day serves as a powerful reminder to continue breaking down stigma, increasing access to care, and promoting education to end the epidemic

1/ "A new study of almost 1.2 million people in Hong Kong demonstrates the protective effect of COVID-19 vaccination against long COVID, and suggests that the more doses people have had the less likely they experience long-term symptoms related to the virus:": www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/new...

Malaria will resurge The President’s Malaria Initiative—suspended by Trump—is the #1 funder of malaria control Our study of 75 malaria resurgence events found that almost all were due to the control program being weakened—usually from funding cuts malariajournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....

American health workers looking to relocate? Doorway to practice medicine in Canada 🇨🇦 We have job openings nationwide. www.canada.ca/en/immigrati...

The immune response from the Covid boosters introduced last September is holding up very well against current circulating variants 👍https://www.thelancet.com/journals/laninf/article/PIIS1473-3099(25)00058-1/fulltext

US investment in HIV prevention reduces the risk of new variants by supporting 90% of initial PrEP doses globally. 🌎 With 53% fewer infections in '23 than in '10, US #ForeignAid for HIV is stopping the virus in its tracks—and protecting #PublicHealth. @gappdc.bsky.social @theglobalfight.bsky.social

Moving defense of childhood #vaccines by Vanderbilt vaccine expert Kathy Edwards in JAMA. Stunning that so many people fear the tools that prevent children from dying and being maimed, rather than the pathogens that resurge when vaccine use declines. jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

Petition to Elections Canada #CdnPoli leadnow.ca/campaigns/el...

Canada, we have a childhood vaccination problem. (a short article by Dr. Charu Kaushic & @drcchambers.bsky.social) cihr-irsc.gc.ca/e/54192.html

Please join me & sign this petition to #SAVEHIVFUNDING actionnetwork.org/petitions/te...

Measles spreading across the Texas border into New Mexico... Despite the U.S. officially eliminating measles in 2000 after decades of vaccinations, "The occurrence of outbreaks has been increasing, with more than 286 cases in 31 states and Washington D.C." sourcenm.com/briefs/texas...

Here is how we know that vaccines do not cause autism The facts are available, if you look for them 🛟 medsky 🧪 😷 idsky sociology

Today is #WorldCancerDay! #DYK that #vaccines can prevent infections that lead to certain types of cancer? The #HPV vaccine protects against a virus linked to cervical, throat & other cancers, while the #HepatitisB vaccine helps prevent chronic liver infections that can lead to liver cancer.

Launching Season 5 of our Cancer Health Equity Now podcast! Join us for a conversation about cervical health, HPV vaccines, and breaking down cultural barriers. Listen here: bit.ly/OCOEpodcast or search Cancer Health Equity Now wherever you listen to podcasts.

Happy Black History Month, and yeah, we're still doing that.

We are in charge of taking extra steps to invite exceptional scientists to speak & lead, who are from diverse backgrounds. Speak up & speak out - science cannot afford to undo the progress we have made in creating diverse, inclusive, equitable, & accessible environments.

I’m old enough to remember the catastrophic toll of HIV/AIDS denial by South African President Thabo Mbeki, which led to >300,000 AIDS deaths. I never thought that 20 years later, an HIV/AIDS denialist would be tapped for the helm of health policy in the US. RFK Jr MUST be rejected #WorldAIDSDay

COVID-19 isn’t influenza despite what other others try to tell you. It is worse. But - “Vaccination attenuated differences in disease severity and long-term mortality” Strong data from the VA jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...