The Epidemiologists Are Running for Office

Australian scientist who alerted world that COVID is airborne wins top science prize When the WHO falsely claimed in March 2020 that COVID wasn’t airborne, Professor Lidia Morawska took action—organising 239 scientists worldwide to warn about SARS-CoV-2 airborne spread and urge global recognition.

An Air Canada flight right now

Socioeconomic roots of academic faculty Tenure-track faculty are up to 25 times more likely to have a parent with a Ph.D. Moreover, this rate nearly doubles at prestigious universities and is stable across the past 50 years. #AcademicSky

Think about the people in your life who are on SNAP -- babysitters, house cleaners, DoorDashers, massage therapists, home health aides, whatever. (You may not know they're on SNAP, but I guarantee people in your life are.) If you can, please try to give them extra work right now.

Florida plans to end childhood vaccine mandates, raising concerns about the possible return of diseases. Experts warn the change could impact not just children but entire communities. abcnews.go.com/Health/desantis-moves-end-floridas-childhood-vaccination-mandates-doctors/story?id=126719452

After a quiet summer, the bird flu virus H5N1 is hitting poultry flocks hard in the run-up to the holidays — and in the midst of a federal government shutdown. w/ @emilyanthes.bsky.social (Gift article) www.nytimes.com/2025/10/22/h...

From Rolling Stone: Long Covid Is Real — And It’s Changing an Entire Generation #LongCovid #EpiSky #PublicHealth #MedSky #IDSky

Three states take steps to ensure COVID vaccine access Pennsylvania, Colorado, and Massachusetts will allow pharmacists to provide updated COVID-19 vaccines to residents without a doctor's prescription. www.cidrap.umn.edu/c...

👏 Congratulations to Dr. Linda Ejlskov of Aarhus University, recipient of our Early Career Researcher Award (Innovative Concepts or Methods in Social Epidemiology)! In our final award, we highlight her novel research contributions. 🎥 Catch the video feature here: www.social-epi.org/ises-awards

👏 Congratulations to Dr. Gary Ka-Ki Chung of The University of Hong Kong, recipient of our Early Career Researcher Award (Equity Translation in Social Epidemiology)! This week, we spotlight his innovative research in our award series. 🎥 Watch the video feature here: www.social-epi.org/ises-awards

🧪 And House appropriators say: no cuts to NIH budget! House subcommittee version just came out (link below). Holds NIH flat at $48 billion. To be clear: this is far from over. But a good sign that science still matters across both sides of aisle. YOUR VOICE MATTERS!!

Canada: Average number of sick days taken by public servants growing post-COVID, new data shows Average sick days in Canada’s public service rose from: 5.9 in 2020–21 (remote work peak) 8.1 in 2021–22 8.8 in 2022–23 9.2 in 2023–24 Source: archive.md/tEKpm

I realize it's been 5 years but how is it no one remembers the early days of the covid pandemic and how scared we were? I was waiting for medical doctors and epidemiologists to do their thing and save us. I welcomed the vaccine after I almost died. Does no one remember how bad it was?!

It'll always be interesting to me that you can tell exactly when school starts up.

Great graphic explaining why layered covid mitigation strategies are so helpful! Even one slice of cheese can break a chain of transmission!!!

👏 Congratulations to Dr. Yinhua Tao of the University of Cambridge, recipient of our Outstanding Promise in Social Epidemiology Postdoctoral Fellow Award! In this week’s award series, we highlight his novel research contributions. 🎥 Catch the video feature here: www.social-epi.org/ises-awards

Unbelievable.

👏 Congratulations to Dr. Yang Han of The Chinese University of Hong Kong, a recipient of our Postdoctoral Fellow Award (Outstanding Promise in Social Epidemiology)! This week, we spotlight his innovative research in our award series. 🎥 Watch the video feature here: www.social-epi.org/ises-awards

From @nature.com: The peer-review crisis: how to fix an overloaded system #EpiSky #PublicHealth #SocialEpi #MedSKy www.nature.com/articles/d41...

"There are so many good people who are public servants who do such good work. Teachers and firefighters and police officers and nurses and scientists—scientists!"

#academicsky #episky #publichealth #socialepi #science

👏 Congratulations to Dr. Timothy S. Sumerlin of NYU Shanghai, recipient of our Outstanding Promise in Social Epidemiology Postdoctoral Fellow Award! In this week’s award series installment, we highlight his novel research contributions. 🎥 See the video feature here: www.social-epi.org/ises-awards

👏 Congratulations to Htet Lin Htun of Monash University, another recipient of our Rising Star in Social Epidemiology Doctoral Student Award! This week, we spotlight his innovative research in our award series. 🎥 Watch the video feature here: www.social-epi.org/ises-awards #I-SESAwards #SocialEpi

👏 Congratulations to Dr. Oluwasegun Akinyemi from the University of Maryland, recipient of our Rising Star in Social Epidemiology Doctoral Student Award! In this week’s award series installment, we highlight his research contributions. 🎥 View the video feature here: www.social-epi.org/ises-awards

👏 Congratulations to Allison Lind of the University of Minnesota, recipient of our Rising Star in Social Epidemiology Doctoral Student Award! This week, we’re spotlighting her research in our award series. 🎥 Watch the video feature here: www.social-epi.org/ises-awards #I-SESAwards #SocialEpi

Reminder for science budget watchers-- House and Senate Appropriations Committees are working on FY26 spending bills to determine NSF and NIH funding. The White House recommended a 57% reduction for NSF and 40% for NIH. But Congress sets the budget. www.ascb.org/science-poli...

Why Are So Many Children Getting Long COVID? www.newsweek.com/why-are-so-m...

If people think American scientists are somehow going to land in Europe, I've got news for you about the difference between millions and billions. www.nature.com/articles/d41...

📢 We're excited to announce the 8 winners from our recent 2025 I-SES Awards competition 🏆 for doctoral students, postdocs, & early career researchers! In the coming weeks, we'll share short video clips showcasing their outstanding research. Please join us in congratulating each of these winners!

A document the Department of Health and Human Services sent to lawmakers to support Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s decision to change U.S. policy on COVID-19 vaccines cites scientific studies that are unpublished or under dispute and mischaracterizes others. kffhealthnews.org/news/articl...

Q: Could limiting access to COVID vaccines increase risk for certain groups? A: This new policy is not likely to help because it just adds to the message that people don’t need vaccination...The risk will certainly be highest for the “healthy” 50-64 age group who won’t be eligible for the vaccine.

Considered to be the father of social epidemiology, Len Syme died earlier this year at the age of 92. In this month's SSM-Population Health, Berkman & Krieger pen a tribute asking: “What would Len say?”―as public health faces multiple threats in the U.S. #SocialEpi #EpiSky tinyurl.com/5yyndtk8

#Longcovid has now surpassed Asthma as a leading cause of illness in the US. Over 6 million now impacted. Between 10-20% of children have been harmed by #COVID reinfections and still there is no action from governments. When will children’s health come first?? jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

Raise your hand if you're not even an epidemiologist and you still know covid is an ongoing public health threat. #Covid #LongCovid #EpiSky #PublicHealth

Cövid isn't good for pregnancy 😬😬😬 www.nature.com/articles/s41...

From the AAP: “After confusing, mixed messages from leaders at HHS earlier this week, we are relieved to see today the CDC updated its schedules for child & adolescent immunizations to allow families to maintain the choice to immunize their children against Covid in consultation with their doctor."

This is what happens when a covid infection is downplayed to being just like a cold or the flu. #Covid #LongCovid #EpiSky #PublicHealth

We first learned that smoking is causatively associated with lung cancer in 1950. Now France bans outdoor smoking 75 years later Don't give up. Change happens but can be impossibly slow

Want a #COVID vaccine? Do you live in the U.S and are under 65? It will cost you $200 and might be difficult to get. We will need to monitor the increase in cases of #LongCovid happening in the U.S starting in 2025.💔

Four more pediatric flu deaths this week, bringing the season's total to 235, according to CDC update today. As previously reported, it's been the deadliest season for kids since the H1N1 pandemic, and the numbers continue to grow. www.cdc.gov/fluview/surv...

It's pretty clear that covid has two peaks, once in winter and once in summer. Last summer, the U.S. had a PEAK OF CLOSE TO A MILLION COVID INFECTIONS PER DAY. It's not just a winter virus. Why not roll out covid vaccines and other precautions twice a year? #Covid #LongCovid #EpiSky #PublicHealtth

And in case you were under the impression it’s over, last month an average of 350 people per week died of #COVID in the US.

It's pretty clear that covid has two peaks, once in winter and once in summer. Last summer, the U.S. had a PEAK OF CLOSE TO A MILLION COVID INFECTIONS PER DAY. It's not just a winter virus. Why not roll out covid vaccines and other precautions twice a year? #Covid #LongCovid #EpiSky #PublicHealtth

We are here now. “It was clear that if we held a meeting in the US we might not get enough people to register. We wanted to make sure that we [attracted partcipants] from many different parts of the world because that makes the best meeting and…the best science.” www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Guys this is not a picture of Harvard

Thanks to all those who attended our inaugural symposium! As mentioned at it, in June we'll be announcing the winners of our awards competition and sharing short video presentations from them on our website, as well as providing info. on how to become a member of our society--membership is free!

Covid killed more people in the US than all US battle and non-combat related deaths in all of the US wars put together. People want to forget, but we should be memorializing these losses as well.

Does anyone know how the Harvard School of Public Health will be able to survive this dark period, even with legal challenges? It seems really dire, and I fear it will lose many talented students and faculty. #EpiSky #PublicHealth #HSPH #Harvard