This 🧵 is long so please bear with me. It is compiles evidence in a historical timeline on how effective #COVIDVaccines are. When a pandemic ends we quickly and easily forget the tools that got us out of it. So here is my labour day gift to you prompted by this headline.

So regressive & dystopian it feels like, um, The Handmaid’s Tale…👇 “…public school board is yanking more than 200 books from its library…” “…including literary classics such as author Margaret Atwood’s ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’” MAGA Alberta: edmontonjournal.com/news/edmonto....

As an elder millennial, I still love stomp-ho-hey music. www.newyorker.com/culture/infi...

I went to put my shoes on this morning and there was a bouncy ball in my shoe. One day, there won’t be any more bouncy balls in my shoes. And that made me sad.

Iranian freedom fighters Hossein and Hassan Ronaghi have been kidnapped and are being held by the Islamic regime as it cracks down. Hassan was kidnapped last week, and Hossein was kidnapped yesterday. The health of their parents, who have already been through years of hell, is suffering greatly.

These are the Iranian voices we should be listening to — Nobel laureates calling for peace. #Iran #Israel #CeasefireNow

War is horrific. It should be a last resort. Every life matters and deserves protection. These may sound trite, but we seem to have forgotten. #iran #israel #gaza #ukraine

The pandemic was overwhelming and deeply personal. As an ID doc, I thought maybe I could help. But this moment — with rising authoritarianism in the US, war in Iran, genocide in Gaza, and public health under attack — feels dizzying, overwhelming, and helpless 😟

Hydrating like a fish. www.drinkbriine.ca

My Haitian bestie and I are enjoying this….

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I was initially going to say: “The US gets the best and brightest of Iran. Let them come to Canada instead!” (which is true) But bans like this don’t just restrict travel. They strip people of their humanity. Reduce them to their govt & passports. And teach us to see others as lesser & unworthy.

Only useful info I’ve seen on twitter in forever… #oilers #stanleycupfinals #nhl

The news may no longer be in the headlines but the impact of USAID and PEPFAR funding cuts continues in communities across Africa. Brilliant reporting in Science Magazine on the communities affected in Eswatini and South Africa. www.science.org/content/arti...

Such courage and such vision. Panahi continues to show the world the pain, beauty, and defiance of Iranian life and art. #Cannes2025 #womenlifefreedom

This is absolutely terrible news. With the shifting regulatory climate (i.e., antivax ratfuckery), Moderna has withdrawn their application for their eagerly anticipated COVID-flu combo vaccine. This vaccine offered better protection than getting each shot separately. h/t @merz.bsky.social

I have never seen a handshake line like this.

There are no words left.

Trump is attempting to ethnically cleanse Gaza www.nbcnews.com/politics/nat...

The new Neil Halloran documentary on Smallpox has completely changed how I see the RFK Jr. version of the world. Neil (softly) argues that realizing that disease isn't the fault of the sick /or/ the fault of the Gods ushered in a new future where we felt the authority to care for each other.

Heaaaartbreaking loss for the Oilers 💔 0.4 seconds! Anything with <1 second left shouldn’t even count.

BILL GATES: “The picture of the world’s richest man killing the world’s poorest children is not a pretty one.” @financialtimes.com www.ft.com/content/bdd9...

King Charles will be opening Canada's parliament later this month — the first time the English monarch has done so in 50 years. He'll be delivering PM Carney's first speech from the throne. It's a clear bit of symbolism as Canada tries to re-orient back towards Europe and way from America.

This is so horrifying and tragic. The Filipino community is a vital part of the fabric of Canada. Sending love, strength, and support to all the family and friends & immense gratitude to the first responders. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Have you seen the amazing speaker lineup for the DoM's Annual Update in Adult Medicine? It's going to be an exciting day of learning—don’t miss it! createsend.com/t/d-E80311DE... @albertadoctors.bsky.social @albertanurses.bsky.social @abhealthservices.bsky.social

After freezing all grants to Columbia University last week, the National Institutes of Health is now stopping grant and contract payments to Harvard University and four other universities. scim.ag/4ikYp2T

Time travelers from 2005

RFK Jr. is seeking to destroy the consensus around vaccines, one of the greatest public health achievements in human history. People will die because of it.

He’s gonna win the playoff, right?? Right?!? #masters #mcilroy

Why is Gretzky besties with Kash Patel? I just wanna be excited about historic hockey achievement without having to think about Trump. #ovechkin

what booker is doing right now is an example of what i mean when i say things like “we need more ambition right now.” there is room in american politics right now for people with ambition to take big stands and reap the rewards. he’s doing it!

I think every concern that people had about RFKjr at HHS is coming to fruition. The FDA is being gutted, any institutional knowledge/expertise is being washed away, maybe someday it can be repaired but the gold standard for drug safety is gone and might never come back, we are left with chaos.

I received a heartbreaking email today: A paper in a special issue I’m editing is being retracted because one of its authors is afraid of losing their job and their legal status in the U.S. if they publish a scientific study on evolution. Yes, on evolution, nature's engine of diversity.

As I was saying #RFKJr, #Trump, #Musk and #Vought are intent on destroying science, public health and healthcare in America.

Breaking: RFK Jr. has forced out PETER MARKS, the nation’s top vaccine regulator. In his resignation letter, obtained by the Post, Marks said he was willing to work with RFK Jr on his vaccine concerns — but said Kennedy wishes “subservient confirmation of his misinformation and lies.”

A measles infographic: virus, symptoms and white blood cells virologydownunder.com/measles-and-...

New from us @plosglobalpublichealth.org "Cholera vaccines for the rich, #cholera for the poor: While the global cholera vaccine stockpile runs dry, a booming market for high-income countries exemplifies the chasm between commercial interests and global health needs" journals.plos.org/globalpublic...

Let me agree and add more adjectives Vile repulsive inexcusable

sickening grotesque repugnant horrifying repugnant nauseating shameful shame shame shame shame shame

is ur child texting state secrets in a Signal chat? ily - I Leaked Yemen (attack details) smh - Secret Message Hahahaha tbh - Talkin 'Bout Houthis idk - I Doubt Korea (is in this signal chat) gtg - Gonna Text Goldberg

Our patients persecuted; colleagues and public health institutions under attack. Our field needs to rise up & fight back Silence=Death Redux: Infectious Diseases, Public Health, and the Imperative to Resist Viewpoint by @ericmeyerowitz.bsky.social & me OpenAccess: academic.oup.com/cid/advance-...

Do not let the world look away. Keep fighting, keep telling our stories—until Palestine is free." - For the last time, Hossam Shabat, from northern Gaza. 23 and he knew to leave a death note.

Today is the 24th of March and it's World TB Day. We typically have many activities to educate and raise awareness about TB and how important it is for us all to commit to doing more to end TB! This year feels different though.

One of the hallmarks of liberal democracy is the peaceful transfer of power. That relies on both elite consensus around conceding defeat and losers' consent among the masses. Danielle Smith's behaviour this week has raised genuine concern on these fronts. +

On his blog, Brian Leiter correctly criticizes Columbia’s decision yesterday to give in to the fed's "highway robbery." He also suggested that students who are expelled or suspended as a result should sue.... leiterreports.typepad.com/blog/2025/03...

I spent four years leading the Army’s implementation of PEPFAR, a “small” but impactful piece of the much larger program. So much good for people served, so much science both HIV specific & on much broader topics. The harm & loss feels incalculable- but when we one day tally the costs in lives 😞😞😞.

“In these challenging times, the global health community is fortunate to count on John Green and his inspiring advocacy.” My review of 'Everything is Tuberculosis' by @johngreensbluesky.bsky.social, published in @thelancet.bsky.social www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

Ok, listen up Calgary and Edmonton: Eric’s work has identified ridings that are in play (likely red, likely orange, leaning red or tossup). If you want to volunteer or donate to any of these races, now’s the time to make a plan. And you do not have to live in those ridings to help.

. @emmettmacfarlane.com argues American democracy is dead & implores us to start acting like it. Rule of law-Dead System of checks & balances-Dead Human rights-Gone Naked corruption-In full swing This is not a democracy in decline. It’s simply not a democracy. open.substack.com/pub/emmettma...

One-stop shopping for information about every #measles case/outbreak in the US to date for 2025. Our trajectory does not look good, with 399 cases already and we're not even a full 3 months into the year. Most of those are in Texas, and we have no idea how many cases have not been reported.