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Viral Immunologist, opinions are my own.
#emerging #arboviruses #womeninSTEM
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jenna-m-norton.bsky.social
“A deliberate crippling” is a very accurate description of what Russell Vought and Jay Bhattacharya are doing to NIH.

cssh.northeastern.edu/a-deliberate...
‘A deliberate crippling’: NIH researchers, Mass. scientists sound alarm over new funding rules
One year after hundreds of National Institutes of Health employees publicly accused the Trump administration of politicizing biomedical research in what they called the “Bethesda Declaration,” staff m...
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June 16, 2026 at 1:34 AM
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drtomfrieden.bsky.social
Secretary Kennedy promised “radical transparency” when he took office. Now, HHS has failed to make key disclosure documents for the new vaccine advisors public.
HHS backtracks on pledge to disclose new vaccine advisers’ conflicts of interest
RFK Jr. has pledged radical transparency, but his vaccine advisers' financial disclosures aren't public.
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July 10, 2025 at 3:23 PM
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slschendel.bsky.social
And also induce immune amnesia: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Measles virus infection diminishes preexisting antibodies that offer protection from other pathogens
Measles virus infection can cause long-term damage to the immune system.
www.science.org
February 25, 2025 at 6:48 PM
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elizabethjacobs.bsky.social
Death is not the only outcome that matters when it comes to infectious disease. In the TX measles outbreak, 16 people have been hospitalized so far, which can be traumatizing for kids and financially destructive for their parents. Measles can also cause a variety of adverse outcomes such as…
February 25, 2025 at 12:58 AM
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damania.bsky.social
NIH funding creates medicines, jobs and economic growth
February 24, 2025 at 12:56 PM
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thelancetinfdis.bsky.social
Two new reserach papers!

Prevalence, clinical management, and outcomes of adults hospitalised with endemic arbovirus illness in southeast Europe (MERMAIDS-ARBO): a prospective observational study

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Prevalence, clinical management, and outcomes of adults hospitalised with endemic arbovirus illness in southeast Europe (MERMAIDS-ARBO): a prospective observational study
Our data highlight the need to strengthen arbovirus surveillance systems for the early detection of emerging and re-emerging outbreaks, including investments to increase awareness of arbovirus infecti...
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February 21, 2025 at 2:07 PM
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📢 Calling all female African scientists.

Applications open for the EMBL-UNESCO 3-month residencies in infection biology:
🪴 Grow your network
🧪Develop your skills
🧠Exchange knowledge with international colleagues

Deadline: 31 March 2025
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#WomenInSTEM #WomenInScience
February 11, 2025 at 10:05 AM
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arbovirus.bsky.social
Excited to announce our next speaker Dr William de Souza who will be presenting work on virus transmission dynamics of #emerging #arboviruses NEXT THURSDAY.
Will be great to get some perspective from an up-and-coming investigator. PLEASE help with a repost for this community driven seminar series.
February 12, 2025 at 1:38 PM
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petermorley.bsky.social
Thank goodness for the American Medical Association. Here is their YouTube page. Please share far and wide. Right now bird flu is spreading throughout our country and most people have no clue. Please stay updated and bookmark this page for your health and well-being.

www.youtube.com/@americanmed...
February 12, 2025 at 8:45 PM
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amersocvirology.bsky.social
Vaccines work! As measles cases have recently been reported in Alaska, Georgia, New York, Rhode Island and Texas, it's important to remember that prior to the introduction of the measles vaccine in 1963, measles killed 400-500 people and resulted in ~48,000 hospitalizations per year.
Graph showing that prior to 1963 when the measles vaccine was introduced, there were around 300,000-700,000 measles cases per year. Within a few years of the vaccine, the number of cases fell below 20,000/year. There were a blips where cases rose, but shortly after the second vaccine dose was recommended in 1989, annual cases have generally been well below 1,000 cases. In 2000, measles elimination was declared in the US. Now we have sporadic outbreaks that typically spread among unvaccinated people. Chart is from Center for American Progress and is based on CDC data on measles cases.
February 13, 2025 at 3:10 PM