RFK Jr: I don't think there have been successes
(Kennedy said days ago that Trump should get a Nobel for Operation Warp Speed)
“The deaths are the first associated with the highly contagious disease in Pennsylvania in 35 years and occurred amid a major measles outbreak that has sickened nearly 400 people this year.”
From 3.5m cases a year in the 80s to less than 15 the last few years. It's an astounding public health achievement.
From 3.5m cases a year in the 80s to less than 15 the last few years. It's an astounding public health achievement.
Andrew Bailey has been hell-bent on eradicating access to abortion pills. Conservatives have lost a key ally at a critical time.
Andrew Bailey has been hell-bent on eradicating access to abortion pills. Conservatives have lost a key ally at a critical time.
Number one for me: eradicating smallpox
What else?
Kitty Hawk to Apollo 11 was 66 years; many people experienced both in their lifetime (and everything between).
66 years from 1969 is 2035 and the triumphs just aren’t as narratively simple.
Number one for me: eradicating smallpox
What else?
Fantastic crash course in eugenics, ableism & anti-blackness from @imanibarbarin.bsky.social
Fantastic crash course in eugenics, ableism & anti-blackness from @imanibarbarin.bsky.social
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
CDC totals 131 measles cases reported to agency through May 2, 2024, up from 128 last week
www.cdc.gov/measles/case...
If you think this isn't about eradicating women from the public sphere, you haven't been paying attention
If you think this isn't about eradicating women from the public sphere, you haven't been paying attention
It's the broadstroke application that's eradicating humans and water that I take offense at.
It's the broadstroke application that's eradicating humans and water that I take offense at.
disease eradication implies solution of the 'last mile' problem at a global scale
disease eradication implies solution of the 'last mile' problem at a global scale