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Tara C. Smith

@aetiology

Collector of social media sites. Infectious disease epidemiologist. Writes about vaccine hesitancy, science misinfo, zombies. Probably somewhere on a trail. Views own etc.

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Again.

06.03.2026 22:03 πŸ‘ 17 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you! ❀️

06.03.2026 19:21 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

β€œNolen said she recently visited one of the communities in Utah seeing high numbers of measles to talk with people who have been infected about their experience with the virus… Nolen said the people she spoke with told her that contracting measles was much worse than they expected.”

06.03.2026 13:21 πŸ‘ 142 πŸ” 20 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 3
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Patients say measles 'worse than expected' as Utah hits 350+ infections, doctors say Health officials plead with residents to vaccinate against measles as Utah hits 358 infections.

Over 120 people have been hospitalized due to measles in Utah alone. "It is, at this time a real threat in our state and something we can do to stop it," said Dr. Leisha Nolen, state epidemiologist… pleading for people to get themselves and their children vaccinated.” @jackiantonovich.bsky.social

06.03.2026 13:18 πŸ‘ 563 πŸ” 297 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 99

@mementomorty.bsky.social would you be willing to amplify?

06.03.2026 18:12 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Cincinnati folks, tomorrow!

06.03.2026 18:12 πŸ‘ 18 πŸ” 9 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Dynamics of natural selection preceding human viral epidemics and pandemics Using a phylogenetic framework to characterize natural selection, we investigate the hypothesis that zoonotic viruses require adaptation prior to zoon…

There's a common misconception that zoonotic viruses require significant adaptation to jump from animals to cause human epidemics.

Not so πŸ‘‡.

Further, we see clear signs of 1977 flu experiencing cell passage, prior to epidemic.

SARS-CoV-2? Business as usual.

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

06.03.2026 17:33 πŸ‘ 108 πŸ” 48 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 1

This is the world that RFK Jr dreamed ofβ€”now that he runs the US health system he’s able to achieve his dreams each & every day, aided & abetted by Drs Bhattacharya, Makary, HΓΈeg, Kulldorff, Prasad & Oz

We can’t rebuild the devastation until all 7 of these federal health agency leaders are gone

06.03.2026 13:12 πŸ‘ 171 πŸ” 65 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 3
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Counterterrorism expert discusses possible domestic risks after US strikes on Iran What are the domestic risks of terror attacks following U.S. strikes on Iran? NPR's Steve Inskeep asks Matthew Levitt, a counterterrorism expert at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy.

Matthew Levitt, former FBI counterterrorism official: Iran is actively trying to radicalize people here for lone offender attacks. Meanwhile, FBI counterterrorism agents got pulled to immigration work. Iran experts were fired. You can't surge people back and expect them to stay current on threats. 🧡

06.03.2026 13:02 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1

I am shocked that a person who has spent the latter half of his career speaking about how awful medicine & public health are has not restored trust in medicine and public health.

06.03.2026 02:17 πŸ‘ 66 πŸ” 16 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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RFK Jr. vowed to restore public trust in health. It's not working, a new survey suggests. Less than 40% of surveyed adults view Health Secretary Kennedy as trustworthy, compared with 86% who have confidence in their own doctors.

NBC: RFK Jr. vowed to restore public trust in health. It's not working, a new survey suggests

By Erika Edwards @erikaedwards.bsky.social @nbcnews.com

nbcnews.to/4sqPDpx

06.03.2026 01:57 πŸ‘ 15 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 5

Powerful piece on the new CDC directorβ€”the Great Barrington Declaration/MAGA/MAHA/Brownstone bro who campaigned for RFK Jr when RFK Jr ran for president

This nails it:

"As much as he may claim to be working to restore trust in the agency, his actions seem far more likely to achieve the opposite"

06.03.2026 01:48 πŸ‘ 54 πŸ” 21 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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Measles cases in North Carolina rise to 24 since December: health officials There have now been 24 reported cases of measles in North Carolina since December 2025, state health officials confirmed Tuesday.

RFK Jr’s measles outbreak in South Carolina, our neighboring state, has spread to NC

It’s his dream of courseβ€”all part of his extreme anti-vaxx, anti-science, conspiracy theorist, eugenicist plans for the USβ€”but it’s our nightmare

wlos.com/news/local/m...

05.03.2026 12:13 πŸ‘ 87 πŸ” 36 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 1

Try your damndest to live your life so that if you were fired from your job and about to give a speech that someone would tell you.

05.03.2026 19:39 πŸ‘ 823 πŸ” 143 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 2

🚨 THIS IS NOT A DRILL. kristi noem is doing a live speech right now and doesn't know she was fired. 🚨

05.03.2026 19:23 πŸ‘ 4082 πŸ” 709 πŸ’¬ 132 πŸ“Œ 126

If you're at the airport and Kristi Noem is doing the ominous little message from the TSA screens, you no longer have to do anything she says. Leave your laptop in the case, whatever.

05.03.2026 19:22 πŸ‘ 29476 πŸ” 3998 πŸ’¬ 367 πŸ“Œ 161
On behalf of Brian’s family, we want to express our deepest gratitude for the overwhelming outpouring of support, messages, and contributions over the last 24 hours.

At this time, our priority is Brian’s wellbeing. We are taking a necessary step back from the public eye to allow him to focus fully on his recovery in private. While he looks forward to engaging with you all again very soon, his health and his family remain the current priorities.

Thank you for your continued patience and for being such an incredible community. Please keep Brian and his family in your prayers.

β€” Team McGinnis

On behalf of Brian’s family, we want to express our deepest gratitude for the overwhelming outpouring of support, messages, and contributions over the last 24 hours. At this time, our priority is Brian’s wellbeing. We are taking a necessary step back from the public eye to allow him to focus fully on his recovery in private. While he looks forward to engaging with you all again very soon, his health and his family remain the current priorities. Thank you for your continued patience and for being such an incredible community. Please keep Brian and his family in your prayers. β€” Team McGinnis

And for the record, I’ve been running long before this, and yes even after breaking my arm standing up for what I believe in. It’s only made me more determined. Anger is real, and so is resolve. Take care.

And for the record, I’ve been running long before this, and yes even after breaking my arm standing up for what I believe in. It’s only made me more determined. Anger is real, and so is resolve. Take care.

A message from Brian McGinnis, the firefighter and Marine veteran who was forcibly removed and injured by officers during his anti-war protest at the Capitol

05.03.2026 15:57 πŸ‘ 3148 πŸ” 895 πŸ’¬ 38 πŸ“Œ 37

100 girls are dead because of generative AI

05.03.2026 15:00 πŸ‘ 371 πŸ” 198 πŸ’¬ 11 πŸ“Œ 13

It is so damning of US news media that so many outlets refuse to just straight up say that Senator Tim Sheehy assaulted an activist.

He did not "help" Capitol police. They did not need his help. He wanted to assault the guy and did. He should resign.

05.03.2026 03:28 πŸ‘ 20082 πŸ” 5684 πŸ’¬ 509 πŸ“Œ 220
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04.03.2026 17:00 πŸ‘ 3827 πŸ” 767 πŸ’¬ 124 πŸ“Œ 70

Post an iconic horror movie image

05.03.2026 03:37 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 6

PEPFAR, the program to stop hundreds of thousands of children and adults from dying of HIV/AIDS, was $6.5 billion a year.

05.03.2026 02:45 πŸ‘ 3018 πŸ” 1109 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 19
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Galileo’s handwritten notes found in ancient astronomy text Discovery sheds new light on how famed astronomer came to lead a scientific revolution

I love everything about this! The conviction that a major figure was not struck by a bolt of lightning but worked to understand the system he would ultimately critique and help dismantle. The scholarly sleuthing rare books β€” all of it. πŸ˜ŽπŸ€“
www.science.org/content/arti...

04.03.2026 23:33 πŸ‘ 237 πŸ” 91 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 6

"Draft curriculum inspired by Casey & Calley Means"

😢

05.03.2026 00:24 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Not gonna share the video of Republican US Senator Tim Sheehy breaking a protesting Marine's hand, but you can find it on @charlotteclymer.bsky.social's timeline.

I'll just say that in a functional country, Sheehy would be expelled by the Senate.

Democratic Senators should publicly push for that.

04.03.2026 22:48 πŸ‘ 4377 πŸ” 1263 πŸ’¬ 32 πŸ“Œ 68

Farmer (paternal); Coast Guard then rural letter carrier (maternal).

04.03.2026 22:39 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Florence ICE detainee dead after untreated tooth infection, official says An ICE detainee, who had been at a Florence detention center for four months, died Monday following an untreated tooth infection.

An ICE detainee in Arizona has died of a TOOTH INFECTION after it went untreated for weeks, a local official says. He was a Haitian asylum seeker imprisoned in Florence, Arizona. @emilybregel.bsky.social reports.
tucson.com/news/local/b...

04.03.2026 16:24 πŸ‘ 2916 πŸ” 1773 πŸ’¬ 166 πŸ“Œ 337

How about Ohio's, that out AG voluntarily sent?

04.03.2026 22:36 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Vaccine Integrity Project kicks off evidence review of #Tdap vaccine in pregnancy

Experts say they expect the findings to show how effectively the vaccine reduces pertussis infections, hospitalizations, and deaths among infants.

www.cidrap.umn.edu/v...

04.03.2026 20:47 πŸ‘ 71 πŸ” 19 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

okay, Ill bite.
What do you think the point of reading for and writing a literature review is? The process of reading and writing is crucial for THINKING. Your ideas are shaped by all of this, offloading it to gAI, no matter how "good" you think gAI is at it defeats the purpose entirely.

03.03.2026 19:01 πŸ‘ 1361 πŸ” 287 πŸ’¬ 52 πŸ“Œ 32