Jeanne Erdmann

Jesus Christ.

New Documents Reveal a Controversial Vaccine Study's Unusual Path to CDC Approval A new investigation has found irregularities in the ethics review of a grant to study effects of a birth dose of hepatitis B vaccine in Guinea-Bissau.

Superb reporting from @katherineeban.bsky.social for @rollingstone.com on the scandal around the RFK-fueled, unethical HBV vaccine study in Guinea Bissau that horrified CDC staff, scientists and ethicists around the world. www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

I'm so sorry, pushing through migraines just makes everything worse.

Thank you!

I'll be there in spirit

That would be my worry, too. You are so lucky!

It really does look fun and you can break in your skates!

Yes! We can always blame our new skates 🤣 (And you look like you're having so much fun!)

Grazie mille

I'm not in California but I'll say that hospice tossed out my mom in her first stint because she 'wasn't declining fast enough' Readmitted six weeks later and died shortly after. The loss of that level of care in the interim was devastating.

But let's go after the dying and their families

Go @houstontexans.bsky.social! And thanks for all you do @peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social

ICE Detains Undocumented Parents, Newborn They await deportation proceedings.

"ICE officials are also investigating the couple for other crimes. They were found with a substantial amount of gold, frankincense, and myrrh. 'What are those luxury goods doing in their possession?' asked the ICE spokesman, taking a moment to adjust his mask."

National Science-Health-Environment Reporting Fellowships The SHERF fellowships are made to support early-career journalists who are pursuing careers in science, health or environmental reporting.

📢 Final week to apply! SHERF Fellowship closes Dec. 19. Get mentoring, training and more — don’t wait! Apply here ➡️ healthjournalism.org/fellowships/...

Massive four-year study finds no increase in deaths linked to COVID-19 mRNA vaccination Data from 30 million French adults suggests COVID-19 vaccines did not lead to higher death rates. Instead, they reduced them.

www.gavi.org/vaccineswork...

Congratulations! You are going to love this fellowship 💜

The folks at @defendpublichealth.bsky.social bring you this week’s Whopper of the Week. It’s the 21st century but RFK Jr wants to take us back to the 19th. Yes. Really. Forget Pasteur. Forget Koch. Forget germ theory. We’re back to miasma and terrain theory. The dude is bonkers.

What to expect from this week's U.S. vaccine meeting Hep B, routine vaccination schedule, and a firehose of falsehoods

A great overview on what to expect from the CDC vaccine meeting tomorrow and Friday. Pay special attention to the playbook at the end — every single one of those tactics is likely to be used and is easily recognizable if you know what to look for. yourlocalepidemiologist.substack.com/p/what-to-ex...

With an absent CDC and mismatched 'subclade K' flu strain, experts face upcoming season with uncertainty

Yes, you still need to get your flu vaccine. Now. www.cidrap.umn.edu/influenza-va...

I will translate from NPRese

Scientists are alarmed because the Trump admin has gutted the CDC and USDA at a time when this virus could jump to a threat to humans anyday now.
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Covid and Flu Can Triple Your Risk of Heart Attack

As I’ve explained: one of the best ways to protect your heart health is to keep up with your Covid and flu vaccinations. Don’t listen to antivaccine activists they don’t care about you or your family www.nytimes.com/2025/10/29/w...

The regime is saying it’s woke for a man to be diagnosed with breast cancer. It’s not even a joke.

In this video I discuss some aspects of shingles and the benefits of the shingles vaccination

I’m experimenting with some short videos on infectious disease topics. Here’s one on measles — highlighting some aspects that I find most important to keep in mind. Taking requests for other topics or questions I can address.

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