This gutted me.
“That’s why herd immunity is so important. If there hadn’t been an outbreak when Renae was a baby, I don’t think she would have contracted it. She was eligible for the vaccine just seven months later”
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Bar chart showing weekly U.S. measles cases from Dec 2025 to Apr 2026. Peaks in Jan and Feb with over 260 cases, declining by Apr.
🇨🇳 2 new human cases of #AvianFlu in China
🇺🇸 AZ reports 1st case of human #plague since 2015
📉 #Measles have declined the last 2 weeks; SC nears the end of its outbreak
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“We just need someone who’s not crazy” 🫠
“The White House…grew increasingly frustrated with HHS’ constant internal upheaval and was alarmed by polling showing that Kennedy’s vaccine agenda threatened to drag down the GOP in the midterms.”
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Today’s threats are fast-moving & interconnected. 🌐
New #TrendingGlobally from @watsonschoolbrown.bsky.social & the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Experts Rose McDermott (@brown.edu) & @jennifernuzzo.bsky.social rethink what "security" means in 2026.
Listen ⤵️
Great to be back in Baltimore at the 2026 Preparedness Summit to as a plenary speaker and to moderate a discussion on “Staying Alert: New Models for State and Local Situational Awareness”. Thanks to Rebecca Katz Tommy George Andrew Pickett for sharing their expert insights on today’s panel.
Informed dialogue is a cornerstone of effective public health.
Through thoughtful voices on @cidrap.bsky.social's Op-Eds, we aim to foster scientifically grounded conversations.
Welcome, Jess @unbiasedscipod.bsky.social! Thanks for your important work, @jakescottmd.bsky.social!
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It’s great to be back in Washington DC @jhu.edu for the 2026 Science Diplomacy Summit. I’m excited to moderate a panel on Global Cooperation and Vaccine Equity with @andrewpekosz.bsky.social @orinlevine.bsky.social & @cepi.net’s Nafisa Jiwani #sciencediplomacy2026
7:07pm! 4 Green crewmembers!!!😍
We’re excited to share that our director @jennifernuzzo.bsky.social will be moderating a panel on Global Cooperation & Vaccine Equity at the Johns Hopkins #ScienceDiplomacySummit
You can join the conversation on April 13 in Washington, D.C. or on livestream:
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This stunning tracker calculates how much extra American consumers pay for energy due to the Iran war. By @watsonschoolbrown.bsky.social's @jeffcolgan.bsky.social iranwarcost.watson.brown.edu
STAT: Trump administration drops court fight to cap NIH payments for research overhead costs
by Megan Molteni @statnews.com @mmolteni.bsky.social
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"Despite Kennedy’s emphasis on vaccines during his first year as secretary, for instance, fewer than half of MAHA supporters — 42 percent — say vaccines are a core issue for the movement."
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“it’s partly our own origin story we are reconstructing”
Glad to see this @drfunkyspoon.bsky.social!!
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The Awe of a Moon Launch in an Age of Trump, Turmoil and Tribal Divisions www.nytimes.com/2026/04/02/u...
“We lost 27 staff and had to cancel over 20 of our community vaccination efforts, including to schools identified as having low vaccination rates,” he said. “There are simultaneous attacks on immunizations that are making our jobs harder.”
Taken in 2022!
All systems are go!!! Godspeed Artemis!!
Please join us ⬇️ I am delighted to be a part of this amazing group: 🎤 Zibusiso Masuku, Sandra Matinyi, Thokozani Nyasulu Liwewe, and @wilmotjames.bsky.social -- speaking about a deep passion of ours @pandemiccenter.bsky.social: Building the next generation of biosecurity leadership ⚡
John Friedman, dean of @watsonschoolbrown.bsky.social, hosts a fireside chat with Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr, Mayor of Freetown who explains that she decided to go into politics after volunteering to help respond to Ebola.
TSA Precheck line at San Diego airport extends outside and doubles back!
“Polls now show that Mr. Kennedy’s vaccine agenda is a dud, unpopular even with Republicans.“
www.nytimes.com/2026/03/26/u...
🤔 Great example to use with my students about the need to check the accuracy of AI results.
Rhode Islanders can sign up for alerts from a new real-time dashboard that warns residents when flood levels reach flood stage in flood-prone areas near rivers and overland.
You can now watch our full webinar from last week on YouTube.
Thank you to @jennifernuzzo.bsky.social, @bethcameron-dc.bsky.social, Harshini Mukundan & Kelly Chafin for their insights on US Biodefense at a time of funding cuts and concerns about biological attacks
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1/ Has life expectancy fully recovered from the COVID-19 pandemic? In a new pre-print, we find that 31 of 34 high-income countries had still not returned to their expected life expectancy trajectories five years after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. www.medrxiv.org/content/10.6... #demography
The State of US Vaccine Policy
w/ Unbiased Science
Latest:
-14 states have filed vaccine lawsuits
-CDC lost its 2 most senior officials in rapid succession
-surgeon general nominee can't bring herself to recommend measles vaccine
-and more!
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