Bettina Watkins
@bettywatty.bsky.social
Part of the cabal of corrupt, evil epidemiologists trying to keep everyone alive.
Personal account, so mostly re-posting experts from outside my area + shitposting on unrelated topics.
Personal account, so mostly re-posting experts from outside my area + shitposting on unrelated topics.
You know, I say those of us left are on the same team, but you guys are making it real fucking hard when there are cupcakes in the breakroom AND YOU TAKE THE ICING OFF THE LAST TWO LEFT AND LEAVE THE CAKE.
Seriously wtf.
Seriously wtf.
December 17, 2025 at 11:04 PM
You know, I say those of us left are on the same team, but you guys are making it real fucking hard when there are cupcakes in the breakroom AND YOU TAKE THE ICING OFF THE LAST TWO LEFT AND LEAVE THE CAKE.
Seriously wtf.
Seriously wtf.
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RFK Jr. has awarded $1.6 million to a group in Denmark to conduct a randomized, single-blind study of the birth dose of Hepatitis B vaccine (HepB) to be conducted in Guinea-Bissau.
In my opinion, this is, quite simply, completely unethical, unacceptable, and predatory.
Here’s why.
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In my opinion, this is, quite simply, completely unethical, unacceptable, and predatory.
Here’s why.
1/7
December 17, 2025 at 4:27 PM
RFK Jr. has awarded $1.6 million to a group in Denmark to conduct a randomized, single-blind study of the birth dose of Hepatitis B vaccine (HepB) to be conducted in Guinea-Bissau.
In my opinion, this is, quite simply, completely unethical, unacceptable, and predatory.
Here’s why.
1/7
In my opinion, this is, quite simply, completely unethical, unacceptable, and predatory.
Here’s why.
1/7
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A large study of COVID19 vaccination and SARS-CoV-2 infection during pregnancy showed that vaccination was significantly associated with reduced:
-Preterm births
-Hospitalizations
-Admissions to critical care unit
Yet RFK Jr., Makary, Prasad and Hoeg continue to spread disinformation about it.
-Preterm births
-Hospitalizations
-Admissions to critical care unit
Yet RFK Jr., Makary, Prasad and Hoeg continue to spread disinformation about it.
Vaccination and Maternal and Perinatal Outcomes Associated With COVID-19 in Pregnancy
This study uses a population-level surveillance program to investigate maternal and perinatal outcomes associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection in pregnancy by vaccination status prior to and during pregn...
jamanetwork.com
December 17, 2025 at 2:28 PM
A large study of COVID19 vaccination and SARS-CoV-2 infection during pregnancy showed that vaccination was significantly associated with reduced:
-Preterm births
-Hospitalizations
-Admissions to critical care unit
Yet RFK Jr., Makary, Prasad and Hoeg continue to spread disinformation about it.
-Preterm births
-Hospitalizations
-Admissions to critical care unit
Yet RFK Jr., Makary, Prasad and Hoeg continue to spread disinformation about it.
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The media needs to stop writing headlines like “The CDC changes course on vaccines and autism” and “The CDC defends measles response”.
NONE of this is coming from legitimate scientists at the CDC.
ALL of it is coming from RFK Jr.
Every such headline is causing further harm to public health.
NONE of this is coming from legitimate scientists at the CDC.
ALL of it is coming from RFK Jr.
Every such headline is causing further harm to public health.
December 17, 2025 at 1:49 AM
The media needs to stop writing headlines like “The CDC changes course on vaccines and autism” and “The CDC defends measles response”.
NONE of this is coming from legitimate scientists at the CDC.
ALL of it is coming from RFK Jr.
Every such headline is causing further harm to public health.
NONE of this is coming from legitimate scientists at the CDC.
ALL of it is coming from RFK Jr.
Every such headline is causing further harm to public health.
Worst Bettina
December 16, 2025 at 7:34 AM
Worst Bettina
I miss the days where my old WoW guild had one rule: you were not allowed to be anti-vax. It was an insta kick to platform anything of the sort.
Like, remember when people were sane?
Like, remember when people were sane?
December 13, 2025 at 5:45 AM
I miss the days where my old WoW guild had one rule: you were not allowed to be anti-vax. It was an insta kick to platform anything of the sort.
Like, remember when people were sane?
Like, remember when people were sane?
I love how when I try to use ChatGPT for a professional task, I have to very meticulously specify how not to sound like a golden retriever.
December 11, 2025 at 3:28 AM
I love how when I try to use ChatGPT for a professional task, I have to very meticulously specify how not to sound like a golden retriever.
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📖We are often asked where you can find reliable vaccine information. It breaks our hearts to say it, but it’s no longer at CDC
The vaccine integrity project is a great source & has compiled recommendations from medical societies into 1 place for easier reference:
www.cidrap.umn.edu/vaccine-inte...
The vaccine integrity project is a great source & has compiled recommendations from medical societies into 1 place for easier reference:
www.cidrap.umn.edu/vaccine-inte...
Vaccine Integrity Project - 2025-26 Fall Immunization Information
www.cidrap.umn.edu
December 11, 2025 at 2:33 AM
📖We are often asked where you can find reliable vaccine information. It breaks our hearts to say it, but it’s no longer at CDC
The vaccine integrity project is a great source & has compiled recommendations from medical societies into 1 place for easier reference:
www.cidrap.umn.edu/vaccine-inte...
The vaccine integrity project is a great source & has compiled recommendations from medical societies into 1 place for easier reference:
www.cidrap.umn.edu/vaccine-inte...
Counterpoint: yes, I do.
And I can.
And I will.
And I can.
And I will.
Dr. Oz Tells Federal Employees to Eat Less This Holiday Season: 'You Don't Have to Try Every Cookie'
Dr. Mehmet Oz, the administrator for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), is offering “strategies” for federal employees to have a healthy holiday season, and advising employees to st...
people.com
December 10, 2025 at 7:26 AM
Counterpoint: yes, I do.
And I can.
And I will.
And I can.
And I will.
Listening podcasters try to interpret my team’s papers using ChatGPT while live is a special kind of triggering. No, that is not what that stat means. No, that’s also not what that means. That’s not how that kind of thing works. Please stop ChatGPTing for the love of god.
December 6, 2025 at 8:14 AM
Listening podcasters try to interpret my team’s papers using ChatGPT while live is a special kind of triggering. No, that is not what that stat means. No, that’s also not what that means. That’s not how that kind of thing works. Please stop ChatGPTing for the love of god.
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This is a fucking nightmare and right now I am very, very angry with the people who put Trump back in office.
More and more kids are going to die from preventable diseases.
As I have said for months, RFK Jr. has more power to singlehandedly kill more Americans than any other cabinet secretary.
More and more kids are going to die from preventable diseases.
As I have said for months, RFK Jr. has more power to singlehandedly kill more Americans than any other cabinet secretary.
Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Begins Process to Align U.S. Core Childhood Vaccine Recommendations with Best Practices from Peer, Developed Countries
ALIGNING THE CHILDHOOD VACCINE SCHEDULE WITH INTERNATIONAL BEST PRACTICES: Today, President Donald J. Trump signed a Presidential Memorandum to begin the
www.whitehouse.gov
December 6, 2025 at 2:12 AM
This is a fucking nightmare and right now I am very, very angry with the people who put Trump back in office.
More and more kids are going to die from preventable diseases.
As I have said for months, RFK Jr. has more power to singlehandedly kill more Americans than any other cabinet secretary.
More and more kids are going to die from preventable diseases.
As I have said for months, RFK Jr. has more power to singlehandedly kill more Americans than any other cabinet secretary.
People having a range of reactions to Tim Miller platforming Nuzzi, but my personal takeaway after trying to listen to 5 minutes is that she is even worse than the worst of what I thought. It was already unlikely, but now there is no way in hell I am masochistic enough to read her book.
December 4, 2025 at 10:06 PM
People having a range of reactions to Tim Miller platforming Nuzzi, but my personal takeaway after trying to listen to 5 minutes is that she is even worse than the worst of what I thought. It was already unlikely, but now there is no way in hell I am masochistic enough to read her book.
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Sorry to anyone who thought Wokeness was annoying but as we now know it's the price we pay for a civilized society
December 2, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Sorry to anyone who thought Wokeness was annoying but as we now know it's the price we pay for a civilized society
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Looking for a compelling history of the emergence of AIDS in the US?
And The Band Played On by Randy Shilts is one of the best, exploring the history through those involved across the globe and the rise of ACT UP (Also a 🎥).
We wish all health histories were this good.
(1/3)
And The Band Played On by Randy Shilts is one of the best, exploring the history through those involved across the globe and the rise of ACT UP (Also a 🎥).
We wish all health histories were this good.
(1/3)
Book Review: And the Band Played On by Randy Shilts - The Bibliophage
Randy Shilts creates a tour de force history of the early years of the AIDS epidemic in And the Band Played On: Politics, People and the AIDS Epidemic.
thebibliophage.com
December 2, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Looking for a compelling history of the emergence of AIDS in the US?
And The Band Played On by Randy Shilts is one of the best, exploring the history through those involved across the globe and the rise of ACT UP (Also a 🎥).
We wish all health histories were this good.
(1/3)
And The Band Played On by Randy Shilts is one of the best, exploring the history through those involved across the globe and the rise of ACT UP (Also a 🎥).
We wish all health histories were this good.
(1/3)
Oh no, whatever will the billionaires do, maybe they should give them jobs with living wages idk it’s so obfuscated.
There is also a laughable graph in here saying millennials will spend $1.5k on average for the holidays and that gave me a nice long laugh to start the week.
There is also a laughable graph in here saying millennials will spend $1.5k on average for the holidays and that gave me a nice long laugh to start the week.
Gen Z Shoppers Aren’t Spending Like Retailers Need Them To
More than other generations, 20-somethings are tightening their holiday-season budgets because of economic pressures.
www.wsj.com
December 1, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Oh no, whatever will the billionaires do, maybe they should give them jobs with living wages idk it’s so obfuscated.
There is also a laughable graph in here saying millennials will spend $1.5k on average for the holidays and that gave me a nice long laugh to start the week.
There is also a laughable graph in here saying millennials will spend $1.5k on average for the holidays and that gave me a nice long laugh to start the week.
“Leader of the “free” world, everyone.” — my partner
December 1, 2025 at 6:02 AM
“Leader of the “free” world, everyone.” — my partner
K-shaped answers to my questions about that Forbes article.
K-shaped economy and inflation boost Black Friday sales by 4.1% from last year, online spending jumps 9.1% | CNN Business
Consumers have bought fewer items this holiday season, but the average selling prices are higher.
www.cnn.com
November 30, 2025 at 10:14 PM
K-shaped answers to my questions about that Forbes article.
Realizing that while we make fun of “Florida man” every time he gets naked at a Waffle House or tries to punch an alligator, we are all Florida man to the rest of the world at this point. 😟😭
November 28, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Realizing that while we make fun of “Florida man” every time he gets naked at a Waffle House or tries to punch an alligator, we are all Florida man to the rest of the world at this point. 😟😭
David Rose. Now Sarah Beckstrom.
Both should be alive.
😟
Both should be alive.
😟
November 28, 2025 at 4:33 AM
David Rose. Now Sarah Beckstrom.
Both should be alive.
😟
Both should be alive.
😟
I can’t go from this to Thanksgiving dog shows, I need more tryptophan.
Rachel Marie on Instagram: "Firefly is truly in her own league
#malinois #whippet #sportdog #dogs_of_instagram #runningdogs #dogtraining"
Firefly, a skilled Malinois, showcases her remarkable speed and agility as she navigates the running track with ease. Her impressive performance is a testament to her rigorous training and dedication....
www.instagram.com
November 27, 2025 at 6:09 PM
I can’t go from this to Thanksgiving dog shows, I need more tryptophan.
Did we miss the rapture, AGAIN? Come on folks.
November 27, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Did we miss the rapture, AGAIN? Come on folks.
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Starting to just get bored of the Lizza Nuzzi RFK jr stuff because although it’s salacious it’s mostly just annoying awful people thinking they’re more fascinating than they actually are
November 26, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Starting to just get bored of the Lizza Nuzzi RFK jr stuff because although it’s salacious it’s mostly just annoying awful people thinking they’re more fascinating than they actually are
I like how I started off the century thinking Jayson Blair was the worst case of journalism ethics failure.
November 27, 2025 at 4:14 AM
I like how I started off the century thinking Jayson Blair was the worst case of journalism ethics failure.
*keeps wondering why a superior alien race hasn’t invaded Earth*
*reads recent tweets from Candace Owens*
Okay, yup, that answers that question.
*reads recent tweets from Candace Owens*
Okay, yup, that answers that question.
November 26, 2025 at 10:46 PM
*keeps wondering why a superior alien race hasn’t invaded Earth*
*reads recent tweets from Candace Owens*
Okay, yup, that answers that question.
*reads recent tweets from Candace Owens*
Okay, yup, that answers that question.