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Christina Virgil

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Regretfully insignificant and an insatiable thirst for knowledge📚🧬🦠😷💉 Fellow Peasant•She/her •SARSCoV2•H5N1•Medical•Climate•Science•Politics, info, research, discussion, humor, and community care, not clout

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Christina Virgil @christinavirgil.bsky.social · Nov 16

It only seems fitting to keep them pinned

A screenshot saying, “The virus has a superantigen which can deplete up to 20% of Naive T cells each infection. It also suppresses MHC-1 so T cell reactions range anywhere from the T cells act
appropriately to no T cells responding to T cells causing harm. It varies person to person & each infection.” Under the text is a gif of Woody from Toy Story asking the magic 8 ball a question, representing the uncertainty around how our immune response will play out after repeated infections.

A screenshot of Part 2 of a tweet that reads, “That being said while T cell reactions vary person2person, infection2infection, l'd also wager the more c19 infections one acquires, the less likely it is that the T cells respond appropriately in subsequent infections For C19, gaining long-term immunity via infection is a farce.”

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Ilkka Rauvola @jukka235.bsky.social · Sep 19

The other cancer among 1-6 year olds is Lymphoid leukaemia (C91), where number of diagnoses among 1-6 year olds is up 20 times since 2020.
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Ilkka Rauvola @jukka235.bsky.social · Sep 19

Malignant neoplasms (C00-C97): two types of cancers exist among 1-6 year olds: first, brain cancer (C71), where number of diagnoses grew significantly until 2024. No diagnoses this year (so far).
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Ilkka Rauvola @jukka235.bsky.social · Sep 18

Malignant neoplasms (C00-C97): number of diagnoses is up year-on-year in all age groups below 50.
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Patrickthebiosteamist @patbiosteamist.bsky.social · Sep 19

I have never seen such a level of incompetence on display in the first 15 minutes of this ACIP day 2 meeting.

It’s mind boggling how dumb these people are. They literally do not understand anything they are talking about.

This is gonna piss me off. I don’t know how I’m going to make it through

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Keith Muise @keithmuise.bsky.social · Aug 30

@gardylou.bsky.social @jefftrnka.bsky.social @threadingstars.bsky.social @lynellehamilton.bsky.social @laurentouchant.bsky.social @christinavirgil.bsky.social @victoryrenfrew.bsky.social @gartenfreunddaniel.bsky.social @pattysullivan.bsky.social @pheidippides1984.bsky.social

Keith Muise @keithmuise.bsky.social · Aug 28

Going all in for Covid Awareness.

If you want to help get the word out please pitch in. $5 goes a long way. gofund.me/7817f5f5 If you’d like to help support my work, and more billboards please do so, we need to educate the public now. #covid19 #backtoschool #longcovid #mentalhealth #teacher

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Michael Olesen @molesen.bsky.social · May 18

2-2 The virus is making the entire world dumber with each and every infection. Get vaccinated and wear a respirator. The pandemic isn't close to being over.

www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....

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Michael Olesen @molesen.bsky.social · May 18

How long until I'm disappeared?

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Healthcare-Global @healthcare-global.bsky.social · May 18

www.nbcnews.com/politics/joe...

Former President Joe Biden diagnosed with aggressive form of prostate cancer

The cancer has metastasized to the bone, according to the former president's personal office.

www.nbcnews.com

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Bill Comeau 🇨🇦 @bill-comeau.bsky.social · May 18

In case you were wondering, yes, the Trump administration and Elon Musk were accused of interference in the lead up phase to the final election. Russia, Trump, Musk, extremists on one side, Europe, NATO, moderates, and stable democracy on the other.
www.euractiv.com/section/poli...

Romanian foreign minister accuses Musk of election intereference - Euractiv

The minister's reaction comes after Bloomberg reported that the Trump administration was pressuring Romania to accept Georgescu's candidacy.

www.euractiv.com

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Michael Olesen @molesen.bsky.social · May 19

My favorite one so far.

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Healthcare-Global @healthcare-global.bsky.social · May 19

www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05...

'Unprecedented and alarming': Bird flu has morphed to wipe out seals

Australia is surrounded by the deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu. And it is morphing as sea animals and birds bring it ever closer to these shores.

www.abc.net.au

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Raj Rajnarayanan @rajlabn.bsky.social · Apr 20

Status of Global #SARSCoV2 #Genomic #Surveillance

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Solid Evidence @solidevidence.bsky.social · Apr 20

We are recruiting sewersheds for an expanding project. Basically, we want to learn everything that can be learned from wastewater.
Read on if you are interested.
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Patrickthebiosteamist @patbiosteamist.bsky.social · Apr 20

Systematic Dismantling of Covid Protections - March to April 2025
youtu.be/Vnsk-Oywkkg

Systematic Dismantling of Covid Protections - March to April 2025

YouTube video by PatricktheBioSTEAMist

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T. Ryan Gregory 🇨🇦 @tryangregory.bsky.social · Apr 21

Tick... Tick... Tick...

www.cbsnews.com/news/bird-fl...

Bird flu, feared as a possible pandemic, poses growing risk to people as pathogen spreads, scientists warn

More than 100 federal scientists who track bird flu, including vaccine and food safety experts, have been laid off. This comes as the deadly pathogen rips through dairy herds and poultry flocks.

www.cbsnews.com

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Christina Virgil @christinavirgil.bsky.social · Apr 22

Every time I see that pay crap, I’m just reminded of what a capitalistic hellscape we are in. 🥺

Christina Virgil @christinavirgil.bsky.social · Apr 22

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Eric Feigl-Ding @drericding.bsky.social · Apr 22

Harvard has some of the best scientists inventing new ways to early detect and cure cancer. But Trump’s ICE locks them in a detention center— for 2 months!

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Ginga Monster @gingermonster.bsky.social · Apr 20

www.politico.com/news/2025/04...

Pentagon turmoil deepens: Top Hegseth aide leaves post

“There is a complete meltdown in the building,” one official said.

www.politico.com

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Dr Alan Nixon @alangnixon.bsky.social · Apr 20

#RealHeroes against #Fascism, #USA.

Not Sure @jen238.bsky.social · Apr 19

#nyc #protest #resist #handsoff #50501

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Eric J. White @ericjwhite.bsky.social · Apr 20

Exactly this👇

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🐸 Empathy1st ❌👑 @empathy1st.bsky.social · Apr 20

-Carole Cadwalladr

"It's a coup. The purchase of an American president (and American sovereignty) by Elon Musk is unprecedented, and it appears to be advancing unabated."

@carolecadwalla.bsky.social
america2.news/americas-mel...

America's Slide into Authoritarianism, as seen from TED 2025

The main message from TED 2025 wasn't the talks, but America's rapid slide into authoritarianism.

america2.news

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Danielle Beckman @daniellebeckman.bsky.social · Apr 11

To clarify, all my images are how they are seen in the microscope; there is no manipulation. The color selection is arbitrary, but that's about it.
They are also all acquired in 3D, and properly analyzed and quantified for data extraction. I use a Zeiss LSM800 microscope and Imaris Software.

3D reconstruction of the previously posted image.

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Christina Virgil @christinavirgil.bsky.social · Apr 20

I am incredibly sorry for your loss
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