Cindy Adkins she/her 🇺🇸 🇬🇧 🇺🇦
@cyntiadkins.bsky.social
20+ yr biotech atty at www.adkinscounsel.com, vaxxed and wearing a mask, and happily reacquainting myself with the 8-yr-old tree-climbing, horse-riding, fearless girl inside me. We were meant to walk one another home. You should run for something. #LawSky
Pinned
We can't do everything but we can do something. We can foster trust and turn towards one another. Step 1: Be grateful for and get to know, personally, each elected official who represents you and their staff. Connect with them as fellow humans. Find something you both agree on and build from there.
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Hey folks 👋 I'm the reporter who revealed immigration agents detained 170+ citizens this year
My fellowship w/ProPublica has been incredible, but it wraps January. I'm looking for my next gig. Please reach out to share leads & opportunities! [email protected]
www.propublica.org/people/nicol...
My fellowship w/ProPublica has been incredible, but it wraps January. I'm looking for my next gig. Please reach out to share leads & opportunities! [email protected]
www.propublica.org/people/nicol...
Nicole Foy
ProPublica is an independent, non-profit newsroom that produces investigative journalism in the public interest.
www.propublica.org
December 8, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Hey folks 👋 I'm the reporter who revealed immigration agents detained 170+ citizens this year
My fellowship w/ProPublica has been incredible, but it wraps January. I'm looking for my next gig. Please reach out to share leads & opportunities! [email protected]
www.propublica.org/people/nicol...
My fellowship w/ProPublica has been incredible, but it wraps January. I'm looking for my next gig. Please reach out to share leads & opportunities! [email protected]
www.propublica.org/people/nicol...
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Great piece on perhaps humanity’s greatest ever achievement - extra special for this extraordinary vaccine-hesitancy-casual-with-new infections moment in history.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
300 million dead in 100 years: How we eradicated a killer
The eradication of smallpox 46 years ago has been hailed as the greatest triumph of global public health. It has also been held up as a model for global cooperation.
www.abc.net.au
December 8, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Great piece on perhaps humanity’s greatest ever achievement - extra special for this extraordinary vaccine-hesitancy-casual-with-new infections moment in history.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
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NEW: The Trump administration has argued that Fed board member Lisa Cook may have committed mortgage fraud by declaring more than one primary residence on her loans.
We found that Trump once did the very thing he claimed could be a crime.
We found that Trump once did the very thing he claimed could be a crime.
Trump’s Own Mortgages Match His Description of Mortgage Fraud, Records Reveal
The Trump administration has argued that Fed board member Lisa Cook may have committed mortgage fraud by declaring more than one primary residence on her loans. We found Trump once did the very thing he called “deceitful and potentially criminal.”
www.propublica.org
December 8, 2025 at 12:00 PM
NEW: The Trump administration has argued that Fed board member Lisa Cook may have committed mortgage fraud by declaring more than one primary residence on her loans.
We found that Trump once did the very thing he claimed could be a crime.
We found that Trump once did the very thing he claimed could be a crime.
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It's also time to stop using the naturopathic term "natural immunity" and replace it with "disease-acquired immunity" to emphasise all of its disadvantages.
A study on 1.7 million people in Hong Kong shows superior hybrid immunity to Covid in people who got vaccinated before infection vs. people who got infected first. "Our findings are a direct rebuttal to arguments for natural immunity," the authors write. doi.org/10.1016/j.va...
Redirecting
doi.org
December 7, 2025 at 4:03 AM
It's also time to stop using the naturopathic term "natural immunity" and replace it with "disease-acquired immunity" to emphasise all of its disadvantages.
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'Speaking on RTÉ's This Week, Mr Gloster* added that hospital emergency department attendance was at its "highest ever" last Monday'
Highest ever.
*The HSE Chief Executive.
www.rte.ie/news/2025/12...
Highest ever.
*The HSE Chief Executive.
www.rte.ie/news/2025/12...
IMO warns that flu has hit Ireland 'fast and hard'
The Irish Medical Organisation has warned that the flu has hit Ireland "fast and hard" and will add enormous strain to the already stretched public hospital system.
www.rte.ie
December 7, 2025 at 8:14 PM
'Speaking on RTÉ's This Week, Mr Gloster* added that hospital emergency department attendance was at its "highest ever" last Monday'
Highest ever.
*The HSE Chief Executive.
www.rte.ie/news/2025/12...
Highest ever.
*The HSE Chief Executive.
www.rte.ie/news/2025/12...
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Your weekly reminder to get the flu jab if eligible.
How an influenza virus infects a human cell [via ETH Zurich] 🧪🥼🦠😷⚕️
"Researchers were surprised by one thing: the cells are not passive, simply allowing themselves to be invaded by the influenza virus. Rather, they actively attempt to capture it."
ethz.ch/en/news-and-...
#flu #virus #human #cell
"Researchers were surprised by one thing: the cells are not passive, simply allowing themselves to be invaded by the influenza virus. Rather, they actively attempt to capture it."
ethz.ch/en/news-and-...
#flu #virus #human #cell
How influenza viruses enter our cells
For the first time, researchers have observed live and in high resolution how influenza viruses infect living cells. This was possible thanks to a new microscopy technique, which could now help to dev...
ethz.ch
December 5, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Your weekly reminder to get the flu jab if eligible.
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Great thread on why hepatitis B is such an issue and why the vaccine at birth was SO important.
Why do babies need the hepatitis B vaccine if they aren’t high-risk?
Short answer: Because hepatitis B is a tricky virus.
Longer answer: Continue reading ⬇️
🧵1/9 @kkjetelina.bsky.social @meganranney.bsky.social @jasonlschwartz.bsky.social @enirenberg.bsky.social
Short answer: Because hepatitis B is a tricky virus.
Longer answer: Continue reading ⬇️
🧵1/9 @kkjetelina.bsky.social @meganranney.bsky.social @jasonlschwartz.bsky.social @enirenberg.bsky.social
December 5, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Great thread on why hepatitis B is such an issue and why the vaccine at birth was SO important.
December 5, 2025 at 10:12 PM
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This is an excellent summary of the days events and the science supporting infant vaccine for hepatitis b
During chaotic meeting, CDC advisers handpicked by RFK Jr. postpone vote on changing hepatitis B vaccine recommendations
www.cidrap.umn.edu
December 5, 2025 at 8:18 AM
This is an excellent summary of the days events and the science supporting infant vaccine for hepatitis b
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Here’s my article on the links between Soviet ideology and anti science @plosbiology.org
journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...
journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...
Anti-science kills: From Soviet embrace of pseudoscience to accelerated attacks on US biomedicine
This Essay argues that COVID-19 exposed how a rising tide of anti-science rhetoric and activities can dramatically exploit society's vulnerabilities to an infectious disease, suggesting that anti-scie...
journals.plos.org
December 5, 2025 at 3:27 AM
Here’s my article on the links between Soviet ideology and anti science @plosbiology.org
journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...
journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...
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Right across the UK, flu seems to be pretty bad at the moment.
Worth getting the jab if you are offered it (and probably not a bad idea even if you aren't and can afford it).
Worth getting the jab if you are offered it (and probably not a bad idea even if you aren't and can afford it).
Flu cases in Scotland more than double in a week
In the week of 24-30 November, lab-confirmed cases rose from 845 to 1,759, according to Public Health Scotland data.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 4, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Right across the UK, flu seems to be pretty bad at the moment.
Worth getting the jab if you are offered it (and probably not a bad idea even if you aren't and can afford it).
Worth getting the jab if you are offered it (and probably not a bad idea even if you aren't and can afford it).
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Some patients do attend A&E with problems that could be dealt with by other healthcare services. However, the article makes clear this cadre represents 2% of patients. If you really want to reduce pressure on A&Es, offer Covid vaccines free for all.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Patients clogging up A&E with hiccups, sore throats and niggles
NHS bosses warn the public to use hospitals wisely amid concern this could be a tough winter.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 4, 2025 at 10:08 AM
Some patients do attend A&E with problems that could be dealt with by other healthcare services. However, the article makes clear this cadre represents 2% of patients. If you really want to reduce pressure on A&Es, offer Covid vaccines free for all.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Vaccinating newborns against hepatitis B saves lives. Why might a CDC panel stop recommending it? www.cidrap.umn.edu/childhood-va...
Vaccinating newborns against hepatitis B saves lives. Why might a CDC panel stop recommending it?
www.cidrap.umn.edu
December 3, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Vaccinating newborns against hepatitis B saves lives. Why might a CDC panel stop recommending it? www.cidrap.umn.edu/childhood-va...
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My remarks today with Drs. Rochelle Walensky and Tom Frieden @nfidvaccines.bsky.social
www.nfid.org/nfid-calls-f...
www.nfid.org/nfid-calls-f...
Medical Experts Urge Pregnant Women and Families to Talk with a Trusted Healthcare Professional
Survey reveals misconceptions about vaccines and declining vaccination rates
www.nfid.org
December 4, 2025 at 12:18 AM
My remarks today with Drs. Rochelle Walensky and Tom Frieden @nfidvaccines.bsky.social
www.nfid.org/nfid-calls-f...
www.nfid.org/nfid-calls-f...
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Thanks @robcaliff.bsky.social and 11 other prior FDA Commissioners for weighing in on vaccines, evidence, appropriate policy in today's @nejm.org www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
www.statnews.com/2025/12/03/f...
www.statnews.com/2025/12/03/f...
December 4, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Thanks @robcaliff.bsky.social and 11 other prior FDA Commissioners for weighing in on vaccines, evidence, appropriate policy in today's @nejm.org www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
www.statnews.com/2025/12/03/f...
www.statnews.com/2025/12/03/f...
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Hi other tech folks! Does anyone have recommendations for trans-friendly recruiters on the West Coast?
I’m a lead product manager with around a decade of experience. Looking to shift back to a salaried position after consulting the last couple years.
Reposts appreciated, thanks!
I’m a lead product manager with around a decade of experience. Looking to shift back to a salaried position after consulting the last couple years.
Reposts appreciated, thanks!
December 4, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Hi other tech folks! Does anyone have recommendations for trans-friendly recruiters on the West Coast?
I’m a lead product manager with around a decade of experience. Looking to shift back to a salaried position after consulting the last couple years.
Reposts appreciated, thanks!
I’m a lead product manager with around a decade of experience. Looking to shift back to a salaried position after consulting the last couple years.
Reposts appreciated, thanks!
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Egg producers suspect bird flu is traveling through the air.
After a disastrous Midwestern outbreak early this year, we tested that theory and found that where the wind blew, the virus followed.
Vaccines could help, but the USDA hasn’t approved them.
After a disastrous Midwestern outbreak early this year, we tested that theory and found that where the wind blew, the virus followed.
Vaccines could help, but the USDA hasn’t approved them.
What the U.S. Government Is Dismissing That Could Seed a Bird Flu Pandemic
Egg producers suspect bird flu is traveling through the air. After a disastrous Midwestern outbreak early this year, we tested that theory and found that where the wind blew, the virus followed. Vacci...
www.propublica.org
December 4, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Egg producers suspect bird flu is traveling through the air.
After a disastrous Midwestern outbreak early this year, we tested that theory and found that where the wind blew, the virus followed.
Vaccines could help, but the USDA hasn’t approved them.
After a disastrous Midwestern outbreak early this year, we tested that theory and found that where the wind blew, the virus followed.
Vaccines could help, but the USDA hasn’t approved them.
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So true. It helps to have strategies in hand when handling doctors, especially when it comes to conservation of spoons:
whn.global/the-long-cov...
whn.global/the-long-cov...
The Long Covid Strategy Guide for Talking to Doctors - WHN
This is the third of a series of posts on Long COVID by David Brasure. See parts 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8. Your appointment was at 2:30. You’ve been sitting in this waiting room since 2:15, which means...
whn.global
December 3, 2025 at 2:19 AM
So true. It helps to have strategies in hand when handling doctors, especially when it comes to conservation of spoons:
whn.global/the-long-cov...
whn.global/the-long-cov...
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A federal vaccine advisory committee this week is expected to discuss whether newborns should still get the hepatitis B vaccine — the first shot found to prevent cancer. https://to.pbs.org/4aAvyau
WATCH LIVE: RFK Jr.’s CDC panel to debate whether newborns should get lifesaving hepatitis B shot
A federal vaccine advisory committee this week is expected to discuss whether newborns should still get the hepatitis B vaccine — the first shot found to prevent cancer.
www.pbs.org
December 4, 2025 at 1:37 AM
A federal vaccine advisory committee this week is expected to discuss whether newborns should still get the hepatitis B vaccine — the first shot found to prevent cancer. https://to.pbs.org/4aAvyau
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OK I’ve put together the list. Shame on all of them:
Ford CEO Jim Farley
Stellantis CEO Antonio Filosa
General Motors plant manager John Urbanic
National Auto Dealers Association Chairman Tom Castriota
Transportation Sec Sean Duffy
Deputy transportation Sec Steven Bradbury
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Ford CEO Jim Farley
Stellantis CEO Antonio Filosa
General Motors plant manager John Urbanic
National Auto Dealers Association Chairman Tom Castriota
Transportation Sec Sean Duffy
Deputy transportation Sec Steven Bradbury
1/2
December 3, 2025 at 11:35 PM
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A raft of former #FDA commissioners — nearly all who've held the post over the past 35 years — decried Vinay Prasad's leaked plan to change the regulation of vaccines. In a letter to @nejm.org they wrote: "The answer is not to toss aside the basic rules of science." www.statnews.com/2025/12/03/f...
A dozen former FDA commissioners decry Prasad memo on vaccine regulation
Changes to the ways in which the FDA plans to regulate vaccines represent a threat to effective vaccines and public health, 12 former commissioners say.
www.statnews.com
December 3, 2025 at 10:43 PM
A raft of former #FDA commissioners — nearly all who've held the post over the past 35 years — decried Vinay Prasad's leaked plan to change the regulation of vaccines. In a letter to @nejm.org they wrote: "The answer is not to toss aside the basic rules of science." www.statnews.com/2025/12/03/f...
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Common Questions about COVID — an FAQ
Are mild cases worth worrying about?
medium.com
December 3, 2025 at 7:18 PM
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Hepatitis B infection in infancy (almost half of all HepB is caught in childhood) is associated with a 90% chance of becoming a chronic infection (ie the body can never clear the virus), and is highly likely to progress to liver failure and liver cancer.
Vaccinating at birth has reduced this by 99%
Vaccinating at birth has reduced this by 99%
💬Viewpoint: Eliminating universal hepatitis B birth dose vaccination risks an estimated 8% increase in annual perinatal #HepatitisB infections in the US, increasing preventable chronic disease burden. ja.ma/3Me0zHh
December 3, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Hepatitis B infection in infancy (almost half of all HepB is caught in childhood) is associated with a 90% chance of becoming a chronic infection (ie the body can never clear the virus), and is highly likely to progress to liver failure and liver cancer.
Vaccinating at birth has reduced this by 99%
Vaccinating at birth has reduced this by 99%