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Kathryn Kinzel

@kkinzel.bsky.social

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Infectious disease epidemiologist, specializing in vaccines. A personal account where I yell into the void. Excessive gif user. she/her 🏳️‍🌈

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Kathryn Kinzel @kkinzel.bsky.social · Jun 27

The next slide is California Proposition 65.

a group of people are sitting around a table in a room with a window .

ALT: a group of people are sitting around a table in a room with a window .

media.tenor.com

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Maryn McKenna @marynmck.bsky.social · 6h

Worth noting that for more than 24h, since plans for RIFs began circulating, legal scholars have been saying that a shutdown conveys NO authority to the White House to conduct firings at agencies.
Illegality has not stopped this administration in the past months ofc. It apparently has not tonight.

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Kathryn Kinzel @kkinzel.bsky.social · 7h

I got to this part of the article and screamed because you do not need to ask experts if BASIC MATH IS IMPOSSIBLE

A paragraph from the quoted CNN story reading “Tuesday’s move is among Trump’s recent efforts to get drug makers to reduce their prices, which has been one of his central goals since his first presidential campaign. He has recently promised to slash prices by 1,500% — which is mathematically impossible, experts say.”

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Kathryn Kinzel @kkinzel.bsky.social · 20h

You need at least one OR, ideally beds not in the ER for continued care (let’s not promote boarding) including critical care beds for those very sick, all the imaging, cath lab, pharmacy, and most of the specialists that appear at Glaucomflecken General.

That’s a hospital!

Kathryn Kinzel @kkinzel.bsky.social · 20h

Chilly enough this morning that I put on a coat that I haven’t worn since last winter/early spring. I reached into the pockets for warmth, and then wanted to see what Past Me left in the pockets last winter.

It was three KN95 masks.

😂 ok I guess every year can’t be “surprise money”.

Kathryn Kinzel @kkinzel.bsky.social · 21h

An “ER” without a hospital is a fancy urgent care.

We are working on getting our hospital back in town and when you think about what you would need *just* to support the ER, it’s a full hospital.

Ryan Marino, MD @ryanmarino.bsky.social · 23h

ER doc here! There is no such thing as “an ER model” hospital. An ER w/o a hospital is like a bandaid on a bullet hole. What if you need surgery? Cardiac cath? Specialist care? Increased distance means delays, which mean real harms & even deaths. But, also, when hospitals close their ERs close, too…

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

SCARBOROUGH: The Nebraska Rural Health Association says at least 6 rural hospitals would have to close bc of the big beautiful bill

FLOOD: Here's the deal: Some hospitals that are rural hospitals are going to eventually have to transition from being acute bed hospitals into being an ER model

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HELLody SchreiBOO @melodyschreiber.com · 1d

"If a vaccine is sitting on a shelf and not going into somebody’s arm, then it’s worthless, essentially," @angierasmussen.bsky.social said.

"I think anti-vaxxers love vaccines that sit on shelves.” www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Alarm as CDC calls for separate MMR vaccines despite measles outbreak

Concerns that three separate shots would be more costly and time-consuming, and keep kids from being vaccinated

www.theguardian.com

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Kathryn Kinzel @kkinzel.bsky.social · 1d

I suppose! Although Red to Orange line in theory wouldn’t be a ton of walking, it’s amusing that that’s not even an option.

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🎃 public HELLth guy 🎃 @publichealthguy1.bsky.social · 1d

gold standard science baby!!

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

RFK Jr on Tylenol and autism: "It is not proof. We're doing the studies to make the proof."

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Kathryn Kinzel @kkinzel.bsky.social · 1d

MBTA, you are not helping the cause when trying to help people navigate Boston.

In WHAT WORLD is taking the 4 from South Station the “Most Direct” route here?

(Tagging @universalhub.com for the chuckle)

Proposed options for travel, with “MOST DIRECT” taking the 4 bus for 24 minutes, “EARLIEST ARRIVAL” being walking for 12 minutes, and the third option being the Red Line for 8 minutes.

A map of downtown Boston with a yellow line tracing the path of the 4 bus from South Station (marked with an A) up through the North End before coming down near the Old State House (marked with a B)

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Kathryn Kinzel @kkinzel.bsky.social · 1d

I thought of you when I saw this - I wouldn’t smoke this because ew, stuff growing on it, but the whole “test your pot” doesn’t make a ton of sense. (Test your heroin, sure)

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Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 2d

The acting CDC Director has no knowledge, training or experience in science/public health. Trump has no knowledge, training or experience in science/public health.

Both are calling to make the MMR vaccine into 3 separate shots, which makes absolutely no scientific or public health sense.

Acting CDC boss wants to break up MMR vaccine into three shots

Jim O’Neill joins President Donald Trump’s call for three distinct measles, mumps and rubella shots, claiming a separation would ‘reduce the risk of side effects’ and ‘maximize parental choice’

www.independent.co.uk

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Timothy Caulfield @caulfieldtim.bsky.social · 4d

Grrr... More doubtmongering noise.

Acting CDC director calls for MMR vaccine to be broken up into three shots www.statnews.com/2025/10/06/t... @statnews

"NO evidence that giving shots separately for measles, mumps, and rubella offers any advantage in terms of safety or effectiveness."

Acting CDC director calls for MMR vaccine to be broken up into three shots

There's no evidence that breaking up the MMR shot would make the immunization safer or more effective.

www.statnews.com

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Kathryn Kinzel @kkinzel.bsky.social · 4d

But like, it might be 3-10 business days from today. Or tomorrow. Or never if Customs keeps inventing dumb reasons to hold my package.

Kathryn Kinzel @kkinzel.bsky.social · 4d

The shipper wrote to me today with the item listing and told me they sent it to FedEx. I emailed my agent.

A few hours later he called me, asking for that information.

I asked if he got my email. He hadn’t checked, but did and it was there.

So. Maybe Customs will release now?

Kathryn Kinzel @kkinzel.bsky.social · 4d

So shortly after I called the main FedEx line on Friday I got a call from the international agent assigned to my tracking number, where he told me Customs wanted the weight of *each item*.

I didn’t have that, I just had the package weight. So I asked the shipper.

Kathryn Kinzel @kkinzel.bsky.social · 4d

CDC *finally* turned on COVID vaccine ordering TODAY IS A GREAT DAY

Kathryn Kinzel @kkinzel.bsky.social · 5d

On the way back to the volunteer room I had this lovely conversation:

Me: I heard you are a retired pediatrician?

Volunteer: Yes, boy did I get out at the right time! And what in public health do you do?

Me: Ah, I’m a deputy immunization program manager…

Volunteer: OMG YOU ARE A HERO

Kathryn Kinzel @kkinzel.bsky.social · 5d

Count on the MRC staff to ACT IT UP!

We were all fantastic actors. Got some pizza for our efforts and gave some harsh constructive feedback during the hot wash. This is why we practice, folks!

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Kathryn Kinzel @kkinzel.bsky.social · 5d

One of the coordinators took my initial hesitation on getting this badge as not wanting to be injured, but I was trying to figure out how to be ambulatory on a traumatically dislocated hip.

Looking forward to making life hellish for whomever comes to rescue me. 🤣

An identification badge with a gray “Injured” at the top, a drawing of a stick figure with a bandaged leg, and the text “Injured Ambulatory Location: On Commuter Rail Train Symptoms: Dislocated hip, contusions DO NOT SHOW CARD TO FIRST RESPONDERS

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Kathryn Kinzel @kkinzel.bsky.social · 5d

Lesson learned, don’t take the train to Gillette 🤣🤣

Participating in a drill today as part of my MRC and this is likely the only photograph I’ll be able to take.

Two identification badges, the first says Volunteer in red and the second says Injured in gray

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Kathryn Kinzel @kkinzel.bsky.social · 6d

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This is the best possible win for the Bruins this year lol

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Amanda Mull @amandamull.bsky.social · 6d

BRUINS BABYYYYY

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Kathryn Kinzel @kkinzel.bsky.social · 6d

Conducted a grand experiment today called “pretty sure something is trying to eat my jade plant even though all google searches don’t match what I’m seeing so I dunked it in a barrel of Murphy Oil Soap and now I’ll see if it survives”.

Right now it looks great, probably because it’s clean. 🤣

Kathryn Kinzel @kkinzel.bsky.social · 7d

I called FedEx to complain this morning and they told me that at this point it’s 100% US Customs’ fault and in theory the package will be released in 3-10 business days.

a woman with a surprised look on her face says " where is it "

Alt: a woman with a surprised look on her face says " where is it "

media.tenor.com

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Jared Holt @jaredlholt.bsky.social · 8d

We looked back on the "backlash" against American Eagle ads featuring Sydney Sweeney and her "great jeans." Right-wing media declared that liberals were outraged and thought the ads were racist -- even the White House joined in.

If you thought that story reeked, you'll want to see what we found.

Open Measures @openmeasures.bsky.social · 8d

American Eagle was dragged into an online outrage cycle after conservative media figures claimed that liberals were offended by the clothing company's ads featuring Sydney Sweeney and a denim-themed pun about her "great jeans."

We checked the data. That wasn't true.

openmeasures.io/american-eag...

Outrage Over American Eagle’s ‘Great Jeans’ Ad Was a Conservative Media Creation - Open Measures

Open Measures builds accessible and transparent products to contextualize the spread of harmful online information that impacts public discourse and global events.

openmeasures.io

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