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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 4h

They have fired the staff of the CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report and 70 Epidemic Intelligence Service officers, who are disease detectives that respond to outbreaks around the world.

I cannot emphasize enough how dangerous it is to dismantle our disease surveillance infrastructure.

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lmstep.bsky.social @lmstep.bsky.social · 19h

What!? Even if you are going to lay off people, the DRC is in the midst of an Ebola crisis! 🤦🏼‍♀️

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MedPage Today @medpagetoday.com · 3d

"There is nothing beautiful about shifting the burden onto those least able to bear it. But this is precisely what our nation is now poised to do."

ME/CFS and long COVID advocate Laurie Jones writes on Medicaid work requirements. https://www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/second-opinions/117839?trw=no

Opinion | Medicaid Work Requirements Will Devastate People With Invisible Disabilities

ME/CFS and long COVID patients must qualify as 'medically frail'

www.medpagetoday.com

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lmstep.bsky.social @lmstep.bsky.social · 2d

Yes! Same girl. Same.

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lmstep.bsky.social @lmstep.bsky.social · 2d

I’m curious what @exceedhergrasp1.bsky.social thinks about this. It seems like a small study size. And one of the commenters was wanting to know if it can detect new cases of ME as well as in people who have had it for a long time.

Billy Hanlon @bhanlon15.bsky.social · 2d

Open Access Government: 'UEA develops blood test for ME/CFS with 96% accuracy'

'A groundbreaking blood test from UEA can diagnose ME/CFS with 96% accuracy, offering hope for patients and new insights into chronic fatigue syndrome'

www.openaccessgovernment.org/uea-develops...

UEA develops blood test for ME/CFS with 96% accuracy

A blood test from UEA can diagnose ME/CFS with 96% accuracy, offering hope for patients and new insights into chronic fatigue syndrome

www.openaccessgovernment.org

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Julia Métraux @juliametraux.bsky.social · 7d

Pleasantly surprised this was published by the CDC last month. Not surprised bc good people still work there, but disability has been attacked under anti-DEI measures. www.cdc.gov/disability-i...

Become a Disability A.L.L.Y. in Your Community and Promote Inclusion for All

Advocate for accessibility and equitable health with resources, images, and social media content.

www.cdc.gov

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lmstep.bsky.social @lmstep.bsky.social · 6d

There it is first goal on the PP for McKenna. @chrismpeters.bsky.social

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Sabina Vohra-Miller @sabivm.bsky.social · 9d

Flu shot saves lives.
Remember: children aged 6 months and older are eligible to receive a flu shot. Two doses, one month apart are required if receiving a flu shot for the first time in children aged 8 and under.

PEDIATRIC
Influenza Deaths 2024-2025, USA

Among children eligible to be vaccinated,
90% of the deaths occurred in those who were not fully vaccinated.

Demographics

279
Pediatric deaths

7 years
Mean age (range: 2
weeks - 17 years)

43.5%
Had no known risk factors (amongst those with a known medical history)

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lmstep.bsky.social @lmstep.bsky.social · 9d

🤦🏼‍♀️

lmstep.bsky.social @lmstep.bsky.social · 11d

So many congratulations 🎉

snoopy is dancing and saying `` congratulations you go girl '' on an orange background .

ALT: snoopy is dancing and saying `` congratulations you go girl '' on an orange background .

media.tenor.com

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Andrea Love, PhD | Biomedical Scientist @drandrealove.bsky.social · 14d

If you have functioning organ systems, you are *detoxing* all day. Every day.

Liver
Kidneys
Lungs
GI tract

You’re all good, boo.

Stop buying into conspiracies and claims from wellness profiteers who don’t know basic science.

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lmstep.bsky.social @lmstep.bsky.social · 17d

Where is the *gulp* emoji?

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Andrea Love, PhD | Biomedical Scientist @drandrealove.bsky.social · 18d

Vaccines don’t cause autism.
Tylenol (acetaminophen) doesn’t cause autism.
Miniscule trace pesticide residues don’t cause autism.
Aluminum doesn’t cause autism.
Fluoride doesn’t cause autism.

The biggest predictor of autism?
Genetics.

And we recognize autism better today.

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lmstep.bsky.social @lmstep.bsky.social · 19d

Okay, I get that it’s not good for pathogens to spread within the hospital, but there should be a different way to track if the spread is due to some fault of the building/staff or not

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lmstep.bsky.social @lmstep.bsky.social · 19d

What!? And what?!

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Dorit Reiss @doritreiss.bsky.social · 19d

Winner of mRNA Nobel Prize says ACIP member’s claim that Covid vaccines persist is ‘absolutely impossible’, pointing out cherry picking - choosing one bad study, ignoring the rest of the literature - and biological facts. www.statnews.com/2025/09/20/d... via @statnews.com @matthewherper.bsky.social

Winner of mRNA Nobel Prize says ACIP member’s claim that Covid vaccines persist is 'absolutely impossible'

In a Q&A with STAT, Nobel winner Drew Weissman addressed concerns raised about Covid shots at a recent meeting of federal vaccine advisers.

www.statnews.com

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lmstep.bsky.social @lmstep.bsky.social · 21d

Preach! 🤣

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Dorit Reiss @doritreiss.bsky.social · 22d

Thank you to the minority on the COVID-19 workgroup for reminding us that this should be about the data, and what the data shows - covid-19 vaccines are safe and effective.

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Andrea Love, PhD | Biomedical Scientist @drandrealove.bsky.social · 24d

RFK Jr is using CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices to undermine life-saving vaccines.

Instead of credible vaccine & regulatory experts, he filled it with science deniers and conspiracy theorists like Robert Malone, Martin Kulldorff, & Retsef Levi.

Watch ⬇️
youtu.be/_2N86lnN3vA?...

RFK Jr. filled CDC’s vaccine advisory committee with science deniers

YouTube video by Andrea Love, PhD

youtu.be

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Gretchen Goldman, PhD @gretchentg.bsky.social · 25d

This week, a group of experts will step up in a big way to ensure that science goes on, despite Trump administration cuts to Federal science advice. They join several other independent science efforts fighting back. 🧵 blog.ucs.org/gretchen-gol...

Science Must Go On: How Courageous Scientists Are Meeting the Moment

Scientists are stepping up to provide their expertise outside of federal structures that no longer support them.

blog.ucs.org

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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 25d

I really think there should be a continued public health push to have people wear a mask in pharmacies and medical settings since that is where sick people and people who are higher risk can be found frequently. It has never made any public health sense to loosen those precautions.

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Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett @crockett.house.gov · Sep 11

24 years later, we remember the nearly 3,000 lives lost on 9/11 and honor the first responders who gave everything that day. We will never forget.

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lmstep.bsky.social @lmstep.bsky.social · Sep 11

Huzzah!🎉

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Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett @crockett.house.gov · Sep 10

Today’s act of political violence in Utah against Charlie Kirk is absolutely disgusting and unacceptable.

We don’t have to agree on everything, but we should all agree on this: political violence is wrong, and has no place in our democracy

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lmstep.bsky.social @lmstep.bsky.social · Sep 10

This is so complex

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