Patrick Jackson
@pehjackson.bsky.social
Infectious Diseases at UVA: HIV virology, clinical trials at Joint Emerging Diseases Initiative, medical education, stewardship. Skeets are my opinion alone, unless they’re bad. He/him
Prasad is an oncologist of modest intellectual capabilities who pickled his brain on Twitter during the pandemic
Why was Moderna's mRNA flu vaccine rejected?
@lizzylawrence.bsky.social has learned that top Food and Drug Administration official Vinay Prasad overruled agency officials who wanted to review it
www.statnews.com/2026/02/11/m...
@lizzylawrence.bsky.social has learned that top Food and Drug Administration official Vinay Prasad overruled agency officials who wanted to review it
www.statnews.com/2026/02/11/m...
Prasad overruled FDA staff to reject Moderna's flu vaccine application
The rejection is the latest instance of Vinay Prasad overruling career FDA scientists to place vaccines under harsher scrutiny.
www.statnews.com
February 11, 2026 at 4:10 PM
Prasad is an oncologist of modest intellectual capabilities who pickled his brain on Twitter during the pandemic
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this is so funny, god bless louise lucas, Hero of the Commonwealth
February 7, 2026 at 2:20 PM
this is so funny, god bless louise lucas, Hero of the Commonwealth
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A little girl in Portland, OR after being tear gassed by ICE. what the actual fuck.
February 1, 2026 at 2:14 AM
A little girl in Portland, OR after being tear gassed by ICE. what the actual fuck.
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he was murdered for doing public health
It seems clear Alex Pretti, a healthcare worker, was murdered for engaging in the exact kind of community care we hope all care workers to embody: the kind that doesn’t stop at the threshold of the hospital, the clinic, but that aims to care for and support the community where and how they can
January 25, 2026 at 4:50 PM
he was murdered for doing public health
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Alex Pretti was a colleague at the VA. We hired him to recruit for our trial. He became an ICU nurse- I lover working with him. He was a good kind person who lived to help and these fuckers executed him.
White. Hot. Rage.
White. Hot. Rage.
January 24, 2026 at 7:31 PM
Alex Pretti was a colleague at the VA. We hired him to recruit for our trial. He became an ICU nurse- I lover working with him. He was a good kind person who lived to help and these fuckers executed him.
White. Hot. Rage.
White. Hot. Rage.
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Yall outside of MN need to know that observers are STILL out protecting their neighbors. Right now. They know the news and they’re still out there.
January 24, 2026 at 4:41 PM
Yall outside of MN need to know that observers are STILL out protecting their neighbors. Right now. They know the news and they’re still out there.
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i think this MLK day the thing to focus on is the strategic focus and tactical brilliance of the civil rights movement and the way it was laser focused on a set of achievable goals
January 19, 2026 at 3:05 PM
i think this MLK day the thing to focus on is the strategic focus and tactical brilliance of the civil rights movement and the way it was laser focused on a set of achievable goals
*youth pastor voice* You know who else protested in a house of prayer…
January 18, 2026 at 11:55 PM
*youth pastor voice* You know who else protested in a house of prayer…
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Our statement on the horrific actions by ICE in Minneapolis. #AbolishICE
January 8, 2026 at 12:33 AM
Our statement on the horrific actions by ICE in Minneapolis. #AbolishICE
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Scully let's split up. I'll interview this beautiful botanist and you go check out the sewer system full of human bones
January 7, 2026 at 1:37 PM
Scully let's split up. I'll interview this beautiful botanist and you go check out the sewer system full of human bones
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Trump & RFK Jr.'s coterie of bootlicking doctors are real pieces of shit, we argue in the British Medical Journal, essentially.
Link: www.bmj.com/content/392/...
Link: www.bmj.com/content/392/...
January 7, 2026 at 2:08 AM
Trump & RFK Jr.'s coterie of bootlicking doctors are real pieces of shit, we argue in the British Medical Journal, essentially.
Link: www.bmj.com/content/392/...
Link: www.bmj.com/content/392/...
This is the least of Trump’s many crimes but “Thank you for your attention to this matter” should only be used when the message requires action from a reader you hate.
January 7, 2026 at 2:57 AM
This is the least of Trump’s many crimes but “Thank you for your attention to this matter” should only be used when the message requires action from a reader you hate.
I wrote a thing about viruses to watch out for in 2026: www.washingtonpost.com/health/2026/...
Guest column | What viruses an infectious-disease doctor is watching for in 2026
I research virus outbreaks around the world. Here’s what I’ll be keeping an eye on in 2026 that could cause infections in unexpected places or cases.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 5, 2026 at 2:55 AM
I wrote a thing about viruses to watch out for in 2026: www.washingtonpost.com/health/2026/...
For the past three decades, kids in the UK got wild-type varicella unnecessarily. The costs of bad vaccine policy aren’t obvious but they are real.
The UK is now offering a combined MMRV vaccine on the NHS, adding chickenpox protection to the routine childhood schedule and rolling out catch-up doses for under-6s. This is expected to cut severe cases and save families time and money. Learn more:
www.bbc.com/news/article...
#VaccinesWork
www.bbc.com/news/article...
#VaccinesWork
Chickenpox vaccines for children on NHS starts across UK
For the first time, children will be offered vaccination on the NHS against the common infection which, in rare cases, can be very serious.
www.bbc.com
January 2, 2026 at 5:26 PM
For the past three decades, kids in the UK got wild-type varicella unnecessarily. The costs of bad vaccine policy aren’t obvious but they are real.
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When you get the reputation of being the guy with the encouraging words on New Year's Eve, it can start to come through as a little pressure -- what if the situation on the ground is worse than usual? what if people are more scared than they usually are, and with cause? what use are good vibes then?
December 31, 2025 at 11:21 PM
When you get the reputation of being the guy with the encouraging words on New Year's Eve, it can start to come through as a little pressure -- what if the situation on the ground is worse than usual? what if people are more scared than they usually are, and with cause? what use are good vibes then?
Tom is right person for this moment - someone who cares deeply about his constituents and is willing to fight for them
The Board & Executive Committee of Indivisible Charlottesville are proud to endorse Tom Perriello for Congress in Virginia’s 5th District! @tomperriello.bsky.social has shown, time and again, that he puts #PeopleBeforePolitics.
Perriello Endorsement 2026 — Indivisible Charlottesville
Our values. Our movement.
Indivisible Charlottesville endorses Tom Perriello because he shares our commitment to democracy, civil rights, and people-powered change.
www.indivisiblecharlottesville.org
December 29, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Tom is right person for this moment - someone who cares deeply about his constituents and is willing to fight for them
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The Board & Executive Committee of Indivisible Charlottesville are proud to endorse Tom Perriello for Congress in Virginia’s 5th District! @tomperriello.bsky.social has shown, time and again, that he puts #PeopleBeforePolitics.
Perriello Endorsement 2026 — Indivisible Charlottesville
Our values. Our movement.
Indivisible Charlottesville endorses Tom Perriello because he shares our commitment to democracy, civil rights, and people-powered change.
www.indivisiblecharlottesville.org
December 29, 2025 at 4:23 PM
The Board & Executive Committee of Indivisible Charlottesville are proud to endorse Tom Perriello for Congress in Virginia’s 5th District! @tomperriello.bsky.social has shown, time and again, that he puts #PeopleBeforePolitics.
So far, my two uses for AI are:
1. Writing snippets of R code I could look up on Stack Overflow if I was less lazy, and
2. Generating text that never needed to exist in the first place (reports that will never be read, prior authorizations, etc)
1. Writing snippets of R code I could look up on Stack Overflow if I was less lazy, and
2. Generating text that never needed to exist in the first place (reports that will never be read, prior authorizations, etc)
December 29, 2025 at 4:04 AM
So far, my two uses for AI are:
1. Writing snippets of R code I could look up on Stack Overflow if I was less lazy, and
2. Generating text that never needed to exist in the first place (reports that will never be read, prior authorizations, etc)
1. Writing snippets of R code I could look up on Stack Overflow if I was less lazy, and
2. Generating text that never needed to exist in the first place (reports that will never be read, prior authorizations, etc)
I disagree only slightly: the Danish immunization schedule is also not adapted for the realities of Denmark
The US is not Denmark. Denmark is not the US. The Danish immunization schedule is not adapted for the realities of the American Healthcare system and population.
Let me explain.
This is a long thread so buckle up 🧵
Let me explain.
This is a long thread so buckle up 🧵
December 22, 2025 at 2:49 PM
I disagree only slightly: the Danish immunization schedule is also not adapted for the realities of Denmark
Jan 7 grant deadline is diabolical
December 21, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Jan 7 grant deadline is diabolical
My considered opinion as an infectious diseases expert is that Denmark’s vaccination schedule is fucking stupid www.nytimes.com/2025/12/19/h...
R.F.K. Jr. Likely to Swap U.S. Childhood Vaccine Schedule for Denmark’s
www.nytimes.com
December 19, 2025 at 9:42 PM
My considered opinion as an infectious diseases expert is that Denmark’s vaccination schedule is fucking stupid www.nytimes.com/2025/12/19/h...
The coup is complete
Breaking: The University of Virginia's Board of Visitors named a new president Friday: Scott Beardsley, dean of UVA's Darden School of Business since 2015.
Beardsley called the selection "the honor of my life."
Beardsley called the selection "the honor of my life."
UVA board selects Scott Beardsley as new president
Beardsley, a longtime consultant, has led the Darden School of Business since 2015.
www.vpm.org
December 19, 2025 at 8:53 PM
The coup is complete
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Americans who die young from preventable infectious diseases are only making the rest of us stronger.
by RFK Jr.
by RFK Jr.
December 14, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Americans who die young from preventable infectious diseases are only making the rest of us stronger.
by RFK Jr.
by RFK Jr.
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Packed house for @tomperriello.bsky.social campaign kickoff.
December 10, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Packed house for @tomperriello.bsky.social campaign kickoff.
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Former Rep. Tom Perriello, a Virginia Democrat who won his sole term in a huge 2008 upset, unexpectedly announces campaign against GOP Rep. John McGuire. Trump carried the current version of #VA05 56-43, but it could look a lot different if Democrats convince voters to approve a new map this spring.
Tom Perriello For Congress Launch Video
YouTube video by Tom Perriello
www.youtube.com
December 9, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Former Rep. Tom Perriello, a Virginia Democrat who won his sole term in a huge 2008 upset, unexpectedly announces campaign against GOP Rep. John McGuire. Trump carried the current version of #VA05 56-43, but it could look a lot different if Democrats convince voters to approve a new map this spring.