Sikzography
Sikzography
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These recommended pediatric and adult vaccine schedules reflect ACIP guidance, and were archived on Feb 18, 2025.

🚨 If you- or your kids are behind for any reason, get caught up now.

Parents: cancer-preventing HPV vax is approved for all kids 9 yrs and up. Please don’t miss out on this protection.
June 10, 2025 at 9:50 PM
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Yesterday, there was a prime time interview on eNCA discussing the global decrease in funding for scientific research, immunization, and treatment programs. #Global #Health #ciris www.enca.com/opinion/disc...
Discussion | US plans to end international immunization programs
www.enca.com
March 28, 2025 at 6:07 AM
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Spatiotemporal disease suitability prediction for Oropouche virus (OROV) and the role of vectors across the Americas and its potential to spread around the world - an important pre-print & thread - 1/10 www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1...
Spatiotemporal disease suitability prediction for Oropouche virus and the role of vectors across the Americas
Oropouche virus (OROV) is an emerging arbovirus with increasing outbreaks in South America, yet its environmental drivers and potential range remain poorly understood. Using ecological niche modeling ...
www.medrxiv.org
March 5, 2025 at 3:17 PM
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USAID is a massive funder of global biodiversity conservation

Shutting it down will accelerate the extinction of endangered species and the collapse of our life support systems
February 4, 2025 at 4:33 PM
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Just finished this. A must-read for anyone wondering what we can do about inequality. @benphillips76.bsky.social provides real-life examples of past victories against inequality and how we can replicate them. Truly inspiring and hopeful.
February 2, 2024 at 7:40 PM
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Meanwhile:

“An estimated 10.3 million cases of measles occurred worldwide last year, up 20 percent from 2022, primarily because of inadequate immunization coverage, the World Health Organization and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.”

www.washingtonpost.com/health/2024/...
Surge in worldwide measles cases driven by lack of vaccine coverage, WHO says
The WHO and CDC say there were about 10.3 million cases of measles last year, up 20 percent from 2022. Children are especially susceptible to complications.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 17, 2024 at 2:52 PM
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When we assess the benefits of #vaccines, it is not only about health but also economic prosperity.
"Due to treatment cost savings, the investment implies net benefits of approximately US dollars 180 billion (1955 net present value)" for the US polio vaccine program
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17184390/
Retrospective cost-effectiveness analyses for polio vaccination in the United States - PubMed
The history of polio vaccination in the United States spans 50 years and includes different phases of the disease, multiple vaccines, and a sustained significant commitment of resources. We estimated ...
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
November 17, 2024 at 5:08 PM
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And on the 7th day, the lord rested…

But the pathogens didn’t, so here are 7️⃣ IDSky starter packs

1 go.bsky.app/LnAQjdq
2 go.bsky.app/JNfSvQT
3 go.bsky.app/FeogT7o
4 go.bsky.app/D1zxj4E
5 go.bsky.app/NgGSPeF
6 go.bsky.app/22VBL8z
7 go.bsky.app/Bf7denw

Bonus:
TxID go.bsky.app/95rzmLi
a cartoon of a hand saying thanks god okilly dokilly
Alt: Ned Flanders from the Simpsons says “Thanks God”. A hand drops from above the cloud in an ok sign and says “okilly dokilly”
media.tenor.com
November 17, 2024 at 4:11 PM
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"aCtUaLlY vAcCiNeS aRe bAD"

-The chances of dying before your first birthday was around 1 in 3 before vaccines.

-Before 1980, Tentanus killed 1 MILLION people a year.

-Vaccines are believed to be responsible for increasing our average life span from 47 to 80. ourworldindata.org/grapher/infa...
November 16, 2024 at 9:41 PM
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Everyone on this site has a library card
November 13, 2024 at 6:50 PM