Alexandra Edwards, MA MPH
@akkiwi.bsky.social
Alaska, public health, prevention of alcohol-exposed pregnancies, alcohol misuse, FASDs, social determinants of health, health communication
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This afternoon, in addition to Charlie Kirk, there was a school shooting. Bullets don't know and don't care if you are a Republican or Democrat. It is time for Republicans and Democrats to find a way to work together to reduce gun violence.
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At least 2 students shot at high school in Colorado, authorities say
At least two students have been shot at Evergreen High School in Colorado, according to the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office.
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September 10, 2025 at 8:28 PM
This afternoon, in addition to Charlie Kirk, there was a school shooting. Bullets don't know and don't care if you are a Republican or Democrat. It is time for Republicans and Democrats to find a way to work together to reduce gun violence.
www.wcpo.com/us-news/crim...
www.wcpo.com/us-news/crim...
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Again, political violence has no place in this country.
I probably don’t agree with Charlie Kirk on a damn thing, but that doesn’t matter - he’s a husband and a father.
This is despicable and can’t become our new normal.
I probably don’t agree with Charlie Kirk on a damn thing, but that doesn’t matter - he’s a husband and a father.
This is despicable and can’t become our new normal.
September 10, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Again, political violence has no place in this country.
I probably don’t agree with Charlie Kirk on a damn thing, but that doesn’t matter - he’s a husband and a father.
This is despicable and can’t become our new normal.
I probably don’t agree with Charlie Kirk on a damn thing, but that doesn’t matter - he’s a husband and a father.
This is despicable and can’t become our new normal.
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March 4, 2025 at 11:03 PM
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In Georgien gehen die Menschen täglich abends in Massen auf die Straße, in Serbien gibt es seit Monaten riesige Proteste. Immer und immer wieder. Berichtet wird darüber wenig.
Deshalb ist es umso wichtiger da hinzuschauen. Demokratie ist harte Arbeit. Und viele Menschen in Europa kämpfen um sie.
Deshalb ist es umso wichtiger da hinzuschauen. Demokratie ist harte Arbeit. Und viele Menschen in Europa kämpfen um sie.
Schaue, lese, höre seit Monaten Beiträge über die studentischen Proteste in #Serbien. „Nichts ist lauter als die[se] Stille” wurde mal gepostet. Es ist tatsächlich so, dass immer wieder erklärt wird, welche Kraft in dieser Stille beim Gedenken der Opfer, in/mit dieser Masse, liegt und entsteht.
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March 1, 2025 at 6:58 PM
In Georgien gehen die Menschen täglich abends in Massen auf die Straße, in Serbien gibt es seit Monaten riesige Proteste. Immer und immer wieder. Berichtet wird darüber wenig.
Deshalb ist es umso wichtiger da hinzuschauen. Demokratie ist harte Arbeit. Und viele Menschen in Europa kämpfen um sie.
Deshalb ist es umso wichtiger da hinzuschauen. Demokratie ist harte Arbeit. Und viele Menschen in Europa kämpfen um sie.
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TOMORROW- Friday, February 28th is BLACKOUT FRIDAY!
If you believe we are in danger of losing our Democracy forever, FIGHT BACK!
Let's make our voices heard in numbers too big to ignore.
JOIN US if you've had it with Comrade Krasnov. 🤬 🇷🇺
#24HourEconomicBlackout
If you believe we are in danger of losing our Democracy forever, FIGHT BACK!
Let's make our voices heard in numbers too big to ignore.
JOIN US if you've had it with Comrade Krasnov. 🤬 🇷🇺
#24HourEconomicBlackout
February 27, 2025 at 8:18 PM
TOMORROW- Friday, February 28th is BLACKOUT FRIDAY!
If you believe we are in danger of losing our Democracy forever, FIGHT BACK!
Let's make our voices heard in numbers too big to ignore.
JOIN US if you've had it with Comrade Krasnov. 🤬 🇷🇺
#24HourEconomicBlackout
If you believe we are in danger of losing our Democracy forever, FIGHT BACK!
Let's make our voices heard in numbers too big to ignore.
JOIN US if you've had it with Comrade Krasnov. 🤬 🇷🇺
#24HourEconomicBlackout
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It is perfectly legal to know your rights and to educate others about them, too.
EVERYONE in the United States, citizen or not, has rights. I will not allow this administration to intimidate us from helping you know about them.
Here’s our shareable guide ⬇️: (pt. 1/2)
EVERYONE in the United States, citizen or not, has rights. I will not allow this administration to intimidate us from helping you know about them.
Here’s our shareable guide ⬇️: (pt. 1/2)
February 14, 2025 at 11:47 PM
It is perfectly legal to know your rights and to educate others about them, too.
EVERYONE in the United States, citizen or not, has rights. I will not allow this administration to intimidate us from helping you know about them.
Here’s our shareable guide ⬇️: (pt. 1/2)
EVERYONE in the United States, citizen or not, has rights. I will not allow this administration to intimidate us from helping you know about them.
Here’s our shareable guide ⬇️: (pt. 1/2)
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Interpretation for the non-scientists: When faculty get NIH grants, the University gets some extra cash to make sure the research is supported. NIH just cut that $$ by a LOT. That means Unis are less likely to support research. Most research in the US is done at Unis, so... it's bad 🧪
February 7, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Interpretation for the non-scientists: When faculty get NIH grants, the University gets some extra cash to make sure the research is supported. NIH just cut that $$ by a LOT. That means Unis are less likely to support research. Most research in the US is done at Unis, so... it's bad 🧪
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The cognitive dissonance of getting up every morning and making coffee and walking the dog and going to meetings and answering emails and wondering what to make for dinner while there is a real live actual coup d’etat happening is BONKERS
February 4, 2025 at 6:39 PM
The cognitive dissonance of getting up every morning and making coffee and walking the dog and going to meetings and answering emails and wondering what to make for dinner while there is a real live actual coup d’etat happening is BONKERS
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The entire archive of all CDC datasets uploaded before January 28th, 2025 has been backed up on Internet Archive.
Incredible work everyone. Science will never be silenced!
Incredible work everyone. Science will never be silenced!
February 3, 2025 at 4:37 AM
The entire archive of all CDC datasets uploaded before January 28th, 2025 has been backed up on Internet Archive.
Incredible work everyone. Science will never be silenced!
Incredible work everyone. Science will never be silenced!
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Bravo to Sen. Alsobrooks for her question.
“We should not be giving Black people the same vaccine schedule as Whites because their immune system is better than ours.” — RFK Jr
This is the deadlier version of the racist myth that Black people feel less pain, leading to denied pain meds.
“We should not be giving Black people the same vaccine schedule as Whites because their immune system is better than ours.” — RFK Jr
This is the deadlier version of the racist myth that Black people feel less pain, leading to denied pain meds.
January 30, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Bravo to Sen. Alsobrooks for her question.
“We should not be giving Black people the same vaccine schedule as Whites because their immune system is better than ours.” — RFK Jr
This is the deadlier version of the racist myth that Black people feel less pain, leading to denied pain meds.
“We should not be giving Black people the same vaccine schedule as Whites because their immune system is better than ours.” — RFK Jr
This is the deadlier version of the racist myth that Black people feel less pain, leading to denied pain meds.
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I'm just here to say for the 2nd week in a row, the CDC has not released its morbidly and mortality weekly report on schedule. Everyone who provides healthcare to patients in the US is less informed and less up to date as a direct result. This impacts negatively at the population level.
Every week, I check the CDC's Mortality and Morbidity Weekly Report. This week for the first time in its 60 years it was not published on schedule. American healthcare workers all over the country are less informed about health crises that affect their patients. CDC led reports matter a 🧵
January 30, 2025 at 5:04 PM
I'm just here to say for the 2nd week in a row, the CDC has not released its morbidly and mortality weekly report on schedule. Everyone who provides healthcare to patients in the US is less informed and less up to date as a direct result. This impacts negatively at the population level.
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Babe wake up, new #anchorage School Board candidate just dropped.
#alaskasky: Meet Alexander Rosales, aka “Tears of Valhalla,” candidate for Seat A. He’s a white nationalist and heinous transphobe masquerading as a compassionate conservative. LIKE and SHARE to get the word out!
#akelect
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#alaskasky: Meet Alexander Rosales, aka “Tears of Valhalla,” candidate for Seat A. He’s a white nationalist and heinous transphobe masquerading as a compassionate conservative. LIKE and SHARE to get the word out!
#akelect
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January 25, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Babe wake up, new #anchorage School Board candidate just dropped.
#alaskasky: Meet Alexander Rosales, aka “Tears of Valhalla,” candidate for Seat A. He’s a white nationalist and heinous transphobe masquerading as a compassionate conservative. LIKE and SHARE to get the word out!
#akelect
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#alaskasky: Meet Alexander Rosales, aka “Tears of Valhalla,” candidate for Seat A. He’s a white nationalist and heinous transphobe masquerading as a compassionate conservative. LIKE and SHARE to get the word out!
#akelect
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CDC has not published this week's MMWR a summary of research and epidemiology information that I have read every week since Jan 1982.
Censoring medical research is not a good idea. www.cdc.gov/mmwr/index.h...
Censoring medical research is not a good idea. www.cdc.gov/mmwr/index.h...
Home page for MMWR | MMWRMinusSASstats
The Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) Series is prepared by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
www.cdc.gov
January 23, 2025 at 6:02 PM
CDC has not published this week's MMWR a summary of research and epidemiology information that I have read every week since Jan 1982.
Censoring medical research is not a good idea. www.cdc.gov/mmwr/index.h...
Censoring medical research is not a good idea. www.cdc.gov/mmwr/index.h...
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And there it is. The Department of Justice has frozen all case activity in the civil rights division. This is the mechanism of enforcement for the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), and so much more.
January 23, 2025 at 4:33 PM
And there it is. The Department of Justice has frozen all case activity in the civil rights division. This is the mechanism of enforcement for the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), and so much more.
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Peter Hotez: the next phase of American antivaccine activism will target childhood vaccines, with dangerous consequences
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It won’t end with COVID: Countering the next phase of American antivaccine activism 2025–29
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January 9, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Peter Hotez: the next phase of American antivaccine activism will target childhood vaccines, with dangerous consequences
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Such an incredible, kind man. Rest well, President Carter. Thank you for all you have done, from building houses to your efforts to eradicate the guinea worm.
December 29, 2024 at 9:29 PM
Such an incredible, kind man. Rest well, President Carter. Thank you for all you have done, from building houses to your efforts to eradicate the guinea worm.
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While concern exists about H5N1, let's not ignore diseases like whooping cough... Are the kids & adults in your life up to date on their DTaP/Tdap vaxxes?
Vax rates among children have fallen and protection among the vaccinated can also fade over time. 🛟 😷 Medsky
Vax rates among children have fallen and protection among the vaccinated can also fade over time. 🛟 😷 Medsky
Whooping cough cases in the US are the highest they’ve been in a decade | CNN
Whooping cough has been surging in the United States for months and the latest data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention suggests there are no signs of slowing.
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December 29, 2024 at 3:26 AM
While concern exists about H5N1, let's not ignore diseases like whooping cough... Are the kids & adults in your life up to date on their DTaP/Tdap vaxxes?
Vax rates among children have fallen and protection among the vaccinated can also fade over time. 🛟 😷 Medsky
Vax rates among children have fallen and protection among the vaccinated can also fade over time. 🛟 😷 Medsky
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public media funding is always under threat — but now Elon Musk is targeting NPR and PBS for budget cuts. @benmullin.bsky.social and I found out how stations are preparing: www.nytimes.com/2024/12/27/b...
NPR and PBS Stations Brace for Funding Battle Under Trump
Republicans in Congress have tried to defund public media for decades. With the help of Elon Musk, could they finally make good on their threat?
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December 27, 2024 at 3:36 PM
public media funding is always under threat — but now Elon Musk is targeting NPR and PBS for budget cuts. @benmullin.bsky.social and I found out how stations are preparing: www.nytimes.com/2024/12/27/b...
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This is our future now. America will balkanize around this fairly rapidly. Being in a blue state only gets you so far since diseases don't care about state lines. We should have learned from COVID and bolstered public health instead of "moving on" like many have.
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Louisiana forbids public health workers from promoting COVID, flu and mpox shots
An NPR investigation found Louisiana health officials told staff to stop promoting vaccines for COVID, flu and mpox, holding flu shot events or otherwise encouraging the public to get those vaccines.
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December 20, 2024 at 7:01 PM
This is our future now. America will balkanize around this fairly rapidly. Being in a blue state only gets you so far since diseases don't care about state lines. We should have learned from COVID and bolstered public health instead of "moving on" like many have.
www.npr.org/sections/sho...
www.npr.org/sections/sho...
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Gabriella wanted everyone to know that only about 4 percent of federal funding for cancer research is dedicated to pediatric cancers -- *all* pediatric cancers. It often falls to grieving families -- like hers -- to drive fundraising. www.washingtonpost.com/local/mourne...
Mourners remember Gabriella Miller, 10, who became advocate for child cancer funding
She became a public speaker and advocate for more research and funding for pediatric cancer.
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December 20, 2024 at 12:31 AM
Gabriella wanted everyone to know that only about 4 percent of federal funding for cancer research is dedicated to pediatric cancers -- *all* pediatric cancers. It often falls to grieving families -- like hers -- to drive fundraising. www.washingtonpost.com/local/mourne...
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In a recent press conference, Trump said:
1. That “brilliant people” are looking into a relationship between vaccines and autism.
Bonafide brilliant scientists have already looked into it. Repeatedly. There is NO LINK.
1. That “brilliant people” are looking into a relationship between vaccines and autism.
Bonafide brilliant scientists have already looked into it. Repeatedly. There is NO LINK.
December 16, 2024 at 6:53 PM
In a recent press conference, Trump said:
1. That “brilliant people” are looking into a relationship between vaccines and autism.
Bonafide brilliant scientists have already looked into it. Repeatedly. There is NO LINK.
1. That “brilliant people” are looking into a relationship between vaccines and autism.
Bonafide brilliant scientists have already looked into it. Repeatedly. There is NO LINK.
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Chart of the night.
In 1952, there were nearly 58,000 cases of paralytic polio in the US.
In 2023, there were 0.
As @meganranney.bsky.social said on CNN tonight, revoking the polio vaccine would result in generations of kids experiencing disability and death.
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In 1952, there were nearly 58,000 cases of paralytic polio in the US.
In 2023, there were 0.
As @meganranney.bsky.social said on CNN tonight, revoking the polio vaccine would result in generations of kids experiencing disability and death.
graphics.wsj.com/infectious-d...
December 14, 2024 at 3:36 AM
Chart of the night.
In 1952, there were nearly 58,000 cases of paralytic polio in the US.
In 2023, there were 0.
As @meganranney.bsky.social said on CNN tonight, revoking the polio vaccine would result in generations of kids experiencing disability and death.
graphics.wsj.com/infectious-d...
In 1952, there were nearly 58,000 cases of paralytic polio in the US.
In 2023, there were 0.
As @meganranney.bsky.social said on CNN tonight, revoking the polio vaccine would result in generations of kids experiencing disability and death.
graphics.wsj.com/infectious-d...
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MPGA: make polio great again
December 13, 2024 at 12:18 PM
MPGA: make polio great again