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April Kaur, PhD (she/they) @aprilkaur.bsky.social · May 13

Call to action! Tell the FDA that COVID vaccines must remain universally available, aligned with future variants, and available twice a year.
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Comment to the FDA on COVID Vaccine
Access by May 14th at
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Tell the FDA VRBPAC that COVID vaccines must remain universally available, aligned with future variants, and available twice a year.
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Voices for Vaccines @voices4vaccines.bsky.social · Apr 21

"HPV cancers are treatable but, as my oncologist told me, they have one of the nastiest courses of treatment in the oncology field."

Prevention over treatment. www.voicesforvaccines.org/i-struggled-...

I Struggled with HPV-Related Cancer. Our Kids Don’t Have To.

HPV cancers don’t have to overshadow the next generation if we vaccinate our young people now.

www.voicesforvaccines.org

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April Kaur, PhD (she/they) @aprilkaur.bsky.social · Apr 22

Search any medical condition, see exactly how much NIH support it has received

April Kaur, PhD (she/they) @aprilkaur.bsky.social · Apr 22

www.ourhealthroi.com

Our Health ROI

Explore how your tax dollars fund life‑saving medical research.

www.ourhealthroi.com

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Ian Weissman, DO @drianweissman.bsky.social · Apr 19

Before Friday, Covid.gov was a tool to connect people to information about Covid vaccines, treatment, testing and long Covid. The website helped people find pharmacies and community health centers that offered Covid tests, medical visits and medications.
www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...

White House replaces Covid resource page with lab leak website

The move comes after the Trump administration slashed billions in Covid funding on the grounds that “the pandemic is over.”

www.nbcnews.com

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April Kaur, PhD (she/they) @aprilkaur.bsky.social · Apr 8

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April Kaur, PhD (she/they) @aprilkaur.bsky.social · Apr 8

Yes.

Are terminations of NIH grants wasting billions of taxpayer dollars? | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...

Are terminations of NIH grants wasting billions of taxpayer dollars?

DOGE argues killing grants saves money, but a Science analysis suggests more than $1.4 billion in sunk research costs may produce few results

www.science.org

April Kaur, PhD (she/they) @aprilkaur.bsky.social · Mar 1

Seattle: March for Trans Youth Care TOMORROW March 2nd starting at Ballard Locks at 12pm

Trans rights are human rights.

linktr.ee/hcw4transyouth

Flyer advertising the March for Trans Youth Care taking place in Seattle March 2nd at 12pm at Ballard Locks. Link for more information: https://linktr.ee/hcw4transyouth

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Steven Pergam, MD, MPH @pergamic.bsky.social · Feb 28

Does “radical transparency” mean not allowing open forums, discussion, modification and or dissent?

Transparency isn’t developing policies in the dark

When he actively prevents public debate, we can expect policies that will be radical and unpopular.

www.statnews.com/2025/02/28/r...

RFK Jr. moves to eliminate public comment in HHS decisions

HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. moved to rescind the longtime practice of giving the public a chance to comment on the health agency’s plans.

www.statnews.com

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Steven Pergam, MD, MPH @pergamic.bsky.social · Feb 28

And now Seattle #measles

publichealthinsider.com/2025/02/27/f...

First measles case of 2025 in Washington state identified in a King County infant – PUBLIC HEALTH INSIDER

We have identified a new case of measles in an infant in King County. People who were at certain locations in King County may have been exposed. People who are vaccinated are very well protected. See ...

publichealthinsider.com

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April Kaur, PhD (she/they) @aprilkaur.bsky.social · Feb 28

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April Kaur, PhD (she/they) @aprilkaur.bsky.social · Feb 28

Important discussion with our esteemed colleague Linda Gail Bekker who has dedicated her entire career to reducing harms of HIV & TB in the most vulnerable groups

The Guardian @theguardian.com · Feb 28

US shutdown of HIV/Aids funding ‘could lead to 500,000 deaths in South Africa’

USAid cuts to clinics dispensing antiretroviral drugs will be ‘death sentence for mothers and children’, expert warns Sweeping notices of termination of funding have been received by organisations working with HIV and Aids across Africa, with dire…

www.theguardian.com

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Angie Rasmussen @angierasmussen.bsky.social · Feb 28

Ending virology and vaccine research is far more dangerous than virology and vaccine research itself.

We can mitigate risks in the lab, but we can’t mitigate the catastrophic risk of being unprepared and defenseless against emerging viruses.

Kristian G. Andersen @kgandersen.bsky.social · Feb 27

It is worth paying close attention to the new bill "Dangerous Viral Gain of Function Research Moratorium Act" introduced by Senator Roger Marshall.

If enacted, it will effectively stop all of virological research, including for vaccines.

www.marshall.senate.gov/wp-content/u...

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Kristian G. Andersen @kgandersen.bsky.social · Feb 27

It is worth paying close attention to the new bill "Dangerous Viral Gain of Function Research Moratorium Act" introduced by Senator Roger Marshall.

If enacted, it will effectively stop all of virological research, including for vaccines.

www.marshall.senate.gov/wp-content/u...

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BK. Titanji @boghuma.bsky.social · Feb 27

86 children and 19000 adults have died from flu this season in the U.S. and that's with a vaccine. If we have no vaccines come September these numbers will increase.
www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...

FDA cancels meeting to select flu strains for next season's shots

The canceled meeting comes just days after a CDC vaccine advisory committee meeting was abruptly postponed.

www.nbcnews.com

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April Kaur, PhD (she/they) @aprilkaur.bsky.social · Feb 28

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Joseph Cherabie MD MSc (They/He) @jncherabiemd.bsky.social · Feb 27

Fake hypotheticals about trans ppl forcing themselves into ppls bathrooms do not outweigh the VERY real discrimination against one of our most vulnerable populations, our trans community. Your issue is with men, not with trans ppl, stop punishing the wrong ppl

www.nytimes.com/2025/02/27/u...

Iowa Lawmakers Pass Bill to Eliminate Transgender Civil Rights Protections

If signed by Gov. Kim Reynolds, the Republican-backed measure would eliminate state civil rights protections for transgender Iowans.

www.nytimes.com

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Katie Mack @astrokatie.com · Feb 26

The first measles death in the US in a decade -- the tragic, preventable death of a child whose parents chose not to protect them with vaccination -- should spark an immediate nation-wide campaign to ensure all children are protected against preventable diseases. Anything less is unconscionable.

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April Kaur, PhD (she/they) @aprilkaur.bsky.social · Feb 27

Nothing like finding out via social media that a major study you’ve been working on has been stopped…

Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · Feb 27

NEW:

“Kennedy paused a multimillion dollar project to create a new Covid-19 vaccine in pill form on Tuesday, and the Food and Drug Administration canceled an advisory committee meeting on updating next season’s flu vaccine.”

newrepublic.com/post/192059/...

RFK Jr. Takes a Sledgehammer to Two Major Vaccine Developments

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is already implementing his dangerous anti-vax views at HHS.

newrepublic.com

April Kaur, PhD (she/they) @aprilkaur.bsky.social · Feb 25

“I don't think we have any choice but to speak up. Self-censorship is its own way of setting back science.” 💯

www.positivelyaware.com/articles/lay...

Lay low or mobilize? HIV researchers agonize over how to respond to Trump administration’s attacks on science

www.positivelyaware.com

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Thelonevirologist @thelonevirologist.bsky.social · Feb 24

Largest measles outbreak in decades hits ‘under-vaccinated’ area

www.thetimes.com/article/6607...

Largest measles outbreak in decades hits ‘under-vaccinated’ area

Texas has recorded 90 cases of the disease, while Robert F Kennedy JR, a vaccine sceptic, has been confirmed as health secretary

www.thetimes.com

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April Kaur, PhD (she/they) @aprilkaur.bsky.social · Feb 23

I just signed a petition demanding the Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry Ban X/Twitter in Canada. Join me in signing here: you.leadnow.ca/petitions/ba... you.leadnow.ca/petitions/ba...

Ban X/Twitter in Canada

I just signed a petition demanding the Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry Ban X/Twitter in Canada. Join me in signing here: https://you.leadnow.ca/petitions/ban-x-twitter-in-canada/?source=f...

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April Kaur, PhD (she/they) @aprilkaur.bsky.social · Feb 23

We, the undersigned, citizens of Canada, call upon the Prime Minister to revoke Elon Musk's dual citizenship status, and revoke his Canadian passport effective immediately

www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...

Petition e-5353 - Petitions

www.ourcommons.ca

April Kaur, PhD (she/they) @aprilkaur.bsky.social · Feb 21

a hockey player with the name connor mcdavid on the bottom of the screen

Alt: a gif of Edmonton Oilers hockey player Connor Mcdavid with a quote that says “we don’t like these guys and they don’t like us”

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April Kaur, PhD (she/they) @aprilkaur.bsky.social · Feb 21

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Based on the science, diversity matters

Nature Computational Science - We reflect on what science tells us about the importance of diversity.

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