Lightnews — Scholar-powered news

Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD

@elizabethjacobs.bsky.social

58K followers 3.2K following 12K posts

Epidemiologist. Professor Emerita. Blue in Arizona, forged in the Burgh. When you’re going through hell, keep going. (Churchill) [email protected] @defendpublichealth.bsky.social https://www.defendpublichealth.org

www.defendpublichealth.org

Posts Media Videos Starter Packs

Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 1d

The good news about Jim O’Neill finally getting around to signing off on ACIP’s recommendations is that kids can now be vaccinated through the Vaccines for Children program. The delay was wholly unnecessary.

CDC Immunization Schedule Adopts Individual-Based Decision-Making for COVID-19 and Standalone Vaccination for Chickenpox in Toddlers

CDC updated updated its adult and child immunization schedules to apply individual-based decisions

www.cdc.gov

17 93

Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 1d

Jim O‘Neill, Interim Director of the CDC and a man with zero knowledge, training or experience in science or public health, has finally signed off on the ACIP recommendations for COVID19 vaccines.

“Informed consent is back”, he said, acting as though people were being forcibly vaccinated.

20 110 510

Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 3d

Okay I just got this song. Thanks for the rec, I love it.

1 2

Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 3d

Bullet Train is a family favorite lol.

Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 3d

True. The original memes really.

1 1

Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 3d

Yeah and @drdebhoury.bsky.social is amazing.

Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 3d

Yeah she is right.

1 3

Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 3d

It’s already happening. And a few years ago, parents were taking washcloths that they rubbed on their kid’s chickenpox lesions and sending them via the mail to parents in other states.

2 1 3

Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 3d

I thought he took the job so his girlfriend could start college and get a tuition reduction.

1 1 2

Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 3d

💕 Thanks for having me.

Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 3d

I’m so sorry.

Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 3d

Is this the same tribe that built the cliff dwellings? The OG architects of the land?

1 1

Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 3d

💕

Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 3d

Well, my kids are adopted, so as much as I’d like to say it’s genes, in our case it is definitely not!

3 1 2

Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 3d

TYVM!

1 2

Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 3d

💕

Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 3d

No, what?

1 2

Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 3d

I’ve been learning Spanish since the pandemic began, but I still suck at it and I suspect Mr. Bunny will help me with that as well!

If you don’t mind my asking, what Tribe(s) do you belong to?

1 2

Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 3d

Thank you. 💕

Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 3d

Amen

Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 3d

💕 If there is even a modicum of coolness in me it came from my kids.

1 1 3

Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 3d

Me toooooo

Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 3d

Thank you!!

1 2

Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 3d

Come on, man. He’s a public health professional in a hostile environment.

Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 3d

“Roll sleeve”. 💕 I commend you for making vaccination sound cool.

1 4