Erika Edwards
@erikamedwards.bsky.social
Perinatal epidemiologist. Chief Scientific Officer, Vermont Oxford Network. Research Professor, University of Vermont. Fan of public health, penguins, and Fulham Football Club. Up the Green! Views=my own.
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Amid Confusing CDC Guidance About Vaccines, Study Highlights New Risk of COVID-19 During Pregnancy
by @deldeib.bsky.social @propublica.org
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#Covid #covid19 #autism
by @deldeib.bsky.social @propublica.org
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#Covid #covid19 #autism
Amid Confusing CDC Guidance About Vaccines, Study Highlights New Risk of COVID-19 During Pregnancy
A Harvard study found that the children of women who contracted COVID-19 while pregnant may be at an increased risk for autism and other diagnoses, raising new concerns about the CDC’s decision to sto...
www.propublica.org
November 27, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Amid Confusing CDC Guidance About Vaccines, Study Highlights New Risk of COVID-19 During Pregnancy
by @deldeib.bsky.social @propublica.org
www.propublica.org/article/covi...
#Covid #covid19 #autism
by @deldeib.bsky.social @propublica.org
www.propublica.org/article/covi...
#Covid #covid19 #autism
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The energy transition happens often in unlikely places at unprecedented rates.
Take Nepal: Over the past year, electric vehicles accounted for 76 percent of all passenger vehicles and half of the light commercial vehicles sold in Nepal.
Five years ago, that number was essentially zero.
Take Nepal: Over the past year, electric vehicles accounted for 76 percent of all passenger vehicles and half of the light commercial vehicles sold in Nepal.
Five years ago, that number was essentially zero.
November 24, 2025 at 6:41 PM
The energy transition happens often in unlikely places at unprecedented rates.
Take Nepal: Over the past year, electric vehicles accounted for 76 percent of all passenger vehicles and half of the light commercial vehicles sold in Nepal.
Five years ago, that number was essentially zero.
Take Nepal: Over the past year, electric vehicles accounted for 76 percent of all passenger vehicles and half of the light commercial vehicles sold in Nepal.
Five years ago, that number was essentially zero.
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We have not seen this level of unemployment since the end of the pandemic.
Trumponomics: putting Americans last
Trumponomics: putting Americans last
November 23, 2025 at 11:28 AM
We have not seen this level of unemployment since the end of the pandemic.
Trumponomics: putting Americans last
Trumponomics: putting Americans last
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"Warming is going to exceed 1.5°C. We are heading into “overshoot” within the next few years. The world is going to become more turbulent and more dangerous. So, what comes after failure?" Some thoughts from Johan Rockstrom & me 10 years after Paris Agreement.
theconversation.com/the-world-lo...
theconversation.com/the-world-lo...
The world lost the climate gamble. Now it faces a dangerous new reality
The world bet on collective but voluntary action to keep global warming at a safe level.
theconversation.com
November 22, 2025 at 9:35 AM
"Warming is going to exceed 1.5°C. We are heading into “overshoot” within the next few years. The world is going to become more turbulent and more dangerous. So, what comes after failure?" Some thoughts from Johan Rockstrom & me 10 years after Paris Agreement.
theconversation.com/the-world-lo...
theconversation.com/the-world-lo...
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I really hate it when scientists keep saying that “we need to rebuild trust in science,” because it implies that scientists are to blame for the mistrust rather than the millions of dollars of dark money that have funded political attacks on science in order to advance a far right agenda.
November 19, 2025 at 9:48 PM
I really hate it when scientists keep saying that “we need to rebuild trust in science,” because it implies that scientists are to blame for the mistrust rather than the millions of dollars of dark money that have funded political attacks on science in order to advance a far right agenda.
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“We’ve always known that getting early prenatal care is important. Now, in the United States, it’s moving in the wrong direction.”
www.cnn.com/2025/11/17/h...
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About a quarter of pregnant women in the US don’t get prenatal care in their first trimester, report says | CNN
A report released Monday by the infant and maternal health nonprofit March of Dimes says that only about 75% of babies last year were born to mothers who started prenatal care in the first trimester o...
www.cnn.com
November 18, 2025 at 3:56 AM
“We’ve always known that getting early prenatal care is important. Now, in the United States, it’s moving in the wrong direction.”
www.cnn.com/2025/11/17/h...
www.cnn.com/2025/11/17/h...
I am 75% of the way thru my reviews of abstracts for the 2026 PAS meeting and I am seeing some really good stuff! I hope some of this gets published - especially the Neonatal QI work #neosky
a blue fish with the words just keep swimming written below it
ALT: a blue fish with the words just keep swimming written below it
media.tenor.com
November 18, 2025 at 10:32 PM
I am 75% of the way thru my reviews of abstracts for the 2026 PAS meeting and I am seeing some really good stuff! I hope some of this gets published - especially the Neonatal QI work #neosky
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Trump is welcoming MBS, the Saudi crown prince, to the White House. This is the dictator who had a U.S. columnist murdered for criticizing the Saudi royal family.
Sadly, we have a president who prefers the Saudi model — an autocracy run by a trillionaire family — to democracy.
Sadly, we have a president who prefers the Saudi model — an autocracy run by a trillionaire family — to democracy.
November 17, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Trump is welcoming MBS, the Saudi crown prince, to the White House. This is the dictator who had a U.S. columnist murdered for criticizing the Saudi royal family.
Sadly, we have a president who prefers the Saudi model — an autocracy run by a trillionaire family — to democracy.
Sadly, we have a president who prefers the Saudi model — an autocracy run by a trillionaire family — to democracy.
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Infant botulism as of 11/14: 23 cases, 8 newly identified. All consumed ByHeart baby formula, now recalled.
Sadly ByHeart’s initial recall was limited to just 2 Lot numbers, this may have contributed to additional illnesses.
TLDR: Stop using any ByHeart Whole Nutrition infant formula immediately!
Sadly ByHeart’s initial recall was limited to just 2 Lot numbers, this may have contributed to additional illnesses.
TLDR: Stop using any ByHeart Whole Nutrition infant formula immediately!
Infant Botulism Outbreak Linked to Infant Formula, November 2025
Details on an outbreak of infant botulism linked to infant formula, November 2025.
www.cdc.gov
November 17, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Infant botulism as of 11/14: 23 cases, 8 newly identified. All consumed ByHeart baby formula, now recalled.
Sadly ByHeart’s initial recall was limited to just 2 Lot numbers, this may have contributed to additional illnesses.
TLDR: Stop using any ByHeart Whole Nutrition infant formula immediately!
Sadly ByHeart’s initial recall was limited to just 2 Lot numbers, this may have contributed to additional illnesses.
TLDR: Stop using any ByHeart Whole Nutrition infant formula immediately!
Wonderful news from my local football team to help achieve the SDGs. Maybe they have some ideas for SDG 3.2?
Vermont Green FC has been accepted as a member of the United Nations' initiative, Football for the Goals (FFTG).
By joining Football for the Goals, Vermont Green FC commits to advocating for the achievement and implementation of policies aligned with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
By joining Football for the Goals, Vermont Green FC commits to advocating for the achievement and implementation of policies aligned with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Vermont Green FC Joins United Nations Initiative - Vermont Green Football Club
Vermont Green FC announced today that the club has been accepted as a member of the United Nations’ initiative, Football for the Goal (FFTG).
vermontgreenfc.com
November 17, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Wonderful news from my local football team to help achieve the SDGs. Maybe they have some ideas for SDG 3.2?
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If Trump thinks he will get people to "rally round the flag" by invading Venezuela, he should think again
The killings of Venezuelan citizens is deeply unpopular and certainly illegal, not to mention immoral
The killings of Venezuelan citizens is deeply unpopular and certainly illegal, not to mention immoral
November 17, 2025 at 1:06 PM
If Trump thinks he will get people to "rally round the flag" by invading Venezuela, he should think again
The killings of Venezuelan citizens is deeply unpopular and certainly illegal, not to mention immoral
The killings of Venezuelan citizens is deeply unpopular and certainly illegal, not to mention immoral
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This is real. A government agency calling Americans performing their democratic right of protest “imbecilic morons.” This Trump regime is a poison and never should have gotten power. A total disgrace.
November 15, 2025 at 9:55 PM
This is real. A government agency calling Americans performing their democratic right of protest “imbecilic morons.” This Trump regime is a poison and never should have gotten power. A total disgrace.
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Trump's approval is underwater in all but 10 states
Even GOP strongholds like TX, FL, and SC disapprove
Who knew that ordering a secret police force to kidnap people, withholding food from children, spiking inflation with tariffs, and causing insurance premiums to skyrocket would be so unpopular?
Even GOP strongholds like TX, FL, and SC disapprove
Who knew that ordering a secret police force to kidnap people, withholding food from children, spiking inflation with tariffs, and causing insurance premiums to skyrocket would be so unpopular?
November 15, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Trump's approval is underwater in all but 10 states
Even GOP strongholds like TX, FL, and SC disapprove
Who knew that ordering a secret police force to kidnap people, withholding food from children, spiking inflation with tariffs, and causing insurance premiums to skyrocket would be so unpopular?
Even GOP strongholds like TX, FL, and SC disapprove
Who knew that ordering a secret police force to kidnap people, withholding food from children, spiking inflation with tariffs, and causing insurance premiums to skyrocket would be so unpopular?
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EXCELLENT graphic on the drain of scientific publishing! zenodo.org/records/1759...
November 15, 2025 at 4:04 AM
EXCELLENT graphic on the drain of scientific publishing! zenodo.org/records/1759...
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Where is food stamp usage highest and lowest?
Highest:
Guam (22.5%)
New Mexico (21.5%)
DC (20%)
Virgin Islands (19.9%)
Lowest:
Wyoming (4.6%)
Utah (5.1%)
New Hampshire (5.4%)
Kansas (6.3%)
More data on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP: www.pewresearch.org/...
Highest:
Guam (22.5%)
New Mexico (21.5%)
DC (20%)
Virgin Islands (19.9%)
Lowest:
Wyoming (4.6%)
Utah (5.1%)
New Hampshire (5.4%)
Kansas (6.3%)
More data on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP: www.pewresearch.org/...
November 14, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Where is food stamp usage highest and lowest?
Highest:
Guam (22.5%)
New Mexico (21.5%)
DC (20%)
Virgin Islands (19.9%)
Lowest:
Wyoming (4.6%)
Utah (5.1%)
New Hampshire (5.4%)
Kansas (6.3%)
More data on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP: www.pewresearch.org/...
Highest:
Guam (22.5%)
New Mexico (21.5%)
DC (20%)
Virgin Islands (19.9%)
Lowest:
Wyoming (4.6%)
Utah (5.1%)
New Hampshire (5.4%)
Kansas (6.3%)
More data on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP: www.pewresearch.org/...
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About 1 in 4 American adults got a covid vaccine shot during the 2024-25 virus season, a fraction health care experts warn could be smaller this year as millions wrestle with conflicting advice from the government and trusted medical orgs about the value of a shot. kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
November 14, 2025 at 10:00 PM
About 1 in 4 American adults got a covid vaccine shot during the 2024-25 virus season, a fraction health care experts warn could be smaller this year as millions wrestle with conflicting advice from the government and trusted medical orgs about the value of a shot. kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
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Our updated calculator provides estimates of how much more people would pay in premiums in the ACA Marketplaces — both with and without the enhanced premium tax credits.
See the latest data: https://on.kff.org/4olBSa4
See the latest data: https://on.kff.org/4olBSa4
Calculator: ACA Enhanced Premium Tax Credit
The ACA’s enhanced premium tax credits are set to expire at the end of 2025. This calculator estimates how much out-of-pocket premiums would increase for families if Congress does not extend the credi...
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November 14, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Our updated calculator provides estimates of how much more people would pay in premiums in the ACA Marketplaces — both with and without the enhanced premium tax credits.
See the latest data: https://on.kff.org/4olBSa4
See the latest data: https://on.kff.org/4olBSa4
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New paper with @statsepi.bsky.social and @deevybee.bsky.social in which we show there's really no evidence for a link between the gut microbiome and autism www.cell.com/neuron/fullt...
Conceptual and methodological flaws undermine claims of a link between the gut microbiome and autism
Claims that the gut microbiome causally contributes to autism regularly appear in
the scientific literature and popular press. Mitchell et al. critically examine influential
studies underpinning these...
www.cell.com
November 13, 2025 at 4:10 PM
New paper with @statsepi.bsky.social and @deevybee.bsky.social in which we show there's really no evidence for a link between the gut microbiome and autism www.cell.com/neuron/fullt...
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Under new administration guidance, if you’re overweight or diabetic, you can be denied a visa to live in the U.S. all in the name of “protecting the taxpayer.”
Newsflash: immigrants are not the problem. They’re the ones helping to build our economy and communities. 🇺🇸
www.npr.org/2025/11/12/n...
Newsflash: immigrants are not the problem. They’re the ones helping to build our economy and communities. 🇺🇸
www.npr.org/2025/11/12/n...
Immigrants with obesity, diabetes and other health problems may be denied visas
New guidance from the Trump administration directs visa officers to consider common health ailments, including obesity and diabetes, when would-be immigrants seek to enter the U.S.
www.npr.org
November 14, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Under new administration guidance, if you’re overweight or diabetic, you can be denied a visa to live in the U.S. all in the name of “protecting the taxpayer.”
Newsflash: immigrants are not the problem. They’re the ones helping to build our economy and communities. 🇺🇸
www.npr.org/2025/11/12/n...
Newsflash: immigrants are not the problem. They’re the ones helping to build our economy and communities. 🇺🇸
www.npr.org/2025/11/12/n...
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We have a housing crisis in the US
In 1985, the median income was $23,620, and the median price of a home was $84,300 - 3.6 times the typical income
In 2023, the median price of a home was $428,600 - 5.3 times the median income of $80,061
50-year mortgages are NOT the answer; we need more houses
In 1985, the median income was $23,620, and the median price of a home was $84,300 - 3.6 times the typical income
In 2023, the median price of a home was $428,600 - 5.3 times the median income of $80,061
50-year mortgages are NOT the answer; we need more houses
November 14, 2025 at 12:14 PM
We have a housing crisis in the US
In 1985, the median income was $23,620, and the median price of a home was $84,300 - 3.6 times the typical income
In 2023, the median price of a home was $428,600 - 5.3 times the median income of $80,061
50-year mortgages are NOT the answer; we need more houses
In 1985, the median income was $23,620, and the median price of a home was $84,300 - 3.6 times the typical income
In 2023, the median price of a home was $428,600 - 5.3 times the median income of $80,061
50-year mortgages are NOT the answer; we need more houses
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It’s wild how many of the ICE/CBP detentions are turning out to be illegal — and yet in the US system, there are no consequences for the agents and no recourse for the victims.
Judge rules mandatory detention of Chicago day care teacher by ICE is illegal
Judge rules mandatory detention of Chicago day care teacher by ICE is illegal
According to the ruling, Diana Santillana will be given a bond hearing in front of an immigration judge, who could order her released while her civil deportation case proceeds.
trib.al
November 13, 2025 at 1:19 AM
It’s wild how many of the ICE/CBP detentions are turning out to be illegal — and yet in the US system, there are no consequences for the agents and no recourse for the victims.
Hey @adobe.com. I don't want to participate in "Supercharged collaboration" in Adobe Acrobat, nor do I want to have to close the pop-up window with every other interaction. And I still don't want AI summaries. How about a streamlined, clutter-free version of this highly useful tool?
November 12, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Hey @adobe.com. I don't want to participate in "Supercharged collaboration" in Adobe Acrobat, nor do I want to have to close the pop-up window with every other interaction. And I still don't want AI summaries. How about a streamlined, clutter-free version of this highly useful tool?
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ByHeart previously recalled two batches of formula after the disease was found in babies who consumed the product.
Organic Baby Formula Producer ByHeart Recalls All Products In U.S. As Infant Botulism Outbreak Spreads
ByHeart previously recalled two batches of formula after the disease was found in babies who consumed the product.
www.forbes.com
November 11, 2025 at 7:55 PM
ByHeart previously recalled two batches of formula after the disease was found in babies who consumed the product.
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“Growing up on the Navajo Nation reservation, I never saw Native doctors at my appointments. I wanted to become that for my community so that I can treat them with modern medicine while instilling aspects of our culture at the same time.” #HumansOfTheU
📰 attheu.utah.edu/facultystaff...
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November 11, 2025 at 10:04 PM
“Growing up on the Navajo Nation reservation, I never saw Native doctors at my appointments. I wanted to become that for my community so that I can treat them with modern medicine while instilling aspects of our culture at the same time.” #HumansOfTheU
📰 attheu.utah.edu/facultystaff...
📰 attheu.utah.edu/facultystaff...