Luke R. Alsbrooks, BSCLS, MLS (ASCP)CM
@medlabluke.bsky.social
medical lab scientist • public health grad student • TXST • outdoorsman • ATX
This article was just published in Emerging Infectious Diseases examining cross-reactive antibodies produced from seasonal Influenza vaccinations and their efficacy against #H5N1 using a ferret model.
The studying found that seasonal flu vaccines may provide cross-reactive protection! 💉🦠
The studying found that seasonal flu vaccines may provide cross-reactive protection! 💉🦠
Effect of Seasonal Influenza Vaccines on Avian Influenza A(H5N1) Clade 2.3.4.4b Virus Infection in Ferrets
Effect of Influenza Vaccines on H5N1 in Ferrets
wwwnc.cdc.gov
September 28, 2025 at 11:17 PM
This article was just published in Emerging Infectious Diseases examining cross-reactive antibodies produced from seasonal Influenza vaccinations and their efficacy against #H5N1 using a ferret model.
The studying found that seasonal flu vaccines may provide cross-reactive protection! 💉🦠
The studying found that seasonal flu vaccines may provide cross-reactive protection! 💉🦠
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This is huge: “A drug that provides near-perfect protection against H.I.V. with shots just twice a year will be made available at $40 per patient annually in low- and middle-income countries, offering new hope… making lenacapavir a realistic choice in countries with constrained resources.”
Philanthropies Strike a Promising Deal to Turn Back H.I.V.
www.nytimes.com
September 24, 2025 at 12:27 PM
This is huge: “A drug that provides near-perfect protection against H.I.V. with shots just twice a year will be made available at $40 per patient annually in low- and middle-income countries, offering new hope… making lenacapavir a realistic choice in countries with constrained resources.”
Science doesn’t lean left or right. It leans on data, research, peer review, and continued research. When we reduce science and medicine to politics, everyone loses.
#Science #Medicine #PublicHealth
#Science #Medicine #PublicHealth
September 25, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Science doesn’t lean left or right. It leans on data, research, peer review, and continued research. When we reduce science and medicine to politics, everyone loses.
#Science #Medicine #PublicHealth
#Science #Medicine #PublicHealth
This nationwide cohort study conducted in Sweden used sibling control analysis and sampled over 2 million children. It concluded that Tylenol (acetaminophen) is not correlated with risk of autism, ADHD, or other intellectual disabilities #Tylenol #Autism #PublicHealth
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Acetaminophen Use During Pregnancy and Children’s Risk of Autism, ADHD, and Intellectual Disability
This nationwide cohort study with sibling control analysis examines the association of acetaminophen use during pregnancy with children’s risk of autism, ADHD, and intellectual disability.
jamanetwork.com
September 23, 2025 at 4:44 PM
This nationwide cohort study conducted in Sweden used sibling control analysis and sampled over 2 million children. It concluded that Tylenol (acetaminophen) is not correlated with risk of autism, ADHD, or other intellectual disabilities #Tylenol #Autism #PublicHealth
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
This is a sham fabricated by charlatans, and it’s going to endanger pregnant people, developing fetuses, and children.
#Autism #Vaccines #Acetaminophen #Tylenol
#Autism #Vaccines #Acetaminophen #Tylenol
BREAKING: President Trump promotes unproven ties between Tylenol, vaccines and autism without new evidence.
Trump promotes unproven ties between Tylenol, vaccines and autism without new evidence
President Donald Trump is using the platform of the presidency to promote unproven ties between Tylenol, vaccines and autism without giving new evidence.
bit.ly
September 23, 2025 at 12:56 PM
This is a sham fabricated by charlatans, and it’s going to endanger pregnant people, developing fetuses, and children.
#Autism #Vaccines #Acetaminophen #Tylenol
#Autism #Vaccines #Acetaminophen #Tylenol
Reposted by Luke R. Alsbrooks, BSCLS, MLS (ASCP)CM
Firing RFK Jr would unburden a lot of overworked mitochondria in this country
August 28, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Firing RFK Jr would unburden a lot of overworked mitochondria in this country
“Clinical Recommendation for the Use of Injectable Lenacapavir as
HIV Preexposure Prophylaxis — United States, 2025” published today in the MMWR.
Looks like Lenacapavir is going to be a game-changer regarding PrEP for HIV!
#HIV #PrEP #PublicHealth #HIVPrevention
www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes...
HIV Preexposure Prophylaxis — United States, 2025” published today in the MMWR.
Looks like Lenacapavir is going to be a game-changer regarding PrEP for HIV!
#HIV #PrEP #PublicHealth #HIVPrevention
www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes...
www.cdc.gov
September 18, 2025 at 7:15 PM
“Clinical Recommendation for the Use of Injectable Lenacapavir as
HIV Preexposure Prophylaxis — United States, 2025” published today in the MMWR.
Looks like Lenacapavir is going to be a game-changer regarding PrEP for HIV!
#HIV #PrEP #PublicHealth #HIVPrevention
www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes...
HIV Preexposure Prophylaxis — United States, 2025” published today in the MMWR.
Looks like Lenacapavir is going to be a game-changer regarding PrEP for HIV!
#HIV #PrEP #PublicHealth #HIVPrevention
www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes...
Reposted by Luke R. Alsbrooks, BSCLS, MLS (ASCP)CM
The EPA has postponed enforcing limits on methane emissions linked to oil and gas operations while it weighs the possibility of scrapping the rules altogether.
August 5, 2025 at 1:12 AM
The EPA has postponed enforcing limits on methane emissions linked to oil and gas operations while it weighs the possibility of scrapping the rules altogether.
Some infectious diseases, like Measles, can cause chronic illnesses/conditions after the infection is cleared.
If we really want to eliminate chronic illness in this country, it starts with VACCINATION.
#VaccinesSaveLives #TrustScience #StopTheSpread
If we really want to eliminate chronic illness in this country, it starts with VACCINATION.
#VaccinesSaveLives #TrustScience #StopTheSpread
February 28, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Some infectious diseases, like Measles, can cause chronic illnesses/conditions after the infection is cleared.
If we really want to eliminate chronic illness in this country, it starts with VACCINATION.
#VaccinesSaveLives #TrustScience #StopTheSpread
If we really want to eliminate chronic illness in this country, it starts with VACCINATION.
#VaccinesSaveLives #TrustScience #StopTheSpread
Reposted by Luke R. Alsbrooks, BSCLS, MLS (ASCP)CM
HHS has ordered CDC to stop its influenza vaccine “Wild to Mild” media campaign. This is an award-winning campaign that effectively explains how influenza vaccine may not prevent infection but does decrease illness severity. We are currently having one of the worst influenza seasons in 15 years.
February 19, 2025 at 7:38 PM
HHS has ordered CDC to stop its influenza vaccine “Wild to Mild” media campaign. This is an award-winning campaign that effectively explains how influenza vaccine may not prevent infection but does decrease illness severity. We are currently having one of the worst influenza seasons in 15 years.
Reposted by Luke R. Alsbrooks, BSCLS, MLS (ASCP)CM
It’s been four years since Winter Storm Uri. Four years since Greg Abbott left millions of Texans in the dark.
No family should ever again be stranded because of cold weather or extreme heat.
We can prevent blackouts, fight the climate crisis, & save lives. Congress just needs to #ConnectTheGrid.
No family should ever again be stranded because of cold weather or extreme heat.
We can prevent blackouts, fight the climate crisis, & save lives. Congress just needs to #ConnectTheGrid.
February 14, 2025 at 10:23 PM
It’s been four years since Winter Storm Uri. Four years since Greg Abbott left millions of Texans in the dark.
No family should ever again be stranded because of cold weather or extreme heat.
We can prevent blackouts, fight the climate crisis, & save lives. Congress just needs to #ConnectTheGrid.
No family should ever again be stranded because of cold weather or extreme heat.
We can prevent blackouts, fight the climate crisis, & save lives. Congress just needs to #ConnectTheGrid.
RFK Jr. being confirmed as Secretary of HHS is a catastrophe for science and public health. Today is a dark day for the U.S., the rest of the world, and our planet.
February 13, 2025 at 5:01 PM
RFK Jr. being confirmed as Secretary of HHS is a catastrophe for science and public health. Today is a dark day for the U.S., the rest of the world, and our planet.
Reposted by Luke R. Alsbrooks, BSCLS, MLS (ASCP)CM
So fascinated by the human impulse to be like 'wow, this food sanitation practice really improved the quality and safety of food, what an amazing development, we should definitely stop doing it.'
January 24, 2025 at 6:43 PM
So fascinated by the human impulse to be like 'wow, this food sanitation practice really improved the quality and safety of food, what an amazing development, we should definitely stop doing it.'
Reposted by Luke R. Alsbrooks, BSCLS, MLS (ASCP)CM
🚨These are the childhood, adolescent and adult vaccine recommendations from CDC. Creating this post for you to bookmark just in case this information gets removed from their website #ᴠᴀᴄᴄɪɴᴇssᴀᴠᴇʟɪᴠᴇs
February 3, 2025 at 2:44 AM
🚨These are the childhood, adolescent and adult vaccine recommendations from CDC. Creating this post for you to bookmark just in case this information gets removed from their website #ᴠᴀᴄᴄɪɴᴇssᴀᴠᴇʟɪᴠᴇs
Reposted by Luke R. Alsbrooks, BSCLS, MLS (ASCP)CM
It's all gone. They've taken down all the CDC datasets from data.cdc.gov
Data that's critical for public health & research. Data paid for by citizens. That the government now censors.
"Do not fear those who tell the truth. Fear those who try to hide it. They are willing to sacrifice other things."
Data that's critical for public health & research. Data paid for by citizens. That the government now censors.
"Do not fear those who tell the truth. Fear those who try to hide it. They are willing to sacrifice other things."
February 1, 2025 at 12:34 PM
It's all gone. They've taken down all the CDC datasets from data.cdc.gov
Data that's critical for public health & research. Data paid for by citizens. That the government now censors.
"Do not fear those who tell the truth. Fear those who try to hide it. They are willing to sacrifice other things."
Data that's critical for public health & research. Data paid for by citizens. That the government now censors.
"Do not fear those who tell the truth. Fear those who try to hide it. They are willing to sacrifice other things."
Reposted by Luke R. Alsbrooks, BSCLS, MLS (ASCP)CM
I think some people hear “grants” and think that without them, scientists and government workers just have less stuff to play with at work. But grants fund salaries for students, academics, researchers, and people who work in all areas of public service.
“Pausing” grants means people don’t eat.
“Pausing” grants means people don’t eat.
White House pauses all federal grants, sparking confusion
The Trump administration has put a hold on all federal financial grants and loans, affecting tens of billions of dollars in payments.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 28, 2025 at 3:03 AM
I think some people hear “grants” and think that without them, scientists and government workers just have less stuff to play with at work. But grants fund salaries for students, academics, researchers, and people who work in all areas of public service.
“Pausing” grants means people don’t eat.
“Pausing” grants means people don’t eat.
Reposted by Luke R. Alsbrooks, BSCLS, MLS (ASCP)CM
All NIH study sections canceled indefinitely. This will halt science and devastate research budgets in universities.
January 22, 2025 at 8:46 PM
All NIH study sections canceled indefinitely. This will halt science and devastate research budgets in universities.
Reposted by Luke R. Alsbrooks, BSCLS, MLS (ASCP)CM
Surround yourself with the kind of people who read banned books.
December 13, 2024 at 9:36 PM
Surround yourself with the kind of people who read banned books.
Flu activity map from the CDC as of December 28th, 2024 shows high levels of flu activity across the nation. Be sure to practice good hand hygiene, and wear a mask if you have to go into public while sick. 🤒😷 #flu #publichealth
January 11, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Flu activity map from the CDC as of December 28th, 2024 shows high levels of flu activity across the nation. Be sure to practice good hand hygiene, and wear a mask if you have to go into public while sick. 🤒😷 #flu #publichealth
I understand her now more than ever. #climatechange
January 11, 2025 at 1:12 AM
I understand her now more than ever. #climatechange