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Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 6d

The death of the premature baby born after their mother contracted measles highlights the danger of more and more people refusing vaccines.

An individual is contagious 4 days before the rash appears.

Imagine a child with measles at a daycare full of babies too young to be vaccinated.

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Alt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 6d

Good morning (?) -- To our fed family: whether you’re stuck working unpaid or sidelined from lifesaving public health work, wondering if rent gets paid or a pink slip arrives courtesy of nightmare-human Russell Vought, we see you and we're here with you. 💚

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Sarah Walsh, PhD, MPH @sarahewalsh.bsky.social · 6d

Have you tried gluing shit together? I'm very into elementary school crafting right now. Felt. Rhinestones. Whatev. Michelle probably needs more Halloween decorations.

Two fat little felt owls. One is slightly derpier than the other. Both look like they were embroidered by someone who isn't very good at embroidery

It's a disco bat. Technicallt, some black some bat wings glued to a miniature disco ball ornament.

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Sarah Walsh, PhD, MPH @sarahewalsh.bsky.social · 7d

Ope. Did the federal website managers not have to take Hatch Act training during onboarding?

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NE Ohio Regional Sewer District @neorsd.org · 8d

I’m a sewage system. I also have a great personality.

Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD
@elizabethjacobs.bsky.social
I'm an epidemiologist. Sewage systems are sexy.

Dosco Jones @doscojones.bsky.social
I'm an engineer. Sewage systems are sexy.

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Sarah Walsh, PhD, MPH @sarahewalsh.bsky.social · 11d

Am I too online, or is everyone else also working on their competitive window tinting Halloween costumes?

Sarah Walsh, PhD, MPH @sarahewalsh.bsky.social · 11d

I just heard a TikTok creator use the phrase "Luke Perry-menopause" and I feel very seen.

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Sarah Walsh, PhD, MPH @sarahewalsh.bsky.social · 12d

I am grateful for the current well-founded skepticism among the public... but how in the hell will we ever earn this trust back?

Kathleen Bachynski @bachynski.bsky.social · 13d

“Kennedy's approval has dropped… Only 17% of those polled in the current survey said they were very confident in medical information from Kennedy. Twenty-two percent said they were somewhat confident, 11% said they were not so confident, and 46% were not confident at all.”

🎃 public HELLth guy 🎃 @publichealthguy1.bsky.social · 13d

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Sarah Walsh, PhD, MPH @sarahewalsh.bsky.social · 16d

This does not mean it worked so you can re-up your Disney+ subscription... this means it worked so you can go after the next company on the list.

NPR @npr.org · 16d

Less than a week after it was taken off the air under pressure from the Trump administration, "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" will return to late night on Tuesday, ABC parent company Disney confirmed.

Jimmy Kimmel will be back on air on Tuesday, Disney says

The late night comic was suspended last week under pressure from the Trump administration after comments about Charlie Kirk's killing.

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Sarah Walsh, PhD, MPH @sarahewalsh.bsky.social · 17d

Fellow white people, if your paperclip/safety pin/blue bracelet/red lipstick/pussy hat virtue signaling makes you feel good... great. Wear the thing.

But only after you've listened to what experienced organizers are telling you. And only after you've used your time, money & privilege to help.

Imani Gandy Corn 🎃 @angryblacklady.blacksky.app · 17d

We've got people suggesting a blackout to protest censorship and white people deciding to wear pink paper clips. It feels like 2017 again and not in a good way.

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Sarah Walsh, PhD, MPH @sarahewalsh.bsky.social · 17d

Trying to see how many conversations I can work "BA DEE YA" into today

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 21d

Dr. Susan Monarez: “I could have stayed silent, agreed to the demands, and no one would have known. What the public would have seen were scientists dismissed without cause and vaccine protections quietly eroded…I would have lost the one thing that cannot be replaced: My integrity.”

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Sarah Walsh, PhD, MPH @sarahewalsh.bsky.social · 22d

Unintended metaphors during a discussion of the hidden curriculum during an EMUFDC workshop with @thetattooedprof.bsky.social today...

College is hard enough. Given the choice between the needless irritation and the somewhat excessive amount of help, be the big ass fan.

A PowerPoint slide is projected against a wall with a seam in it. It's not impossible to read, but you have to work just a little bit harder than if there were a screen.

When facilities was told that the conference room was getting a little warm, they brought in a comedically oversized fan that is probably more than 6ft in diameter

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Sarah Walsh, PhD, MPH @sarahewalsh.bsky.social · 27d

I really love that show!

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Nora Kenworthy @kenworthy.bsky.social · 28d

You can condemn political violence and also reckon with the very deep harm a victim of that violence has done in their short lifetime. This was a bad death of a bad person.

The fact Dems are tearing each other apart over this is why we can’t have nice things. Or actually fight fascism.

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Sarah Walsh, PhD, MPH @sarahewalsh.bsky.social · Sep 5

Today in middle age indiginities: I can no longer pass the vision exam to drive without corrective lenses. While I always wear my glasses when I drive, I have always been able to pass the test without them. No more. I can't see a damn thing.

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Sarah Walsh, PhD, MPH @sarahewalsh.bsky.social · Sep 3

Got my COVID shot today. Primary side effect: this afternoon, I wanted to take a nap slightly more than I always want to take a nap in the afternoon.

Trish Greenhalgh @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social · Sep 3

Your periodic reminder that mRNA vaccines are a scientific and public health game-changer. Those that have been approved have passed stringent efficacy and safety checks. They protect you and your child against potentially fatal diseases. You may, however, get a sore arm.

Sarah Walsh, PhD, MPH @sarahewalsh.bsky.social · Sep 3

Even broader public health coalition: Don't trust RFK Jr full stop.

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Emily L. Hauser (she/her) ❌👑 @emilylhauser.bsky.social · Sep 3

🧵*9/3/2025 noncooperation thread*

A daily thread of acts of noncooperation, noncompliance, defiance, & whatnot by individuals, communities, &/or institutions.

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More than ✨ONE THOUSAND✨ current & former HHS employees publicly telling RFK Jr. to GTFO—meaning many chose to risk their jobs.

FactPost @factpostnews.bsky.social · Sep 3

Host: There are new calls this morning for RFK Jr.'s resignation, and those calls coming from inside HHS itself. More than 1,000 current and former HHS workers are making this demand in a letter released this morning. They say his leadership has "put the health of all Americans at risk"

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Sarah Walsh, PhD, MPH @sarahewalsh.bsky.social · Sep 3

(As a highly-trained, highly-educated professional with nearly three decades of experience in and around public health, it is my expert opinion that RFK Jr can eat a bag of dicks)

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Sarah Walsh, PhD, MPH @sarahewalsh.bsky.social · Sep 3

If anyone is wondering, the 25-26 vaccines are in stock and the CVS online scheduler only asked me to check a box affirming that I was at higher risk for severe COVID-19 in order to schedule my shot.

Which I am. You probably are too. www.cdc.gov/covid/risk-f...

People with Certain Medical Conditions and COVID-19 Risk Factors

Get information about the risk factors of COVID-19 for the general public.

www.cdc.gov

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Sarah Walsh, PhD, MPH @sarahewalsh.bsky.social · Aug 27

This is a good critique of seemingly racist messaging coming out of the PMs office...

completely unrelated, my under-caffeinated USian brain initially read No 10 as a reference to the twitter rebrand instead of Downing Street, and uh, I think I'm going to call that website Ten from now on.

Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · Aug 27

No 10's use of Keir Starmer’s Twitter feed is not something Keir Starmer could credibly defend.

What is he doing with the imagery here & why?

x.com/Keir_Starmer...

Keir Starmer on X: "If you come to this country illegally, you will face detention and return. https://t.co/FxjAieu7zo" / X

If you come to this country illegally, you will face detention and return. https://t.co/FxjAieu7zo

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spooky mental haunted house @jesseltaylor.bsky.social · Aug 27

TIRED: prosecutors can indict a ham sandwich

WIRED: prosecutors can't indict a ham sandwich

INSPIRED: it was turkey

Prosecutors Fail to Secure Indictment Against Man Who Threw Sandwich at Federal Agent

www.nytimes.com

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Nsikan Akpan @monscience.bsky.social · Aug 26

“According to one of the women I spoke with 55 children were absent from one school on 1/24. The women reported that there were sick children with measles symptoms as early as November."

✍️: @amymaxmen.bsky.social with a scoop about the Texas measles outbreak

As measles surged in Texas, Trump administration's actions hampered CDC's response

Trump officials sowed fear and confusion among CDC scientists, slowing their response to the measles outbreak in West Texas.

www.cbsnews.com

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