Happy international day of women and girls in science to all those who celebrate! I consider myself incredibly lucky to call so many clever, caring, good, talented women my friends. I am so lucky to have benefited from the mentorship of older women, who tell me how much better it has gotten, while still supporting me in my frustration that the gender gap and thr leaky pipeline persist. The girls' club freaking rocks.

https://www.evolutionsociety.org/news/display/2025/2/7/letter-to-the-us-president-and-congress-on-the-scientific-understanding-of-sex-and-gender/

Great news: A federal judge has temporarily blocked the Trump administration from cutting National Institutes of Health research funding after 22 states sued the NIH and HHS.

I know there's been years of disinfo downplaying the flu in order to dismiss COVID as a threat, but both things cause serious illness and are best avoided. This flu wave is no joke. It's a good idea to get this season's flu vaccine (it's not too late), and wear a well-fitting mask like an N95.

yeah, I'm into LLMs: log-linear models 💅

If RFK Jr is confirmed as HHS secretary, expect these headlines to become even more frequent and tragic.

Story: https://www.cnn.com/2025/02/07/health/west-texas-measles-outbreak/index.html

More details on censorship at the CDC from Alexander Tin. TLDR; Trump officials stopped CDC scientists from publishing data on bird flu in the MMWR. Instead, at the last minute they forced CDC scientists to publish on the health risks of wildfires to bolster Trump's attacks on California Governor Gavin Newsom's handling of the wildfires.

Story: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-officials-influence-cdc-mmwr/

A child in Washington State who had received some but not all the recommended #pertussis vaccinations has died from pertussis. It is the state's first pertussis death since 2011. https://srhd.org/news/srhd-reports-pertussis-death-in-spokane-county

The US Is Not Ready for Bird Flu in Humans: Bird flu is infecting more people than we think. We need to stop it now before a new pandemic begins - By Megha Satyanarayana | Scientific American https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-us-is-not-ready-for-bird-flu-in-humans/

Buses in Chicago have ads that spread misinfo on masks.

Vaccines are critical for preventing severe disease, but you can still spread #COVID when you are vaccinated. Masks are an important layer of protection WITH vaccines.

Tell the CTA to remove the ads:
http://transitchicago.com/feedback
312-681-3173

#MaskForOurLives

Thank you to Canada's Chief Public Health Officer, Dr. Theresa Tam for wearing a high quality mask at UNGA. Though it's extreme cognitive dissonance that no one else is wearing a mask at a high-level pandemic prevention meeting in NYC, where COVID-19 levels are high.

MORE GREAT NEWS: HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra told reporters that the federal government will once again offer free #COVID tests through the mail.
https://www.politico.com/news/2023/09/20/feds-mail-order-covid-test-00117133

"We must push hospitals to put safety first. Public health guidance should be made with transparency & in partnership with impacted patients and health care workers. Vulnerable patients should be able to access health care without being exposed to #Covid or other serious infections. We should apply our knowledge from the last three years to protect patients and health care workers from Covid-19 & future pandemic pathogens. We all deserve better."

#KeepMasksInHealthcare

https://www.cnn.com/2023/09/19/opinions/covid-19-hospital-policies-pak-jirmanus-wang/index.html

Yes. Thank you, Costco. A COVID-19 #vaccine connoisseur's wonderland.

All major newspapers and news magazines should have a disabled reporter covering the disability beat. If you do not, why not? #Newstodon

Acknowledging the role of SARS-CoV-2 infections in producing a complex and varying immunological landscape that has consequences for the spread and success of different variants is one thing. But pretending that these infections have somehow led to the best of all possible worlds is quite another. We are not doing enough in terms of vaccine rollout and development in order to keep up with the public health consequences of this constantly evolving virus.

Phew! The CDC's independent vaccine advisory committee, the ACIP, voted 13-1 to recommend the updated #COVID booster vaccines for everyone 6 months and older.

It’s great that the boosters won’t be heavily restricted as rumored and instead will be available to virtually everyone.

The new vaccines will be available in pharmacies within 48 hours after the CDC director approves.

https://www.cnn.com/2023/09/12/health/cdc-covid-19-vaccines/index.html

If anyone is interested in watching the #CDC #ACIP, the meeting is Tuesday, 9/12/23 from 10-4pm Eastern.

“The ACIP develops recommendations for U.S. immunizations, including ages when vaccines should be given, number of doses, time between doses, and precautions and contraindications.”

Eager to hear their discussions on the #COVID19 #vaccines!

#MedMastodon #PublicHealth #COVID

https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/acip/index.html

UVM is hiring an Assistant Professors with expertise in any area of statistics!

Posting here: https://uvmjobs.com/postings/66727

Don't hesitate to reach out if you have questions; I joined just two years ago.