Trump Leveraged HIV Aid for Rare Mineral Extraction
What he was protesting was Trump using PEPFAR to force countries to give up rare minerals in exchange for HIV drugs. There is no bottom.
Pandemics Kill More Than Wars—Vaccines Are National Security
When I tell people that pandemic/epidemic preparedness & vaccination are critical to national security, people often say “huh”? The 1918 pandemic killed more people than WWI. In WWII flu tore up troops in Europe, so we invented flu vaccines before the...
Alleged FDA Pressure Removes Study Confirming Long‑term Vaccine Efficacy
Vinay Prasad forced FDA scientists to withdraw a paper from Vaccine, the journal I am co-EIC of, because it showed that COVID vaccines work for everyone 6 months+. This is Gold Standard Science at Marty Makary’s FDA. Setting the Gold...
NIH Director Censors Routine Vaccine Study Over Personal Dislike
To be clear: @NIHDirector_Jay reportedly took issue with the study design, which is routine for evaluating vaccines post-market. Podcast Jay, who has no expertise in vaccine trials, decided unilaterally he didn’t like it & thus censored results of studies our...
CEPI Shows Courage; Institutions Must Follow Suit
Many institutions are failing to meet the moment, but not all. @CEPIvaccines proves it has the courage & conviction to carry out essential vaccine work regardless of political pressure for complicity. I wish more institutions would follow their funder’s example.
Senate Committee Calls Out Kennedy’s Vaccine Lies
@SecKennedy addresses the Senate HELP committee this week. The evidence is clear that @SecKennedy lied during his confirmation hearing, kept lying, & continues to lie about his extremist anti-vaccine beliefs & the deaths he’s already caused. Thank you, Sen. Alsobrooks,...
Two Virology Experts Host Unfiltered Academic Talk Tomorrow
If it’s possible to describe two middle-aged academic women discussing timely topics in virology as hard af, we totally are. First show with my fellow virus slanger @JumoDr tomorrow at 5 pm ET/2 pm PT. Here or at the other place:...
Hep B Vaccine Recommended at Birth, Not Mandatory
“The state” does not make that choice for anyone. The hep B vaccine is recommended at birth. It is not forced. It never has been. Parents have always had vaccine choice
Vaccinate Anytime: RSV and Measles Protection Still Available
It’s not too late to make sure you are protected against RSV. It's never too late to make sure you are protected against measles. https://t.co/BVayTHRMJz
Weak Moderation Let Propaganda Videos Mislead Users
Remember when Twitter had some level of content moderation that might have prevented these propaganda accounts from spreading fake videos that encourage people to make decisions against their own interests
Questioning Sam Altman's Data‑less AGI Urgency Claim
Lol don’t suppose you asked @sama if he had any data whatsoever to support his claims of imminent AGI besides an all-caps feeling of URGENCY
White House FY27 Budget Slashes ARPA-H Funding by Half
At the same time the White House proposed FY27 budget recommends cutting almost half of the ARPA-H budget
H5N1 Bird‑to‑Cattle Spillover Traced Across US
So pleased to contribute to this preprint on H5N1 spillover from birds to dairy cattle from the Moo Flu Crew, led by the excellent @jepekar. We traced both B3.13 in Texas and D1.1 in Nevada and Arizona to look at...
AI Citation Tool Can Hallucinate References—Always Verify
I built a reference retrieval agent w/ multiple verification steps to pull citations directly from PubMed & send straight to my Paperpile. I still always check citations & good thing I do—it hallucinated 4 refs that magically obviated the need for...
Public Health Crisis: ICE Detention, CDC Void, NIH Cuts
Another week, another dispatch from me & @jessicamalaty. Lots to cover in today's MMMWR: -Measles & child health horror in ICE detention -CDC is even more directorless -NIH cuts -Lab leak is still not true -Casey Means is still unqualified https://t.co/oCl9IJPNpA https://t.co/PbqJndBj6B