Primary Immune Girl

Disaster Authoritarianism. Will the world let him sink it?

LIL_Science on Substack When science is censored, people die. Scientists at the NIH, CDC, NSF, and all who are funded by congressionally approved federal research dollars are still being censored and working under a communic...

If you have PI and voted against your own interests, you better get smarter faster.

RSV Infection in Young Children Associated With High Primary Care Burden RSV infection that is managed via primary care in children under 5 years of age leads to a substantial burden for families, primary care resources, and society.

If only there were an RSV vaccine that more people could get since “RSV infections pose a substantial burden for children and their families, primary care resources, and society.”
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After delay, CDC releases data signaling bird flu spread undetected in cows and people After going quiet on bird flu, CDC scientists have published a report on its spread among veterinarians. The findings suggest a need for better surveillance.

"If the circulating H5 viruses become more transmissible between humans, we are not going to be able to control transmission as the viruses will spread rapidly and often subclinically," says Gray. Previous CDC research that surveyed dairy workers found 7% had evidence of past infections.”

Trump names a Fox News personality, a COVID mandate critic and an anti-vaccine doctor to key public health roles Trump on Friday nominated Dr. Janette Nesheiwat to be the nation's next surgeon general, Dr. Marty Makary to lead the Food and Drug Administration, and doctor and former Rep. Dave Weldon, R-Fla., to l...

👎🏼 Makary gained prominence on Fox News and other conservative outlets for his contrarian views during COVID-19. He was part of a vocal group of physicians calling for greater emphasis on herd immunity to stop the virus—the idea that mass infections would quickly lead to population-level protection.

CDC cuts expected to devastate Epidemic Intelligence Service, a ‘crown jewel’ of public health Members of the CDC's Epidemic Intelligence Service were warned Friday that many of them were about to be fired

This new Administration is a bunch of terrorists blowing up all that is meant to keep us safe and healthy.
CDC cuts expected to devastate Epidemic Intelligence Service, a ‘crown jewel’ of public health www.statnews.com/2025/02/14/t... via @statnews.com

NIH funding at @UMich supports important medical research, such as extending the life of organs waiting for transplant, advancing treatments for cerebral palsy, and sustaining experimental genetic trials for children with brain cancer.

CDC cuts expected to devastate Epidemic Intelligence Service, a ‘crown jewel’ of public health Members of the CDC's Epidemic Intelligence Service were warned Friday that many of them were about to be fired

Doing the unthinkable: The deep cuts to the #CDC's workforce today are expected to decimate the Epidemic Intelligence Service, a program that has trained public health rapid responders for decades.
Envy of the world. Poof!
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