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Epidemiologist: outbreak control, injection safety, infection control

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Al @al4001.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
wapo.st
Australian PM says ChatGPT-maker’s AI hacked public health care site
Anthony Albanese said there was no evidence that any personal health information was stolen and criticized the AI company for the incident.
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Al @al4001.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
The War on children, continued...
nytimes.com
Covid Vaccines Delayed for Half of U.S. Children (Gift Article)
The Health Department has not decided whether to provide the shots to states through the Vaccines for Children program, which serves uninsured and low-income families.
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Al @al4001.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
The war on children' Notes from the front
rasmussenretorts.substack.com
Who is Accountable for Measles Deaths?
Politicians are not authorized to distort reality to avoid answering for the deaths their actions have caused
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Al @al4001.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
The war on children continued
pauloffit.substack.com
What RFK Jr.’s CDC Doesn’t Want You to Know
The CDC is withholding critical information about vaccine-preventable diseases from the American public. Why?
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Al @al4001.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
An epidemic.... Of risk
nytimes.com
A.I. Queries From Abroad Raise Fears of a Biological Weapons Race (Gift Article)
Today’s chatbots aren’t likely to help lone actors invent a deadly pathogen, experts say. But newer models, trained in biology, may need stronger safeguards.
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Al @al4001.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
The war on children continued
nytimes.com
C.D.C. Director Challenges Pennsylvania’s Report of Two Measles Deaths (Gift Article)
Questioning a state’s investigation is highly unusual for the public health agency, but reflects tensions between the Trump administration and many states over health issues.
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Al @al4001.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
medpagetoday.com
Paul Offit's Take on Trump's Vaccine Order
'It makes about as much sense as when he said we should drink bleach,' the vaccine expert says
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Al @al4001.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
abc.net.au
Born between 1966 and 2000? You may face a higher risk of measles
A new study finds that an estimated 1.7 million people are susceptible to measles, with experts warning it could lead to more outbreaks.
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Al @al4001.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
Watch the papers and publications.... Paper Mills v 2.0
theguardian.com
Science or fiction? Shadowy ‘paper mills’ let you pay to be a published author – of fraudulent research
Paper mill activity has exploded in recent years, polluting the scientific ecosystem with falsified data and compromising medical research
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Al @al4001.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
The war on children, continued Note the classic photo
paulkrugman.substack.com
The Rise of the Measles-Industrial Complex
Why MAGA wants children to get sick and die
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Al @al4001.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
The war on children 2026 edition
nytimes.com
Fact-Checking Trump’s Claims About Childhood Vaccines After Executive Order (Gift Article)
Mr. Trump signed an executive order on Monday calling to scale back the number of vaccinations American children receive.
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Al @al4001.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
medpagetoday.com
Opinion | The Emails Show Why We Sued Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
The administration is trying to remake the very machinery of public health
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Al @al4001.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Measles: Back in the USA
wired.com
‘The Child Is Terrified’: Measles Doctors Speak Out
Hear from six pediatricians in measles hot spot Utah, as the US faces infection levels not seen in over three decades and prepares to lose its status as a country that eliminated the dangerous disease...
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lincoln carpenter, skeleton @lincolnhello.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
New from me: "Being engaged in videogames over the last decade has meant watching a cohort of publisher executives inherit an industry of products, professionals, and consumers they seem to actively resent for failing to produce instant, infinite profits."
pcgamer.com
Does anyone know how to drive this thing?
It's increasingly looking like nobody remembers how videogames work—or cares to.
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Al @al4001.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Vax preventable Tetanus
wapo.st
It was a small scratch. But tetanus left her fighting for her life.
Tetanus is rare, but cases continue to occur in people who are unvaccinated or have gone more than 10 years between Td booster doses.
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Al @al4001.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
VAX Works!
abc.net.au
One of leading causes of infant deaths sees 'fantastic' decline in NSW
New South Wales health authorities have hailed a vaccination program that has nearly halved hospitalisations for a potentially deadly respiratory virus among newborn babies a "fantastic" success, as t...
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Al @al4001.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
Beware
abc.net.au
She claims to be helping children around the world, but is it real?
Receiving millions of views online, the Lily Jay Foundation claims to help children across the world. She was even given an award for her work. But what is real and what is AI-generated? ABC NEWS Veri...
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Al @al4001.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
The death cult at work
nytimes.com
Opinion | U.S.A.I.D. Cuts Killed People. That’s the Truth.
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Al @al4001.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Helpful NOT helpful
medpagetoday.com
Opinion | AI Doesn’t Just Misinform Patients. It Gives Them a Plausible Story.
Premature assumptions from artificial intelligence can act on both sides of a clinical encounter
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Al @al4001.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
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wapo.st
Here’s why you should be more worried about tetanus
The disease can cause muscle spasms strong enough to fracture bones. It’s fully preventable, but vaccination rates are slipping.
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Al @al4001.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Slow moving disaster
wired.com
Anguished Parents, Crying Doctors: Life Amid Utah’s Measles Outbreak
The state’s outbreak means adapting to America’s new reality, in which vaccine-preventable diseases become common again.
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Al @al4001.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
Public health
wapo.st
Opinion | Americans condemn Nixon’s war on drugs. If only they knew the truth.
With opioids ravaging communities, the U.S. could learn from this 1971 policy.
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Al @al4001.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
VAX hesitant results
theguardian.com
Nearly 160 sick with flu at US air force base after Hegseth ends mandatory vaccines
Reports say Texas recruits ill from outbreak, which comes weeks after defense secretary made flu vaccine optional
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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
anyway, you should read this important piece about how elon is, in fact, a killer:
theverge.com
The world’s first trillionaire is a killer
Elon Musk’s empire of wealth is built on suffering.
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Denis - The COVID Info Guy @thecovidinfoguy.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
Study: Healthcare Resource Use and Costs under Pandemic Circumstances in The Netherlands: Results from the Lifelines COVID-19 Cohort. Published: June 3, 2026 www.ijidonline.com/article/S120...
ijidonline.com
Healthcare Resource Use and Costs under Pandemic Circumstances in The Netherlands: Results from the Lifelines COVID-19 Cohort
The unprecedented influx of COVID-19 patients during the pandemic has confronted health authorities across multiple countries with severe capacity limits in physical infrastructure and healthcare work...
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Denis - The COVID Info Guy @thecovidinfoguy.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
New Study Reveals Long COVID's Burden and Costs on Dutch Healthcare Systems. University of Groningen study of 150,000 adults shows long COVID patients use almost all healthcare services more than those who recovered fully from COVID or were never infected.
cidrap.umn.edu
Paper spotlights high healthcare burden and costs of long COVID
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Al @al4001.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
wapo.st
Opinion | The conversation a 98-year-old retired physician never expected to have
Vaccine misinformation isn’t new. These tried-and-true methods work to combat it.
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Al @al4001.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
Before and after
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Al @al4001.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
Vax works!
wapo.st
Opinion | Rising measles cases offer a dire warning
Once-eliminated infectious diseases are spinning out of control following attacks on vaccines.
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Al @al4001.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
abc.net.au
As vaccination rates fall in Australia, a British mother has a warning
Measles killed Rebecca Archer's daughter Renae slowly and silently over a decade. She has a message for the growing number of parents hesitant to have their children vaccinated.
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Al @al4001.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
Measles kills
abc.net.au
As vaccination rates fall in Australia, a British mother has a warning
Measles killed Rebecca Archer's daughter Renae slowly and silently over a decade. She has a message for the growing number of parents hesitant to have their children vaccinated.
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Melissa Sweet @melissasweetdr.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
theguardian.com
Doctors don’t know what to do about wellness influencers but we dismiss them at our peril | Ranjana Srivastava
To be a cancer specialist is to see the worst of harm caused by social media. Yet I have never changed a patient’s mind with outrage
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Al @al4001.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
Let's see...
nytimes.com
Rubio Suggests U.S. Return to Global Vaccine Program in Rebuke of Kennedy
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Al @al4001.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Disease be upon you: by executive order
open.substack.com
The President's Friday Night Executive Order He Didn't Want You To See: Elimination of Recommendations for 6 Childhood Vaccines
Late on Friday night, without any scientific review, the president forced the CDC to remove six life-saving childhood vaccines from the recommended list.
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Al @al4001.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
AI .... Half right... Maybe
wired.com
AI Just Isn’t Right
Can AI do fact-checking? A WIRED fact-checker fact-checks.
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Al @al4001.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
Diphtheria is a disease of POVERTY.
theguardian.com
Diphtheria is a disease of poverty that has no place in modern Australia. When we talk about Closing the Gap, this is the gap | Donna Ah Chee
For those of us working in Aboriginal health, the outbreak doesn’t come as a surprise. We must invest in housing that keeps remote communities safe
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Al @al4001.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
It was a choice. A bad choice...
nytimes.com
Catastrophe Is Emerging in the World’s Most Vulnerable Places
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Al @al4001.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
abc.net.au
Australia's worst diphtheria outbreak 'for decades' spreads to Qld, SA
An ongoing diphtheria outbreak in the Northern Territory has now spread across the border to Queensland and South Australia, with Health Minister Mark Butler describing it as the nation's worst
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Denis - The COVID Info Guy @thecovidinfoguy.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
COVID-19 death toll far higher than official numbers, says WHO "The World Health Organisation estimates that the COVID-19 pandemic caused 22.1 million excess deaths globally between 2020 and 2023. The figure is more than 3 times higher than the officially reported 7 million COVID deaths worldwide"
indiatoday.in
Covid-19 death toll far higher than official numbers, says WHO
The World Health Organization has estimated 22.1 million excess deaths linked to Covid-19 between 2020 and 2023. The finding suggests the pandemic's true toll was far beyond official counts and expose...
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Al @al4001.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
Diphtheria | Australian Centre for Disease Control Link to PDF of Epidemiology of Diphtheria in Australia- an update May 2026
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Ben Goggin @bengoggin.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
NEW: ChatGPT advised the FSU shooter that a mass shooting would get more attention from media if it involved several children, according to a new lawsuit against OpenAI www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
nbcnews.com
OpenAI sued over ChatGPT’s alleged role in guiding FSU shooter
The lawsuit claims that the shooter carried out his attack using instructions and advice provided by ChatGPT.
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Al @al4001.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
theguardian.com
The Guardian view on the WHO pandemic treaty: the west’s fantasy negotiations have put the world at risk | Editorial
Editorial: After five years of deliberation the global south has forced the question that defined the Covid crisis: who will get the vaccines?
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Al @al4001.bsky.social · 03/05/2026
publichealth.jhu.edu
How to Understand a Research Study | Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
A guide for people who want to dig deeper into scientific claims.
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Al @al4001.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
Polio Virus detected in Australia 2026
abc.net.au
Poliovirus detected in Perth wastewater
Poliovirus has been detected in a sample taken from a wastewater in Perth, the Health Department reveals.
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Al @al4001.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
Vax
nytimes.com
Opinion | Measles Is Back. What Comes Next Will Be Worse.
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Al @al4001.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
Measles
nytimes.com
Opinion | Measles Took My Daughter. This Is What I Want Everyone to Know.
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Al @al4001.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
theguardian.com
Taking Tylenol during pregnancy has no link to autism, new study finds
Trump has pushed unfounded claims of Tylenol use in pregnancy being tied to ‘a very increased risk of autism’
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Al @al4001.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
theguardian.com
World held hostage by reliance on fossil fuels, Christiana Figueres warns – and climate health impacts are ‘mother of all injustices’
Former UN climate chief to co-chair Lancet Commission examining how sea-level rise is reshaping health, wellbeing and inequality
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Christophe Veltsos @drinfosec.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
🚨post by @ahandvanish.bsky.social on XTwitter: "3 years after infection, women who had COVID have higher risk of pre-cancerous & invasive HPV-related cancers. Invasive cancer risk increased by 67% for cervical, 131% for vaginal, 98% for vulvar..." #LongCovid OP: x.com/ahandvanish/...
3 years after infection, women who had COVID have higher risk of pre-cancerous & invasive HPV-related cancers.

Invasive cancer risk increased by 67% for cervical, 131% for vaginal, 98% for vulvar, 92% for anal, & 78% for oropharyngeal cancer.

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12672-025-03403-4 #LongCovid
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