Anne Moore @annemoore.bsky.social · 11/09/2026bouncy castle play being “a novel mechanism for an outbreak of this size”. www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/...irishtimes.comBouncy castle play linked to largest outbreak of common superbug in IrelandForty-eight children and teens developed skin and soft tissue infections after an outbreak of aggressive strain of MRSA developed 000
Reposted by Anne MooreZach Weinersmith @zachweinersmith.bsky.social · 09/09/2026I'm just saying. www.smbc-comics.com/comic/philos... 644463
Anne Moore @annemoore.bsky.social · 22/08/2026heated rugs for the knees/lap… in my workplace, every person has a throw for their lap in winter… 110
Anne Moore @annemoore.bsky.social · 14/08/2026But ye are allllll exactly the same… there’s only one brush…. 010
Anne Moore @annemoore.bsky.social · 06/08/2026love a bit of TV nostalgia.. mixed with some acerbic social commentary; ”in times of stress, we spin rapidly around in a circle.” www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-r... 000
Reposted by Anne MooreGavi @gavi.org · 06/08/2026Measles is more than a harmless childhood rash. Here are 7 things worth knowing about measles: bit.ly/4fTQ5YU bit.ly/4fTQ5YU 135
Anne Moore @annemoore.bsky.social · 04/08/2026lol… “Cork as the Philly of Ireland”. As someone who lived in Philly in the 90s, I can appreciate that… It was still a huge cultural change though!!! 101
Anne Moore @annemoore.bsky.social · 27/07/2026So the big photos/banners in Aldi showing Irish producers is accurate? Majority are male.. 000
Reposted by Anne MooreCount Binface @countbinface.osintnet.uk · 11/07/2026Delighted to be leading Farage 33%-21% in Ipsos poll. My transparency shines brighter than his undeclared £5m gift. Game on, Nige. Bong. 46321
Anne Moore @annemoore.bsky.social · 10/07/2026Vaccines to protect and conserve wildlife "Disease is the fastest route to extinction,” www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... 001
Anne Moore @annemoore.bsky.social · 03/07/2026it’s not just about the virus.. it’s about the community! 010
Anne Moore @annemoore.bsky.social · 28/06/2026There was a time when you couldn’t dream of calling yourself a Corkonian until you had “done Pana” for years, on a Saturday…. How times have changed (for the better!). 010
Anne Moore @annemoore.bsky.social · 28/06/2026Welcome to the “true capital”! It was a Bob Dylan in the Marquee concert that I hold responsible for my relocation “home” from Philly, Michigan, Oxford… 120
Anne Moore @annemoore.bsky.social · 27/06/2026Bonkers x2; says this female scientist. Those evil powerful “(frequently male)” academics. This piece is stereotyped beyond credibility. Talk about an article deliberately written to discourage females from entering a scientific career… written by a sociologist. Shame on the IT for publishing!i 110
Reposted by Anne MooreUNICEF @unicef.org · 24/06/2026“Protecting children cannot be a peripheral concern of peace and security. It must be central to it.” UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell's full remarks at the United Nations Security Council Open Debate on Children and Armed Conflict: unicef.link/4eMeRcT 01819
Reposted by Anne MooreStephan Lewandowsky @lewan.uk · 04/06/2026🧵 Thread: Does the internet threaten democracy? I argue that it does in my latest piece in Science: doi.org/10.1126/scie... Here's the short version. 1/9 1/10doi.orgThe architecture of the internet creates risks for democracyWill democracy survive the internet? Do we need to choose between Facebook’s surveillance capitalism or democracy? Layered lines of evidence can inform questions like these. When considered together, the evidence gives rise to a concerning picture, as summarized in a recent report for the European Commission that I co-led. 611254
Anne Moore @annemoore.bsky.social · 02/06/2026Dilemmas! www.science.org/content/arti...science.orgDesperate to fight Ebola outbreak, Congo weighs using longshot vaccine optionsExisting vaccines may offer some protection against the rare strain now circulating—but the evidence is scant 020
Anne Moore @annemoore.bsky.social · 15/05/2026Major back up… emergency services just after jn1, Ballincollig, west bound. Hope it’s not as serious as it looks. 000
Anne Moore @annemoore.bsky.social · 15/05/2026Surely it’s not a case of not being taken seriously. I would think it’s more about the arguments of who gets to call themselves Dipsy! Surely the greatest of the T-tubbies…. 100
Reposted by Anne Mooreeric lai @lucksmith.bsky.social · 30/04/2026of many projects Craig Venter led, of personal significance was the fly genome, a unique and i think unexpected collaboration of his company Celera Genomics and the BDGP, led by my pd advisor Gerry Rubin. the power of a shotgun sequenced metazoan, benchmarked to a physical map, transformed genomics. 14018
Reposted by Anne MooreGavi @gavi.org · 29/03/2026Some vaccines are only as good as the fridge or cool-boxes they’re kept in. In the world’s most remote regions, the “cold chain” relies on both functional hardware and knowledgeable technicians who keep it all running. Learn more about these backbones of public health: bit.ly/4uUOw3C via JSI 063
Reposted by Anne MooreTrish Greenhalgh @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social · 21/03/2026Great weekend read: Pandemics and the Gothic by @juliamwright.bsky.social mh.bmj.com/content/51/4...mh.bmj.comPandemics and the gothic, then and now: a hum in the backgroundWhile the assertion, ‘no one really wants to talk about COVID anymore’, has become a common refrain, cultural evidence suggests otherwise. Rather, cultural materials indicate not only a sustained inte... 0249
Anne Moore @annemoore.bsky.social · 17/03/2026For the day that’s in it.. theconversation.com/saint-patric...theconversation.comSaint Patrick’s Day and the mystery of the second PatrickAccording to one tradition, both men knew one another closely and were each involved in promulgating Christianity in Ireland. 012
Anne Moore @annemoore.bsky.social · 10/03/2026Sound familiar to any academics? www.irishtimes.com/ireland/educ...irishtimes.comTeaching: I’ve been bullied and seen others harassed in the most unbelievable waysMany principals bury their heads, do not want to become involved, or are disconnected from the staffroom zeitgeist 000
Anne Moore @annemoore.bsky.social · 08/03/2026G’on Siobhàn.. ‘I don’t want to shatter glass ceilings. I am already shattered,’ www.irishtimes.com/health/your-...irishtimes.com‘A load of nothingness’: What does International Women’s Day mean to your average Joan Soap?‘I don’t want to shatter glass ceilings. I am already shattered,’ says one woman 000
Reposted by Anne MooreMatthias Eberl @eberlmat.bsky.social · 15/02/2026A reminder that measles cannot be treated, it can only be prevented. It is one of the most contagious diseases in the world and can cause blindness, deafness and life-threatening lung and brain infections.theguardian.comMore than 60 children infected in north London measles outbreakCases reported in seven schools and a nursery in Enfield amid concern over low levels of MMR vaccination in capital 25330
Reposted by Anne MooreAmy Maxmen, PhD @amymaxmen.bsky.social · 13/02/2026"Exploiting scarcity is not ethical." WHO director @drtedros.who.int puts out a statement explaining basic research ethics to RFK. www.who.int/news/item/13...who.intStatement on the planned hepatitis B birth dose vaccine trial in Guinea-BissauWHO is aware of the proposed randomized controlled trial (RCT) on the hepatitis B birth dose vaccine in Guinea-Bissau. Based on questions raised in publicly available information and consultation with... 02511
Anne Moore @annemoore.bsky.social · 03/02/2026Seconds… www.nsai.ie/national-met...nsai.ieSI Units | NSAINSAI (National Standards Authority of Ireland) is Ireland’s official standards body. We are the national certification authority for CE Marking and provide a certification service to enable business ... 010
Reposted by Anne MooreMarc Veldhoen @marcveld.bsky.social · 28/01/2026US science after a year of Trump A series of graphics reveals how the Trump administration has sought historic cuts to science and the research workforce. www.nature.com/immer... 1/4nature.comUS science after a year of Trump: what has been lost and what remainsA series of graphics reveals how the Trump administration has sought historic cuts to science and the research workforce. 11514
Anne Moore @annemoore.bsky.social · 03/01/2026This really should have been reviewed by someone who actually works in the world of vaccines! mRNA did not “spring up” during COVID-19, it “sprang up” during the preceding 10 or so years…. 020
Reposted by Anne MooreNicholas Whyte 白怀珂 @nwhyte.bsky.social · 20/12/2025Just to remind you that the livestream of the solstice sunrise from Newgrange starts 12 hours from now. heritageireland.ie/visit/newgra...heritageireland.ieNewgrange Winter Solstice 2025 | Heritage IrelandNewgrange is the best known of the 3 great passage tombs in the Brú na Bóinne complex. The passage and chamber are aligned in a 414995