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Virologist. Coffee and wine-- anytime of day?? Women's sports. Be nice!

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Kristian G. Andersen @kgandersen.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Just a friendly reminder that plague is prevalent, including in the western United States (see, prairie dogs), with multiple cases annually. It is also highly treatable and, yes, lab acquired infections (incl. fatal cases) have happened over the years, including e.g., UChicago.
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The Women's Game @womensgamemib.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
ALYSSA THOMPSON'S FACE AFTER SCORING VS. ARSENAL IS EVERYTHING 💙
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debwadford.bsky.social @debwadford.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Now to see how this compares with clinical cases... @jelder099.bsky.social @rahilryder.bsky.social 🤔
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
A huge thank you to CNN, MS NOW, Politico, ABC News, CBS News, NBC News, Fox News, PBS News, NPR, The New York Times, The Washington Post, HuffPost, the Associated Press, Reuters, Getty Images, and AFP for standing together in defense of a free press.
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Ryan Hisner @ryanhisner.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Three PJ.2.1 travel sequences (out of 21 total) in US airports showed up today as well, from Cuba, the Dominican Republic, and Chile. Collection dates Sept 6, 8, and 9. This after two travel sequences a few days ago from Germany and Cuba.
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Effin' Birds @effinbirds.com · 21/09/2026
A painting of a bird beside the text "is everyone losing their minds over this shit or is it just me"
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debwadford.bsky.social @debwadford.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Atrocious and inconsistent reffing in #NWSL @chicagostars.com @washingtonspirit.com game today really downgrades the professionalism of this league and has to be better - must be. Explain it so it makes sense. You cannot. Unacceptable.
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Kristian G. Andersen @kgandersen.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Imagine that - a novel, highly divergent, betacoronavirus with a weird-looking* furin cleavage site popped right out of a bat butt 🦇. You gotta wonder 🤔. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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debwadford.bsky.social @debwadford.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
journals.plos.org/digitalhealt... Congratulations to @rahilryder.bsky.social @jelder099.bsky.social and Team!! Great work!!!
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The SARS-CoV-2 Integrated Genomic Epidemiology Database (IGED): Linking viral genomes with patient-level metadata to advance statewide genomic surveillance in California
Author summary In California, the COVID‑19 pandemic generated an unprecedented volume of anonymized viral genomic data, creating a critical need to link sequencing results with patient information for...
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Alex Steffen @alexsteffen.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
I hadn't seen this before. This is pretty remarkable. Earth and Moon in one NASA photo. ht @astrokatie.com
Earth and Moon from DSCOVR NASA's Earth Polychromatic Imaging Camera (EPIC) aboard the Deep Space Climate Observatory (DSCOVR) satellite captured this unique view of the Moon as it moved in front of the sunlit side of Earth last month. This view shows the fully illuminated “dark side” of the moon that is never visible from Earth. Ian Regan processed this version of the image to account for the Moon's motion. NASA / NOAA / Ian Regan
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Tom Peacock @peacockflu.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
Really excited to be able to share our latest preprint, describing how during its evolution in cattle, H5N1 has got better at using a type of alternative receptor that's abundant in cows, but not found in humans and birds. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
Graph of receptor binding curves showing an ancestral and recent H5N1. The ancestral virus does not bind NeuGc receptor well, whereas the recent virus birds NeuGc and NeuAc containing receptors equally.
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Ryan Hisner @ryanhisner.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
Someone suggested BA.3.2 might preferentially infect kids. I think they're right. Ages of SARS-2 sequences since Dec 1 in Ireland: non-BA.3.2 6/66 (9.1%) age 0-19, (0/1 hospital tests) BA.3.2 43/91 (47.3%) age 0-19 (1/3 hospital tests) 1/4
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Portland Thorns FC @thornsfc.com · 15/03/2026
people used to say she’s the future of the @nwslsoccer.com. Welcome to the future.
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debwadford.bsky.social @debwadford.bsky.social · 15/03/2026
Go #YETI!! #NWSL
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debwadford.bsky.social @debwadford.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
Congrats to @rahilryder.bsky.social J Bell, J Elder, E Smith, et al!! Genomic and epidemiologic characteristics of SARS-CoV-2 persistent infections in California, January 2021 - July 2023 journals.plos.org/plospathogen... @plos.org
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Genomic and epidemiologic characteristics of SARS-CoV-2 persistent infections in California, January 2021 - July 2023
Author summary Genomic surveillance has been used to monitor the evolution and spread of SARS-CoV-2 variants throughout the pandemic. When a new variant emerges, it is often due to the accumulation of...
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Rapid Reviews\Infectious Diseases Journal @rapidreviews-id.bsky.social · 28/10/2025
🔊🔊🔊Reviews for the preprint Genomic and epidemiologic characteristics of SARS-CoV-2 persistent infections in California, January 2021 - July 2023 are out! rrid.mitpress.mit.edu/pub/afgxepb7...
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Reviews of
Reviewers: S Bradfute (University of New Mexico) | 📗📗📗📗◻️ • M Johnson (University of Missouri) | 📘📘📘📘📘
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 18/09/2025
RFK Jr. is objectively pro-disease, pro-illness and pro-child death.
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RFK Jr.-Backed Vaccine Panel Advises Against MMRV Vaccine for Young Children
New members of a key committee tweak routine childhood vaccine guidance as some states and insurers go their own way.
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Sarah Kendzior @sarahkendzior.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
My first academic article was on the dictatorship of Uzbekistan inventing a group called "Akromiya" that did not really exist but which they used to arrest anyone with whom they disagreed under the pretext of "terrorism". Just bringing this up for no reason whatsoever!
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Claire Watkins @scoutripley.bsky.social · 15/09/2025
Savannah DeMelo opened up a few months ago about managing Graves’ Disease and Hyperthyroidism after having to leave a game due to chest tightness in March. Genuinely hoping that knowledge helps those aiding her tonight.
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Treb Tracy @trebtracy.bsky.social · 15/09/2025
Absolutely the right decision. No need to force players to continue after that, can tell so many are, understandably, shaken. Sending all the positive vibes and well wishes to Savannah DeMelo.
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debwadford.bsky.social @debwadford.bsky.social · 28/07/2025
www.frontiersin.org/journals/pub...
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Frontiers | SARS-CoV-2 genomic surveillance using rapid point of care COVID-19 antigen tests at public test sites in California
California’s SARS-CoV-2 genomic surveillance program (California COVIDNet) developed whole genomic sequencing (WGS) capability from positive COVID-19 antigen...
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Kristian G. Andersen @kgandersen.bsky.social · 29/05/2025
You might be wondering why we haven't updated outbreak.info for months. Well, the reason is that GISAID cut our access in January - as they did others. Without telling us. After a ♾️ back and forth, that is now permanent. More on that soon - and why GISAID should not be trusted with critical data.
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Prof Peter Hotez MD PhD DSc(hon) @peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social · 27/05/2025
The effects of Covid in pregnancy are devastating and preventable by vaccination; now we have strong data from Penn Medicine that vaccines protect children and adolescents from long Covid
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ACOG @acog.org · 27/05/2025
ACOG is deeply disappointed by HHS’s move to drop COVID-19 vaccine recommendations in pregnancy. The science is clear: COVID-19 remains dangerous in pregnancy and vaccination protects both patients and newborns. The vaccine is safe and protects families. Read our full statement: buff.ly/OGue7sO
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Ryan Hisner @ryanhisner.bsky.social · 26/05/2025
…this preprint, along with two other phenomenal papers from an all-star cast of scientists, including @doudna-lab.bsky.social, @theottlab.bsky.social, @peacockflu.bsky.social, @davidlvbauer.bsky.social, @theo.io, & others I couldn’t find tags for… www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... 2/34
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Duncan MacCannell @drm.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
Pathogen genomics and metagenomics have been transformative to public health (outbreaks, AMR, vaccines). Challenges: data, funding, ethics, access. We need to stay committed to open science, collaboration & integration. Summary of a great workshop. nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/2910...
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Accelerating the Use of Pathogen Genomics and Metagenomics in Public Health: Proceedings of a Workshop
Read online, download a free PDF, or order a copy in print.
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Angie Rasmussen @angierasmussen.bsky.social · 08/04/2025
Just like H5N1, SARS-CoV-2, and Ebola, mpox virus didn't come from a lab. In this case, it came from a squirrel. www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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An animal source of mpox emerges — and it’s a squirrel
Researchers solve the mystery of a disease outbreak through long-term surveillance of wildlife in Africa.
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Angel City FC @angelcity.com · 31/03/2025
At Angel City FC, we stand in solidarity against harmful rhetoric that seeks to erase trans identities. We remain committed to supporting trans athletes and advocating for a future where all individuals can compete, play, and thrive as their authentic selves. #TransDayOfVisibility
Honoring Transgender Day of Visibility
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NWSL @nwslsoccer.com · 30/03/2025
Due to a weather delay, kickoff for tonight’s match between Chicago Stars FC and Racing Louisville FC will now begin at 5:00 PM CT. The match remains available on CBS Sports Network. Warmups will restart at 4:10 PM.
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Ryan Hisner @ryanhisner.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
Do you remember BA.3—the weakling cousin of BA.1 & BA.2 that seemed to take the worst from each & had weaker ACE2 binding than even the ancestral Wuhan Virus? After three years, BA.3 is back. And it is transmitting. Who saw this coming? 1/13
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SARS‑CoV‑2 (COVID-19) @covid19disease.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
JUST IN: Heavily Mutated SARS-CoV-2 BA.3 Variant Detected in South Africa with 57 Spike Mutations.
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Gregg Gonsalves @gregggonsalves.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
This is a red alert for US science, for new cures & treatments for diseases that afflict everyone in this country. This isn't "oh, it will blow over." Soon we will have reached the point of no return destroying what it has taken decades to build. WE NEED TO BE BANGING DOWN THE DOORS IN CONGRESS.
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Gregg Gonsalves @gregggonsalves.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
There are two people in Congress-the chairs of the Senate & House Appropriations Committees-who have enormous power over the illegal impoundment of funds appropriated by Congress, which is sowing chaos across the US. They need to be relentlessly contacted at their offices, in person and by phone. 1/
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debwadford.bsky.social @debwadford.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
Berkeley telling it like it is
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Eddie Holmes @eddieholmes.bsky.social · 26/01/2025
Science.
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The West Marin Feed @westmarinfeed.bsky.social · 09/01/2025
Huge news about Point Reyes today.
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Colin Carlson @colincarlson.bsky.social · 08/01/2025
NEW 🦠‼️ Several countries and reports have called for the creation of an Intergovernmental Panel on Pandemics. Over the last two years, we brought global health law experts together with IPCC and IPBES members, and mapped out a blueprint for its scope and governance. 🔓 papers.ssrn.com/abstract=508...
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The scientific mission and governance of an Intergovernmental Panel on Pandemics: lessons from the IPCC and IPBES
<span> <p><span>Pandemics pose a global threat to human-wellbeing, justice, economies, and ecosystems, comparable in urgency and impact to other planetary cris
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debwadford.bsky.social @debwadford.bsky.social · 17/01/2025
We've been wondering when the next noro pandemic strain would emerge...
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