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APHL @aphl.org · 22/07/2026

Save the date! APHL's ID Lab Con 2027 is March 15-18 in Atlanta, GA. Join public health lab professionals, epidemiologists, and researchers as we dive into the latest in infectious disease detection and surveillance. Registration opens September 2026. More details soon.

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plasmidsaurus @plasmidsaurus.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

A dream future

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Seth Cotlar @sethcotlar.bsky.social · 13/09/2025

I’m curious. If an outspoken atheist was to set up tables outside churches on Sunday and on campuses of Christian colleges with a sign that said “God doesn’t exist, prove me wrong,” would that person be hailed as a figure who was trying to engage in good faith debate and heal our divisions?

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Virginia Gewin @virginiagewin.bsky.social · 29/08/2025

Going forward, what comes out of the CDC “will be a Frankenstein of science and ideology” podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

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The C.D.C.’s Vaccine Chief on Why Quitting Was His Only Option

Podcast Episode · The Daily · 08/29/2025 · 29m

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Kathleen Bachynski @bachynski.bsky.social · 29/08/2025

Kennedy “is trying to fully dismantle the nation’s vaccination apparatus, regardless of what science says or what most people want. And less than a year into his tenure as health secretary, he is succeeding brilliantly.” We are all at deep risk unless we push Congress to actually act. NOW.

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Opinion | The Public Health Disaster Everyone Saw Coming

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News Eye @newseye.bsky.social · 28/08/2025

BREAKING: Big moment as CDC staff stage a mass walkout. They have lined the street outside its HQ to greet and salute the four top officials who have resigned in protest at RFK Jr’s attack on the agency’s science base. (🎥 AP)

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Pathoplexus @pathoplexus.org · 27/08/2025

🗓 Pathoplexus turns ONE! 🎂🎉 In the past year we’ve grown from 4 pathogens to a truly global, community-driven platform for transparent, equitable & impactful pathogen sequence sharing. 📰 Read the full update: pathoplexus.org/news/2025-08... 1/10

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Kathleen Bachynski @bachynski.bsky.social · 24/08/2025

“New Jersey health officials are issuing a warning about a possible measles exposure on NJ Transit and PATH trains. A Hudson County resident who was diagnosed with measles used public transportation while potentially infectious, the New Jersey Department of Health announced Friday.”

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Warning issued for possible measles exposure on NJ Transit, PATH trains

A Hudson County resident who tested positive for measles used public transit while potentially infectious, health officials say.

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Molly Gale (Gale-Hammell Lab) @mollygale.bsky.social · 16/06/2025

🧬🌽 Happy Transposon Day! 🌽🧬 Today we celebrate the birthday of Barbara McClintock - scientist extraordinaire and discoverer of jumping genes. Still the only woman to have an unshared Nobel Prize in the biomedical sciences #TransposonDay2025

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 15/06/2025

We’re honored to report that over 11 million showed up for today’s No Kings protest, and totals are still coming in. Just… wow. WOW 😮! There’s nothing more to say.

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Duncan MacCannell @drm.bsky.social · 15/06/2025

I once talked to Ice-T about skiing in the Delta customer service line in Salt Lake City.

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Carl Zimmer @carlzimmer.com · 02/05/2025

Time to catch up on the past week’s news about science and medicine in the US. Whew. 1/10

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Last Week Tonight with John Oliver @lastweektonight.com · 28/04/2025

This week’s main story is about the budget and staffing cuts being made to public health agencies in the U.S. under RFK Jr.’s leadership, how those cuts will impact all of us, and some foolproof ideas for what scientists can do in the absence of totally superfluous stuff like, y’know, centrifuges.

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Alt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 28/04/2025

💣The Carpet Bombing of HHS 💥 It's hard to describe how America's health agencies have been bombed and shelled in the past few months, but John Oliver is a good start. 🧵

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RFK Jr. & HHS: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

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Alt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 28/03/2025

We agree that CDC needs to be more nimble and efficient. But CDC restructuring should be done by someone who understands the mission and respects science. RFKJ is not that person. He does not understand the work he is destroying and does not care to find out. www.medpagetoday.com/special-repo...

Picture of RFKJ in a dark suit and blue tie leaning back in an arm chair with both arms on the arm rests looking confidently back at the camera. Caption reads "Ask me why I combined HIV research...with occupational and environmental health."

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Alt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 28/03/2025

Utah just banned fluoride in drinking water, undoing decades of science-based public health progress. Time for a fluoride #factcheckfriday:

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Dr. Kelly O. @drkfo.bsky.social · 29/03/2025

Those NAS worked great for almost 9 years. RIP!

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Alt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 28/03/2025

CDC leadership has not been included in decisions that affect the agency's future. Termination emails will go directly from HHS to CDC staff. The tone from Center directors today: “sorry we don't know anything. Please tell us if you're RIF'd. We'll do a headcount Monday of those still standing".

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Renee DiResta @noupside.bsky.social · 25/03/2025

RFK Jr puts an absolute crank with a history of retracted papers and license violations in charge of his “no really vaccines do cause autism” study. David Geier… incredible, really. Nice job, Bill Cassidy! www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...

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Vaccine skeptic hired to head federal study of immunizations and autism

A long-discredited researcher and vaccine skeptic will conduct a government study on whether vaccines cause autism.

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Jason Shepherd @jasonsynaptic.bsky.social · 25/03/2025

I can’t believe we just went through the worst pandemic of a generation and are now just going to ignore it for political reasons. As if COVID just disappeared and there’s no chances of another similar pandemic down the road 🤦🏻😨

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Eric Topol @erictopol.bsky.social · 25/03/2025

In <24 hours, Covid funding is DOGEd across HHS, CDC, NIH as if it and Long Covid didn't exist and there is no worry for future pandemics www.science.org/content/arti... www.nbcnews.com/health/healt... www.science.org/content/arti...

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Alt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 25/03/2025

We can confirm that CDC (Trump/DOGE) is making massive cuts to states. State and local health departments rely on federal funds to provide services. Immediate termination of grants, effective today, as well as steep cuts to COVID funds. We will update as we learn the full extent.

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Dr. Kelly O. @drkfo.bsky.social · 25/03/2025

Come check out @erinyoung.bsky.social poster at #IDLabCon ! Learn about how long read sequencing reads can be used to identify AMR genes!

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Christin Hanigan @chanigan.bsky.social · 24/03/2025

Fun way to kick off @aphl.org #IDLabCon with the next steps for next generation sequencing pre conference workshop! Thanks @drkfo.bsky.social @k-florek.net and Dan Evans for speaking!

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Dr. Kelly O. @drkfo.bsky.social · 24/03/2025

Kicking off the NGS pre conference workshop at APHL’s ID Lab Con! Nice presentation @k-florek.net #IDLabCon

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Madhu Pai, MD, PhD @madhupai.bsky.social · 19/03/2025

2023: mRNA vaccine scientists win the Nobel Prize 2025: US government cuts research on mRNA vaccines

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Duncan MacCannell @drm.bsky.social · 14/03/2025

Nice overview of CDC's Travelers Genomics Program, which screens for SARS-CoV-2 and other pathogens among the travelling public (voluntary swabs/aircraft blue water) at four US international airports. www.cbsnews.com/news/disease...

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How disease detectives are hunting for viruses at major U.S. airports

A CDC program tests wastewater from airplanes, looking for pathogens that may have hitched a ride with passengers on long-haul international flights.

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🌈Dr. Frizzle @swilua.bsky.social · 08/03/2025

The Utah State Legislature banned pride flags on government buildings so the Salt Lake City government lit City Hall up in Pride Colors ☠️

Salt Lake City Hall Lit up in Pride Colors

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c0nc0rdance @c0nc0rdance.bsky.social · 12/05/2024

You've no doubt heard that the Great Library of Alexandria was destroyed in a fire and with it, centuries of knowledge, learning & prose. But that's not the ACTUAL story. The TRUE story of the destruction of the Great Library of Alexandria has more to teach us than the myth.

The fire of Alexandria, woodcuts by Hermann Göll, 1876.

The lighthouse tower and surrounding buildings of the Alexandria harbor are shown on fire, with smoke rising to the sky. Boats bob on the surface of the water. The impression is of chaos and ruin in process.

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Dr. Kelly O. @drkfo.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

WTF? Why is Musk at the CDC? He might get lost and stumble into the BLS4 without any PPE.

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

The assault on NIH is a test for how the national media covers the Trump admin: Trump is shutting down medical research! That is easy to communicate. Will they treat it as a 5 alarm fire in a way that forces the government to respond, or will they downplay & caveat it?

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Cody @rebelhealthguard.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

Federal health agencies have been instructed to pause all external communications, such as health advisories, weekly scientific reports, updates to websites and social media posts. Let’s not forget about the current H5N1 situation. www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...

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Trump officials pause health agencies’ communications, citing review

The agencies are charged with making decisions that touch the lives of every American and are the source of crucial information to health-care providers.

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Michelle Wille @duckswabber.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

>8000 virus genomes described from 40 species of bats across 52 locations in China. Huge diversity of novel viruses described - 3.4 fold increase from current diversity. 👉 www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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