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Frances Daily

@fdaily.bsky.social
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34 yrs as a doctor with experience in GP, ID, IPC, AMS/AMR, Melioidosis, public health, MCH, medical & other health education- mostly in LMIC.Gardener, nature lover

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Frances Daily @fdaily.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
I just signed @australiainstitute.org.au's petition: Protect native forests without giving big polluters a licence to pollute! Will you join me? nb.australiainstitute.org.au/forests
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✍️ SIGN THE PETITION: Ban native forest logging and scrap dodgy offsets
The NSW Government has finally agreed to protect 176,000 hectares of forest and create the Great Koala National Park – a habitat for koalas and 66 other threatened species. But there's a catch. Under...
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Dr Satoshi Akima, FRACP @toshiakima.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
The surgical mask shown in this article will do almost nothing to reduce particulate inhalation because it's just a splash guard. Wear a well-fitted respirator N95 or better
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What you need to breathe easier when the air is full of smoke | CNN
Millions of Americans and Canadians are breathing bad air right now due to wildfire smoke. Here’s what you need to know masks, ventilation and staying healthy.
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S|AM Connor @criprights.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
Watching Senator Jordon Steele-John intermittently raging at and patiently schooling a row of NDIA and Health bureaucrats and TEARING them a new one is perhaps the best thing I have ever watched. MASTERFUL. www.linkedin.com/posts/dr-geo...
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Check out this heated exchange at the NDIS Bill hearing. The government says employment supports will not be affected. But when pressed, officials confirmed the reality that many disabled people… | ...
Check out this heated exchange at the NDIS Bill hearing. The government says employment supports will not be affected. But when pressed, officials confirmed the reality that many disabled people alr...
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Helen Branswell 🇨🇦 @helenbranswell.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
Today's #Ebola update from DRC.
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the Juice Media @thejuicemedia.com · 06/06/2026
The WA government made a tourism ad for the Kimberley, and it’s surprisingly honest and informative! 👉 Write to Environment Minister Murray Watt 🥧 www.environskimberley.org.au/minister_watt
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Honest Government Ad | Visit the Kimberley!
YouTube video by thejuicemedia
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Professor Euan Ritchie FAMS @euanritchie.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
We can't let Roger Cook, Murray Watt, and their fossil fuel industry corporate sponsors destroy the Kimberley www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rh9I... - @thejuicemedia.com
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Honest Government Ad | Visit the Kimberley!
YouTube video by thejuicemedia
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Dr Satoshi Akima, FRACP @toshiakima.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
A thread on why the WHO's resurrection of a need for close contact as a condition for infections to transmit is a relapse into a Medieval model of contagionism long discredited by Koch.
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Dr Satoshi Akima, FRACP @toshiakima.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
There was an ancient debate over the origin of epidemics between miasmatists (non-contagious bad air arising in the environment) vs contagionists (infectious spread person-to-person). The scientific debate is over, but the political grounds driving the polarisation remain alive today. 🧵
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Dr Satoshi Akima, FRACP @toshiakima.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
It’s odd why medicine doesn’t get the engineering principles behind respiratory protective equipment. “But there’s no RCT to prove the predictions made by aerosol physics have clinical impact”.
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Frances Daily @fdaily.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
As always, excellent information from Raina McIntyre podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/a...
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What we know about the cruise ship hantavirus
Podcast Episode · ABC News Daily · 13 May · 16min
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AirSpot 😷❤️ @airspotrob.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
“Avoiding COVID… but also missing people? Help map cleaner-air spaces, COVID-conscious meetups, and safer community spots so people can reconnect without giving up their health." Click on this link to find out more: airspothealth.com/a/blog/help-...
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Trish Greenhalgh @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
OUR NEW BMJ editorial: Andes virus should reset WHO’s default approach to airborne risk. 🧵 1/ For severe pathogens with person-to-person transmission, the starting point should be precautionary airborne protections — not waiting for definitive proof after spread occurs. www.bmj.com/content/393/...
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AirSpot 😷❤️ @airspotrob.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
Thank you to everyone continuing to drive #COVIDawareness, #Masking, and the benefits of #CleanIndoorAir You may find this free and growing resource useful. map.airspothealth.com
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Melissa Sweet @melissasweetdr.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...
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Argentina races to find origins of cruise ship hantavirus outbreak, amid reports some passengers have returned to US
Argentina, where the MV Hondius cruise departed, consistently ranked by WHO as having highest incidence of hantavirus in region
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Madhu Pai, MD, PhD @madhupai.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
No mucus (sputum) needed: Easy-to-use TB test shows accuracy in 7-country analysis www.cidrap.umn.edu/tuberculosis...
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No mucus needed: Easy-to-use TB test shows accuracy in 7-country analysis
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Frances Daily @fdaily.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
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Nancy Malek @n95anaesthetist.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
Doctors: does Covid cause long-term harm? Let's examine the evidence. 🧵 1/4 youtu.be/uGtU_gSCANo?...
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Covid for Doctors Part 2 - Dr Nancy Malek
YouTube video by Dr Nancy Malek MBBS FANZCA
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Airspot Health @airspothealth.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
We are giving away 5 AirSpots! To enter, share a video of you using map.airspothealth.com! How to win: - The first 2 to post a video using the AirSpot Map and tag @airspothealth.bsky.social - The 3 videos that tag @airspothealth.bsky.social and generate the most engagement by March 23rd
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AirSpot 😷❤️ @airspotrob.bsky.social · 21/02/2026
Avoid travelling in touring coaches to avoid airborne disease #COVIDisNotOver #COVIDisAirborne
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Eric Topol @erictopol.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
Eminence-based medicine ;-)
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Madhu Pai, MD, PhD @madhupai.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
“Smear microscopy is basically how we’ve been diagnosing tuberculosis since 1882, and I really think it’s time to say goodbye” @johngreensbluesky.bsky.social nailed it!! It really is time to offer a WHO approved rapid molecular test to all people with presumed tuberculosis!!
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Melissa Sweet @melissasweetdr.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
Australian scientist who alerted world that Covid is airborne wins top science prize www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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Australian scientist who alerted world that Covid is airborne wins top science prize
Prof Lidia Morawska says recognition of her research comes at a fraught time – an ‘age of anti-science’
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Prof Brendan Crabb AC @brendancrabb.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
The world learned a painful lesson during COVID; respiratory infections are airborne. This changes a great deal - especially the need for better indoor air quality and high quality masks. If there was a single most important person responsible it was Prof Morawska. www.abc.net.au/news/science...
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World expert in air quality and COVID wins Australia's top science prize
Lidia Morawska, an internationally renowned expert in air quality and its impact on human health, has won Australia's most coveted prize for scientific research.
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Denis - The COVID Info Guy @thecovidinfoguy.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
Australia: "Deaths due to acute respiratory infections" Published: 30/09/2025 Deaths registered by 31 August 2025: 🔹1,703 - COVID deaths 🔹898 - Influenza deaths 🔹345 - RSV deaths COVID remains the top cause of acute respiratory infection deaths in 2025 — nearly 2× influenza and almost 5× RSV.
The image is a table titled “Deaths involving acute respiratory infections by month 2025.”

It shows monthly death counts in Australia for three major respiratory illnesses — COVID-19, Influenza, and RSV — from January to August 2025, with totals for each across the year so far.

Breakdown:

COVID-19:
Deaths range from 129 (April) to 350 (July), with the highest counts in June (348) and July (350).
Total: 1,703 deaths by August 2025.

Influenza:
Gradually rises through winter, peaking in July (309) before dropping in August (121).
Total: 898 deaths.

RSV (Respiratory Syncytial Virus):
Also peaks mid-winter with 116 deaths in July, down to 38 in August.
Total: 345 deaths.

Columns for September to December are marked “na,” indicating data not yet available.

Overall, the table highlights that COVID-19 remains the leading cause of acute respiratory infection deaths in 2025, more than double influenza and nearly five times RSV.
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Andrew Wilkie MP @andrewwilkiemp.bsky.social · 08/10/2025
Today the Tas Govt officially binned the Planning Commission’s damning report into the proposed Mac Pt AFL stadium. But if the knuckleheads actually knew anything about ‘future prosperity’, they’d be focussed instead on essential infrastructure and services #auspol #politas
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Denis - The COVID Info Guy @thecovidinfoguy.bsky.social · 30/09/2025
US Weekly COVID update: Sep 29, 2025 🔸1 in 66 Actively Infectious 🔸743,000 New Daily Infections 🔸5,540,000 Infections In The Past Week 🔸185,000,000 Infections in 2025 🔸277,000 to 1,110,000 Weekly Long COVID Cases 🔸1,600 to 2,600 Weekly Deaths pmc19.com/data/
📍 U.S. COVID-19 Wastewater Heat Map (Sept 29, 2025)
Data from CDC wastewater surveillance shows transmission is either very high or very low in most states, with few in between.

🟥 Very High spread across much of the West, Midwest, and Northeast.
🟧 High in parts of the South and Midwest.
🟨 Some Low/Very Low areas, but limited.

As the 11th national wave declines, “COVID is everywhere” — shifting north and east.📊 U.S. COVID-19 Estimates – Sept 29, 2025 (PMC Model)

Infections

1 in 66 people actively infectious (1.5%)

743,000 new daily infections

5.54M infections in the past week

185M infections so far in 2025

Avg: 4.68 infections per person

Long COVID

From daily infections: 37K–149K new cases

From weekly infections: 277K–1.11M new cases

Excess Deaths

From daily infections: 210–350

From weekly infections: 1,600–2,600

⚠️ Even after passing the national peak, infections, long COVID, and excess deaths remain high.
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Denis - The COVID Info Guy @thecovidinfoguy.bsky.social · 29/09/2025
By Keith @keetmuise Media saying avoiding Covid is “health anxiety” is like saying… Seatbelt = Crash Anxiety Life Jacket = Drowning Anxiety Helmet = Brain Injury Anxiety Winter Boots = Frostbite Anxiety Keep it going in the comments Source: x.com/keetmuise/st...
Keith @keetmuise 

Media saying avoiding Covid is “health anxiety” is like saying… 

Seatbelt = Crash Anxiety 
Life Jacket = Drowning Anxiety 
Helmet = Brain Injury Anxiety 
Winter Boots = Frostbite Anxiety 

Keep it going in the comments

1:02 PM · Sep 27, 2025 · 46.1K  Views
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Krutika Kuppalli, MD FIDSA @krutikakuppalli.bsky.social · 09/09/2025
🚨 Denmark is on the verge of eradicating the deadliest cancer-causing HPV strains (16 & 18) 💉 📉 Infections dropped from ~15% to <1% in vaccinated women. 💪 This means fewer cancers and lives saved. Vaccines aren’t just medicine—they’re miracles. 🌍❤️ #VaccinesWork www.gavi.org/vaccineswork...
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Denmark close to wiping out leading cancer-causing HPV strains after vaccine roll-out
A nationwide study suggests infections with human papillomavirus (HPV) types 16 and 18 have been virtually eliminated since vaccination began in 2008 – protecting even unvaccinated women.
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STAT @statnews.com · 05/09/2025
Let STAT's @alexhogan.bsky.social explain what is happening at the CDC. www.statnews.com/2025/09/04/k...
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What is happening at the CDC?
A lot has happened at the CDC in the past week. Get caught up with a quick video explainer in this week's installment of STATus Report.
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Kai Kupferschmidt @kakape.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
The quote I come back to the most these days is Voltaire's "Whoever can compel you to believe absurdities can also compel you to act unjustly." (That's a loose translation though not as loose as Torrey's common "Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities.”)
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Madhu Pai, MD, PhD @madhupai.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
Joint statement calling for Secretary Kennedy resignation @idsainfo.bsky.social @apha.org @hivma.bsky.social @stoptbusa.bsky.social @avac.org @treatmentactiongroup.org @asm.org & many other professional organizations www.idsociety.org/news--public...
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Patrick Hickey, MD @pwhickey.bsky.social · 03/09/2025
Grateful to Dr Alexandra Yonts @pidringer.bsky.social from Children’s National and George Washington University for joining us at Uniformed Services University Pediatric Grand Rounds today to speak on the topic of Pediatric Long Covid
A title slide: What Doesn’t Kill You Doesn’t Always Make You Stronger: Understanding Long COVID in Children” by Alexandra Yonts, MD. The title is overlaid on a strikingly haunting image in a range of blue hues of a child with mid length curly hair looking over their right shoulder.
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Nukit @nukit.bsky.social · 03/09/2025
Mockup of how the Tempest Pro works with its VESA mount stacked on an Autopole using off-the-shelf hardware. Nearly silent, massive CADR in a small footprint for events and location work. It should be in the warehouse in about two weeks...
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An Leavy @an-leavy.bsky.social · 03/09/2025
If the legislation passes, the Australian CDC will start as a standalone agency on 1 January 2026, building on the groundwork and achievements of the interim Australian CDC.
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Melissa Sweet @melissasweetdr.bsky.social · 31/08/2025
Bernie Sanders demands that RFK Jr step down as health secretary www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Bernie Sanders demands that RFK Jr step down as health secretary
Vermont senator says Kennedy is endangering the health of the American people as head of the US health department
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Krutika Kuppalli, MD FIDSA @krutikakuppalli.bsky.social · 28/08/2025
I never thought the damage done to public health and CDC by Trump 1.0 around could be worse. Yet with Trump 2.0. we are seeing harm beyond what we ever imagined — not only is it devastating to watch but it will have repercussions in generations to come.
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Professor Euan Ritchie FAMS @euanritchie.bsky.social · 25/08/2025
Be like Fran www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08...
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Retired doctor takes on rare fungi finding 'work of a lifetime'
Fran Guard turned to fungi research after finding a species that had not yet been scientifically described while weeding her rainforest property.
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Christine Milne @christinemilne.bsky.social · 20/08/2025
Bold Environment Protection Reform.. no one thought of that.
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Frances Daily @fdaily.bsky.social · 15/08/2025
@aranethome.bsky.social Hi Aranet. Any suggestions how to repair the screen?
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Putrino Lab @putrinolab.bsky.social · 14/08/2025
Really proud of my team for getting this out. It has been a heavy lift. When we opened the Cohen Center for Recovery from Complex Chronic Illness, we wanted to create a place that could provide the very best of care for people with #LongCOVID, #MECFS, www.beckershospitalreview.com/quality/pati... 1/
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Mount Sinai publishes 1st US guide for infection-linked chronic illnesses - Becker's Hospital Review | Healthcare News & Analysis
New York City-based Mount Sinai Health System has released the country’s first clinical manual for treating infection-associated chronic illnesses, according to an Aug. 13 news release.  The clinical ...
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Croakey Health Media @croakeynews.bsky.social · 12/07/2025
A medical intervention into Tasmanian election debate: ditch the stadium www.croakey.org/a-medical-in...
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A medical intervention into Tasmanian election debate: ditch the stadium
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Ian M. Mackay, PhD (he/him) 🦠🤧🧬📑🦟🧀 @mackayim.bsky.social · 05/07/2025
"So, there's the real chance we'll be getting a surge of cases later in winter that people still have the opportunity to protect themselves against." -Not too late to get vaccinated now www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07...
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Queensland facing worst flu season in years with holiday 'surge' expected
So far this year, influenza cases are nearly 20 per cent higher than they were last year, and 2,800 cases were recorded in the last week alone — the highest weekly total of 2025.
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Eric Topol @erictopol.bsky.social · 27/06/2025
'Perhaps the old saying, “the way to a man’s heart is through his stomach” will be revised to “ the way to a human’s brain and immune system is through the gut.' erictopol.substack.com/p/the-gut-br...
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The Gut-Brain Axis Takes Center Stage
A rapid expansion of new discoveries and knowledge lays the foundation for a new era in medicine
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Prof Brendan Crabb AC @brendancrabb.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
Very good news from Australia - against the run of play! ausglobalhealth.org/australias-r...
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Australia's renewed $386 million Gavi commitment to continue to deliver extraordinary returns for taxpayers - Australian Global Health Alliance
Pacific Friends of Global Health has strongly endorsed the Australian Government’s renewed five year commitment of $386 million to Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, demonstrating Australia’s steadfast leade...
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Binita Kane @binitakane.bsky.social · 24/06/2025
It’s a bloody good guide - the best I’ve seen for managing Long Covid, ME and IACCs. I’m already sharing widely - support if you can. Link to guide ➡️ batemanhornecenter.org/wp-content/u...
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Frances Daily @fdaily.bsky.social · 22/06/2025
Worth watching. Thanks Nancy for great work
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Linsey Marr @linseymarr.bsky.social · 09/06/2025
Important result from CDC research team: H5N1 flu virus from a dairy farm worker transmitted by direct contact in ferrets with 100% efficiency (6/6 animals infected) and by droplets/aerosols in ferrets, physically separated, with 50% efficiency (3/6 animals infected). wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/...
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Avian Influenza A(H5N1) Isolated from Dairy Farm Worker, Michigan, USA
Avian Influenza A(H5N1) Isolated from Dairy Farm Worker, Michigan
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Helen Branswell 🇨🇦 @helenbranswell.bsky.social · 09/06/2025
Jay Bhattacharya shot to international attention as a founder of the Great Barrington Declaration, a protest of #Covid control measures. Now #NIH director, Bhattacharya is facing a protest declaration — from his agency's angry staff, @aniloza.bsky.social reports. www.statnews.com/2025/06/09/n...
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Several hundred NIH employees sign a letter of protest to the agency’s director
Several hundred NIH employees signed on to a letter rebuking agency actions since the start of President Trump's second term
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Frances Daily @fdaily.bsky.social · 01/06/2025
Great leader
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