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Iris Finci

@fincika.bsky.social

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Infectious disease epidemiologist @ WHO Euro EPIET alumna

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Iris Finci @fincika.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

What a short-sighted move! www.statnews.com/2025/02/14/t...

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CDC cuts expected to devastate Epidemic Intelligence Service, a ‘crown jewel’ of public health

Members of the CDC's Epidemic Intelligence Service were warned Friday that many of them were about to be fired

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Iris Finci @fincika.bsky.social · 30/01/2025

www.afro.who.int/countries/ug...

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WHO accelerates efforts to support response to Sudan virus disease outbreak in Uganda

Brazzaville/Kampala – Following the confirmation of an outbreak of Sudan virus disease – which belongs to the same family as Ebola virus disease – in Uganda today, World Health Organization (WHO) is m...

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Saloni @scientificdiscovery.dev · 30/01/2025

AMFAR has published a report on how the foreign aid freeze affects PEPFAR, which actually still hasn't resumed. They estimate that hundreds of thousands of people lose access to HIV antivirals and 1500 babies are expected to contract HIV — *each day* 🧵

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Iris Finci @fincika.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

State Department Permits Distribution of H.I.V. Medications to Resume — for Now www.nytimes.com/2025/01/28/h...

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State Department Permits Distribution of H.I.V. Medications to Resume — for Now

Experts fear a resurgence of infections in low-income countries if the ban were to continue. The waiver remains in place, while officials review foreign aid programs.

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Science Magazine @science.org · 12/12/2024

Science’s 2024 Breakthrough of the Year is lenacapavir, an injectable drug that demonstrated remarkable success at preventing HIV infection with one shot every 6 months. Learn more about this year's #BOTY and other big advances in science: scim.ag/3BrCtUn

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