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Johan Van Weyenbergh

@johanvawe.bsky.social
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Immunologist curious about viruses, cancer, evolution and all things human Likes all #systems thinking and still working out all the #omics 🤓 #immunosky #medsky #idsky

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Xela Hart @xelahart.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
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Waggoner Lab @labwaggoner.bsky.social · 14h
Exposure route, not dose, is the primary driver of infection patterns for a respiratory virus www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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Waggoner Lab @labwaggoner.bsky.social · 14h
A multiomic atlas of pregnancies with chronic placental inflammation links effector activation to preterm birth and regulatory resilience to term delivery www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... @ngllab.bsky.social @washumedicine.bsky.social
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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 16h
me, an immigrant, watching people who said immigrants are corrupting america engage in actual corrupt behavior
An Asian man looks out the window with binoculars. An Asian man smiling at the camera.
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The Brussels Times @brusselstimes.com · 06/10/2026
Brussels ranks among the European capitals most dependent on fossil fuels to heat buildings, prompting Greenpeace to call for a clear deadline to phase out gas.
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Brussels among European cities most dependent on fossil fuels for heating
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Reuters @reuters.com · 05/10/2026
Dozens quarantined in Siberia after plague institute lab worker dies reut.rs/4hMq3HT
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Dozens quarantined in Siberia after plague institute lab worker dies
A laboratory worker at a plague research institute in ​Siberia has fallen ill and died in undisclosed circumstances, prompting authorities to quarantine dozens of ‌people, and the head of Russia's health watchdog to fly to the Irkutsk region.
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Johan Van Weyenbergh @johanvawe.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Een kritische blik op "ras" door echte #genetica specialisten @maartenlarmuseau.bsky.social IsabelleCleynen Toomas Kivisild www.standaard.be/opinies/ras-...
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Ras bestaat niet, behalve als sociale constructie
Hoewel hij door zijn copiloot was neergestoken en hevig bloedde, slaagde piloot Smit Machchhar erin de deur van zijn cockpit te openen. Passagiers konden daarop zijn aanvaller overmeesteren. “Als we een paar seconden later waren geweest, hadden we hem verloren.”
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Johan Van Weyenbergh @johanvawe.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
#ME/CVS #MCAS #LongCOVID on stage 👇🧪 vrtnws.be/p.3BxZ83e1J
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'Ta mal ou' toont wanhoop van wie chronisch ziek is | VRT NWS Nieuws
Soms grijpt een voorstelling je vanaf de eerste minuut naar de keel, en 'Ta mal ou' (Waar heb je pijn?) is er zo een. Actrice Louise Bergez neemt ons mee op een fictief parcours langs artsen, op zoek ...
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Amy Diehl, Ph.D. @amydiehl.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
For fraternities, proving your masculinity can become a central part of proving your worth and fit. This hypermasculine culture of dominance and risk-taking and the culture of secrecy – can become a "powder keg" for sexual violence. theconversation.com/cornell-7-ca...
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Cornell 7 case puts a spotlight on fraternity misconduct – and the limits of universities’ power to stop it
While universities can suspend and expel students for committing sexual violence and other kinds of illegal misconduct, they face logistical and financial limits to preventing such behavior.
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Global Virus Network @globalvirusnews.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
#GVNMilestones Through the GVN Academy, mentorship programs, training initiatives, and Global Guardians for Pandemic Preparedness, GVN is helping prepare the next generation of virology and public health leaders. Explore the GVN Milestones: gvn.org/gvn-milestones
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The Brussels Times @brusselstimes.com · 03/10/2026
High concentrations of the coronavirus are again being detected in wastewater in Leuven, reaching the highest levels in a year.
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Virologists detect abnormal concentration of Covid-19 in Leuven's wastewaters
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It's ME(Jaime) @exceedhergrasp1.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Our paper about the challenges and opportunities in decentralized clinical trials for #LongCOVID is out! We discuss the regulatory, clinical, & disease-specific challenges we faced in building a clinical trial network for Long COVID. Please read and share with your networks! 🧪
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Frontiers | Facilitators and barriers to decentralized Long COVID platform clinical trials using repurposed drugs
Long COVID is an emerging chronic condition that results in substantial impairments in quality of life, physical function, and ability to maintain gainful em...
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Le Monde @lemonde.fr · 02/10/2026
L’espérance de vie mondiale est presque revenue à son niveau pré-Covid, selon l’OMS
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L’espérance de vie mondiale est presque revenue à son niveau pré-Covid, selon l’OMS
L’espérance de vie mondiale a atteint 73,3 ans en 2023, un chiffre proche des 73,4 ans enregistrés en 2019, avant la pandémie due au coronavirus.
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Long Covid UK @longcoviduk.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
📢 Help shape the future of care for Long COVID and ME/CFS! The HERITAGE study is looking for people with lived experience of Long COVID and ME/CFS to take part in our study! As a part of Work Packages 1 and 2, you will: ✅ Complete 5 questionnaires over 12 months ✅ Share your symptoms and experie…
Image with a header saying Health Effects From Infection Sequelae Tailoring Services and Advancing Guidance. Logos for the Heritage study, the University of Leeds, the University of Leicester, the University of Oxford and the NIHR are also shown. Main text reads Why is Heritage needed? Care for Long Covid and ME/CFS varies across the NHS. Heritage will explore what services are provided, what people experience, what works, what needs to change. Your experiences can help inform the future of Long Covid and ME/CFS care. There is a QR code above which it says Join the Heritage Study. A website address is also given of https://heritage.leeds.ac.uk/join/
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Payal Yokota @payalyokota.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Why does the same virus kill one host and spare another? The key is lung imprinting from a previous parasitic infection. Our new study @nature.com offers answers + critical mechanisms! Immense thanks to @KamalmKhanna and our collaborators. 🧵 #Diseasetolerance #NAMs www.nature.com/articles/s41...:
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Type 2 immune history trains lung macrophages for viral disease tolerance - Nature
Type 2 inflammation trains nerve- and airway-associated macrophages to confer disease tolerance against lethal influenza by limiting immunopathology and promoting tissue repair without enhancing viral...
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Saez-Rodriguez Group @saezlab.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Happy to see the peer-reviewed version of SpaCEy now out: 📄 Published paper: www.nature.com/articles/s41... 💻 Code: github.com/saezlab/SpaCEy
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Margot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
'England’s strong performance at the latest PISA results has been widely put down to recent reforms. But that explanation ignores a striking finding: children from immigrant backgrounds outperformed their native-background peers.'
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England’s strong performance of immigrant children in PISA
England's strong performance at the PISA results has been attributed to reforms. But one finding stands out: immigrant children outperformed their native peers.
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Denis - The COVID Info Guy @thecovidinfoguy.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
"Repeated Flu And Covid-19 Infections Linked To Higher Parkinson’s Risk, CCMB Study Finds" Dr Swasti Raychaudhuri said "not every viral infection leads to Parkinson's disease." However, she warned that "the risk increases significantly with repeated infections" as biochemical reactions can change.
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Repeated Flu And Covid-19 Infections Linked To Higher Parkinson’s Risk, CCMB Study Finds
Dr Swasti Raychaudhuri, who led the research, noted that although cells possess protective mechanisms, biochemical reactions can undergo changes depending on the circumstances.
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Philippe Smet @pfsmet.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Het zal niet verbazen dat ook september (in Ukkel) warmer was dan gemiddeld: +2.2°C tov de periode 1991-2020 en 3.2°C tov 1900-1950. Daarmee lijkt 2026 (bovenste grafiek) goed op weg om het warmste jaar sinds heel, heel lang te worden. Tot nu was elke maand ook warmer dan het gemiddelde 1991-2020.
Grafiek met de afwijking van elke gemiddelde maandtemperatuur dit jaar tov het gemiddelde 1900-1950 en gemiddelde 1991-2020. Elke maand was tot nu toe in 2026 warmer dan die referentie periodes, gemiddeld 2 en 3.4°C. Bovenaan een scatterplot (afwijking maandtemperatuur tov 1900-1950, jaartal), waar de datapunten opschuiven naar hogere afwijking (= warmer) van 1950 tot nu.
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Waggoner Lab @labwaggoner.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
An IL-21 cytokine mimic induced long-term, durable cancer remission via cDC2s-primed IFN-γ CD4 T that promote macrophage-mediated phagocytosis of tumor cells @cellcellpress.bsky.social @danafarber.bsky.social @harvardmed.bsky.social www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...
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Waggoner Lab @labwaggoner.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Direct cell-to-cell transmission of retrotransposons @cellcellpress.bsky.social www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...
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Wim Van Lancker @wimvanlancker.be · 30/09/2026
De Vlaamse regering besliste dat er bespaard wordt op het groeipakket. Ze bespaart daarmee op de periode die het cruciaalst is voor het verdere leven (de geboorte) en op de periode die het duurst is voor gezinnen (de jongvolwassenheid). Het zijn vooral de grote gezinnen die daar de dupe van zijn.
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The Sick Times @thesicktimes.org · 29/09/2026
The current COVID-19 picture remains varied by region: as the summer wave continues into early fall, cases are trending up in the Northeast and parts of the West and down in the South. And an upcoming gap between CDC contracts will further restrict available data. thesicktimes.org/2026/09/29/n...
Graphic from The Sick Times sharing the latest COVID-19 trends for September 29, 2026. The graphic presents trends for three metrics: WastewaterSCAN category for SARS-CoV-2, which is "high" (represented with red) and slightly decreasing (represented with a diagonal down arrow); CDC wastewater viral activity level for SARS-Cov-2, which is "low*" (darker yellow) and stable (side to side arrow); and CDC COVID-19 test positivity, which is moderate (darker yellow) and slightly decreasing. Text below these metrics reads: "*CDC wastewater viral activity levels are calculated based on measurements in the last two years only. They do not account for the lower spread that could be possible with more widespread precautions."

The current COVID-19 picture remains varied by region: as the summer wave continues into early fall, cases are trending up in the Northeast and parts of the West and down in the South. And an upcoming gap between CDC contracts will further restrict available data.
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Johan Van Weyenbergh @johanvawe.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
🧪 Fed up with Brazil’s politicians not listening, a #climate scientist runs for office | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...
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Fed up with Brazil’s politicians not listening, a climate scientist runs for office
Luciana Gatti, who studies carbon uptake in the Amazon, aims to join Brazil’s lower house in this weekend’s elections
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Adam @abrokenbattery.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
“Physically, Long COVID has absolutely just ruined my life.” “Doctors just don’t know what to do with you.” “There’s no help coming your way.” People living with #LongCovid describe how the illness has changed their lives. Highlights from a PBS NewsHour report aired in 2023.
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Johan Van Weyenbergh @johanvawe.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
🧪 Little-known arm of immune system could be key to better #vaccines, #cancer therapies | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...
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Little-known arm of immune system could be key to better vaccines, cancer therapies
The CD1 system responds to lipids, not proteins, driving reactions to bee stings, bacteria, and possibly poison ivy
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Johan Van Weyenbergh @johanvawe.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
🧪 Research at gunpoint #biodiversity #endangered | Science www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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Research at gunpoint
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Pieter T. L. Beck @ptrbck.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
My article arguing that Nathan Cofnas's race realism is rightly labelled as pseudoscience is now also published at @skeptic.org.uk. Honoured to have it up there.
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conifergirl.bsky.social @conifergirl.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
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Daniel Kierzkowski @kierzkowskilab.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
🌱We are looking for an Assistant Professor in Plant Molecular Genetics @irbv.bsky.social If you are passionate about genetics, molecular biology, or imaging, this is your chance to join a community of researchers working on plant development, cell biology, evolution, ecology, and biodiversity. 👇
rh-carriere-dmz-eng.synchro.umontreal.ca
Careers
Through your undergraduate and graduate-level teaching, and your research activities, you will contribute to the faculty’s pursuit of excellence. Furthermore, you will promote your discipline and actively participate in the daily activities of a renowned institution. As such, you will:
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 26/09/2026
Three Florida counties have declared states of emergency as a growing outbreak of dengue has infected hundreds across the state this year.
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Florida counties declare emergency over ‘wildly unusual’ dengue outbreak
Mosquito-borne disease has infected hundreds statewide and killed one woman in Tampa.
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Aurigny.bsky.social @aurigny.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
🌎🧪 #environment #climateemergency #mosquito
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Denmark is trolling Trump.
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Natacha @natacha.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
PSA
Imagine 200 Americans. In this crowd,
24 live in poverty.
18 have no health insurance.
42 are illiterate.
45 have untreated mental illnesses.
35 have an
untreated addiction.
134 live paycheck to paycheck.
23 have experienced homelessness.
59 are victims of domestic violence.
20 have experienced discrimination for their age, race, gender, or religion.
1 is transexual.
Some people would have you believe that this 1 person is the greatest threat and the biggest concern for everyone else in the crowd. How does that make sense?
BY ASHLEY WYATT
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Global Virus Network @globalvirusnews.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
#GVNMilestones During and beyond COVID-19, GVN convened global experts to advance scientific collaboration on SARS-CoV-2, innate immunity, Long COVID, vaccines, therapeutics, and pandemic preparedness. Explore the GVN Milestones: gvn.org/gvn-milestones
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 26/09/2026
This is an entirely new phenomenon because before the vaccine, most women who survived measles were immune because they had it when they were young. But now, idiots who refuse to get vaccinated are giving birth to babies with measles. Two babies have died. www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
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America had wiped out measles. Now babies are infected at birth.
Congenital measles has rarely been seen in the U.S. That’s changing as vaccination declines and more pregnant women become infected.
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In Otter News @in-otter-news.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
After a long day at the aquarium, the otters help tidy their toys away. Payment is made promptly and entirely in ice cubes.
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Johan Van Weyenbergh @johanvawe.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
🧪 Early warning for #outbreaks #AI #pandemicpreparedness #Brazil www.nature.com/articles/s43...
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Healthcare occupancy data as an early warning indicator of infectious disease surges in São Paulo - Communications Medicine
Araújo, Silva, et al. analyze passively collected occupancy data from public urgent care units in São Paulo to assess its potential as an early warning signal for infectious disease surges. Occupancy ...
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Johan Van Weyenbergh @johanvawe.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
U.S. Rejects #UN Declaration on Preparing for Future #Pandemics (gift article from The New York Times) www.nytimes.com/2026/09/25/u...
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U.S. Rejects U.N. Declaration on Preparing for Future Pandemics (Gift Article)
Most member nations spoke in support of the declaration, but some rich countries had strong objections.
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C.H. Romatowski @chromatowski.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
New RCT of a valacyclovir, celecoxib, and nirmatrelvir/ritonavir combo for Long Covid starting at Mount Sinai. Phase 2, enrolling 150 people. Builds on this open-label case series: www.frontiersin.org/journals/imm...
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PridCor Therapeutics Advances Phase 2 SHIELD Study of a Combination Antiviral Regimen for Long COVID Toward Enrollment
TUSCALOOSA, Ala., Sept. 24, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- PridCor Therapeutics, LLC, a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing combinatio...
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Cedric Feschotte @cedricfeschotte.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Thrilled to see this published today! Truly special because we made the initial discovery >15 yrs ago! We found two copies of a human gene called BC200 embedded in a human poxvirus. BC200 blurs the line between gene & transposon—both functional & mutagenic! www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... 🧵1/n
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Escape of the BC200 gene to a human poxvirus reveals its persistent transposition in primates
Transposable elements mobilize within and occasionally between genomes, including from host to virus. We identified two insertions of the human BC200 noncoding RNA gene in the poxvirus molluscum conta...
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Le Monde in English @english.lemonde.fr · 25/09/2026
Amnesty International calls for ICE to be abolished
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Amnesty International calls for ICE to be abolished
In a report titled 'We Had Whistles, They Had Guns,' the NGO documents widespread human rights violations committed by ICE in the United States.
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Johan Van Weyenbergh @johanvawe.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
🧪 All the ways a #cell can die — and why the variety matters www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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All the ways a cell can die — and why the variety matters
Scientists are poking holes in established ideas about how cells live and die, and are harnessing these discoveries to fight diseases from cancer to autoimmune conditions.
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Here's today's column on the astonishing, ongoing mistreatment of people with #ME/CFS. Please spread it far and wide: the only thing which can break the media's wall of indifference is seeing an article about the issue go viral. Thank you. 1/2 www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Abandoned, dismissed and gaslighted: there is no excuse for the way ME sufferers have been betrayed | George Monbiot
Changes in guidance and science seem to have little impact on millions of devastated lives. It’s a social crisis playing out behind closed doors, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
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Trump Action Tracker @trumpactiontracker.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
The Trump administration is holding back Covid vaccines for all children in at least 11 states and one US territory, and officials have not indicated when or whether the shots will become available. It’s the latest step by top officials to restrict vaccines in America – ... TAT: [Attacking science]
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Delays in Covid shots for kids is latest bid by Trump officials to restrict vaccines
Administration is holding back Covid vaccines for all children in at least 11 states and one US territory
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Johan Van Weyenbergh @johanvawe.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
🧪 Cross-reactive #Bundibugyo antibody responses in Guinean survivors of #Ebola virus and recipients of rVSVΔG-ZEBOV-GP (Ervebo) in an #outbreak setting - The Lancet Infectious Diseases www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
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Cross-reactive Bundibugyo antibody responses in Guinean survivors of Ebola virus and recipients of rVSVΔG-ZEBOV-GP (Ervebo) in an outbreak setting
Control of the ongoing outbreak of Bundibugyo virus (BDBV) in DR Congo, already the largest on record, has been hindered by the absence of licensed vaccines. Although BDBV-specific vaccines are under ...
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The Lancet Microbe @lancetmicrobe.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
New personal view article Metabolism as a missing link between #diabetes, #tuberculosis, and drug resistance? www.thelancet.com/journals/lan... #IDSky #ClinMicro #MicroSky #TBSky #AMR #OpenAccess #OA
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BK. Titanji @boghuma.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
A great reflection post by Dr. Paul Sax on three recent studies which have examined very different approaches to addressing LongCOVID. We do not have a home run yet but it is a good thing that we are casting a wide net to find answers for the many affected. voices.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
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Three Very Different Ways to Treat Long Covid
Two that are promising, and one that is difficult to talk about
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Rich Meisel @richmeisel.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
We're hiring an Assistant or Associate Professor in Evolutionary Biology in my department at the university of Houston @uh-ecoevo.bsky.social Come be my colleague careers.uh.edu/jobs/assista...
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Assistant or Associate Professor - Evolutionary Biology - Houston, Texas, United States
Department: Biology and Biochemistry Salary: Commensurate with experience Description: The Department of Biology and Biochemistry at the University of Houston seeks to hire an evolutionary biolog...
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The Brussels Times @brusselstimes.com · 24/09/2026
From a French town serving 50% organic school meals to an Irish farm slashing emissions, the EU Organic Awards spotlight bold efforts driving sustainable agriculture.
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EU honours innovators from seven countries in 2026 Organic Awards
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