Sarah McDermott @se-mcd.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Love this idea, with the featured abstracts and giving an opportunity to share research! #ukhsa2026 010
Sarah McDermott @se-mcd.bsky.social · 23/09/2026I’ve finally learned the difference between mis and dis-information!! Misinformation = mistaken! Disinformation? Deliberate! 000
Sarah McDermott @se-mcd.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Won’t lie, the tech has consistently worked! Have been very impressed 000
Sarah McDermott @se-mcd.bsky.social · 22/09/2026My annual return to Bluesky for the @ukhsa.bsky.social conference. Off to a good start, great discussion on vector borne diseases! #ukhsa26 #needtolookupthehashtag 010
Sarah McDermott @se-mcd.bsky.social · 09/01/2026To the students whose essays I’m marking in an airport with HR on the background … I’m sorry. I’m going to need to read them again later. And also yes, it’s this gripping. Don’t ask how many times I’ve rewatched it already. #heatedrivalry Also also … how do I post to HR threads? 120
Reposted by Sarah McDermottTimothy Caulfield @caulfieldtim.bsky.social · 10/09/2025🚨National Statement from Canada's Healthcare community: #ScienceMatters! Too often lies – about vaccines, COVID, ivermectin, etc. – harm patients, policies & the public. Canadian medical, research, clinical and healthcare organizations stand up for science!📢 Signed by over 20 leading orgs...👇 28433
Reposted by Sarah McDermottAnne Osterrieder @anneosterrieder.bsky.social · 30/06/2025Raina Plowright mentions the free Coursera course, starting 30 June: "One Health Investigations of Outbreaks and Spillover Events" (instructor: Emily Gurley). #PandemicSciences25 www.coursera.org/learn/one-he...coursera.orgOne Health Investigations of Outbreaks and Spillover EventsOffered by Johns Hopkins University. One Health is the concept that human, animal and environmental health are interconnected. Outbreaks of ... Enroll for free. 011
Reposted by Sarah McDermottAlexandra Phelan 余雪莲 @alexandraphelan.bsky.social · 30/06/2025Tomorrow (Tue 1 July) I’ll be speaking @psioxford.bsky.social #PandemicSciences25 Conference on the Global Governance of Pandemics and Incorporating Science into Law, focusing on our work on the #PandemicAgreement It’s wonderful to see how much enthusiasm there is for the new treaty. 011
Sarah McDermott @se-mcd.bsky.social · 30/06/2025Tee hee made it through day one of the #pandemicsciences25 conference and still healthy in the outbreak simulation! 100
Sarah McDermott @se-mcd.bsky.social · 30/06/2025Well this is a rather gorgeous spot for a #pandemicsciences25 conference lunch! #heatwave #climatechange #pandemic 010
Sarah McDermott @se-mcd.bsky.social · 30/06/2025First panel of the #pandemicsciences25 conference. Really interesting discussion about early detection and spillover events in zoonotic diseases and how they can inform pandemic preparedness 000
Sarah McDermott @se-mcd.bsky.social · 30/06/2025Really loved the opportunity to learn more about the opportunities and pitfalls of life as an early career researcher from such amazing speakers as @peterhorby.bsky.social and others at the workshop before the #pandemicsciences25 conference 110
Sarah McDermott @se-mcd.bsky.social · 02/06/2025We are no better prepared. Still. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...theguardian.comUK is no better prepared: key takeaways from Covid inquiry’s test, trace and isolation moduleWhile a test was quickly developed, weaknesses in the early pandemic response included no plan for nationwide testing and ineffective contact tracing 000
Sarah McDermott @se-mcd.bsky.social · 02/06/2025Sometimes the best you can do is put on some music and inhale the latest @kjcharleswriter.com in a matter of hours. Thank you KJC! You have saved my week and probably what little sanity I have left 000
Reposted by Sarah McDermottAlt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 07/05/2025We are long overdue for some floofiness on this feed. Red panda happy hour starts now. 2587758
Reposted by Sarah McDermottMicah @rincewind.run · 07/05/2025the fundamental disconnect between the manosphere and reality is that they are incapable of understanding that this is - according to every woman I’ve ever met - the sexiest thing a man has ever done 422177294343
Reposted by Sarah McDermottLast Week Tonight with John Oliver @lastweektonight.com · 28/04/2025This 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. 681975564
Reposted by Sarah McDermottDorit Reiss @doritreiss.bsky.social · 27/04/2025Public health leaders, distrustful of RFK Jr., stand up project to defend vaccines www.statnews.com/2025/04/24/v... via @statnews.com @helenbranswell.bsky.socialstatnews.comPublic health leaders, distrustful of RFK Jr., stand up project to defend vaccinesSome key public health figures are taking an extraordinary step to try to shore up U.S. vaccination policy, feared to be under threat from health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. 25023
Sarah McDermott @se-mcd.bsky.social · 23/04/2025The degree if overlap between a AI generated virus and the experimental findings is incredible! One took 5 years, the other 5mins. But really demonstrates how AI can compliment traditional experimental methods, a great presentation from Dr Joe Grove #ukpsn25 000
Sarah McDermott @se-mcd.bsky.social · 23/04/2025@nihr.bsky.social kicking of pandemic sciences with new platform trials on interventions for a future pandemic #ukpsn2025 000
Reposted by Sarah McDermottWhat The Trans?! 🏳️⚧️ @whatthetrans.com · 19/04/2025Today's the big day! There are 22 planned protests all over the UK and even one abroad! Find out if there's one near you here: whatthetrans.com/compilation-...whatthetrans.comCompilation of Protests Against the Supreme Court – What The Trans!? 12826403
Reposted by Sarah McDermottTrans Pride Brighton @transpridebrighton.bsky.social · 18/04/2025Read the full interview with our CEO @ohsarahsavage.bsky.social on the UK’s Supreme Court decision this week. www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crim...independent.co.ukTrans community fears rights ‘melting away’ after Supreme Court ruling‘It felt like our rights were solidified, and now it feels like it’s melting away,’ said Sarah Savage. 23812
Sarah McDermott @se-mcd.bsky.social · 16/04/2025Now let’s see what it looks like when implemented … 🤷♀️ 010
Reposted by Sarah McDermottJonathan Edward Durham @thisone0verhere.bsky.social · 16/04/2025Don’t shame people for not immediately reading all the books they buy. Some books aren’t made to be ready right away, okay? Some books need time to mature. Some books need to cure for a while. Some books are prosciutto, and don’t you forget it. 520109041094
Sarah McDermott @se-mcd.bsky.social · 15/04/2025“No government – regardless of which party is in power – should dictate what private universities can teach, whom they can admit and hire, and which areas of study and inquiry they can pursue,” Alan Garber (Harvard President) www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...theguardian.comTrump officials cut billions in Harvard funds after university defies demandsEducation department says $2.3bn in funds to be frozen after university rejects slew of demands as political ploy 011
Reposted by Sarah McDermottLast Week Tonight with John Oliver @lastweektonight.com · 14/04/2025Here’s last night’s story about the ongoing chaos surrounding Trump and tariffs, and how to behave if you ever encounter a monkey with a gun: youtu.be/5zQ0WewZY50youtu.beTrump & Tariffs: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)YouTube video by LastWeekTonight 831585
Sarah McDermott @se-mcd.bsky.social · 10/04/2025Perks of doing a document analysis of previous #pandemicpreparedness plans, found on the Covid inquiry evidence list - scotlands plan for a #flufriend 010
Sarah McDermott @se-mcd.bsky.social · 29/03/2025Wish she’d been mentioned in any of my undergrad or masters classes, but thank you for spreading the word now! 010
Reposted by Sarah McDermottAdam Kucharski @adamjkucharski.bsky.social · 29/03/2025I'd like to tell you a story about a scientist you may not have heard of, but who shaped a lot of modern health research... 🧵 16393179
Reposted by Sarah McDermottDr Ellie Murray, ScD @epiellie.bsky.social · 24/03/2025Five public health facts RFK Jr doesn't want you to know: 1. Vaccines work and are safe. 2. Solid fats aren't health foods. 3. Random dead animals you find lying around are not safe to touch (or eat). 4. Methylene blue is a dye, not a miracle cure. 5. Measles is bad for you. 226122183223
Sarah McDermott @se-mcd.bsky.social · 25/03/2025@andyburnham.bsky.social opening the keynote with an invitation to help Manchester reclaim the 24/7 party people mantle from 10 Downing St is an awesome start #ukhsa25 010
Reposted by Sarah McDermottPatawan-One 🐸❤️🩹🐢❤️🔥 @patawan1.bsky.social · 24/02/2025At the Governor's Ball at the White House, the U.S. Marine Choir cleverly chose to sing "Can You Hear the People Sing," a song from Les Miserable about the French Revolution, where the people rose up against King Louis XVI's tyranny. What a clever way to stand up against wanna-be “king” Trump! 74722
