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Progressief Nederland @progressiefned.bsky.social · 14/09/2025
Ernstig zieke en gewonde kinderen uit Gaza liggen in overvolle ziekenhuizen, zonder dat er zorg voor is. Andere landen schieten te hulp, Nederland doet niets. Al 50.000 mensen tekenden de petitie om dit te veranderen. In één dag. Teken ook en stuur door! groenlinkspvda.nl/petitie/ziek...
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Angie Rasmussen @angierasmussen.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
Arigato gozaimasu to my Vaccine co-EICs Florian & Ivan, local chair Ken, & journal lead @vaccinology.bsky.social for setting records at #19vaccinecongress. Hard times ahead, but this community of friends, colleagues, & great science fills my heart ❤️ See you at #20vaccinecongress in Seville, Spain!
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Angie Rasmussen @angierasmussen.bsky.social · 06/09/2025
My first year as co-EIC of Vaccine also means my first year co-chairing the #19VaccineCongress with Florian Krammer & Ivan Hung, w/ local chair Ken Ishii. Vaccination has saved hundreds of millions of lives worldwide, but it now faces a grave threat from my home country.
19th Vaccine Congress
7-10 September 2025
Kyoto, Japan
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Senator Bernie Sanders @sanders.senate.gov · 04/09/2025
We need an HHS Secretary who respects science and does not make policy based on conspiracy theories. Vaccines are safe and effective. Kennedy is threatening the health of our kids and all Americans. He must resign.
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Rosa @rosalindanne.bsky.social · 02/09/2025
I am 76 & I have had most of these vaccinations at one time or another. Also vaccinations against Covid, Tetanus, plus Cholera & Yellow Fever when travelling in foreign countries. These prevented me catching horrible diseases & dying a gruesome death. They did not harm me, they protected me!
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Astrid Visser @ruitendrop.bsky.social · 02/09/2025
"Land snakt naar centrumrechts beleid," aldus #Yesilgöz. Absoluut niet, NL snakt naar intelligente communicatieve bestuurders met 'n hoge mate van medemenselijkheid, (toekomst)visie, 'n groot hart, wetenschappijk inzicht en humor. Precies die eigenschappen tref je niet aan bij rechtse klapharken.
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Prof Peter Hotez MD PhD DSc(hon) @peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social · 27/08/2025
My latest just out in VACCINE @sciencedirect.bsky.social www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Hotez article in Vaccine
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The Lancet @thelancet.com · 22/08/2025
The week beginning Aug 4 was the most dangerous, tragic week of RFK Jr’s tenure yet. A Lancet Editorial outlines why—unpacking a movement that seeks to discredit mainstream medicine and portray institutions and experts as enemies, not partners. tinyurl.com/4zppw6ay
Cover of The Lancet's August 23, 2025 issue. Quote on cover reads: "Either through incompetence or disinformation, the actions of this movement pose the greatest threat to the health of Americans and millions of people globally."
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UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency @unhcr.org · 19/08/2025
Humanitarians are a lot of things: committed, resilient, determined. But they should never be a target.
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Angie Rasmussen @angierasmussen.bsky.social · 15/08/2025
We just published an excellent commentary in Vaccine by @gavinyamey.bsky.social & Chris Beyrer breaking down how the current regime is laying waste to US vaccination programs & what we can do about it: ✅Congress must withdraw support for RFK Jr ✅Speak up...loudly ✅Study anti-vax movements ✅VOTE
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The dismantling of the U.S. vaccine regulatory framework
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allie10.bsky.social @allie10.bsky.social · 21/06/2025
Just sayin’ 🫂🫶🙏🥹💙🩷🍀
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UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency @unhcr.org · 20/06/2025
This #WorldRefugeeDay: Choose empathy. Choose solidarity. Choose action.
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Ian L Morgan @ianlmorgan.bsky.social · 20/06/2025
Jay, please stop gaslighting early career researchers.
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Angie Rasmussen @angierasmussen.bsky.social · 20/06/2025
Ian Morgan is right and also very brave to speak up for what is right at great risk to his own career. Our early career colleagues are the future of American science. Hold this administration accountable.
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UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency @unhcr.org · 18/06/2025
Hey, are you still with us? In the face of ongoing wars, humanitarian crises and displacement, the world must not look away. Choose empathy over apathy. Choose solidarity with refugees. #WorldRefugeeDay
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WHO @who.int · 11/06/2025
If you don’t get your child vaccinated against #measles, it can put them at a high risk of this serious infection, which can lead to severe complications or even death. Make sure your child’s measles vaccination is up to date.
If you don’t get your child vaccinated against measles, it can put them at a high risk of this serious infection, which can lead to severe complications or even death.

Make sure your child’s measles vaccination is up to date.
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Oxford Vaccine Group @ovg.ox.ac.uk · 08/06/2025
The Oxford Vaccine Group are looking for more volunteers to take part in our wide range of studies, both adult and children's studies! Want to learn more? Find out on our 'Find a Study' page on the OVG website, or click here to learn more: www.ovg.ox.ac.uk/studies
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Anti-Trumpism @forabettertomorrow.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
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The Lancet @thelancet.com · 04/06/2025
New podcast episode 🚨 Join our Editors as they examine how meaning, purpose, optimism, & social context shape our understanding of health and discuss the future of research & education amid funding challenges in the US & UK. Listen now 👉 tinyurl.com/bdjmamxv #LancetVoice
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Human flourishing and research funding - The Lancet Voice
Gavin, Richard, and Jessamy return to the studio to discuss some publications that caught their eye this month, and in doing so set themselves the lofty goal of examining how meaning, purpose, optimis...
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WHO @who.int · 22/05/2025
🚨 Intensified military operations in #Gaza are pushing the health system to collapse: bit.ly/45mse09
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Health system at breaking point as hostilities further intensify in Gaza, WHO warns
Israel’s intensified military operations continue to threaten an already weakened health system, amidst worsening mass population displacement and acute shortages of food, water, medical supplies, fue...
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CALL TO ACTIVISM @calltoactivism.bsky.social · 23/05/2025
Rep. Ritchie Torres: “I spent most of my childhood…in the emergency room because I had constant asthma hospitalizations. I would not be alive today were it not for programs like Medicaid. I'm going to defend the programs that made it possible for me to achieve the American dream.
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Tulio de Oliveira @tuliodna.bsky.social · 23/05/2025
A not very happy Friday. CERI had 6 NIH grants canceled, which will impact operations, surveillance and response to epidemics. We are working to try to minimize disturbance but not easy with 6 grants terminated at the same moment. A crisis is unfolding in SA www.news24.com/southafrica/...
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SA universities face funding crisis as US federal agencies freeze research grants | News24
An investigation into the impact of the US aid freeze on research funding to South African universities has found that 44 programmes worth R2.5 billion were affected.
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The Lancet @thelancet.com · 23/05/2025
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a life-threatening disease with few therapeutic options. In our latest issue, the MIROCALS trial evaluated the clinical efficacy and safety of interleukin-2 (IL-2LD) in people with ALS. Read this & more 👉 tinyurl.com/yc3vhw8n
 Cover of The Lancet's May 24, 2025 issue. Quote on cover reads: "Despite our primary outcome not reaching statistical significance...low-dose interleukin-2 offers the possibility of a much-needed, safe, and well-tolerated agent [in] amyotrophic lateral sclerosis."
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The Lancet @thelancet.com · 23/05/2025
New Editorial—Gaza has been failed by silence and impunity tinyurl.com/58a4yn5t
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Gaza has been failed by silence and impunity
Gaza is on the brink of famine. The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification, a multistakeholder global initiative aimed at enhancing food security and nutrition analysis, reports that the entire...
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Michelle-in-NS @michelleinns.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
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UNICEF @unicef.org · 09/05/2025
Children pay the highest price in war and violence. #ForEveryChild, peace and protection.
A blue graphic with white text that says: "for every child, peace". There is a UNICEF logo in the bottom right corner.
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
BILL GATES: “The picture of the world’s richest man killing the world’s poorest children is not a pretty one.” @financialtimes.com www.ft.com/content/bdd9...
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Angie Rasmussen @angierasmussen.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
The deadline for submitting your abstract to the 19th Vaccine Congress has been extended! Me and my fellow co-organizers from Vaccine (Florian Krammer, Ivan Hung, and Ken Ishii) invite you to join us in beautiful Kyoto, Japan this September! www.elsevier.com/events/confe...
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19th Vaccine Congress About
19th Vaccine Conference held in Kyoto, Japan, 2025.
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WHO @who.int · 06/05/2025
Get the latest updates on the #Chikungunya outbreak in the Indian Ocean region: 🦟 Understand how the virus is spreading 🔬 Learn about recent developments in chikungunya vaccine research Register to join the WHO EPI-WIN Webinar on 7 May, 13:00–14:00 CEST: bit.ly/4lTZP7w
Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) is a mosquito-borne RNA virus that causes severe joint pain and fever in the majority of infected patients. Since its first identification in Tanzania in 1952, CHIKV has spread across 110+ countries in Asia, Africa, Europe, and the Americas. Increased outbreaks since 2004 are linked to viral adaptations that enhance transmission via Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus mosquitoes, which also spread dengue and Zika viruses. 

Currently, a major epidemic in the French overseas department of la Réunion (over 27,000 total confirmed cases, over 6000 cases in the last reported week) is expanding across the Southwest Indian Ocean. Mauritius has reported autochthonous transmission, with a total of 17 cases reported as of 02 April. Mayotte has further reported an imported case from la Réunion. CHIKV transmission persists in populations with low prior exposure, making vaccines an important component of a comprehensive outbreak response. This makes research on their characteristics and use crucial.

Objectives of the webinar:
•	To provide an up-to-date overview of the current chikungunya virus disease outbreaks in the Indian Ocean region, including key epidemiological trends and national response efforts.
•	To share recent developments in chikungunya vaccine research and discuss the role of vaccination in outbreak response and future prevention.
•	To facilitate knowledge exchange among public health authorities, researchers, and partners to support coordinated regional and global action against chikungunya and other arboviruses.
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Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 03/05/2025
Congratulations Australia! The people have crushed the fascists. The Labor party’s PM Anthony Albanese has secured a second term in office in an election wipeout. The push back against the Trump / Putin aligned global regressive movement continues strong.
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Nicolette @vaccinology.bsky.social · 03/05/2025
So proud of Australia!
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Richard Branson @richardbranson.bsky.social · 25/04/2025
(1/4) It was America and Britain that guaranteed the sovereignty of Ukraine and its borders in return for persuading them to give up their nuclear weapons.
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The Lancet @thelancet.com · 25/04/2025
🆕 “Science and medicine in the USA are being violently dismembered while the world watches [...] bullies are only emboldened by acquiescence or indifference.” The Lancet’s latest Editorial: Supporting medical science in the USA www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
The Editorial in full.
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ISAR International Society for Antiviral Research @isaricar.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
A new contribution from ISAR members: Mechanisms of action of repurposed Ebola virus antivirals – the roles of phospholipidosis and cholesterol homeostasis   www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Mechanisms of action of repurposed Ebola virus antivirals – the roles of phospholipidosis and cholesterol homeostasis
Cell-based drug repurposing screens have been a common approach to identifying compounds with antiviral properties. For Ebola virus (EBOV), such scree…
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Elsevier Researcher Academy @researcheracad.bsky.social · 08/04/2025
Early in your research career, it’s not always obvious how to talk about the limits and strengths of your work. On April 24th, 2pm UTC, join us with @senseaboutsci.bsky.social for a webinar: researcheracademy.elsevier.com/communicatin... #AcademicSky #PhDSky #SciComm #AcademicWriting
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Jesse Erasmus @jesseerasmus.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
Just published! Here we report immunogenicity and efficacy of our replicon RNA vaccine against Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever in a cynomolgus macaque model of #CCHFV infection. Stay tuned as we advance this candidate in clinical trials. www.thelancet.com/journals/ebi...
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A replicating RNA vaccine confers protection against Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever in cynomolgus macaques
Our data demonstrate that our repNP vaccine and NP-specific antibody can protect against CCHFV in non-human primates.
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WHO @who.int · 10/04/2025
#Meningitis can kill within hours - and survivors may face lifelong impacts. It affects people of all ages, everywhere. WHO’s new guidelines aim to boost diagnosis treatment and care - so more survive, and fewer live with lasting effects. bit.ly/4jbQC96 #DefeatMeningitis
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IAS - the International AIDS Society @iasociety.bsky.social · 11/04/2025
🌍 "Accelerating vaccine development in Africa: lessons from #HIV research" via @thelancet.bsky.social
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Accelerating vaccine development in Africa: lessons from HIV research
Africa bears a disproportionate infectious disease burden, with HIV, tuberculosis, and malaria posing ongoing threats alongside recurrent outbreaks of mpox, Ebola virus disease, and Lassa fever. These...
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The Lancet @thelancet.com · 14/04/2025
“Even though individuals might feel powerless, we all have our own spheres of influence” 🌐 A Comment in The Lancet on why and *how* academic medicine must champion diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility 👉 bit.ly/4cwIBZL
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Why and how academic medicine must champion diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility
US President Donald Trump has launched a series of Executive Actions1 to dismantle diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility efforts; defund scientific research; and freeze federal funds and pro...
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Angie Rasmussen @angierasmussen.bsky.social · 13/04/2025
Really great work here from a terrific team. A vaccine against Lassa virus would save many lives and be a game-changer for global health.
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American Society for Virology @amersocvirology.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
#ASV2025 is in less than 100 days! Check out the schedule at a glance and more information on the webpage. asv.org/asv2025/ #LoveVirology
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ASV 2025 | American Society for Virology
The website for the 44th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Virology.
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Senator Bernie Sanders @sanders.senate.gov · 09/04/2025
More than 50,000 people in Gaza are dead. 114,000 have been wounded — two-thirds of whom are women & children. The entire infrastructure has been destroyed. Much of that devastation has been done with bombs that the U.S. supplied to the Netanyahu war machine. We are complicit.
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Oxford Vaccine Group @ovg.ox.ac.uk · 09/04/2025
Why are measles cases surging? "The reason for all of those [measles] outbreaks is because coverage of vaccine has dropped below 95%." Listen to Professor Sir Andrew Pollard (@ajpollard1.bsky.social ) on The Naked Scientists podcast. www.thenakedscientists.com/podcasts/nak...
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Why are measles cases surging?
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Angie Rasmussen @angierasmussen.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
Yesterday when I talked to @maxkozlov.bsky.social about this, I wondered which of my NIH-funded colleagues would have their grants cut. All of them. Research on pandemic viruses has now ground to a screeching halt in the US. www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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Exclusive: NIH to cut grants for COVID research, documents reveal
Studies on climate change and South Africa are also on the latest list of grants to be terminated, according to updated documents obtained by Nature.
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Marion Koopmans @marionkoopmans.bsky.social · 25/03/2025
our country joins many EU countries discouraging certain travellers from traveling to the US. nos.nl/artikel/2561... Who would have thought half a year ago
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Transgender Netwerk raadt trans personen af naar de VS te reizen
Aanleiding voor het advies zijn enkele decreten van president Trump die negatieve gevolgen kunnen hebben voor transgender personen.
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Carlos del Río, MD, FACP, FIDSA @docdelrio.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
We need a reminder of what the Pre-vaccine era was like www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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Opinion | We Need a Reminder of What the Pre-Vaccine Era Was Like
The worst manifestations of preventable diseases have faded from public memory.
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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
this stuff is happening across the country and even more intensively downstream of the veterans admin but it's happening in so many places at once and without any public notification that it's still only barely emerging in the news
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It's Pipes, Mum! Pipes is here! @scriblit.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
"We won't kidnap you and throw you in a cage for a month" is going to be such a slam dunk tourism marketing campaign for countries that don't kidnap random tourists and throw them in a cage for a month
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
Canadian MP Charlie Angus: I am here today to urge Canadians to avoid travel to the United States if at all possible and to call on our government to stand up for our citizens who are being denied their rights through arbitrary detention in the United States.
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UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency @unhcr.org · 20/03/2025
Now is the time for solidarity, not retreat. UN High Commissioner Filippo Grandi on the impact of global aid cuts on refugees. Statement: bit.ly/4kF6ou8
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