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Immunology of the menstrual cycle and pregnancy.

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FactCheck.org @factcheck.org · 14/08/2026
Republicans Revive False Miscarriage Statistic, Twist Fauci’s Texts About COVID-19 Shots www.factcheck.org/2026/08/repu...
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Republicans Revive False Miscarriage Statistic, Twist Fauci's Texts About COVID-19 Shots - FactCheck.org
Studies have shown no connection between COVID-19 vaccination during pregnancy and increased risk of miscarriage. Despite this, Republican Sens. Rand Paul and Ron Johnson resurrected a long-debunked c...
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Viki Male @vikilovesfacs.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Further to comments from Senators Paul and Johnson on the safety of #CovidVaccines in #pregnancy, people are asking if I still update my table of studies. I've just done so! 1/3 docs.google.com/document/d/1...
A slide summarising the safety data on COVID infection and vaccination in pregnancy. On the left, in unvaccinated individuals COVID infection increases the risk of preterm birth, pre-eclampsia, stillbirth and neonatal death. On the right: 3 trials including 221 participants who received mRNA vaccine and 54 observational studies including at least 568,284 people vaccinated in pregnancy found no increased risk of stillbirth, miscarriage, preterm birth, SGA, congenital abnormalities, NICU admission or health or neurodevelopmental problems in babies up to eighteen months old, following COVID vaccination.
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Viki Male @vikilovesfacs.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Student researchers: the Robin Weiss Prize for Science Writing is now open! It's a great opportunity to share your ideas, develop your science-writing skills, and gain recognition for your work. Learn more and apply: oxford.ly/robin-weiss-...
Student researchers: the Robin Weiss Prize for Science Writing is now open.

It's a great opportunity to share your ideas, develop your science-writing skills, and gain recognition for your work.

 
Learn more and apply: https://oxford.ly/robin-weiss-prize-oxfimm
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ACOG @acog.org · 17/02/2026
Vaccines are critical to protecting pregnant women and their infants. ACOG’s newly updated guidance urges ob-gyns to review patients’ immunization status, recommend needed vaccines, and address barriers such as misinformation. Read the full press release for more: bit.ly/4ro56GZ
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Viki Male @vikilovesfacs.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
"Although [adenovirus-based] COVID-19 vaccines are out of the picture... an adenovirus-based Ebola shot is on the market, and similar vaccines against other diseases are in development. The new data suggest they, too, could cause VITT, but they might be made safer by tinkering with the adenovirus."
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Rare, dangerous side effects of some COVID-19 vaccines explained
“Groundbreaking” study uncovers why adenovirus-based shots caused life-threatening blood clots and bleeding in some people
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Borne Charity @bornecharity.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
Women’s health research needs women in science. On International Women & Girls in Science Day, we’re proud to support outstanding researchers working to understand and prevent premature birth. @vikilovesfacs.bsky.social #WomenInScience #WomensHealth #PrematureBirth #IDWGS
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Viki Male @vikilovesfacs.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
Among almost 60,000 women aged 18 - 45 in one Swedish county, #Covid #Vaccination did not affect the chance of getting or staying #pregnant. I know of at least a dozen studies that have shown this, but this is by far the biggest! I spoke to @lizszabo.bsky.social
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Large study finds COVID-19 shots don’t affect fertility
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Lydia Becker Institute @lydiabeckeriii.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
Dr. Victoria Male @vikilovesfacs.bsky.social joins us from @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social tomorrow to discuss "The immune and reproductive systems: a fertile conversation." 📆 Thursday 29th Jan 🕛 12:00 PM 📍 Michael Smith Lecture Theatre @britsocimm.bsky.social #ImmunoSky
British Society for Immunology MIG seminar, Dr Victoria Male, Imperial College London:

"The immune and reproductive systems: a fertile conversation."

Thursday 29th January
12 pm
Michael Smith Lecture Theatre
Lydia Becker Institute of Immunology and Inflammation
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Eric Topol @erictopol.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
Tylenol during pregnancy is safe without increased risk of autism, ADHD, or intellectual disability of offspring A new review of the evidence just out www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
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Viki Male @vikilovesfacs.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
Vaccination against whooping cough, RSV and flu during pregnancy saves babies lives, but expectant parents are sometimes unsure. How do I know it's safe? Will it protect my baby? To answer these questions, we've created www.vaccinesinpregnancy.org #ObGynSky #MedSky #ImmunoSky 1/
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Vaccines in Pregnancy, UK | Learn More About Vaccination Today
Comprehensive guide to vaccines during pregnancy in the UK, including timing and locations for vaccination. Essential information for expectant parents and healthcare providers.
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Viki Male @vikilovesfacs.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
@scientisttess.bsky.social Sorry to miss your talk (and indeed the drinks!) My train was cancelled so I had to leave in time to get the one before.
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The Loke Centre for Trophoblast Research @loke-ctr.bsky.social · 02/10/2025
Looking to pursue cutting-edge research in early development, maternal-fetal interaction, or placental biology? See 👇 - Funded PhD www.trophoblast.cam.ac.uk/phd-students... - Next Generation Fellowship www.trophoblast.cam.ac.uk/next-generat... - MPhil www.mphil.bio.cam.ac.uk/mphil-pathwa...
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Adrian Liston @labliston.bsky.social · 06/10/2025
A small primer on the #NobelPrize awarded to Mary E. Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell and Shimon Sakaguchi today. This prize was for combining two separate fields of immunology research - genetic research on IPEX and immunology research of regulatory T cells (#Tregs), with enormous impact on biology/medicine
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Viki Male @vikilovesfacs.bsky.social · 05/10/2025
The relentless Jessica McDonald has spent two weeks and hundreds of emails to fact check claims about the safety of #CovidVaccination in #pregnancy made at the #ACIP meeting. She couldn't have been any quicker. A lie can get around the world before the truth can get its shoes on.
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Deena Mousa @deenamousa.com · 25/09/2025
In 2016 Geoffrey Hinton said “we should stop training radiologists now" since AI would soon be better at their jobs. He was right: models have outperformed radiologists on benchmarks for ~a decade. Yet radiology jobs are at record highs, with an average salary of $520k. Why?
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Sansa Sandisk @cheatlines.co · 21/12/2023
When I encounter myself as a different colored cursor because I have the Google Doc open in two tabs
Natalie Portman in Black Swan being menaced by a doppelganger in the mirror
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ACOG @acog.org · 22/09/2025
ACOG reaffirms that acetaminophen is safe for managing pain and fever during pregnancy. No reputable studies support suggestions like those in HHS’s recent announcement linking acetaminophen use in pregnancy to autism; in fact, high-quality studies show no such risk. bit.ly/47Wxc59
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Liz Szabo @lizszabo.bsky.social · 22/09/2025
From Politifact: Research doesn’t show using Tylenol during pregnancy causes autism. Here are 5 things to know www.pbs.org/newshour/hea...
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Research doesn’t show using Tylenol during pregnancy causes autism. Here are 5 things to know
There’s no known single cause of autism.
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Edward Nirenberg @enirenberg.bsky.social · 20/09/2025
Brilliant, baller move by Dr. Bagdasarian.
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Viki Male @vikilovesfacs.bsky.social · 20/09/2025
“Hotly anticipated US vaccine meeting ends with confusion — and a few decisions”
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Hotly anticipated US vaccine meeting ends with confusion — and a few decisions
Vaccine advisers chosen by US health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr vote to restrict one childhood vaccine, but delay their decision on another.
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José Cerca @naturalselection.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
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Adrian Liston @labliston.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
For our #flowcytometry peeps, would you like to have a single fix/perm protocol that is optimised for everything? One that preserves fluorophores while allowing simultaneous TF and cytokine staining? How about 100-fold cheaper? You got it: currentprotocols.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
currentprotocols.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
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Viki Male @vikilovesfacs.bsky.social · 20/09/2025
Props to the CDC staff who presented the science at yesterday’s #ACIP meeting. Key points relating to #CovidVaccination in #pregnancy… 1. No increased risk of any problems in pregnancy, at birth, or for infants 1/ www.cdc.gov/acip/downloa...
A slide presented at the 18 September ACIP meeting (linked in the post). Links to CDC run studies on COVID vaccine safety in pregnancy. A list of outcomes not associated with COVID vaccination in pregnancy in these studies, including miscarriage, stillbirth, preterm birth, major birth defects, maternal or infant ICU admission.
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Viki Male @vikilovesfacs.bsky.social · 20/09/2025
I started following yesterday’s #ACIP just in time for the votes, fully intending to summarise the outcomes. I didn’t, because… I couldn’t work out what they had actually decided... 🤷🏻‍♀️ Glad it’s not just me!
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Kevin Ault @kevinault.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
Vaccines don't cause birth defects and that includes COVID vaccines. And thanks to Carol Hayes of American College of Nurse Midwives for speaking up at the ACIP meeting vikilovesfacs.bsky.social feel free to add more - #IDSky + #MedSky. www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/no-...
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No increase in birth defects found following COVID vaccination in pregnancy
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Viki Male @vikilovesfacs.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
Today, #ACIP will be voting on #CovidVaccination. I will be examining a PhD viva at the time and won't be able to follow live. So, to anticipate some of the claims that may be made on COVID vaccination in #pregnancy... 🧵 www.cidrap.umn.edu/sites/defaul...
Screenshot of the header of Secretary Kennedy’s justification for repealing the recommendation for COVID vaccination to children and pregnant individuals (linked in the post).
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Dr. Tom Frieden @drtomfrieden.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
The announcement of health insurance companies that they’ll continue covering routine vaccinations is a huge vote of no confidence in ACIP's recommendations. It reflects a desire by insurers to avoid the cost of illnesses by having their customers vaccinated. Gift link:
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Questions Are Raised About Vaccine Panel’s Reliability as Policy Review Gets Underway
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Viki Male @vikilovesfacs.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
In anticipation of claims that may be made at the #ACIP vote on #CovidVaccines later today, a reminder of the extensive evidence on the safety of mRNA COVID vaccination in #pregnancy... docs.google.com/document/d/1...
A slide summarising the safety data on COVID infection and vaccination in pregnancy. On the left, in unvaccinated individuals COVID infection increases the risk of preterm birth, pre-eclampsia, stillbirth and neonatal death. On the right: 3 trials including 221 participants who received mRNA vaccine and 49 observational studies including at least 523,429 people vaccinated in pregnancy found no increased risk of stillbirth, miscarriage, preterm birth, SGA, congenital abnormalities, NICU admission or health or neurodevelopmental problems in babies up to eighteen months old, following COVID vaccination.
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Your Local Epidemiologist @ylepidemiologist.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
1/ Today and tomorrow, #ACIP —the external body that sets vaccine policy—is holding a special session. One item on the agenda is the highly anticipated vote for the Covid vaccine. We’re expecting VAERS data to be misused to suggest 25 pediatric deaths were caused by the vaccine. Here are the facts👇
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Lauren J. Young @laurenjyoung.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
A lot is riding on this week's tense CDC ACIP vaccine recommendation meetings. Day 1: MMRV and hep B vax Day 2: COVID vax @meghanbartels.bsky.social and @andreatamayo.bsky.social breakdown what to look out for @sciam.bsky.social. 🧪 Follow updates here: www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-...
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How a Contentious CDC Vaccine Meeting Will Affect Public Health
Three vaccines are on the agenda for this week’s meeting of ACIP, the CDC’s key advisory panel on immunization: the combined measles, mumps, rubella and varicella vaccine, the hepatitis B vaccine and ...
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Viki Male @vikilovesfacs.bsky.social · 19/08/2025
The UK Young Academy is running a forum in which clinicians, scientists and most importantly new and expectant parents can discuss the barriers to participating in medical research during pregnancy. New and expectant parents particularly welcomed... and their babies! 👶 🤰 #ObGynSky
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Health OpenSpaces | Pregnancy in research | UK Young Academy
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British Society for Immunology @britsocimm.bsky.social · 06/08/2025
✨We’ve just launched our new guide to #vaccinations during #pregnancy! Understand how immunity changes, which vaccines the NHS recommends, and how they protect both parent and baby during pregnancy and beyond. Download a copy for trusted information: bit.ly/4fuRqVw
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Chris Snowden-Smith @snowd99.bsky.social · 07/08/2025
Our new guide to vaccinations during pregnancy is now available! We've been working really hard on this over the past few months and we hope it is a easy to read and engaging guide that provides key information and answers common questions. #ImmunoSky 🧪 #SciComm
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Viki Male @vikilovesfacs.bsky.social · 01/08/2025
The original ACIP members writing in @nejm.org: “The ACIP cannot be replaced, but it may be possible to limit the damage. In this vacuum, it is urgent that other organizations step forward to reassert an evidence-based, expert approach to vaccine recommendations… Families are counting on us.”
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The Path Forward for Vaccine Policy in the United States | NEJM
The former members of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices consider paths forward for U.S. vaccine policy in the wake of their dismissal by the Secretary of Health and Human Services in...
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Viki Male @vikilovesfacs.bsky.social · 24/07/2025
🇬🇧 The first UK data on the effectiveness of #RSV #vaccines in #pregnancy is in! 👶🏽 391 babies with RSV vs 146 controls 🧪 RSV vaccination in pregnancy was 72% effective at preventing RSV in babies, if given >2 weeks before delivery #MedSky #ImmunoSky #ObGynSky
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Bivalent prefusion F vaccination in pregnancy and respiratory syncytial virus hospitalisation in infants in the UK: results of a multicentre, test-negative, case-control study
In the real-world setting of the first season of vaccine implementation in England and Scotland, maternal RSVpreF vaccination was effective and equivalent to trial settings in reducing the risk of hos...
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Viki Male @vikilovesfacs.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
👀 As for all new vaccines, the safety of the #RSV #vaccine is being closely monitored. 👩‍🔬 The CDC did a simulated trial of 13,996 vaccinated in pregnancy vs 13,996 matched unvaccinated controls 👍 No increased risk of preterm birth, stillbirth, small babies 1/ www.cdc.gov/acip/downloa...
A slide from the CDC presentation of the simulated trial. Among 13,966 vaccinated individuals, the preterm birth rate was 4.0%. Among 13,966 unvaccinated individuals, the rate was 4.5%.
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Waggoner Lab @labwaggoner.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
Are you an immunologist working towards your first R01? Please join @aai.org and take advantage of programs like our Grant Review for Immunologists Program www.aai.org/Careers/GRIP We pair early career principal investigators with established mentors. Send me a chat for more info
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Kevin Ault @kevinault.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
You are going to hear misinformation about vaccines and miscarriages, infertility and stillbirths today and in coming months. Many resources from acog.org are here #MedSky + #IDSky + #ObGynSky. Evidence based resources... www.acog.org/programs/imm...
acog.org
Maternal Immunization Social Media Toolkit
Access ACOG’s maternal immunization social media toolkit for ready-to-use messages, graphics, and resources promoting COVID-19, flu, RSV, and Tdap vaccines for pregnant patients.
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The American Academy of Pediatrics @ameracadpeds.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
Today's ACIP meeting is usually a time where experts come together to inform the future of vaccines. That is not what today will be. That is not what we can stand behind. The AAP will continue to recommend its own childhood vaccine schedule -- just as we have since the 1930s
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Edward Nirenberg @enirenberg.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
Now we have an update on the safety of maternal RSV vaccination: www.cdc.gov/acip/downloa... I should give a bit of background first-
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Viki Male @vikilovesfacs.bsky.social · 23/06/2025
The US Dept of Health and Human Services cited three safety studies to justify their recommendation that #CovidVaccines no longer be offered in #pregnancy. The problem? None of those studies showed what HHS said they showed. One didn’t even look at pregnancy 🤦🏻‍♀️ I spoke to @factcheck.org…
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 19/06/2025
UK sickle cell patients ‘get worse care than sufferers of similar disorders’
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UK sickle cell patients ‘get worse care than sufferers of similar disorders’
Study commissioned by NHS finds that sickle cell disease care lags behind that for conditions such as cystic fibrosis People living with sickle cell disease face substandard care as its treatment significantly lags behind advances relating to other genetic disorders such as cystic fibrosis, a report has found. The study, commissioned by the NHS Race and Health Observatory and carried out by researchers at Imperial College London, analysed various measures of care for sickle cell disease between 2010 and 2024, including clinical trials, approved drugs and reviews of existing studies. Continue reading...
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Viki Male @vikilovesfacs.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
🤰🏽 Emerging evidence suggests that decidual #macrophages are attractive targets in #PretermLabour 👩🏻‍🔬 But understanding how macrophage subsets differ in their origin, function and localisation will help us to do this better! 📃 Our forum on this is out now! #ReprodSky #ObGynSky #ImmunoSky #MedSky
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Decidual macrophages as therapeutic targets in preterm labour
The initiation of labour in humans remains poorly understood, although there is mounting evidence for a role for decidual macrophages. These may trigg…
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Viki Male @vikilovesfacs.bsky.social · 11/06/2025
Real footage of me remembering I can solve a student’s problem using the Central Limit Theorem
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a man with a beard says that 's a name i ve not heard in a long time
Alt: Obi Wan Kenobi. “That’s a name I’ve not heard in a long time.”
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Viki Male @vikilovesfacs.bsky.social · 09/06/2025
This weekend, @abigailgoodship.bsky.social and I spent a total of 18 hours talking to more than 100 people about their menstrual cycles at the Great Exhibition Road Festival! Pink and purple are positive aspects, green and blue are negative. Can we see a pattern? 🤣 #ReproSky #GERF2025
PhD student Abigail Goodship with her crowdsourced poster on how health changes over the menstrual cycle.
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Rae Radford @raeradford.bsky.social · 06/06/2025
#BookSky
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Viki Male @vikilovesfacs.bsky.social · 05/06/2025
Thanks AI overview. That's very helpful
A google search asking about "robs vs robins". The AI overview says that "Robs refers to a risk of bias tool, specifically the Cochrane Risk of Bias tools. Robins refers to bird species, like the American Robin or European Robin."
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Edward Nirenberg @enirenberg.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
On a podcast I was asked about how prepared we are for the next pandemic. I said that in terms of the science, we have never been in a better position. In terms of actualizing it and getting people to participate- that's where the work is. And now we're also throwing away the science.
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Viki Male @vikilovesfacs.bsky.social · 02/06/2025
I know of 13 studies that have looked at #fertility following mRNA #CovidVaccination, all finding no effect. Yet misinformation that COVID vaccination harms fertility is *still* circulating! I spoke to @sciencefeedback.bsky.social #MedSky #ReproSky #VaccineSky #IDSky
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Czech data doesn't show COVID-19 vaccines cause infertility
Fertility rates are influenced by many variables, such as age and education. A preprint finding fewer births in vaccinated women didn't account for confounding factors. Published studies didn’t find a...
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Uncle Duke @uncleduke1969.bsky.social · 29/05/2025
decades-long manhunt finally ends
Waldo/Wally being led away by two police officers.
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