Abby Banks, MPH
@abby-said-so.bsky.social
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October 18, 2025 at 12:30 PM
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…but he said “no bomb-backs”
June 22, 2025 at 12:58 AM
…but he said “no bomb-backs”
This is on Bill Cassidy…and this will increase deaths from entirely preventable illnesses
This is on all the Senators who turned a blind eye and voted to confirm. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/09/h...
Kennedy Removes All C.D.C. Vaccine Panel Experts
www.nytimes.com
June 10, 2025 at 3:07 PM
This is on Bill Cassidy…and this will increase deaths from entirely preventable illnesses
Thank you for the clarification! This is important to note and I will share with those in my circle
April 28, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Thank you for the clarification! This is important to note and I will share with those in my circle
At least someone is looking out for us…eternally grateful for Canada, yet again
April 28, 2025 at 5:54 PM
At least someone is looking out for us…eternally grateful for Canada, yet again
Guess this is what being “pro-life” means…
Everyone who works for PRAMS (the Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System) at CDC was terminated today. That appears to be the end of a critical program which monitored infant and maternal health nationwide across pregnancy, childbirth & postpartum. talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/prams...
PRAMS Shuttered for Good
In the first weeks of the administration I wrote a number of...
talkingpointsmemo.com
April 1, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Guess this is what being “pro-life” means…
I had the “hostile government takeover” song playing quietly in my car when I went through security today. Yesterday was Rage Against the Machine
February 27, 2025 at 6:29 PM
I had the “hostile government takeover” song playing quietly in my car when I went through security today. Yesterday was Rage Against the Machine
Hello,
The current administration will be shutting down the federal website for ordering free COVID tests (four per order) at midnight tonight
It's a quick and easy process.
Last call.
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covidtests.gov
Please share.
The current administration will be shutting down the federal website for ordering free COVID tests (four per order) at midnight tonight
It's a quick and easy process.
Last call.
------------------
covidtests.gov
Please share.
February 20, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Hello,
The current administration will be shutting down the federal website for ordering free COVID tests (four per order) at midnight tonight
It's a quick and easy process.
Last call.
------------------
covidtests.gov
Please share.
The current administration will be shutting down the federal website for ordering free COVID tests (four per order) at midnight tonight
It's a quick and easy process.
Last call.
------------------
covidtests.gov
Please share.
Every. Single. Time.
The way people felt in March 2020…? It’ll be that much worse with all of the public health workers and scientists employed by the feds missing this time around.
The way people felt in March 2020…? It’ll be that much worse with all of the public health workers and scientists employed by the feds missing this time around.
February 16, 2025 at 2:19 AM
Every. Single. Time.
The way people felt in March 2020…? It’ll be that much worse with all of the public health workers and scientists employed by the feds missing this time around.
The way people felt in March 2020…? It’ll be that much worse with all of the public health workers and scientists employed by the feds missing this time around.
Reposted by Abby Banks, MPH
The measles outbreak in Texas is reminding me of the public letter Roald Dahl wrote about losing his daughter to measles in 1962, just before the vaccine was publicly available.
February 15, 2025 at 5:49 PM
The measles outbreak in Texas is reminding me of the public letter Roald Dahl wrote about losing his daughter to measles in 1962, just before the vaccine was publicly available.
That is exactly what they are aiming for
February 15, 2025 at 5:39 PM
That is exactly what they are aiming for
Not a good look for a country at risk for multiple outbreaks (TB, measles) and a potential pandemic (HPAI)…
CDC to lose one-tenth of workforce under Trump administration probationary job cuts
Nearly 1,300 employees at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are being forced out under the Trump administration’s move to get rid of all probationary employees.
apnews.com
February 14, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Not a good look for a country at risk for multiple outbreaks (TB, measles) and a potential pandemic (HPAI)…
It would help contain local outbreaks and prevent international spread
February 12, 2025 at 11:59 PM
It would help contain local outbreaks and prevent international spread
I’ve ended up on many “walls of shame” in Chicago for ordering ketchup on hot dogs
February 12, 2025 at 11:38 PM
I’ve ended up on many “walls of shame” in Chicago for ordering ketchup on hot dogs
I freaking love JB. He has consistently been a a bright spot in a dark time these last few weeks
🚨 BREAKING: Illinois Governor JB Pritzker says he’s going to rename Lake Michigan to “Lake Illinois.”
EPIC TRUMP TROLL!!! 🤣
EPIC TRUMP TROLL!!! 🤣
February 7, 2025 at 11:59 PM
I freaking love JB. He has consistently been a a bright spot in a dark time these last few weeks
Reposted by Abby Banks, MPH
"Public health practitioners warn such outbreaks will become more common because of scores of laws around the U.S. — pending and passed — that ultimately lower vaccine rates."
kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
Measles Outbreak Mounts Among Children in One of Texas’ Least Vaccinated Counties - KFF Health News
With hospitalizations and at least nine confirmed cases, health officials race to contain a growing outbreak in a community with low vaccination.
kffhealthnews.org
February 7, 2025 at 5:25 PM
"Public health practitioners warn such outbreaks will become more common because of scores of laws around the U.S. — pending and passed — that ultimately lower vaccine rates."
kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
A big thanks to our neighbors up north for helping to keep us informed!
February 3, 2025 at 6:19 PM
A big thanks to our neighbors up north for helping to keep us informed!
I didn’t get an HR email, but I did get a push message on my employer’s Teams app letting us all know it wasn’t a phishing attempt and that we are “required to respond as soon as possible” (apparently a lot of people in the 3-letter department I work for reported it over the weekend)
January 28, 2025 at 11:26 PM
I didn’t get an HR email, but I did get a push message on my employer’s Teams app letting us all know it wasn’t a phishing attempt and that we are “required to respond as soon as possible” (apparently a lot of people in the 3-letter department I work for reported it over the weekend)
Reposted by Abby Banks, MPH
“Terrible things are happening outside. Poor helpless people are being dragged out of their homes. Families are torn apart. Men, women, and children are separated. Children come home from school to find that their parents have disappeared.”
Diary of Anne Frank
January 13, 1943
Diary of Anne Frank
January 13, 1943
January 24, 2025 at 8:08 PM
“Terrible things are happening outside. Poor helpless people are being dragged out of their homes. Families are torn apart. Men, women, and children are separated. Children come home from school to find that their parents have disappeared.”
Diary of Anne Frank
January 13, 1943
Diary of Anne Frank
January 13, 1943
Reposted by Abby Banks, MPH
But you know what else they are doing that is not getting attention? The Trump Administration has ordered all Health agencies to stop all communications- such as regular scientific reports, updates to websites and health advisories. That's pretty scary!!
January 22, 2025 at 9:32 PM
But you know what else they are doing that is not getting attention? The Trump Administration has ordered all Health agencies to stop all communications- such as regular scientific reports, updates to websites and health advisories. That's pretty scary!!
This is the Bad Place
January 21, 2025 at 4:44 PM
This is the Bad Place
Paywalls. I don’t think we should have to pay or give all our information for a “free trial” (1 free article every 3-6 months) just because we followed someone’s link in an interesting discussion thread
January 15, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Paywalls. I don’t think we should have to pay or give all our information for a “free trial” (1 free article every 3-6 months) just because we followed someone’s link in an interesting discussion thread
I’m a millenial and we all had that experience. We just didn’t make it our whole identity 😂
January 15, 2025 at 11:37 PM
I’m a millenial and we all had that experience. We just didn’t make it our whole identity 😂