Jessica Fairley, MD, MPH
@fairleyinfectious.bsky.social
ID doctor mom and researcher; passionate about #NTDs, especially #leprosy, climate change, and neglected populations. Professor at Emory, opinions are my own. #Medsky #IDsky
Without naming your job, tell me something you say over and over again at work.
“Have you ever had contact with an armadillo?”
“Have you ever had contact with an armadillo?”
Without naming your job, tell me something you say over and over again at work.
"Where are your citations?"
"Where are your citations?"
Without naming your job, tell me something you say over and over again at work.
"No, you can't leave that here."
"No, you can't leave that here."
February 8, 2026 at 1:19 AM
Without naming your job, tell me something you say over and over again at work.
“Have you ever had contact with an armadillo?”
“Have you ever had contact with an armadillo?”
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We lost a beloved a beloved ID colleague & friend unexpectedly this week. Dr. Lauren Collins' legacy and the many lives she touched will live on. A compassionate physician who was leader in the fight to end HIV locally and nationally.
#IDSky
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#IDSky
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Dr. Lauren Collins Memorial Fund
This fund was created by Dr. Collins' family in her honor. The fund is dedicated to continue efforts at the Grady Ponce De Leon Center to end the HIV Epidemic through person-centered, interprofessiona...
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February 1, 2026 at 12:44 AM
We lost a beloved a beloved ID colleague & friend unexpectedly this week. Dr. Lauren Collins' legacy and the many lives she touched will live on. A compassionate physician who was leader in the fight to end HIV locally and nationally.
#IDSky
gradyhealthfoundation.donorsupport.co/page/laurenc...
#IDSky
gradyhealthfoundation.donorsupport.co/page/laurenc...
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1. #CDC posted new #flu data today. A 🧵
Another pediatric death was reported in the 2024-25 flu season, making it the deadliest flu season for kids since CDC started collecting this data point 20 years ago. 2024-25 has surpassed the 2009 H1N1 pandemic.
9 kids have died from flu so far this year.
Another pediatric death was reported in the 2024-25 flu season, making it the deadliest flu season for kids since CDC started collecting this data point 20 years ago. 2024-25 has surpassed the 2009 H1N1 pandemic.
9 kids have died from flu so far this year.
January 6, 2026 at 3:34 AM
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For my Pediatrics and Family Medicine colleagues-
As someone who did a stint as both ward attending and ID consult attending over Christmas, I was struck by the number of infants, children, and teens that I cared for with severe influenza and complicated pneumonias. Most not vaccinated vs Flu.
As someone who did a stint as both ward attending and ID consult attending over Christmas, I was struck by the number of infants, children, and teens that I cared for with severe influenza and complicated pneumonias. Most not vaccinated vs Flu.
January 6, 2026 at 5:23 AM
For my Pediatrics and Family Medicine colleagues-
As someone who did a stint as both ward attending and ID consult attending over Christmas, I was struck by the number of infants, children, and teens that I cared for with severe influenza and complicated pneumonias. Most not vaccinated vs Flu.
As someone who did a stint as both ward attending and ID consult attending over Christmas, I was struck by the number of infants, children, and teens that I cared for with severe influenza and complicated pneumonias. Most not vaccinated vs Flu.
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Visiting the Jamaraquá community in the Amazon River Basin was a once-in-a-lifetime chance to learn about local climate solutions and the sustainable economic practices happening here.
Proud to stand with Indigenous leaders in working to help California drive real solutions to the climate crisis.
Proud to stand with Indigenous leaders in working to help California drive real solutions to the climate crisis.
November 14, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Visiting the Jamaraquá community in the Amazon River Basin was a once-in-a-lifetime chance to learn about local climate solutions and the sustainable economic practices happening here.
Proud to stand with Indigenous leaders in working to help California drive real solutions to the climate crisis.
Proud to stand with Indigenous leaders in working to help California drive real solutions to the climate crisis.
Do you want to learn more about domestic Hansens’s disease (leprosy), an emerging infectious disease in the southern US? Stop by our poster today at #IDWeek2025! #IDsky
October 21, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Do you want to learn more about domestic Hansens’s disease (leprosy), an emerging infectious disease in the southern US? Stop by our poster today at #IDWeek2025! #IDsky
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Reposted by Jessica Fairley, MD, MPH
Atlanta No Kings rally.
October 18, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Atlanta No Kings rally.
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They recovered over 180 bullet shells at the CDC. Debris from shattered glass is still being cleaned up. I am completely stunned at how quickly the news cycle has moved on. This was an act of terrorism targeting public health experts, and the response seems to be a collective shrug.
August 12, 2025 at 4:51 PM
They recovered over 180 bullet shells at the CDC. Debris from shattered glass is still being cleaned up. I am completely stunned at how quickly the news cycle has moved on. This was an act of terrorism targeting public health experts, and the response seems to be a collective shrug.
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This was an attack on a federal institution. An attack BECAUSE it is Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
This was domestic terrorism.
Why isn’t it getting more press coverage? Some coverage, not enough.
Domestic. Terrorism.
This was domestic terrorism.
Why isn’t it getting more press coverage? Some coverage, not enough.
Domestic. Terrorism.
August 10, 2025 at 3:53 PM
This was an attack on a federal institution. An attack BECAUSE it is Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
This was domestic terrorism.
Why isn’t it getting more press coverage? Some coverage, not enough.
Domestic. Terrorism.
This was domestic terrorism.
Why isn’t it getting more press coverage? Some coverage, not enough.
Domestic. Terrorism.
Not enough media attention. This was so unbelievably scary. The fact that more people were not killed is really incredible. I drive through that intersection multiple times a week. There’s always cars and pedestrians especially around 5. And this photo is terrifying.
anyways, note the daycare playground in the shot
August 11, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Not enough media attention. This was so unbelievably scary. The fact that more people were not killed is really incredible. I drive through that intersection multiple times a week. There’s always cars and pedestrians especially around 5. And this photo is terrifying.
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Big crowd earlier today in the home of MLK, CDC, and John Lewis. #Handsoff Atlanta, @indivisible.org @meiselasb.bsky.social
April 5, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Big crowd earlier today in the home of MLK, CDC, and John Lewis. #Handsoff Atlanta, @indivisible.org @meiselasb.bsky.social
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99.4% of new drugs approved by the FDA are the product of NIH funded research.
Remember this every time you see another headline on the NIH funding cuts.
It will directly impact YOU.
#ScienceNOTSilence
Remember this every time you see another headline on the NIH funding cuts.
It will directly impact YOU.
#ScienceNOTSilence
March 23, 2025 at 10:36 PM
99.4% of new drugs approved by the FDA are the product of NIH funded research.
Remember this every time you see another headline on the NIH funding cuts.
It will directly impact YOU.
#ScienceNOTSilence
Remember this every time you see another headline on the NIH funding cuts.
It will directly impact YOU.
#ScienceNOTSilence
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Stand up for science! Atlanta is standing up! #standupforscience2025
March 7, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Stand up for science! Atlanta is standing up! #standupforscience2025
Come on down to the Georgia state capital and stand up for science!!
March 7, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Come on down to the Georgia state capital and stand up for science!!
March 7, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Come on down to the Georgia state capital and stand up for science!!
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MORE LOCATIONS BEING ADDED BY THE DAY!
Want to plan a local event or be included on the map of events?
Visit standupforscience2025.org/local-event-information for more information & to be added to the map!
Want to plan a local event or be included on the map of events?
Visit standupforscience2025.org/local-event-information for more information & to be added to the map!
March 2, 2025 at 1:15 PM
MORE LOCATIONS BEING ADDED BY THE DAY!
Want to plan a local event or be included on the map of events?
Visit standupforscience2025.org/local-event-information for more information & to be added to the map!
Want to plan a local event or be included on the map of events?
Visit standupforscience2025.org/local-event-information for more information & to be added to the map!
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Rubio terminated 5800 USAID contracts – more than 90% of its foreign aid programs – in defiance of the courts.
Here’s a list of just some of the lifesaving awards that were terminated. Nearly all were Congressionally mandated. They’ve saved millions of lives. 🧵
Here’s a list of just some of the lifesaving awards that were terminated. Nearly all were Congressionally mandated. They’ve saved millions of lives. 🧵
February 27, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Rubio terminated 5800 USAID contracts – more than 90% of its foreign aid programs – in defiance of the courts.
Here’s a list of just some of the lifesaving awards that were terminated. Nearly all were Congressionally mandated. They’ve saved millions of lives. 🧵
Here’s a list of just some of the lifesaving awards that were terminated. Nearly all were Congressionally mandated. They’ve saved millions of lives. 🧵
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31 years ago today my father died from metastatic melanoma, leaving 5 kids ages 5-22. Today he would have likely been cured. 36 years ago my uncle died of AIDS. A few years later and he may be still alive. I’m older now than both of them were when they died. 1/2
February 17, 2025 at 12:48 AM
31 years ago today my father died from metastatic melanoma, leaving 5 kids ages 5-22. Today he would have likely been cured. 36 years ago my uncle died of AIDS. A few years later and he may be still alive. I’m older now than both of them were when they died. 1/2
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Thank you to everyone who stands with USAID. Share far and wide. Unfortunately we don’t have $40 million to buy up ads during the Super Bowl. Even if we did, we’d use it to support the U.S. economy while feeding kids around the globe.
#StandWithUSAID
#SaveForeignAid
m.youtube.com/watch?v=PqUE...
#StandWithUSAID
#SaveForeignAid
m.youtube.com/watch?v=PqUE...
Save Foreign Aid
YouTube video by friendsofUSAID
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February 9, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Thank you to everyone who stands with USAID. Share far and wide. Unfortunately we don’t have $40 million to buy up ads during the Super Bowl. Even if we did, we’d use it to support the U.S. economy while feeding kids around the globe.
#StandWithUSAID
#SaveForeignAid
m.youtube.com/watch?v=PqUE...
#StandWithUSAID
#SaveForeignAid
m.youtube.com/watch?v=PqUE...