Kathryn Kinzel
@kkinzel.bsky.social
Infectious disease epidemiologist, specializing in vaccines. A personal account where I yell into the void. Excessive gif user. she/her 🏳️🌈
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Kathryn Kinzel
@kkinzel.bsky.social
· Jun 27
a group of people are sitting around a table in a room with a window .
ALT: a group of people are sitting around a table in a room with a window .
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The next slide is California Proposition 65.
I don’t think anyone really cares about my take on the new schedule but hey here it is in under 3 minutes per Bluesky requirements (I could GO ON)
January 5, 2026 at 8:09 PM
I don’t think anyone really cares about my take on the new schedule but hey here it is in under 3 minutes per Bluesky requirements (I could GO ON)
I have never been more happy to have therapy in an hour, lol.
January 5, 2026 at 7:38 PM
I have never been more happy to have therapy in an hour, lol.
Literally today at work
a man in a suit is holding three boxes of pizza .
Alt: The clip from Community where Donald Glover, holding three boxes of pizza and looking happy, walks into an apartment full of chaos and fire, his face instantly dropping into deep concern.
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January 5, 2026 at 7:26 PM
Literally today at work
Guess what came as a total surprise to us in the immunization space?
THAT’S RIGHT! NO ONE KNEW! 🙃
THAT’S RIGHT! NO ONE KNEW! 🙃
gift link. this will be challenged in court
Kennedy Scales Back the Number of Vaccines Recommended for Children
www.nytimes.com
January 5, 2026 at 7:14 PM
Guess what came as a total surprise to us in the immunization space?
THAT’S RIGHT! NO ONE KNEW! 🙃
THAT’S RIGHT! NO ONE KNEW! 🙃
Well so far 2026 seems to be going just like 2025 in the work sphere.
a cartoon dog is sitting at a table with a cup of coffee surrounded by fire .
Alt: a cartoon dog is sitting at a table with a cup of coffee surrounded by fire saying “this is fine”
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January 5, 2026 at 7:09 PM
Well so far 2026 seems to be going just like 2025 in the work sphere.
Ok two things
1) Come on team let’s label stuff correctly even when it’s obvious
2) Why “despair”? Like… does sadness sell now?
1) Come on team let’s label stuff correctly even when it’s obvious
2) Why “despair”? Like… does sadness sell now?
January 5, 2026 at 12:32 PM
Ok two things
1) Come on team let’s label stuff correctly even when it’s obvious
2) Why “despair”? Like… does sadness sell now?
1) Come on team let’s label stuff correctly even when it’s obvious
2) Why “despair”? Like… does sadness sell now?
During the course of normal conversation, I was telling kiddo in extremely vague terms about @rtgame.bsky.social and when pressed for details, the first kid-friendly thing I could think of to explain was the poop volcano.
Sooo…oops, now she knows about the poop volcano. And finds it HILARIOUS.
Sooo…oops, now she knows about the poop volcano. And finds it HILARIOUS.
January 5, 2026 at 1:01 AM
During the course of normal conversation, I was telling kiddo in extremely vague terms about @rtgame.bsky.social and when pressed for details, the first kid-friendly thing I could think of to explain was the poop volcano.
Sooo…oops, now she knows about the poop volcano. And finds it HILARIOUS.
Sooo…oops, now she knows about the poop volcano. And finds it HILARIOUS.
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We've been focused on childhood vaccination lately due to RFK Jr.'s crusade against them, but vaccines given in adulthood are crucial too. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/03/h...
Vaccines Are Helping Older People More Than We Knew
www.nytimes.com
January 4, 2026 at 11:03 AM
We've been focused on childhood vaccination lately due to RFK Jr.'s crusade against them, but vaccines given in adulthood are crucial too. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/03/h...
Today is a self care day. I have a mild cold and a bitch of a period so I’m going to eat soup and drink water and lie in bed watching videos all day.
Highly recommend if you feel this is also something you need.
Highly recommend if you feel this is also something you need.
January 3, 2026 at 8:18 PM
Today is a self care day. I have a mild cold and a bitch of a period so I’m going to eat soup and drink water and lie in bed watching videos all day.
Highly recommend if you feel this is also something you need.
Highly recommend if you feel this is also something you need.
I hate that I had insomnia until roughly 2am and wake up to WHAT IS GOING ON THERE WASNT ANY SIGN OF THIS AT 1:30
And I even thought to myself “ah this is prime time for Trump to lose it online” DAMMIT
And I even thought to myself “ah this is prime time for Trump to lose it online” DAMMIT
January 3, 2026 at 2:18 PM
I hate that I had insomnia until roughly 2am and wake up to WHAT IS GOING ON THERE WASNT ANY SIGN OF THIS AT 1:30
And I even thought to myself “ah this is prime time for Trump to lose it online” DAMMIT
And I even thought to myself “ah this is prime time for Trump to lose it online” DAMMIT
Get that trophy off the field, we need Ole Miss to play exactly one more second of football!
January 2, 2026 at 4:51 AM
Get that trophy off the field, we need Ole Miss to play exactly one more second of football!
Oregon wins over Texas Tech: Yeah that’s nice
Indiana wins over Alabama in the Rose Bowl:
Indiana wins over Alabama in the Rose Bowl:
a man with a beard is smiling with a dark background
Alt: a man with a beard is smiling with a dark background
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January 2, 2026 at 12:16 AM
Oregon wins over Texas Tech: Yeah that’s nice
Indiana wins over Alabama in the Rose Bowl:
Indiana wins over Alabama in the Rose Bowl:
Repeatedly on Game Day: Ooooo the ROSE BOWL! What a beautiful stadium! Everyone DREAMS of seeing their team play here!!
Hubs: Oh like all our home games lol?
Hubs: Oh like all our home games lol?
January 1, 2026 at 2:33 PM
Repeatedly on Game Day: Ooooo the ROSE BOWL! What a beautiful stadium! Everyone DREAMS of seeing their team play here!!
Hubs: Oh like all our home games lol?
Hubs: Oh like all our home games lol?
I really enjoy watching Ohio State lose.
January 1, 2026 at 3:50 AM
I really enjoy watching Ohio State lose.
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lmao ohio state
January 1, 2026 at 1:24 AM
lmao ohio state
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This was probably meant to be a late-night post: I spent eight months working on a stunt blog about a $200 sandwich. Or, no, I did an end-of-year post about my mental health and the federal funding crisis. I'm not sure which. Maybe you can figure it out. www.carlsonlab.bio/thoughts/epi...
Epic chicken sandwich — The Carlson Lab
Invocation to Sandwich: April 22, 2025 The madness creeps in for the first time as a Master’s student in my lab is telling me about her job hunt. Did you know that Epic – yes, that Epic, the electron...
www.carlsonlab.bio
December 31, 2025 at 4:49 AM
This was probably meant to be a late-night post: I spent eight months working on a stunt blog about a $200 sandwich. Or, no, I did an end-of-year post about my mental health and the federal funding crisis. I'm not sure which. Maybe you can figure it out. www.carlsonlab.bio/thoughts/epi...
This is a remarkable amount of work to collect all these data points into one place.
(Also, always fun to see the result from the press inquiries I get 😁)
(Also, always fun to see the result from the press inquiries I get 😁)
EXCLUSIVE: @laurenweberhp.bsky.social & I have spent the last year collecting school+county-level vaccination data from across the US and found that only about 28% of counties now have herd immunity for kindergartners from measles—that leaves about 5.2mn kids unprotected.
Gift link: wapo.st/49zDc43
Gift link: wapo.st/49zDc43
U.S. vaccination rates are plunging. Look up where your school stands.
Take a look to see what the kindergarten measles vaccination rates are in your area.
wapo.st
December 31, 2025 at 3:36 PM
This is a remarkable amount of work to collect all these data points into one place.
(Also, always fun to see the result from the press inquiries I get 😁)
(Also, always fun to see the result from the press inquiries I get 😁)
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There is not a facepalm big enough for RFK Jr claiming the 1918 flu was a lab leak. We didnt even know the flu virus existed in 1918. It was not in a lab! 🤦🏼♀️🤦🏼♀️🤦🏼♀️
Good thread tho
Good thread tho
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has stated that the 1918 flu pandemic was caused by a lab virus from vaccine research, a defective influenza vaccine. Let’s analyze what a lie this is. First, in 1918, 107 years ago, virology was in its infancy
December 28, 2025 at 4:47 PM
There is not a facepalm big enough for RFK Jr claiming the 1918 flu was a lab leak. We didnt even know the flu virus existed in 1918. It was not in a lab! 🤦🏼♀️🤦🏼♀️🤦🏼♀️
Good thread tho
Good thread tho
Have you ever wanted a primer on revolution? And how the force behind a popular revolution ends up just doing the same thing as the establishment before?
And how that plays into contemporary media including MTG’s Aether Revolt and Aetherdrift sets?
And being Marxist?
Have I got 4 hours for you:
And how that plays into contemporary media including MTG’s Aether Revolt and Aetherdrift sets?
And being Marxist?
Have I got 4 hours for you:
⭐ New Video 🪓
Revolution, Fascism, & Magic: The Gathering
Folks, this one's a bit big...
youtu.be/4JghX1MBU68
Revolution, Fascism, & Magic: The Gathering
Folks, this one's a bit big...
youtu.be/4JghX1MBU68
December 28, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Have you ever wanted a primer on revolution? And how the force behind a popular revolution ends up just doing the same thing as the establishment before?
And how that plays into contemporary media including MTG’s Aether Revolt and Aetherdrift sets?
And being Marxist?
Have I got 4 hours for you:
And how that plays into contemporary media including MTG’s Aether Revolt and Aetherdrift sets?
And being Marxist?
Have I got 4 hours for you:
My sister texted me today saying that her marketplace health insurance premiums are going to be five times higher next year, happy new year Republicans, maybe something you need increases in price too.
December 27, 2025 at 3:57 AM
My sister texted me today saying that her marketplace health insurance premiums are going to be five times higher next year, happy new year Republicans, maybe something you need increases in price too.
Reposted by Kathryn Kinzel
this is really reckless, unethical, and irresponsible behavior, especially as we approach the peak of flu season. it’s also not the first time he’s done this — he’s fully aware what he’s doing is not okay because we have already explained that to him. this guy shouldn’t be repping public health
If there is a tamiflu shortage this year I blame twitter's #1 catastrophist EFD for advising people to stockpile prescription antivirals.
December 26, 2025 at 2:13 PM
this is really reckless, unethical, and irresponsible behavior, especially as we approach the peak of flu season. it’s also not the first time he’s done this — he’s fully aware what he’s doing is not okay because we have already explained that to him. this guy shouldn’t be repping public health
I was doing some light reading on custodial IRAs (listen I watched the Simpsons episode where Homer flubs his taxes and I'm a GIANT TAX NERD) and I came across the line "Even babies can contribute to a Roth IRA" and now I'm sitting here jealous of all this babies with earned income.
December 25, 2025 at 11:54 PM
I was doing some light reading on custodial IRAs (listen I watched the Simpsons episode where Homer flubs his taxes and I'm a GIANT TAX NERD) and I came across the line "Even babies can contribute to a Roth IRA" and now I'm sitting here jealous of all this babies with earned income.
Enjoying my little break in the kitchen before I make the next side, realizing that I don’t have a ton of people to brag to about what I’m doing so once it’s all cooked, get ready for food pics.
December 24, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Enjoying my little break in the kitchen before I make the next side, realizing that I don’t have a ton of people to brag to about what I’m doing so once it’s all cooked, get ready for food pics.
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Someone should sit the new members of ACIP down and explain what their job is and is not to them in simple terms, and maybe teach them some basic law. Dr. Malone's claims here have several misunderstandings. 1/n
December 24, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Someone should sit the new members of ACIP down and explain what their job is and is not to them in simple terms, and maybe teach them some basic law. Dr. Malone's claims here have several misunderstandings. 1/n
My boss is out today, which puts me in charge.
While I was on my only call of the day, multitasking with making a cinnamon star bread, I realized that a) no one is working and b) I HAVE THE POWER
So I wrote to all the team leads and told them to cut out early.
While I was on my only call of the day, multitasking with making a cinnamon star bread, I realized that a) no one is working and b) I HAVE THE POWER
So I wrote to all the team leads and told them to cut out early.
December 24, 2025 at 5:26 PM
My boss is out today, which puts me in charge.
While I was on my only call of the day, multitasking with making a cinnamon star bread, I realized that a) no one is working and b) I HAVE THE POWER
So I wrote to all the team leads and told them to cut out early.
While I was on my only call of the day, multitasking with making a cinnamon star bread, I realized that a) no one is working and b) I HAVE THE POWER
So I wrote to all the team leads and told them to cut out early.