Pamela Mack, R.N.
@pamelam007.bsky.social
Nurse|Dog Walker|Profoundly Amateur Photographer|Former Midwesterner and Californian|Current New Englander|All Things Boston| Covid Aware|Clean the Air|Wear a Mask
#MedSky #NurseSky #PublicHealth
#MedSky #NurseSky #PublicHealth
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I HATE this administration with every cell in my body. They are destroying the country from every angle and want to destroy your kids as well.
NEW: The entire staff supporting ACIP was laid off, and most working groups haven't met in months.
That means the US may not make routine vaccine recommendations for more than half of children in 2026, and it could halt new vaccines in the pipeline. My latest:
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
That means the US may not make routine vaccine recommendations for more than half of children in 2026, and it could halt new vaccines in the pipeline. My latest:
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Threat to US vaccines as CDC staff supporting key advisory panel laid off
Critics say scientists ‘held hostage’ by RFK Jr as changes mean vaccine development and guidance in peril
www.theguardian.com
October 27, 2025 at 7:10 PM
I HATE this administration with every cell in my body. They are destroying the country from every angle and want to destroy your kids as well.
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Meidas Health exists to bring you the nations best healthcare leaders right into your podcast feed.
We welcome the great @nickmark.bsky.social this week to discuss H1B visa fee changes and their impact on hospital staffing.
@meidastouch.com
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We welcome the great @nickmark.bsky.social this week to discuss H1B visa fee changes and their impact on hospital staffing.
@meidastouch.com
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Meidas Health: Dr. Nick Mark on H-1B Visas and The Future of American Medicine
Spotify video
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September 30, 2025 at 1:53 AM
Meidas Health exists to bring you the nations best healthcare leaders right into your podcast feed.
We welcome the great @nickmark.bsky.social this week to discuss H1B visa fee changes and their impact on hospital staffing.
@meidastouch.com
open.spotify.com/episode/0EBz...
We welcome the great @nickmark.bsky.social this week to discuss H1B visa fee changes and their impact on hospital staffing.
@meidastouch.com
open.spotify.com/episode/0EBz...
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September 27, 2025 at 10:26 PM
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UK: What if everyone had masked up? Analysis of app data has the answer:
"Respirators would have dropped the rate of COVID transmission by an estimated factor of 9, compared with 0.6 for surgical masks. A factor of 9 is enough to put SARS-COV-2 into exponential decay!
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
"Respirators would have dropped the rate of COVID transmission by an estimated factor of 9, compared with 0.6 for surgical masks. A factor of 9 is enough to put SARS-COV-2 into exponential decay!
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
What if everyone had masked up? Analysis of app data has an answer
Modelling study based on almost 250,000 positive COVID-19 tests in the United Kingdom shows that universal masking could have cut transmission markedly.
www.nature.com
August 8, 2025 at 4:46 PM
UK: What if everyone had masked up? Analysis of app data has the answer:
"Respirators would have dropped the rate of COVID transmission by an estimated factor of 9, compared with 0.6 for surgical masks. A factor of 9 is enough to put SARS-COV-2 into exponential decay!
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
"Respirators would have dropped the rate of COVID transmission by an estimated factor of 9, compared with 0.6 for surgical masks. A factor of 9 is enough to put SARS-COV-2 into exponential decay!
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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RFK Jr and HHS just ended all US supported mRNA vaccine development
www.hhs.gov/press-room/h...
www.hhs.gov/press-room/h...
www.hhs.gov
August 6, 2025 at 12:49 AM
RFK Jr and HHS just ended all US supported mRNA vaccine development
www.hhs.gov/press-room/h...
www.hhs.gov/press-room/h...
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RFK Jr celebrated the release of the MAHA report by downing raw milk shooters in the White House with influencer Paul Saladino. Hazards of raw milk include Listeria, Salmonella, Campylobacter, Yersinia, E. coli O157:H7, and now-- avian flu.
May 30, 2025 at 2:30 PM
RFK Jr celebrated the release of the MAHA report by downing raw milk shooters in the White House with influencer Paul Saladino. Hazards of raw milk include Listeria, Salmonella, Campylobacter, Yersinia, E. coli O157:H7, and now-- avian flu.
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To be clear:
Assaulting police officers and destroying property on January 6? Totally fine. Pardon them all.
Showing up at an ICE Facility to demand due process? Criminal.
The Republican Party is irrevocably broken. Vote all these idiots out.
Assaulting police officers and destroying property on January 6? Totally fine. Pardon them all.
Showing up at an ICE Facility to demand due process? Criminal.
The Republican Party is irrevocably broken. Vote all these idiots out.
Alina Habba says she is dropping the charges against the Newark mayor, but says she will charge Rep. McIver.
May 20, 2025 at 1:11 AM
To be clear:
Assaulting police officers and destroying property on January 6? Totally fine. Pardon them all.
Showing up at an ICE Facility to demand due process? Criminal.
The Republican Party is irrevocably broken. Vote all these idiots out.
Assaulting police officers and destroying property on January 6? Totally fine. Pardon them all.
Showing up at an ICE Facility to demand due process? Criminal.
The Republican Party is irrevocably broken. Vote all these idiots out.
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⚠️ The CDC's HICPAC website has been archived.
I heard from colleagues today HICPAC would be disbanded.
#IDSky #PublicHealth #MedSky
I heard from colleagues today HICPAC would be disbanded.
#IDSky #PublicHealth #MedSky
April 25, 2025 at 7:39 PM
⚠️ The CDC's HICPAC website has been archived.
I heard from colleagues today HICPAC would be disbanded.
#IDSky #PublicHealth #MedSky
I heard from colleagues today HICPAC would be disbanded.
#IDSky #PublicHealth #MedSky
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#publichealth USDA has withdrawn a proposed rule aimed at reducing #Salmonella infection linked to raw poultry products.
The withdrawal of the Salmonella Framework for Raw Poultry Products (proposed by previous admini in aug 2024 post by FSIS @cidrap.bsky.social
www.cidrap.umn.edu/foodborne-di...
The withdrawal of the Salmonella Framework for Raw Poultry Products (proposed by previous admini in aug 2024 post by FSIS @cidrap.bsky.social
www.cidrap.umn.edu/foodborne-di...
USDA withdraws proposal to reduce Salmonella in poultry
www.cidrap.umn.edu
April 25, 2025 at 9:06 PM
#publichealth USDA has withdrawn a proposed rule aimed at reducing #Salmonella infection linked to raw poultry products.
The withdrawal of the Salmonella Framework for Raw Poultry Products (proposed by previous admini in aug 2024 post by FSIS @cidrap.bsky.social
www.cidrap.umn.edu/foodborne-di...
The withdrawal of the Salmonella Framework for Raw Poultry Products (proposed by previous admini in aug 2024 post by FSIS @cidrap.bsky.social
www.cidrap.umn.edu/foodborne-di...
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Bad news for the Novavax COVID vaccine: FDA wants Novavax "...to show its vaccine is effective w/ another randomized study after appointees under (HHS Sec. RFK Jr.) intervened in the approval process... The additional step goes beyond what other Covid-19 vaccine makers had to do to win approval..."🛟
Exclusive | FDA Asks Vaccine Maker to Complete New Clinical Trial for Delayed Covid-19 Shot
A new randomized study could cost Novavax tens of millions of dollars, vaccine experts say
www.wsj.com
April 25, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Bad news for the Novavax COVID vaccine: FDA wants Novavax "...to show its vaccine is effective w/ another randomized study after appointees under (HHS Sec. RFK Jr.) intervened in the approval process... The additional step goes beyond what other Covid-19 vaccine makers had to do to win approval..."🛟
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Just a reminder:
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. lacks formal education or professional credentials in critical scientific fields such as biology, neuroscience, psychology, psychiatry, immunology, virology, epidemiology, genetics, pharmacology, or medicine.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. lacks formal education or professional credentials in critical scientific fields such as biology, neuroscience, psychology, psychiatry, immunology, virology, epidemiology, genetics, pharmacology, or medicine.
April 17, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Just a reminder:
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. lacks formal education or professional credentials in critical scientific fields such as biology, neuroscience, psychology, psychiatry, immunology, virology, epidemiology, genetics, pharmacology, or medicine.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. lacks formal education or professional credentials in critical scientific fields such as biology, neuroscience, psychology, psychiatry, immunology, virology, epidemiology, genetics, pharmacology, or medicine.
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Terrifying News:
A hepatitis C outbreak strikes Florida, and the U.S. government shuts down the only CDC lab capable of testing the samples.
This isn’t a mistake it’s political negligence putting lives at risk.
We need leaders who act now and prioritize health. We need accountability and answers.
A hepatitis C outbreak strikes Florida, and the U.S. government shuts down the only CDC lab capable of testing the samples.
This isn’t a mistake it’s political negligence putting lives at risk.
We need leaders who act now and prioritize health. We need accountability and answers.
April 17, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Terrifying News:
A hepatitis C outbreak strikes Florida, and the U.S. government shuts down the only CDC lab capable of testing the samples.
This isn’t a mistake it’s political negligence putting lives at risk.
We need leaders who act now and prioritize health. We need accountability and answers.
A hepatitis C outbreak strikes Florida, and the U.S. government shuts down the only CDC lab capable of testing the samples.
This isn’t a mistake it’s political negligence putting lives at risk.
We need leaders who act now and prioritize health. We need accountability and answers.
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BREAKING: FDA Planning to End Routine Food Safety Inspections, Sources Reveal
Federal officials say the move is still under discussion and may require congressional approval to implement fully.
Federal officials say the move is still under discussion and may require congressional approval to implement fully.
April 18, 2025 at 12:06 AM
BREAKING: FDA Planning to End Routine Food Safety Inspections, Sources Reveal
Federal officials say the move is still under discussion and may require congressional approval to implement fully.
Federal officials say the move is still under discussion and may require congressional approval to implement fully.
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Just spoke with my CDC sources. They were in tears.
Budgets cut. RFJK has ordered them not to publicize bird flu symptoms in exposed workers. Not to test them. Not to speak.
They know people are getting sick. And they’re being forced to stay silent.
This is not just a cover-up. It's cruelty.
Budgets cut. RFJK has ordered them not to publicize bird flu symptoms in exposed workers. Not to test them. Not to speak.
They know people are getting sick. And they’re being forced to stay silent.
This is not just a cover-up. It's cruelty.
April 19, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Just spoke with my CDC sources. They were in tears.
Budgets cut. RFJK has ordered them not to publicize bird flu symptoms in exposed workers. Not to test them. Not to speak.
They know people are getting sick. And they’re being forced to stay silent.
This is not just a cover-up. It's cruelty.
Budgets cut. RFJK has ordered them not to publicize bird flu symptoms in exposed workers. Not to test them. Not to speak.
They know people are getting sick. And they’re being forced to stay silent.
This is not just a cover-up. It's cruelty.
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A sudden $30–40B cut in U.S. global health aid has left a vacuum no one’s able to fill.
Philanthropies, Europe, and China are stepping in, but the scale of need far exceeds their reach. 🩺🛟
Philanthropies, Europe, and China are stepping in, but the scale of need far exceeds their reach. 🩺🛟
Trump has blown a massive hole in global health funding—and no one can fill it
Other countries, foundations, international groups are unable to replace billions lost in U.S. cuts
www.science.org
April 9, 2025 at 2:06 PM
A sudden $30–40B cut in U.S. global health aid has left a vacuum no one’s able to fill.
Philanthropies, Europe, and China are stepping in, but the scale of need far exceeds their reach. 🩺🛟
Philanthropies, Europe, and China are stepping in, but the scale of need far exceeds their reach. 🩺🛟
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Funding cuts to US vax pipeline; mucosal Covid vaxes advance globally:
- Inhaled vax in phase 2 in Canada
- Human challenge trial in Singapore
- Trial results for intranasal vax in kids in China
& more in my latest nextgen Covid vax update online @plos.org
absolutelymaybe.plos.org/2025/03/31/m...
- Inhaled vax in phase 2 in Canada
- Human challenge trial in Singapore
- Trial results for intranasal vax in kids in China
& more in my latest nextgen Covid vax update online @plos.org
absolutelymaybe.plos.org/2025/03/31/m...
Mucosal Covid Vaccine Trials Progress; US R&D Funding Cuts (NextGen Update 27) - Absolutely Maybe
This month, there are results from 3 clinical trials of next generation vaccines, including an early safety study of an intranasal vaccine…
absolutelymaybe.plos.org
April 1, 2025 at 5:44 AM
Funding cuts to US vax pipeline; mucosal Covid vaxes advance globally:
- Inhaled vax in phase 2 in Canada
- Human challenge trial in Singapore
- Trial results for intranasal vax in kids in China
& more in my latest nextgen Covid vax update online @plos.org
absolutelymaybe.plos.org/2025/03/31/m...
- Inhaled vax in phase 2 in Canada
- Human challenge trial in Singapore
- Trial results for intranasal vax in kids in China
& more in my latest nextgen Covid vax update online @plos.org
absolutelymaybe.plos.org/2025/03/31/m...
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Most people probably aren’t tracking this but Senate Republicans just started an all-night voting marathon that will allow them to gut Medicaid and increase child hunger while giving handouts to billionaires like Elon Musk.
February 21, 2025 at 1:53 AM
Most people probably aren’t tracking this but Senate Republicans just started an all-night voting marathon that will allow them to gut Medicaid and increase child hunger while giving handouts to billionaires like Elon Musk.
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It is very easy to see whether these pts have spike persistence from the vaccine or from an undiagnosed infection: do mass spec/proteomics on the antigens of pts: if all pts have the same signature which is the same as the one in the vaxx, you answered the question unequivocally
February 19, 2025 at 4:26 PM
It is very easy to see whether these pts have spike persistence from the vaccine or from an undiagnosed infection: do mass spec/proteomics on the antigens of pts: if all pts have the same signature which is the same as the one in the vaxx, you answered the question unequivocally
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Mexico will take Google to court if maps shown to US-based users continue to label the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America across the entire body of water, President Claudia Sheinbaum said Monday.
www.cnn.com/2025/02/17/a...
Mexico will take Google to court if maps shown to US-based users continue to label the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America across the entire body of water, President Claudia Sheinbaum said Monday.
www.cnn.com/2025/02/17/a...
Mexico threatens to sue Google over name change of Gulf of Mexico on US maps | CNN
Mexico will take Google to court if maps shown to US-based users continue to label the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America across the entire body of water, President Claudia Sheinbaum said Monday, a...
www.cnn.com
February 17, 2025 at 7:30 PM
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Mexico will take Google to court if maps shown to US-based users continue to label the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America across the entire body of water, President Claudia Sheinbaum said Monday.
www.cnn.com/2025/02/17/a...
Mexico will take Google to court if maps shown to US-based users continue to label the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America across the entire body of water, President Claudia Sheinbaum said Monday.
www.cnn.com/2025/02/17/a...
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Vaccinate your children! I have seen children suffer from measles and I would never want another family to watch a child suffer that way.
Measles requires 95% vaccination rates for herd immunity.
It has a 16.2% case fatality rate for unvaccinated children under 5 years and 24% for children under 9 months (who are unable to be vaccinated).
30% of the survivors experience severe complications like blindness, deafness, or encephalitis.
It has a 16.2% case fatality rate for unvaccinated children under 5 years and 24% for children under 9 months (who are unable to be vaccinated).
30% of the survivors experience severe complications like blindness, deafness, or encephalitis.
These are the vaccination rates of kindergartners by state. It takes 95% coverage of MMR vaccine to prevent measles outbreaks & most states are not achieving it. I fear that under the new administration rates will drop even further and we will start to see preventable illness, disability, and death
February 15, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Vaccinate your children! I have seen children suffer from measles and I would never want another family to watch a child suffer that way.
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RFK Jr wasted no time in bringing a wrecking ball to US public health & health research, just as everyone knew he would
🛟 That last-ditch chemo trial your family member was hoping to be in
🥙 The investigation of a food-borne illness outbreak in the next town over
🧠The study looking for preventable causes of Alzheimer’s
🧪The assurance that TAXPAYER-PAID-FOR studies & data collection see the light of day
🥙 The investigation of a food-borne illness outbreak in the next town over
🧠The study looking for preventable causes of Alzheimer’s
🧪The assurance that TAXPAYER-PAID-FOR studies & data collection see the light of day
February 15, 2025 at 5:04 PM
RFK Jr wasted no time in bringing a wrecking ball to US public health & health research, just as everyone knew he would
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ATTENTION (PLEASE SHARE)
If anyone has or knows of any positions that might be appropriate for the NIH staff members who were terminated, please post the information in this thread.
There are lots of talented and accomplished people who may be looking for new opportunities.
If anyone has or knows of any positions that might be appropriate for the NIH staff members who were terminated, please post the information in this thread.
There are lots of talented and accomplished people who may be looking for new opportunities.
a poster that says if life gives you lemon make lemonade on it
ALT: a poster that says if life gives you lemon make lemonade on it
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February 15, 2025 at 3:37 PM
ATTENTION (PLEASE SHARE)
If anyone has or knows of any positions that might be appropriate for the NIH staff members who were terminated, please post the information in this thread.
There are lots of talented and accomplished people who may be looking for new opportunities.
If anyone has or knows of any positions that might be appropriate for the NIH staff members who were terminated, please post the information in this thread.
There are lots of talented and accomplished people who may be looking for new opportunities.