Sierra McNew
@sierramcnew.bsky.social
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Harvard has set an example for other higher-ed institutions - rejecting an unlawful and ham-handed attempt to stifle academic freedom, while taking steps to make sure students can benefit from an environment of intellectual inquiry, rigorous debate and mutual respect. Let’s hope others follow suit.
April 15, 2025 at 3:52 AM
Harvard has set an example for other higher-ed institutions - rejecting an unlawful and ham-handed attempt to stifle academic freedom, while taking steps to make sure students can benefit from an environment of intellectual inquiry, rigorous debate and mutual respect. Let’s hope others follow suit.
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This decision — & other federal efforts to undermine well-established science about vaccine safety — puts everyone at risk, especially when we are currently experiencing the worst U.S. flu season in more than a decade, says IDSA President Tina Tan, MD, FIDSA, FPIDS, FAAP.
Statement: bit.ly/41mfTFE
Statement: bit.ly/41mfTFE
February 27, 2025 at 8:36 PM
This decision — & other federal efforts to undermine well-established science about vaccine safety — puts everyone at risk, especially when we are currently experiencing the worst U.S. flu season in more than a decade, says IDSA President Tina Tan, MD, FIDSA, FPIDS, FAAP.
Statement: bit.ly/41mfTFE
Statement: bit.ly/41mfTFE
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Just in the last week, we’ve seen:
RFK Jr. cancel a vital meeting for deciding the next flu vaccine.
Elon Musk joke about mistakenly cancelling Ebola prevention programs.
The Trump Admin scrambling to rehire bird flu experts THEY fired.
The first U.S. measles death in years.
RFK Jr. cancel a vital meeting for deciding the next flu vaccine.
Elon Musk joke about mistakenly cancelling Ebola prevention programs.
The Trump Admin scrambling to rehire bird flu experts THEY fired.
The first U.S. measles death in years.
February 28, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Just in the last week, we’ve seen:
RFK Jr. cancel a vital meeting for deciding the next flu vaccine.
Elon Musk joke about mistakenly cancelling Ebola prevention programs.
The Trump Admin scrambling to rehire bird flu experts THEY fired.
The first U.S. measles death in years.
RFK Jr. cancel a vital meeting for deciding the next flu vaccine.
Elon Musk joke about mistakenly cancelling Ebola prevention programs.
The Trump Admin scrambling to rehire bird flu experts THEY fired.
The first U.S. measles death in years.
February 22, 2025 at 3:23 PM
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Our statement in response to the removal of vaccine promotion and ACIP meeting postponement: https://bit.ly/3EQAeLS (2/2)
Statement on Removal of Vaccine Promotion and ACIP Meeting Postponement
Reports that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has been ordered to remove public information on vaccines, including information encouraging people to get vaccinated against flu, leaves…
bit.ly
February 22, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Our statement in response to the removal of vaccine promotion and ACIP meeting postponement: https://bit.ly/3EQAeLS (2/2)
If the CDC is unable to protect public health resources free from political ideology, what other organizations are ready to step up? Diseases don't follow politics, they follow science. #cdc
C.D.C. Site Restores Some Purged Files After ‘Gender Ideology’ Ban Outcry www.nytimes.com/2025/02/03/h...
C.D.C. Site Restores Some Purged Files After ‘Gender Ideology’ Ban Outcry www.nytimes.com/2025/02/03/h...
C.D.C. Site Restores Some Purged Files After ‘Gender Ideology’ Ban Outcry
Intense backlash prompted the reinstatement of some online resources. But guidelines for safe contraception and information on racial inequities in health care remain missing.
www.nytimes.com
February 3, 2025 at 11:28 PM
If the CDC is unable to protect public health resources free from political ideology, what other organizations are ready to step up? Diseases don't follow politics, they follow science. #cdc
C.D.C. Site Restores Some Purged Files After ‘Gender Ideology’ Ban Outcry www.nytimes.com/2025/02/03/h...
C.D.C. Site Restores Some Purged Files After ‘Gender Ideology’ Ban Outcry www.nytimes.com/2025/02/03/h...
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We worked for months with USAID to build an $85,000,000 project to end TB in two regions of the Philippines.
The project is funded by private money, the Philippine government, and matching USAID funds.
It could provide a blueprint for eliminating TB worldwide--except it's...not happening.
The project is funded by private money, the Philippine government, and matching USAID funds.
It could provide a blueprint for eliminating TB worldwide--except it's...not happening.
February 3, 2025 at 10:13 PM
We worked for months with USAID to build an $85,000,000 project to end TB in two regions of the Philippines.
The project is funded by private money, the Philippine government, and matching USAID funds.
It could provide a blueprint for eliminating TB worldwide--except it's...not happening.
The project is funded by private money, the Philippine government, and matching USAID funds.
It could provide a blueprint for eliminating TB worldwide--except it's...not happening.
I'm encouraged to see IDSA and the HIV Medicine Association speaking up - all healthcare organizations should be alarmed by these actions and also speak up
The removal of #HIV- and #LGBTQ-related resources from the websites of CDC and other health agencies is deeply concerning.
Access to this information is crucial for ID and HIV health care professionals.
Our full statement: https://buff.ly/42AO8LI
Access to this information is crucial for ID and HIV health care professionals.
Our full statement: https://buff.ly/42AO8LI
February 2, 2025 at 12:53 AM
I'm encouraged to see IDSA and the HIV Medicine Association speaking up - all healthcare organizations should be alarmed by these actions and also speak up
Now the government thinks it is acceptable to remove public health information from the CDC website? STI guidelines - gone. Information about health disparities in LGBTQ populations? Gone.
This is not acceptable.
This is not acceptable.
February 1, 2025 at 1:49 AM
Now the government thinks it is acceptable to remove public health information from the CDC website? STI guidelines - gone. Information about health disparities in LGBTQ populations? Gone.
This is not acceptable.
This is not acceptable.
This is very concerning - thanks for sharing. I'll be reaching out to my representatives tonight
January 23, 2025 at 9:36 PM
This is very concerning - thanks for sharing. I'll be reaching out to my representatives tonight
Ordered from one of my local bookstores (shout out to Charm City Books 📚 🐦⬛)
January 23, 2025 at 4:11 AM
Ordered from one of my local bookstores (shout out to Charm City Books 📚 🐦⬛)
If you are in the process of moving and want to take an optimal-sized sofa through a hallway with a 90 degree turn, there's good news for you from the geometry world . . . (I learned this via @agreatnate.bsky.social) #movingsofaproblem #gerverssofa
December 7, 2024 at 3:28 PM
If you are in the process of moving and want to take an optimal-sized sofa through a hallway with a 90 degree turn, there's good news for you from the geometry world . . . (I learned this via @agreatnate.bsky.social) #movingsofaproblem #gerverssofa
Looking for a good cause to donate to? There's a magical nonprofit in Baltimore called The Book Thing that gives away books for free - bookthing.org/donate/ #booksky
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December 3, 2024 at 12:24 AM
Looking for a good cause to donate to? There's a magical nonprofit in Baltimore called The Book Thing that gives away books for free - bookthing.org/donate/ #booksky
Worked on my final portfolio for a course in my MFA program today with @agreatnate.bsky.social
December 2, 2024 at 5:38 AM
Worked on my final portfolio for a course in my MFA program today with @agreatnate.bsky.social
Pie night! (a friend of ours baked 18+ pies)
What are you supposed to do the night before Thanksgiving?
December 2, 2024 at 5:24 AM
Pie night! (a friend of ours baked 18+ pies)