Cat LaCourse
@clacourse.bsky.social
Postdoctoral fellow at Hopkins | Still talking about COVID-19 cause it's still around 😷🦠
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Masks are under serious threat at being banned widely due to politicization. This would be a public health disaster. If you are only wearing a mask at protests, please consider also wearing them elsewhere. The more people mask, the more we normalize masks and protect them against bans.
June 15, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Masks are under serious threat at being banned widely due to politicization. This would be a public health disaster. If you are only wearing a mask at protests, please consider also wearing them elsewhere. The more people mask, the more we normalize masks and protect them against bans.
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All of NIH funding to Northwestern University is frozen. This pause includes noncompeting approved funding, new and competing grants with fundable scores. No reimbursements for money already spent have been received since March. This situation is rarely reported so please Please get the word out!
May 23, 2025 at 5:56 PM
All of NIH funding to Northwestern University is frozen. This pause includes noncompeting approved funding, new and competing grants with fundable scores. No reimbursements for money already spent have been received since March. This situation is rarely reported so please Please get the word out!
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CDC platforms have stopped warning the public about disease spread. One of the CDC's main newsletters that alerts health professionals about outbreaks hasn't been sent since March. And most CDC social media accounts have gone over a month without posting their own new content.
May 21, 2025 at 4:23 PM
CDC platforms have stopped warning the public about disease spread. One of the CDC's main newsletters that alerts health professionals about outbreaks hasn't been sent since March. And most CDC social media accounts have gone over a month without posting their own new content.
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🚨 ACTION ITEMS to stop the FDA from limiting Covid vaccine access:
1. Submit a public comment to the FDA www.regulations.gov/commenton/FD...
2. Contact your elected officials
www.usa.gov/elected-offi...
1. Submit a public comment to the FDA www.regulations.gov/commenton/FD...
2. Contact your elected officials
www.usa.gov/elected-offi...
May 20, 2025 at 6:57 PM
🚨 ACTION ITEMS to stop the FDA from limiting Covid vaccine access:
1. Submit a public comment to the FDA www.regulations.gov/commenton/FD...
2. Contact your elected officials
www.usa.gov/elected-offi...
1. Submit a public comment to the FDA www.regulations.gov/commenton/FD...
2. Contact your elected officials
www.usa.gov/elected-offi...
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"Covid is over. We have the tools"
First they took away masks
Then they took away tests
They stopped distancing
They stalled on clean air
They stopped tracking data
They stopped research
Now they are limiting vaccines
First they took away masks
Then they took away tests
They stopped distancing
They stalled on clean air
They stopped tracking data
They stopped research
Now they are limiting vaccines
May 21, 2025 at 5:30 AM
"Covid is over. We have the tools"
First they took away masks
Then they took away tests
They stopped distancing
They stalled on clean air
They stopped tracking data
They stopped research
Now they are limiting vaccines
First they took away masks
Then they took away tests
They stopped distancing
They stalled on clean air
They stopped tracking data
They stopped research
Now they are limiting vaccines
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Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” isn’t just about tax cuts it quietly guts federal protections and reshapes entire agencies. Here’s what’s buried inside:
May 18, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” isn’t just about tax cuts it quietly guts federal protections and reshapes entire agencies. Here’s what’s buried inside:
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🧵5 Top Free Alternatives to BioRender for Scientific Illustrations!
These five websites offer free scientific illustrations for biologists. Great for presentations, research papers and other research communication needs.
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These five websites offer free scientific illustrations for biologists. Great for presentations, research papers and other research communication needs.
Save and share the post!
May 13, 2025 at 7:55 PM
🧵5 Top Free Alternatives to BioRender for Scientific Illustrations!
These five websites offer free scientific illustrations for biologists. Great for presentations, research papers and other research communication needs.
Save and share the post!
These five websites offer free scientific illustrations for biologists. Great for presentations, research papers and other research communication needs.
Save and share the post!
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🌸 Bat & Fairy Convertible Bag 🌸
Have you wanted a cute bag that can be worn as a backpack, crossbody bag & waist bag? That can be attached to mobility aids. That's what I've designed. They have custom zipper pulls & padded space for a tablet.
What do you think?
Details below!
Have you wanted a cute bag that can be worn as a backpack, crossbody bag & waist bag? That can be attached to mobility aids. That's what I've designed. They have custom zipper pulls & padded space for a tablet.
What do you think?
Details below!
May 8, 2025 at 9:51 PM
🌸 Bat & Fairy Convertible Bag 🌸
Have you wanted a cute bag that can be worn as a backpack, crossbody bag & waist bag? That can be attached to mobility aids. That's what I've designed. They have custom zipper pulls & padded space for a tablet.
What do you think?
Details below!
Have you wanted a cute bag that can be worn as a backpack, crossbody bag & waist bag? That can be attached to mobility aids. That's what I've designed. They have custom zipper pulls & padded space for a tablet.
What do you think?
Details below!
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Measles. Is. Back.
A disease we had basically eradicated in the U.S. is now spreading in schools, hospitals, and communities.
Why?
Because misinformation kills.
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A disease we had basically eradicated in the U.S. is now spreading in schools, hospitals, and communities.
Why?
Because misinformation kills.
🧵
May 8, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Measles. Is. Back.
A disease we had basically eradicated in the U.S. is now spreading in schools, hospitals, and communities.
Why?
Because misinformation kills.
🧵
A disease we had basically eradicated in the U.S. is now spreading in schools, hospitals, and communities.
Why?
Because misinformation kills.
🧵
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They are terminating STEM education grants -- the grants that help you and your kids get access to a better and more effective learning experience. They are terminating grants that help everyone access careers in STEM, regardless of race or ability.
They are stealing from you. Don't let them.
They are stealing from you. Don't let them.
May 9, 2025 at 4:08 AM
They are terminating STEM education grants -- the grants that help you and your kids get access to a better and more effective learning experience. They are terminating grants that help everyone access careers in STEM, regardless of race or ability.
They are stealing from you. Don't let them.
They are stealing from you. Don't let them.
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Have itchy eyes and a running nose but never had allergies before?
Well, you might now!
Climate change fuels pollen production which can overwhelm even the immune system of the "I don't have allergies" people.
www.cbc.ca/player/play/...
Well, you might now!
Climate change fuels pollen production which can overwhelm even the immune system of the "I don't have allergies" people.
www.cbc.ca/player/play/...
Your allergies are about to get worse
With record pollen counts across North America, seasonal allergies are hitting harder than ever. Johanna Wagstaffe explains how climate change is turbo charging allergy seasons and what you can do abo...
www.cbc.ca
May 9, 2025 at 11:11 AM
Have itchy eyes and a running nose but never had allergies before?
Well, you might now!
Climate change fuels pollen production which can overwhelm even the immune system of the "I don't have allergies" people.
www.cbc.ca/player/play/...
Well, you might now!
Climate change fuels pollen production which can overwhelm even the immune system of the "I don't have allergies" people.
www.cbc.ca/player/play/...
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RFK Jr. is launching a government registry to track autistic Americans using private medical records.
RFK Jr. Set to Launch Disease Registry Tracking Autistic People
And he’s using private medical records to make it happen.
newrepublic.com
April 22, 2025 at 5:36 PM
RFK Jr. is launching a government registry to track autistic Americans using private medical records.
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Ok. Little chat. As we are hitting the 5 year anniversary of Covid lockdowns beginning in 2020, as someone who is permanently disabled by Long Covid, here’s what I’d *love* to see when people talk about the ongoing pandemic and how it effects them:
March 10, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Ok. Little chat. As we are hitting the 5 year anniversary of Covid lockdowns beginning in 2020, as someone who is permanently disabled by Long Covid, here’s what I’d *love* to see when people talk about the ongoing pandemic and how it effects them:
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STAND UP FOR SCIENCE SPEAKER ANNOUNCEMENT! ☀️
Bill Nye will be speaking at Stand Up for Science in D.C. on March 7th!
More speaker announcements coming soon, stay tuned! 👀☀️
Bill Nye will be speaking at Stand Up for Science in D.C. on March 7th!
More speaker announcements coming soon, stay tuned! 👀☀️
March 6, 2025 at 12:04 AM
STAND UP FOR SCIENCE SPEAKER ANNOUNCEMENT! ☀️
Bill Nye will be speaking at Stand Up for Science in D.C. on March 7th!
More speaker announcements coming soon, stay tuned! 👀☀️
Bill Nye will be speaking at Stand Up for Science in D.C. on March 7th!
More speaker announcements coming soon, stay tuned! 👀☀️
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JUST IN:
Federal judges orders HHS, CDC, and FDA to restore “by no later than 11:59 pm” today their websites and datasets to pre-January 30th status.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Federal judges orders HHS, CDC, and FDA to restore “by no later than 11:59 pm” today their websites and datasets to pre-January 30th status.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
storage.courtlistener.com
February 11, 2025 at 5:24 PM
JUST IN:
Federal judges orders HHS, CDC, and FDA to restore “by no later than 11:59 pm” today their websites and datasets to pre-January 30th status.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Federal judges orders HHS, CDC, and FDA to restore “by no later than 11:59 pm” today their websites and datasets to pre-January 30th status.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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They’re counting on intricacies of indirect costs being too hard for general public to understand.
The money they are cutting literally keeps the lights on in the buildings where our doctors are trained, our college students are educated, and the next generation of cancer treatments are discovered
The money they are cutting literally keeps the lights on in the buildings where our doctors are trained, our college students are educated, and the next generation of cancer treatments are discovered
February 8, 2025 at 2:14 PM
They’re counting on intricacies of indirect costs being too hard for general public to understand.
The money they are cutting literally keeps the lights on in the buildings where our doctors are trained, our college students are educated, and the next generation of cancer treatments are discovered
The money they are cutting literally keeps the lights on in the buildings where our doctors are trained, our college students are educated, and the next generation of cancer treatments are discovered
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If you weren’t clear: a President ordering a Federal health and disease agency to delete pages on its website is a public health crisis.
January 31, 2025 at 11:42 PM
If you weren’t clear: a President ordering a Federal health and disease agency to delete pages on its website is a public health crisis.
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The Internet Archive has to date downloaded 500 terabytes of US government websites, which it crawls at the end of every presidential term. The whole archive is fully searchable. This effort's housed by a donation-funded nonprofit, not a branch of the US government. blog.archive.org/2024/05/08/e...
End of Term Web Archive – Preserving the Transition of a Nation | Internet Archive Blogs
blog.archive.org
February 1, 2025 at 12:58 AM
The Internet Archive has to date downloaded 500 terabytes of US government websites, which it crawls at the end of every presidential term. The whole archive is fully searchable. This effort's housed by a donation-funded nonprofit, not a branch of the US government. blog.archive.org/2024/05/08/e...
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Wait… did he blame DEI because it was a Black Hawk helicopter
January 31, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Wait… did he blame DEI because it was a Black Hawk helicopter
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Just launched: Shop COVID cautious merch while directly supporting our advocacy and mutual aid initiatives!
bonfire.com/store/covidsafecampus
Proceeds from all purchases help raise funds to sustain CSC's work.
You can also make donations directly at: covidsafecampus.org/donate
bonfire.com/store/covidsafecampus
Proceeds from all purchases help raise funds to sustain CSC's work.
You can also make donations directly at: covidsafecampus.org/donate
December 24, 2024 at 4:25 AM
Just launched: Shop COVID cautious merch while directly supporting our advocacy and mutual aid initiatives!
bonfire.com/store/covidsafecampus
Proceeds from all purchases help raise funds to sustain CSC's work.
You can also make donations directly at: covidsafecampus.org/donate
bonfire.com/store/covidsafecampus
Proceeds from all purchases help raise funds to sustain CSC's work.
You can also make donations directly at: covidsafecampus.org/donate
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⚠️BECOMING MORE AIRBORNE—New study in Nature says that the newer #H5N1 bird flu variants are becoming more airborne than older bird flu variants. This is extremely worrisome. Virus will always try to adapt to be more adept at transmission and infection ability—Evolution arms race.
December 3, 2024 at 8:42 PM
⚠️BECOMING MORE AIRBORNE—New study in Nature says that the newer #H5N1 bird flu variants are becoming more airborne than older bird flu variants. This is extremely worrisome. Virus will always try to adapt to be more adept at transmission and infection ability—Evolution arms race.
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Letter sent in to the Editor of the Guardian on brain microbiome nonsense.
December 3, 2024 at 10:01 AM
Letter sent in to the Editor of the Guardian on brain microbiome nonsense.
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A red supergiant star has a truly cosmic case of dusty flatulence and that means it's about to die. And we've obtained pretty detailed images of it despite it being IN ANOTHER GALAXY.
badastronomy.beehiiv.com/p/a-red-supe...
[Note: image shown here is artwork but a pic's in the link]
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badastronomy.beehiiv.com/p/a-red-supe...
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A red supergiant’s clock is ticking, and we’re getting a good look before it goes supernova
I won’t cry when WOH G64 explodes, but it IS getting dusty in here
badastronomy.beehiiv.com
November 21, 2024 at 3:40 PM
A red supergiant star has a truly cosmic case of dusty flatulence and that means it's about to die. And we've obtained pretty detailed images of it despite it being IN ANOTHER GALAXY.
badastronomy.beehiiv.com/p/a-red-supe...
[Note: image shown here is artwork but a pic's in the link]
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badastronomy.beehiiv.com/p/a-red-supe...
[Note: image shown here is artwork but a pic's in the link]
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Got that Novavax juice in my arm!!!! 💉💉💉
Shout-out to Rite Aid for taking walk-ins and none of my money~
Shout-out to Rite Aid for taking walk-ins and none of my money~
October 14, 2023 at 2:35 PM
Got that Novavax juice in my arm!!!! 💉💉💉
Shout-out to Rite Aid for taking walk-ins and none of my money~
Shout-out to Rite Aid for taking walk-ins and none of my money~
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Novavax is available at RiteAid, Costco, and some CVS stores!
I'm happy to finally have made my appointment!
RiteAid
www.riteaid.com/pharmacy/sch...
Costco
costco.web.medrefill.com/csweb/#/store
Covid Pandemic
I'm happy to finally have made my appointment!
RiteAid
www.riteaid.com/pharmacy/sch...
Costco
costco.web.medrefill.com/csweb/#/store
Covid Pandemic
October 13, 2023 at 5:42 PM
Novavax is available at RiteAid, Costco, and some CVS stores!
I'm happy to finally have made my appointment!
RiteAid
www.riteaid.com/pharmacy/sch...
Costco
costco.web.medrefill.com/csweb/#/store
Covid Pandemic
I'm happy to finally have made my appointment!
RiteAid
www.riteaid.com/pharmacy/sch...
Costco
costco.web.medrefill.com/csweb/#/store
Covid Pandemic