Caitlin Rivers
cmyeaton.bsky.social
Caitlin Rivers
@cmyeaton.bsky.social
Infectious disease epidemiologist @JohnsHopkinsSPH. Associate professor. Author of CRISIS AVERTED (Viking). Outbreak newsletter at caitlinrivers.substack.com
That's awesome to hear!
November 3, 2025 at 12:04 AM
I wrote it for the normie moms! (or what PBK would call broad readership 😂). Glad she enjoyed it, thanks for reading.
October 29, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Careful what you wish for 😂 Here's 5,000 words of detail ⬇️ caitlinrivers.substack.com/p/outbreak-o...
Outbreak Outlook: Week 3 of DIY Surveillance
Slow start to the flu and RSV seasons, COVID-19 quiet
caitlinrivers.substack.com
October 22, 2025 at 10:14 PM
thank you!
October 19, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Thanks for your kind words! I'm so glad you liked it.
October 19, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Reposted by Caitlin Rivers
Also the examples you gave of times we have cancelled public health programs only to need to rebuild them and how expensive it was to rebuild 😭😭😭
October 19, 2025 at 1:12 PM
(the kindle version specifically is on sale)
October 19, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Reposted by Caitlin Rivers
The entire HR department at the CDC is gone. Everyone at the IRB, which makes sure studies are conducted ethically and rigorously, and the ethics office, which oversee conflicts of interest for CDC leaders and advisory committee members, were also let go.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
‘Instability and confusion’ as CDC slashes 1,300 jobs before reinstating half
Trump administration says 700 notices were sent in error, while top CDC officer says ‘they didn’t think through what they were doing’
www.theguardian.com
October 14, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Reposted by Caitlin Rivers
FULL STORY HERE: Emails began flooding CDC inboxes late Friday night announcing dozens of layoffs. HR people brought back from furlough to oversee the RIFs. Disease detectives, entire Washington office, global health, injury prevention, MMWR staff among those hit.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/u...
Trump Administration Lays Off Dozens of C.D.C. Officials
www.nytimes.com
October 11, 2025 at 4:49 AM