Becky Osborne
@drbeckyo.bsky.social
Community college microbiology/biology/anatomy/physiology instructor, mom, lgbtqia+ ally, book lover, sci-fi nerd, and true crime junkie
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Vaccines save lives.
And no, they do not cause autism.
And no, they do not cause autism.
April 12, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Vaccines save lives.
And no, they do not cause autism.
And no, they do not cause autism.
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Wishing everyone a peaceful evening as we continue to fight for our democracy.
April 12, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Wishing everyone a peaceful evening as we continue to fight for our democracy.
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A reminder of a noble idea that so many are trying to destroy.
March 26, 2025 at 8:48 PM
A reminder of a noble idea that so many are trying to destroy.
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Make America read again.
March 19, 2025 at 3:07 AM
Make America read again.
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Same, Senator. This photo is how I’ve felt since November.
January 30, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Same, Senator. This photo is how I’ve felt since November.
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NIH appears to have canceled/postponed all of its study sections—the independent review panels that approve federal grants for health research.
Such grants fund the work/salaries of 300k people at more than 2,500 institutions
Such grants fund the work/salaries of 300k people at more than 2,500 institutions
All NIH study sections canceled indefinitely. This will halt science and devastate research budgets in universities.
January 22, 2025 at 9:27 PM
NIH appears to have canceled/postponed all of its study sections—the independent review panels that approve federal grants for health research.
Such grants fund the work/salaries of 300k people at more than 2,500 institutions
Such grants fund the work/salaries of 300k people at more than 2,500 institutions
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Fuck.
Trump to discuss ending childhood vaccination programs with RFK Jr.
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump in an interview published on Thursday said he will be talking to Robert F. Kennedy Jr., his nominee to run the Department of Health and Human Services, about ending childhood vaccination programs.
www.reuters.com
December 13, 2024 at 12:39 PM
Fuck.
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If an #H5N1 pandemic starts tomorrow or in three months, there will be little mystery as to how it happened. The conditions are all there. They have been for a while.
So in some ways the more interesting question to me at the moment is: Why aren’t we in a pandemic yet?
Story here, 🧵 to come:
🧪#IDSky
So in some ways the more interesting question to me at the moment is: Why aren’t we in a pandemic yet?
Story here, 🧵 to come:
🧪#IDSky
Why hasn’t the bird flu pandemic started?
Some scientists examining mutations found in H5N1 viruses fear major outbreak is imminent but others says pathogen remains unpredictable
www.science.org
December 6, 2024 at 12:54 PM
If an #H5N1 pandemic starts tomorrow or in three months, there will be little mystery as to how it happened. The conditions are all there. They have been for a while.
So in some ways the more interesting question to me at the moment is: Why aren’t we in a pandemic yet?
Story here, 🧵 to come:
🧪#IDSky
So in some ways the more interesting question to me at the moment is: Why aren’t we in a pandemic yet?
Story here, 🧵 to come:
🧪#IDSky
Another Trump presidency is looming, so I guess it follows that another deadly respiratory disease is unleashed upon us? #mysteryillness #science
Congo government says it's 'on alert' over mystery flu-like disease that killed dozens
Congo’s health minister says the government is on alert over a mystery flu-like disease that in recent weeks killed dozens of people.
apnews.com
December 5, 2024 at 2:16 PM
Another Trump presidency is looming, so I guess it follows that another deadly respiratory disease is unleashed upon us? #mysteryillness #science
Just finished this page turner. Wow, what an ending! This one is going to stick with me for a good long while. #booksky #finishedreading
November 24, 2024 at 6:45 AM
Just finished this page turner. Wow, what an ending! This one is going to stick with me for a good long while. #booksky #finishedreading
This is perfect! 😂
re-posting the potentially best meme I've ever made here, before the other place collapses and it's lost to history #MicroSky 🦠
November 19, 2024 at 1:41 AM
This is perfect! 😂
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Annual morbidity in the 20th century, before and after vaccines:
Measles:
Before: 530,000, After: 47
Mumps:
Before: 160,000, After: 429
Rubella:
Before: 50,000, After: 3
Diphtheria:
Before: 20,000, After: 2
Smallpox:
Before: 30,000, After: 0
Polio:
Before: 16,000, After: 0
Measles:
Before: 530,000, After: 47
Mumps:
Before: 160,000, After: 429
Rubella:
Before: 50,000, After: 3
Diphtheria:
Before: 20,000, After: 2
Smallpox:
Before: 30,000, After: 0
Polio:
Before: 16,000, After: 0
November 17, 2024 at 4:25 PM
Annual morbidity in the 20th century, before and after vaccines:
Measles:
Before: 530,000, After: 47
Mumps:
Before: 160,000, After: 429
Rubella:
Before: 50,000, After: 3
Diphtheria:
Before: 20,000, After: 2
Smallpox:
Before: 30,000, After: 0
Polio:
Before: 16,000, After: 0
Measles:
Before: 530,000, After: 47
Mumps:
Before: 160,000, After: 429
Rubella:
Before: 50,000, After: 3
Diphtheria:
Before: 20,000, After: 2
Smallpox:
Before: 30,000, After: 0
Polio:
Before: 16,000, After: 0
Just some rainbow pics! 🌈 🏳️🌈
November 15, 2024 at 12:15 AM
Just some rainbow pics! 🌈 🏳️🌈