Debbie Fox, PhD
@drdebbiefox.bsky.social
Biology Professor
Immunology
Microbiology
Immunology
Microbiology
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credible modeling from impactcounter.com shows that trump and musk have killed nearly 600,000 people with their illegal cuts to date.
nearly 400,000 of them were children.
nearly 400,000 of them were children.
October 25, 2025 at 1:00 PM
credible modeling from impactcounter.com shows that trump and musk have killed nearly 600,000 people with their illegal cuts to date.
nearly 400,000 of them were children.
nearly 400,000 of them were children.
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The US refugee program changed my life. Trump’s possible overhaul would be disastrous | Bahati Kanyamanza
The US refugee program changed my life. Trump’s possible overhaul would be disastrous | Bahati Kanyamanza
I fled war at 14 and decades later became a US citizen. Now I fear racism and exclusion could become official policy
www.theguardian.com
October 21, 2025 at 12:32 PM
The US refugee program changed my life. Trump’s possible overhaul would be disastrous | Bahati Kanyamanza
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Live H5N1 Bird Flu Virus Found to Survive in Raw-Milk Cheese for Up to 6 Months, Study Finds
The infectious H5N1 virus remained viable throughout the cheese-making and aging process in raw-milk cheeses with pH levels above 5.0.
The infectious H5N1 virus remained viable throughout the cheese-making and aging process in raw-milk cheeses with pH levels above 5.0.
October 11, 2025 at 1:36 AM
Live H5N1 Bird Flu Virus Found to Survive in Raw-Milk Cheese for Up to 6 Months, Study Finds
The infectious H5N1 virus remained viable throughout the cheese-making and aging process in raw-milk cheeses with pH levels above 5.0.
The infectious H5N1 virus remained viable throughout the cheese-making and aging process in raw-milk cheeses with pH levels above 5.0.
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“It was amazing how many animals come to eat bats at that specific spot,” Mr. Atukwatse said… “It’s basically a free meal for everybody in the area.”
That is significant in part because the fruit bats…are known to be a natural reservoir for infectious diseases, including the deadly Marburg virus”
That is significant in part because the fruit bats…are known to be a natural reservoir for infectious diseases, including the deadly Marburg virus”
Bat Cave Footage Offers Clues to How Viruses Leap Between Species
www.nytimes.com
June 17, 2025 at 7:53 PM
“It was amazing how many animals come to eat bats at that specific spot,” Mr. Atukwatse said… “It’s basically a free meal for everybody in the area.”
That is significant in part because the fruit bats…are known to be a natural reservoir for infectious diseases, including the deadly Marburg virus”
That is significant in part because the fruit bats…are known to be a natural reservoir for infectious diseases, including the deadly Marburg virus”
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May 14, 2025 at 11:43 PM
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@katrinamillerphd.bsky.social & I took a look at over 400 active National Science Foundation grants that got killed in the past few days. Here's our story (gift link) nyti.ms/4jp4aOx
National Science Foundation Terminates Hundreds of Active Research Awards (Gift Article)
The agency targeted grants focused on diversity, equity and inclusion, as well as research on misinformation.
nyti.ms
April 22, 2025 at 9:43 PM
@katrinamillerphd.bsky.social & I took a look at over 400 active National Science Foundation grants that got killed in the past few days. Here's our story (gift link) nyti.ms/4jp4aOx
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A new #clinical study found that, compared with natural infection, three-dose vaccination against #hepatitis E virus resulted in equal effective humoral immune memory, providing insight for vaccine regimens to prevent hepatitis E. Learn more: ow.ly/2Vq250VAW5Y.
Immune memory in hepatitis E virus: a comparative study of natural infection and vaccination in a nursing home population
Abstract. Immune memory is crucial for preventing hepatitis E virus (HEV) infection. Our study aims to investigate immunological memory characteristics and
ow.ly
April 21, 2025 at 1:38 PM
A new #clinical study found that, compared with natural infection, three-dose vaccination against #hepatitis E virus resulted in equal effective humoral immune memory, providing insight for vaccine regimens to prevent hepatitis E. Learn more: ow.ly/2Vq250VAW5Y.
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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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If ever there was a virus that demonstrated the One Health approach in action, it’s been HPAI, a zoonotic disease that spreads between animals and people. A recent APHL ID Lab Con 2025 session explored the topic and our latest blog has the highlights. buff.ly/GQ5iAnT #Onehealth #HPAI #H5N1 #IDLabCon
One Health in Action: A Collaborative Approach to Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Viruses - APHL Blog
By Jacquelyn Faulkner, senior specialist, Infectious Diseases, APHL This is part of a series about topics presented during APHL ID Lab Con 2025, a forum to discuss the latest developments on the…
buff.ly
April 9, 2025 at 8:00 PM
If ever there was a virus that demonstrated the One Health approach in action, it’s been HPAI, a zoonotic disease that spreads between animals and people. A recent APHL ID Lab Con 2025 session explored the topic and our latest blog has the highlights. buff.ly/GQ5iAnT #Onehealth #HPAI #H5N1 #IDLabCon
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Confirmed cases of measles
in the US.
2020: 13
2021: 49
2022: 121
2023: 59
2024: 285
Total cases: 527 (5-years)
2025: (first 90 days)
628 confirmed cases of measles, and 3 deaths.
in the US.
2020: 13
2021: 49
2022: 121
2023: 59
2024: 285
Total cases: 527 (5-years)
2025: (first 90 days)
628 confirmed cases of measles, and 3 deaths.
April 6, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Confirmed cases of measles
in the US.
2020: 13
2021: 49
2022: 121
2023: 59
2024: 285
Total cases: 527 (5-years)
2025: (first 90 days)
628 confirmed cases of measles, and 3 deaths.
in the US.
2020: 13
2021: 49
2022: 121
2023: 59
2024: 285
Total cases: 527 (5-years)
2025: (first 90 days)
628 confirmed cases of measles, and 3 deaths.
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This an excellent article on what we/ you have lost in the mass firings in the FDA. www.vanityfair.com/news/story/t...
The Expert Who Kept Eye Drops From Blinding You Was Fired Yesterday
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and the so-called Department of Government Efficiency terminated thousands of experienced public health professionals in an April Fools’ Day massacre. We’re all about to pay the ...
www.vanityfair.com
April 2, 2025 at 9:50 PM
This an excellent article on what we/ you have lost in the mass firings in the FDA. www.vanityfair.com/news/story/t...
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@ylepidemiologist.bsky.social
is right. You can humiliate and fire us. But we will not stay down. Because we truly believe in our mission. We fight for people. We fight for kids. For the right to survive and the hope to thrive.
Goodnight friends. Get some rest.
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is right. You can humiliate and fire us. But we will not stay down. Because we truly believe in our mission. We fight for people. We fight for kids. For the right to survive and the hope to thrive.
Goodnight friends. Get some rest.
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Why we keep going
Today thousands of health workers at the CDC and FDA lost their jobs—effective immediately.
open.substack.com
April 2, 2025 at 3:21 AM
@ylepidemiologist.bsky.social
is right. You can humiliate and fire us. But we will not stay down. Because we truly believe in our mission. We fight for people. We fight for kids. For the right to survive and the hope to thrive.
Goodnight friends. Get some rest.
open.substack.com/pub/yourloca...
is right. You can humiliate and fire us. But we will not stay down. Because we truly believe in our mission. We fight for people. We fight for kids. For the right to survive and the hope to thrive.
Goodnight friends. Get some rest.
open.substack.com/pub/yourloca...
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When people working in public health say, "We help keep you safe," they're not exaggerating.
www.linkedin.com/pulse/i-got-...
www.linkedin.com/pulse/i-got-...
I got DOGE'd at FDA and didn't even get a lousy t-shirt
I got DOGE’d this morning. For the last four years, I worked in strategic communications for FDA's Center for Drug Evaluation and Research*.
www.linkedin.com
April 1, 2025 at 9:09 PM
When people working in public health say, "We help keep you safe," they're not exaggerating.
www.linkedin.com/pulse/i-got-...
www.linkedin.com/pulse/i-got-...
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Researchers did not mince words about this purge of senior NIH leadership:
“This will go down as one of the darkest days in modern scientific history in my 50 years in the business,” says @mtosterholm.bsky.social.
These cuts come on Jay Bhattacharya's first day as NIH director.
“This will go down as one of the darkest days in modern scientific history in my 50 years in the business,” says @mtosterholm.bsky.social.
These cuts come on Jay Bhattacharya's first day as NIH director.
‘One of the darkest days’: NIH purges agency leadership amid mass layoffs
In shock move, four institute directors at the US biomedical agency are removed from their posts.
www.nature.com
April 1, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Researchers did not mince words about this purge of senior NIH leadership:
“This will go down as one of the darkest days in modern scientific history in my 50 years in the business,” says @mtosterholm.bsky.social.
These cuts come on Jay Bhattacharya's first day as NIH director.
“This will go down as one of the darkest days in modern scientific history in my 50 years in the business,” says @mtosterholm.bsky.social.
These cuts come on Jay Bhattacharya's first day as NIH director.
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••••MEASLES ALERTS••••
1. Fueled primarily by the surging epidemic in western Texas, the number of confirmed measles cases in the United States has risen to 523.
Reported in less than three months, these 523 cases represent the second-highest annual total America has experienced in a…
1. Fueled primarily by the surging epidemic in western Texas, the number of confirmed measles cases in the United States has risen to 523.
Reported in less than three months, these 523 cases represent the second-highest annual total America has experienced in a…
March 29, 2025 at 3:38 AM
••••MEASLES ALERTS••••
1. Fueled primarily by the surging epidemic in western Texas, the number of confirmed measles cases in the United States has risen to 523.
Reported in less than three months, these 523 cases represent the second-highest annual total America has experienced in a…
1. Fueled primarily by the surging epidemic in western Texas, the number of confirmed measles cases in the United States has risen to 523.
Reported in less than three months, these 523 cases represent the second-highest annual total America has experienced in a…
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The situation at the NIH and for all biomedical and cancer cure research in the United States is MUCH MUCH WORSE than you realize.
Ruining studies and potentially harming research subjects...
Abruptly terminating clinical trials...
Ignorant and evil
www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...
Abruptly terminating clinical trials...
Ignorant and evil
www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...
The NIH’s Most Reckless Cuts Yet
Ending clinical trials with no warning can put patients at risk.
www.theatlantic.com
March 27, 2025 at 11:46 PM
The situation at the NIH and for all biomedical and cancer cure research in the United States is MUCH MUCH WORSE than you realize.
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One reason it is terrible is we are at a very promising point for both cancer and Alzheimer's research.
Here is a study that suggests a treatment for pancreatic cancer. Pancreatic cancer is currently a death sentence.
Trump killed all of this research— it depends on mRNA vaccines.
Here is a study that suggests a treatment for pancreatic cancer. Pancreatic cancer is currently a death sentence.
Trump killed all of this research— it depends on mRNA vaccines.
An mRNA cancer vaccine may offer long-term protection. A small clinical trial suggests the treatment could help keep pancreatic cancer from returning.
www.sciencenews.org/article/canc...
www.sciencenews.org/article/canc...
An mRNA cancer vaccine may offer long-term protection
A vaccine kept patients free of pancreatic cancer for years, yet new reports say the NIH is advising against mentioning mRNA tech in grants.
www.sciencenews.org
March 28, 2025 at 1:02 AM
One reason it is terrible is we are at a very promising point for both cancer and Alzheimer's research.
Here is a study that suggests a treatment for pancreatic cancer. Pancreatic cancer is currently a death sentence.
Trump killed all of this research— it depends on mRNA vaccines.
Here is a study that suggests a treatment for pancreatic cancer. Pancreatic cancer is currently a death sentence.
Trump killed all of this research— it depends on mRNA vaccines.
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This is just horrible.
The FY25 CR obliterates the already small funding allocations for the development of new treatments for patients with pancreatic cancer, lung cancer and glioblastoma.... for what purpose?
These are three of the deadliest types of cancer.
The FY25 CR obliterates the already small funding allocations for the development of new treatments for patients with pancreatic cancer, lung cancer and glioblastoma.... for what purpose?
These are three of the deadliest types of cancer.
They are cutting cancer research. They are cutting cancer research. They can deny it all they want, but they are cutting cancer research. These are the cuts being made the DoD CDMRP cancer funding mechanism www.fightcancer.org/sites/defaul...
March 27, 2025 at 11:26 AM
This is just horrible.
The FY25 CR obliterates the already small funding allocations for the development of new treatments for patients with pancreatic cancer, lung cancer and glioblastoma.... for what purpose?
These are three of the deadliest types of cancer.
The FY25 CR obliterates the already small funding allocations for the development of new treatments for patients with pancreatic cancer, lung cancer and glioblastoma.... for what purpose?
These are three of the deadliest types of cancer.
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Proposed cuts to foreign aid could result in millions of HIV deaths and soaring rates of global HIV infections, new modelling study in The Lancet HIV estimates.
Explore the data 👉 tinyurl.com/5hud9dxm #MedSky
Explore the data 👉 tinyurl.com/5hud9dxm #MedSky
March 27, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Proposed cuts to foreign aid could result in millions of HIV deaths and soaring rates of global HIV infections, new modelling study in The Lancet HIV estimates.
Explore the data 👉 tinyurl.com/5hud9dxm #MedSky
Explore the data 👉 tinyurl.com/5hud9dxm #MedSky
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“The loss of U.S. support may mean 75 million children do not receive routine vaccinations in the next five years, with more than 1.2 million children dying as a result.”
1.2 million children dying.
Abhorrent. Evil. Indefensible.
1.2 million children dying.
Abhorrent. Evil. Indefensible.
U.S. to End Vaccine Funds for Poor Countries
A 281-page spreadsheet obtained by The Times lists the Trump administration’s plans for thousands of foreign aid programs.
www.nytimes.com
March 26, 2025 at 3:20 PM
“The loss of U.S. support may mean 75 million children do not receive routine vaccinations in the next five years, with more than 1.2 million children dying as a result.”
1.2 million children dying.
Abhorrent. Evil. Indefensible.
1.2 million children dying.
Abhorrent. Evil. Indefensible.