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My @cidrap.bsky.social Op-Ed: "Vaccine effectiveness and safety: What the numbers truly mean in 2025"
Our review provides extensive data on Covid-19, RSV, and flu, though interpreting these numbers requires understanding the distinct context surrounding each.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/cid...
Our review provides extensive data on Covid-19, RSV, and flu, though interpreting these numbers requires understanding the distinct context surrounding each.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/cid...
CIDRAP Op-Ed: Vaccine effectiveness and safety: What the numbers truly mean in 2025
urldefense.com
October 31, 2025 at 7:53 PM
My @cidrap.bsky.social Op-Ed: "Vaccine effectiveness and safety: What the numbers truly mean in 2025"
Our review provides extensive data on Covid-19, RSV, and flu, though interpreting these numbers requires understanding the distinct context surrounding each.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/cid...
Our review provides extensive data on Covid-19, RSV, and flu, though interpreting these numbers requires understanding the distinct context surrounding each.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/cid...
Reposted by Ebrima Barrow
Thinking of all my friends and colleagues in beautiful #Tanzania. Wishing for peace, safety & security now and in the future.
BBC News - Samia wins Tanzania election with 98% of votes, as hundreds feared dead in unrest
www.bbc.com/news/article...
BBC News - Samia wins Tanzania election with 98% of votes, as hundreds feared dead in unrest
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Tanzania election: Samia Suluhu Hassan wins 98% of vote, as hundreds feared dead in unrest
Demonstrations continued on Friday as young protesters denounced the election as unfair.
www.bbc.com
November 1, 2025 at 8:28 AM
Thinking of all my friends and colleagues in beautiful #Tanzania. Wishing for peace, safety & security now and in the future.
BBC News - Samia wins Tanzania election with 98% of votes, as hundreds feared dead in unrest
www.bbc.com/news/article...
BBC News - Samia wins Tanzania election with 98% of votes, as hundreds feared dead in unrest
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Illinois is essentially ending the power RFK Jr. has over state vaccine policy.
They’ve passed a bill through the state legislature to give their state vaccine advisory committee more power, and to require insurance to cover vaccines that the state committee recommends, not ACIP.
They’ve passed a bill through the state legislature to give their state vaccine advisory committee more power, and to require insurance to cover vaccines that the state committee recommends, not ACIP.
Koehler highlights bill to boost vaccine transparency
SPRINGFIELD – State Senator Dave Koehler today advanced House Bill 767, legislation designed to put clear, expert vaccine guidance at the center of Illinois’ public health response.“Families deserve s...
www.senatordavekoehler.com
October 31, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Illinois is essentially ending the power RFK Jr. has over state vaccine policy.
They’ve passed a bill through the state legislature to give their state vaccine advisory committee more power, and to require insurance to cover vaccines that the state committee recommends, not ACIP.
They’ve passed a bill through the state legislature to give their state vaccine advisory committee more power, and to require insurance to cover vaccines that the state committee recommends, not ACIP.
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“Vaccination is the only explanation for this startling and substantial decline." #HPV #cancer #virology #GiftLink 🧪 wapo.st/3Zm23SU
Cervical cancer deaths drop among younger women; study credits HPV vaccine
The HPV vaccine has led to a significant drop in cervical cancer deaths among younger women, with a 62 percent decline in mortality over the last decade.
wapo.st
December 6, 2024 at 6:10 PM
“Vaccination is the only explanation for this startling and substantial decline." #HPV #cancer #virology #GiftLink 🧪 wapo.st/3Zm23SU
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December 6, 2024 at 10:00 PM
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On #WorldAIDSDay
Thinking of progress made to ending the global threat of HIV, holding space for those most vulnerable who remain both stigmatized and harmed by indifference, grateful to my friends & colleagues from PEPFAR & hopeful for continuing strong support www.state.gov/results-and-...
Thinking of progress made to ending the global threat of HIV, holding space for those most vulnerable who remain both stigmatized and harmed by indifference, grateful to my friends & colleagues from PEPFAR & hopeful for continuing strong support www.state.gov/results-and-...
Results and Impact – PEPFAR
Over the past 20 years, PEPFAR has had remarkable lifesaving results. As of September 30, 2022, PEPFAR supported antiretroviral treatment for 20.1 million people.
www.state.gov
December 1, 2024 at 1:38 PM
On #WorldAIDSDay
Thinking of progress made to ending the global threat of HIV, holding space for those most vulnerable who remain both stigmatized and harmed by indifference, grateful to my friends & colleagues from PEPFAR & hopeful for continuing strong support www.state.gov/results-and-...
Thinking of progress made to ending the global threat of HIV, holding space for those most vulnerable who remain both stigmatized and harmed by indifference, grateful to my friends & colleagues from PEPFAR & hopeful for continuing strong support www.state.gov/results-and-...
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On #WorldAIDSDay, we remember and thank all the inspiring activists who helped turn the tide on this deadly pandemic
www.forbes.com/sites/madhuk...
www.forbes.com/sites/madhuk...
AIDS Activism, A Playbook For Global Health Advocacy
AIDS activism was exceptionally successful. Other areas of global health can and must use the AIDS activism playbook.
www.forbes.com
December 1, 2024 at 1:21 PM
On #WorldAIDSDay, we remember and thank all the inspiring activists who helped turn the tide on this deadly pandemic
www.forbes.com/sites/madhuk...
www.forbes.com/sites/madhuk...
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2024 has become the deadliest year on record for humanitarians
We desperately need a ceasefire!
We desperately need a ceasefire!
November 24, 2024 at 2:58 AM
2024 has become the deadliest year on record for humanitarians
We desperately need a ceasefire!
We desperately need a ceasefire!
Reposted by Ebrima Barrow
Reposted by Ebrima Barrow
Non-native English speakers need 50% more time to write a paper
When they do, they face a 2.5 times higher chance of being rejected because of language
journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...
When they do, they face a 2.5 times higher chance of being rejected because of language
journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...
November 24, 2024 at 4:43 AM
Non-native English speakers need 50% more time to write a paper
When they do, they face a 2.5 times higher chance of being rejected because of language
journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...
When they do, they face a 2.5 times higher chance of being rejected because of language
journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...
Reposted by Ebrima Barrow
Covid vaccines saved millions of lives
Millions more could have been saved if the vaccines had been equitably shared with Global South countries
Millions more could have been saved if the vaccines had been equitably shared with Global South countries
November 24, 2024 at 3:11 AM
Covid vaccines saved millions of lives
Millions more could have been saved if the vaccines had been equitably shared with Global South countries
Millions more could have been saved if the vaccines had been equitably shared with Global South countries