Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD
@elizabethjacobs.bsky.social
Epidemiologist. Professor Emerita. Workplace Wrecker. Blue in Arizona, forged in the Burgh.
When you’re going through hell, keep going. (Churchill)
1elizabethtjacobs1@gmail.com
@defendpublichealth.bsky.social
https://www.defendpublichealth.org
When you’re going through hell, keep going. (Churchill)
1elizabethtjacobs1@gmail.com
@defendpublichealth.bsky.social
https://www.defendpublichealth.org
A study with data from ~14 million children shows that COVID19 infection is significantly more harmful to kids’ hearts than the vaccine.
Marty Makary falsely alleged that “children died” because from COVID19 vaccine. Whomever told him that failed to account for SARS-CoV-2 infections.
Link below.
Marty Makary falsely alleged that “children died” because from COVID19 vaccine. Whomever told him that failed to account for SARS-CoV-2 infections.
Link below.
November 10, 2025 at 3:12 PM
A study with data from ~14 million children shows that COVID19 infection is significantly more harmful to kids’ hearts than the vaccine.
Marty Makary falsely alleged that “children died” because from COVID19 vaccine. Whomever told him that failed to account for SARS-CoV-2 infections.
Link below.
Marty Makary falsely alleged that “children died” because from COVID19 vaccine. Whomever told him that failed to account for SARS-CoV-2 infections.
Link below.
It’s a bad day to have eyes.
November 10, 2025 at 2:18 PM
It’s a bad day to have eyes.
You can never be sorry enough for dropping the “h” at the end of Pittsburgh.
That h really classes up the name, you know, makes it sound like the home of a Scottish Laird n’at.
Cheers to Raleig for owning this treachery.
That h really classes up the name, you know, makes it sound like the home of a Scottish Laird n’at.
Cheers to Raleig for owning this treachery.
November 8, 2025 at 7:06 PM
You can never be sorry enough for dropping the “h” at the end of Pittsburgh.
That h really classes up the name, you know, makes it sound like the home of a Scottish Laird n’at.
Cheers to Raleig for owning this treachery.
That h really classes up the name, you know, makes it sound like the home of a Scottish Laird n’at.
Cheers to Raleig for owning this treachery.
Happy 5th anniversary to the Four Seasons Total Landscaping political event of the year!
November 7, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Happy 5th anniversary to the Four Seasons Total Landscaping political event of the year!
Today at 4:00 PM on the National Mall in Washington DC, the March for Health and Science is taking place.
If you’re in the area, we’d be grateful if you joined to support healthcare workers and scientists during this unprecedented attack by the Republican Party.
If you’re in the area, we’d be grateful if you joined to support healthcare workers and scientists during this unprecedented attack by the Republican Party.
November 5, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Today at 4:00 PM on the National Mall in Washington DC, the March for Health and Science is taking place.
If you’re in the area, we’d be grateful if you joined to support healthcare workers and scientists during this unprecedented attack by the Republican Party.
If you’re in the area, we’d be grateful if you joined to support healthcare workers and scientists during this unprecedented attack by the Republican Party.
The US whooping cough outbreak continues to snowball in Texas, with cases 4x higher than last year.
Texas was also the location where the U.S. measles outbreak took hold, and like many states is seeing a rise in vaccine exemptions.
But Texans for Vaccine Choice say “fears are overblown”.
Texas was also the location where the U.S. measles outbreak took hold, and like many states is seeing a rise in vaccine exemptions.
But Texans for Vaccine Choice say “fears are overblown”.
November 5, 2025 at 3:10 PM
The US whooping cough outbreak continues to snowball in Texas, with cases 4x higher than last year.
Texas was also the location where the U.S. measles outbreak took hold, and like many states is seeing a rise in vaccine exemptions.
But Texans for Vaccine Choice say “fears are overblown”.
Texas was also the location where the U.S. measles outbreak took hold, and like many states is seeing a rise in vaccine exemptions.
But Texans for Vaccine Choice say “fears are overblown”.
This lil fella ate about a tablespoon of butter that was accidentally dropped on the kitchen floor, and suffice to say his colon was briefly converted into a luge.
November 4, 2025 at 3:48 PM
This lil fella ate about a tablespoon of butter that was accidentally dropped on the kitchen floor, and suffice to say his colon was briefly converted into a luge.
On Nov 1, the spokesman for TPUSA posted a false accusation that Halloween T-shirts worn by Cienega High’s math teachers were “mocking Charlie’s murder”.
But they also wore them last year.
Nonetheless, the teachers have been threatened by MAGA and were forced to have extra security today.
But they also wore them last year.
Nonetheless, the teachers have been threatened by MAGA and were forced to have extra security today.
November 3, 2025 at 9:00 PM
On Nov 1, the spokesman for TPUSA posted a false accusation that Halloween T-shirts worn by Cienega High’s math teachers were “mocking Charlie’s murder”.
But they also wore them last year.
Nonetheless, the teachers have been threatened by MAGA and were forced to have extra security today.
But they also wore them last year.
Nonetheless, the teachers have been threatened by MAGA and were forced to have extra security today.
Brandi Carlile’s song Church & State got me in the place for a race.
Many race winners don’t stick around for their awards. My age group (F50-54) almost always does. My theory is that people often overlook us and our work, so when someone puts us on a podium and gives us medal, we are taking it.
Many race winners don’t stick around for their awards. My age group (F50-54) almost always does. My theory is that people often overlook us and our work, so when someone puts us on a podium and gives us medal, we are taking it.
November 2, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Brandi Carlile’s song Church & State got me in the place for a race.
Many race winners don’t stick around for their awards. My age group (F50-54) almost always does. My theory is that people often overlook us and our work, so when someone puts us on a podium and gives us medal, we are taking it.
Many race winners don’t stick around for their awards. My age group (F50-54) almost always does. My theory is that people often overlook us and our work, so when someone puts us on a podium and gives us medal, we are taking it.
The anti-vaccine movement has the same talking points now as it did in the 1800’s. It’s always been a rejection of science, scientists, and progress, with a soupçon of paranoia.
Below is a slide for a talk I’m preparing that illustrates the identical strategies. I have more examples, too.
Below is a slide for a talk I’m preparing that illustrates the identical strategies. I have more examples, too.
![Slide with the title “The anti-vaccination movement has no new material”.
Montague R. Leverson,
Lawyer, Liar, Quack
1895
Robert F. Kennedy, Lawyer, Liar, Quack
2025
Accuse expert vaccine advisory committees of pro-vaccine "bias"
"That commission was deliberately packed at its very outset..."
"The committee has been plagued with persistent conflicts of interest and has become little more than a rubber stamp for any vaccine".
Falsely state that vaccines cause death
"Vaccination has caused more deaths and diseases than ever has smallpox".
"This [COVID19 vaccine] is the deadliest vaccine ever made..."
Claim that healthcare practitioners and scientists are only in it for the money, not because of scientific evidence
"...Jenner was a mercenary charlatan whose ignorance and impatience of scientific methods were equaled only by his mendacity..."
"Doctors are being paid to vaccinate, not to evaluate. They're pressured to follow the money, not the science".
Use false and inflammatory words about vaccines
The "Blood-poisoning process of vaccination"
"They went on a search... looking for the most toxic things that they could find...to](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:flwgfsh2mhpoqwjwwt2mesjv/bafkreiawfvj625afa5wnrcyjftu3y2gjlyw377ksesk54mypnnln737t6i@jpeg)
November 1, 2025 at 11:22 PM
The anti-vaccine movement has the same talking points now as it did in the 1800’s. It’s always been a rejection of science, scientists, and progress, with a soupçon of paranoia.
Below is a slide for a talk I’m preparing that illustrates the identical strategies. I have more examples, too.
Below is a slide for a talk I’m preparing that illustrates the identical strategies. I have more examples, too.
So we had the data down to school district for Pima. Here’s a slide, but remember this was 2013.
November 1, 2025 at 9:33 PM
So we had the data down to school district for Pima. Here’s a slide, but remember this was 2013.
Thought this was interesting. This slide is from a talk I gave in 2013 about our research on vaccine exemptions in AZ.
Even then, one of the hotspots for exemptions was Colorado City AZ, and as denoted by the masked emoji I just added, this is where the current AZ measles outbreak began.
Even then, one of the hotspots for exemptions was Colorado City AZ, and as denoted by the masked emoji I just added, this is where the current AZ measles outbreak began.
November 1, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Thought this was interesting. This slide is from a talk I gave in 2013 about our research on vaccine exemptions in AZ.
Even then, one of the hotspots for exemptions was Colorado City AZ, and as denoted by the masked emoji I just added, this is where the current AZ measles outbreak began.
Even then, one of the hotspots for exemptions was Colorado City AZ, and as denoted by the masked emoji I just added, this is where the current AZ measles outbreak began.
I did. He told me very firmly not to touch anything lol. I enjoyed watching the instruments.
October 30, 2025 at 10:03 PM
I did. He told me very firmly not to touch anything lol. I enjoyed watching the instruments.
The nasal spray was a new addition to my travel plan. A recent randomized clinical trial, though relatively small (n=450), showed a significant reduction in SARS-CoV-2 and rhinovirus infections with the use of azelastine nasal spray.
4/5
4/5
October 30, 2025 at 9:27 PM
The nasal spray was a new addition to my travel plan. A recent randomized clinical trial, though relatively small (n=450), showed a significant reduction in SARS-CoV-2 and rhinovirus infections with the use of azelastine nasal spray.
4/5
4/5
For masking, I used a KF94 ear loop mask in the airport and on the plane before I got ready to sleep.
I then switched to an N95, so that there was less chance of it slipping off. I used the 3M Aura mask because so many people here have raved about it. It was light and relatively comfortable. 3/5
I then switched to an N95, so that there was less chance of it slipping off. I used the 3M Aura mask because so many people here have raved about it. It was light and relatively comfortable. 3/5
October 30, 2025 at 9:27 PM
For masking, I used a KF94 ear loop mask in the airport and on the plane before I got ready to sleep.
I then switched to an N95, so that there was less chance of it slipping off. I used the 3M Aura mask because so many people here have raved about it. It was light and relatively comfortable. 3/5
I then switched to an N95, so that there was less chance of it slipping off. I used the 3M Aura mask because so many people here have raved about it. It was light and relatively comfortable. 3/5
If this topic doesn’t interest you, scroll on. If you would like more detail, read on.
COVID19 vaccines are best for reducing risk of hospitalization and death, but also reduce risk for infection. Protection is strongest in the first 4 weeks after vaccination, so I scheduled accordingly. 2/5
COVID19 vaccines are best for reducing risk of hospitalization and death, but also reduce risk for infection. Protection is strongest in the first 4 weeks after vaccination, so I scheduled accordingly. 2/5
October 30, 2025 at 9:27 PM
If this topic doesn’t interest you, scroll on. If you would like more detail, read on.
COVID19 vaccines are best for reducing risk of hospitalization and death, but also reduce risk for infection. Protection is strongest in the first 4 weeks after vaccination, so I scheduled accordingly. 2/5
COVID19 vaccines are best for reducing risk of hospitalization and death, but also reduce risk for infection. Protection is strongest in the first 4 weeks after vaccination, so I scheduled accordingly. 2/5
I’ve posted here a bit about my trip to New Zealand. One reason it was awesome is that I did not get sick on my 12-hour flights.
This was due to a combination of timing my COVID19 vaccine, wearing a mask the entire trip, using azelastine nasal spray, and some luck. 1/5
This was due to a combination of timing my COVID19 vaccine, wearing a mask the entire trip, using azelastine nasal spray, and some luck. 1/5
October 30, 2025 at 9:27 PM
I’ve posted here a bit about my trip to New Zealand. One reason it was awesome is that I did not get sick on my 12-hour flights.
This was due to a combination of timing my COVID19 vaccine, wearing a mask the entire trip, using azelastine nasal spray, and some luck. 1/5
This was due to a combination of timing my COVID19 vaccine, wearing a mask the entire trip, using azelastine nasal spray, and some luck. 1/5
Governor Katie Hobbs (D, Queen) of Arizona is taking steps to help food banks as Republicans deny SNAP nutrition benefits to children.
We still need to support our local food banks if we have the capacity to do so.
We still need to support our local food banks if we have the capacity to do so.
October 29, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Governor Katie Hobbs (D, Queen) of Arizona is taking steps to help food banks as Republicans deny SNAP nutrition benefits to children.
We still need to support our local food banks if we have the capacity to do so.
We still need to support our local food banks if we have the capacity to do so.
This is a figure from disgraced physician Peter McCullough’s report claiming that vaccines cause autism.
The red line, added by me, depicts maternal consumption of pumpkin spice products.
His group still does not understand correlation vs causation.
The red line, added by me, depicts maternal consumption of pumpkin spice products.
His group still does not understand correlation vs causation.
October 28, 2025 at 6:12 PM
This is a figure from disgraced physician Peter McCullough’s report claiming that vaccines cause autism.
The red line, added by me, depicts maternal consumption of pumpkin spice products.
His group still does not understand correlation vs causation.
The red line, added by me, depicts maternal consumption of pumpkin spice products.
His group still does not understand correlation vs causation.
Leadership staff at HHS are now being evaluated for their loyalty to Trump. It makes up a quarter of their review criteria.
The political purge of science is in full force.
www.huffpost.com/entry/hhs-em...
The political purge of science is in full force.
www.huffpost.com/entry/hhs-em...
October 28, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Leadership staff at HHS are now being evaluated for their loyalty to Trump. It makes up a quarter of their review criteria.
The political purge of science is in full force.
www.huffpost.com/entry/hhs-em...
The political purge of science is in full force.
www.huffpost.com/entry/hhs-em...
I got some reader mail today from flavadave7 at aol dot com.
He seems nice, but I didn’t respond as I feel we have little in common and any discussion would likely be fruitless.
He seems nice, but I didn’t respond as I feel we have little in common and any discussion would likely be fruitless.
October 27, 2025 at 6:30 PM
I got some reader mail today from flavadave7 at aol dot com.
He seems nice, but I didn’t respond as I feel we have little in common and any discussion would likely be fruitless.
He seems nice, but I didn’t respond as I feel we have little in common and any discussion would likely be fruitless.
Haka “don’t walk”‘sign, zip lining, chilling at the Shotover River and a rainbow in Queenstown.
October 25, 2025 at 2:22 AM
Haka “don’t walk”‘sign, zip lining, chilling at the Shotover River and a rainbow in Queenstown.
Some scenes from my visit to New Zealand. It was a beautiful respite.
Welp, that’s over.
Welp, that’s over.
October 25, 2025 at 2:13 AM
Some scenes from my visit to New Zealand. It was a beautiful respite.
Welp, that’s over.
Welp, that’s over.
Yep. I miss it already.
October 24, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Yep. I miss it already.