Elizabeth Polter
@elizabethpolter.bsky.social
Epidemiologist and public health practitioner. Huge fan of #govepi and also my cats
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i can tell you one thing though, CDC workers will still be showing up for work monday to protect the health of americans. republicans are free to show up for work too
August 9, 2025 at 2:28 AM
i can tell you one thing though, CDC workers will still be showing up for work monday to protect the health of americans. republicans are free to show up for work too
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🚨BREAKING | At least 10 Palestinians killed, mostly children, and others injured in Israeli shelling of the Nasr family in Jabalia, northern Gaza,the Civil Defense reports.
Israeli attacks have killed at least 69 Palestinians overnight—including 36 in the so-called “safe zone” of al-Mawasi.
Israeli attacks have killed at least 69 Palestinians overnight—including 36 in the so-called “safe zone” of al-Mawasi.
May 18, 2025 at 2:13 AM
🚨BREAKING | At least 10 Palestinians killed, mostly children, and others injured in Israeli shelling of the Nasr family in Jabalia, northern Gaza,the Civil Defense reports.
Israeli attacks have killed at least 69 Palestinians overnight—including 36 in the so-called “safe zone” of al-Mawasi.
Israeli attacks have killed at least 69 Palestinians overnight—including 36 in the so-called “safe zone” of al-Mawasi.
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NIOSH also:
- certifies N95 respirators so you know they work
- tracks injuries and illnesses in the U.S. workforce
- gives free safety consultations to small businesses
- solves medical mysteries, like why military pilots have an unusually high cancer rate
Tell RFK Jr to bring back NIOSH!
- certifies N95 respirators so you know they work
- tracks injuries and illnesses in the U.S. workforce
- gives free safety consultations to small businesses
- solves medical mysteries, like why military pilots have an unusually high cancer rate
Tell RFK Jr to bring back NIOSH!
National Institute for Occupational Safety & Health researchers work to protect miners from black lung disease, firefighters from cancer, and workers everywhere from dangerous workplace hazards.
Trump is planning to fire 85% of them.
Make no mistake: this will cost workers their lives.
Trump is planning to fire 85% of them.
Make no mistake: this will cost workers their lives.
May 3, 2025 at 12:56 AM
NIOSH also:
- certifies N95 respirators so you know they work
- tracks injuries and illnesses in the U.S. workforce
- gives free safety consultations to small businesses
- solves medical mysteries, like why military pilots have an unusually high cancer rate
Tell RFK Jr to bring back NIOSH!
- certifies N95 respirators so you know they work
- tracks injuries and illnesses in the U.S. workforce
- gives free safety consultations to small businesses
- solves medical mysteries, like why military pilots have an unusually high cancer rate
Tell RFK Jr to bring back NIOSH!
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GOOD NEWS!!!
We know that all illegally terminated Laboratory Leadership Service and Public Health Associate Program fellows have been REINSTATED!
Welcome back. We missed you!
We are still learning how widespread the reversal of probationary employees is - more to come!
We know that all illegally terminated Laboratory Leadership Service and Public Health Associate Program fellows have been REINSTATED!
Welcome back. We missed you!
We are still learning how widespread the reversal of probationary employees is - more to come!
a man in a tie says yay you came back in a kitchen
Alt: a man in a tie says yay you came back in a kitchen
media.tenor.com
March 4, 2025 at 11:52 PM
GOOD NEWS!!!
We know that all illegally terminated Laboratory Leadership Service and Public Health Associate Program fellows have been REINSTATED!
Welcome back. We missed you!
We are still learning how widespread the reversal of probationary employees is - more to come!
We know that all illegally terminated Laboratory Leadership Service and Public Health Associate Program fellows have been REINSTATED!
Welcome back. We missed you!
We are still learning how widespread the reversal of probationary employees is - more to come!
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It would indeed be good to know if cats can be vectors for household spread of #H5N1 #birdflu. They sure are susceptible to the virus. www.statnews.com/2025/03/04/h...
Herding cats: It’s past time to include pets in disease surveillance
These veterinarians, flu scientists, and biosecurity experts are watching with growing concern the rise in H5N1 avian influenza in cats.
www.statnews.com
March 5, 2025 at 1:00 AM
It would indeed be good to know if cats can be vectors for household spread of #H5N1 #birdflu. They sure are susceptible to the virus. www.statnews.com/2025/03/04/h...
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Must watch speech by neuroscientist Kailyn Price at a HHS rally protesting funding cuts to science.
"Cutting indirect costs is like telling a football team to work with only the players.
No lights for the field, no physical therapists for the players, no water for the showers."
"Cutting indirect costs is like telling a football team to work with only the players.
No lights for the field, no physical therapists for the players, no water for the showers."
February 19, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Must watch speech by neuroscientist Kailyn Price at a HHS rally protesting funding cuts to science.
"Cutting indirect costs is like telling a football team to work with only the players.
No lights for the field, no physical therapists for the players, no water for the showers."
"Cutting indirect costs is like telling a football team to work with only the players.
No lights for the field, no physical therapists for the players, no water for the showers."
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💕 Sister, Sister 💕
The CDC's Laboratory Leadership program (LLS) is the sister program to the Epidemic Intelligence Service (EIS). While it appears that, for now, EIS fellows have narrowly avoided terminations, the LLS fellows were notified of termination yesterday, Feb. 15.
The CDC's Laboratory Leadership program (LLS) is the sister program to the Epidemic Intelligence Service (EIS). While it appears that, for now, EIS fellows have narrowly avoided terminations, the LLS fellows were notified of termination yesterday, Feb. 15.
two girls are standing next to each other with the words " we look alike but we 're different " written below them
Alt: Twin sisters stand next to each other with the words "we look alike but we're different". From the 1990's hit TV show "sister, sister."
media.tenor.com
February 16, 2025 at 6:39 PM
💕 Sister, Sister 💕
The CDC's Laboratory Leadership program (LLS) is the sister program to the Epidemic Intelligence Service (EIS). While it appears that, for now, EIS fellows have narrowly avoided terminations, the LLS fellows were notified of termination yesterday, Feb. 15.
The CDC's Laboratory Leadership program (LLS) is the sister program to the Epidemic Intelligence Service (EIS). While it appears that, for now, EIS fellows have narrowly avoided terminations, the LLS fellows were notified of termination yesterday, Feb. 15.
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And to be quite clear: this effort to reduce the influence of expertise is INTRICATELY tied to the efforts to resegregate. The recognition that expertise comes from many people and in many forms, helping many more communities, is a direct threat to these mediocre weirdos
February 9, 2025 at 5:12 PM
And to be quite clear: this effort to reduce the influence of expertise is INTRICATELY tied to the efforts to resegregate. The recognition that expertise comes from many people and in many forms, helping many more communities, is a direct threat to these mediocre weirdos
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Funny how a little bit of complicity doesn’t save your ass … as we’ve been saying because Germany already ran this experiment
University leaders have not been especially vocal about the new administration *because* they were so worried about Trump just gutting the research infrastructure. And now they have done so anyway.
February 8, 2025 at 12:58 AM
Funny how a little bit of complicity doesn’t save your ass … as we’ve been saying because Germany already ran this experiment
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If we are going to quote Hannah Arendt - I’m going to do the longer and more meaningful one for me:
‘In an ever-changing, incomprehensible world the masses had reached the point where they would, at the same time, believe everything and nothing,
1/5
‘In an ever-changing, incomprehensible world the masses had reached the point where they would, at the same time, believe everything and nothing,
1/5
January 30, 2025 at 2:06 AM
If we are going to quote Hannah Arendt - I’m going to do the longer and more meaningful one for me:
‘In an ever-changing, incomprehensible world the masses had reached the point where they would, at the same time, believe everything and nothing,
1/5
‘In an ever-changing, incomprehensible world the masses had reached the point where they would, at the same time, believe everything and nothing,
1/5
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Tell the truth like you have nothing to lose.
January 21, 2025 at 2:42 AM
Tell the truth like you have nothing to lose.
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The HPV vaccine has been recommended in the US since 2006. New study out today shows that cervical cancer deaths in young women in the years that followed have plummeted, decreasing 15% per year from 2013-2015.
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Cervical Cancer Mortality Among US Women Younger Than 25 Years
This study examines trends in cervical cancer mortality in US women aged younger than 25 years before and after the introduction of human papillomavirus vaccines.
jamanetwork.com
November 28, 2024 at 2:43 AM
The HPV vaccine has been recommended in the US since 2006. New study out today shows that cervical cancer deaths in young women in the years that followed have plummeted, decreasing 15% per year from 2013-2015.
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
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A gentle reminder that if we miss the 1.5°C target (and we certainly will), the next target is 1.51°C and not 2°C. We need to keep fighting.
Every tonne of CO₂ emitted makes the job of future CO₂ removal harder, and every 0.01°C of temperature increase makes the world more chaotic and dangerous.
Every tonne of CO₂ emitted makes the job of future CO₂ removal harder, and every 0.01°C of temperature increase makes the world more chaotic and dangerous.
November 10, 2024 at 7:47 AM
A gentle reminder that if we miss the 1.5°C target (and we certainly will), the next target is 1.51°C and not 2°C. We need to keep fighting.
Every tonne of CO₂ emitted makes the job of future CO₂ removal harder, and every 0.01°C of temperature increase makes the world more chaotic and dangerous.
Every tonne of CO₂ emitted makes the job of future CO₂ removal harder, and every 0.01°C of temperature increase makes the world more chaotic and dangerous.
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If you're able to donate, North Carolina needs your help.
One of the organizations on this list, Homeward Bound, is near to my heart. I used to volunteer there. It's a day shelter for the unhoused. And Buncombe County's homeless population just grew exponentially.
One of the organizations on this list, Homeward Bound, is near to my heart. I used to volunteer there. It's a day shelter for the unhoused. And Buncombe County's homeless population just grew exponentially.
List: Ways to donate and help flood victims in Western North Carolina after Hurricane Helene
Hurricane Helene unleashed devastating flooding in the mountains of North Carolina. Here are ways to help local flood victims in Western North Carolina by donating relief funds or volunteering.
www.bpr.org
September 28, 2024 at 9:51 PM
If you're able to donate, North Carolina needs your help.
One of the organizations on this list, Homeward Bound, is near to my heart. I used to volunteer there. It's a day shelter for the unhoused. And Buncombe County's homeless population just grew exponentially.
One of the organizations on this list, Homeward Bound, is near to my heart. I used to volunteer there. It's a day shelter for the unhoused. And Buncombe County's homeless population just grew exponentially.