Judy Minkoff, PhD
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Judy Minkoff, PhD
@judyminkoff.bsky.social
PhD Immunology & Molecular Pathogenesis #EmoryU #NYULangone #SciComm #Viruses #ACappella #StilettaNYC #SingStrong. (she/her)
Reposted by Judy Minkoff, PhD
I have rather the opposite perspective—professional societies should not attend these meetings because it implies a legitimacy that these people do not deserve to have given that they were appointed by nepotism and in many cases have overt conflicts of interest. Meissner says he is concerned that...
December 5, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Reposted by Judy Minkoff, PhD
proposed vote would increase the risk of hepatocellular carcinoma and liver disease for many children. The disease has become a victim of the success of vaccines. Just because we see low rates now does not mean the virus is gone and if we reduce vaccination rates, it will come roaring back.
December 5, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Reposted by Judy Minkoff, PhD
kids.

We have literally had HBV outbreaks occur in daycares.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

It is also transmissible by human bites:
academic.oup.com/jid/article/....
Horizontal transmission of hepatitis B in a children's day-care centre: a preventable event
Using molecular finger-printing, we provided evidence that, in a children's day-care centre, a known hepatitis B virus (HBV) hepatitis B e antigen (HB…
www.sciencedirect.com
December 4, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Came here to say this
August 25, 2025 at 3:27 AM