Kathryn Kinzel
@kkinzel.bsky.social
Infectious disease epidemiologist, specializing in vaccines. A personal account where I yell into the void. Excessive gif user. she/her 🏳️🌈
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Kathryn Kinzel
@kkinzel.bsky.social
· Jun 27
a group of people are sitting around a table in a room with a window .
ALT: a group of people are sitting around a table in a room with a window .
media.tenor.com
The next slide is California Proposition 65.
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they want to stamp out the entire profession of public health for a generation. same day they announce they’re closing the CDC museum
🚨Dept. of Education proposes to exclude public health degrees from the “professional degree” category.
That means new public health experts could lose access to key higher ed resources, like loan limits & reimbursement.
A bold strategy to let infectious diseases win! 🦠
aspph.org/department-o...
That means new public health experts could lose access to key higher ed resources, like loan limits & reimbursement.
A bold strategy to let infectious diseases win! 🦠
aspph.org/department-o...
Department of Education Proposal Excludes Public Health Degrees from “Professional Degree” Definition
Discover the new results and implications of Dept of Ed consensus regarding professional degree programs and public health education.
aspph.org
November 14, 2025 at 12:38 AM
they want to stamp out the entire profession of public health for a generation. same day they announce they’re closing the CDC museum
Town Meeting went amazing, a few more people know who I am, going to not be able to sleep WOO
November 14, 2025 at 3:34 AM
Town Meeting went amazing, a few more people know who I am, going to not be able to sleep WOO
I drank a Coke Zero to get ready for the four-hour municipal legislative fun house that is Town Meeting but all that did was kick up my anxiety.
Probably because I registered to speak on keeping some open space open, and I don't want to sound dumb before I run for office.
Probably because I registered to speak on keeping some open space open, and I don't want to sound dumb before I run for office.
November 13, 2025 at 10:10 PM
I drank a Coke Zero to get ready for the four-hour municipal legislative fun house that is Town Meeting but all that did was kick up my anxiety.
Probably because I registered to speak on keeping some open space open, and I don't want to sound dumb before I run for office.
Probably because I registered to speak on keeping some open space open, and I don't want to sound dumb before I run for office.
I’m still a bit in disbelief that “has a fall” is the headline.
“Oh no, a fall?” I thought before reading one sentence further to learn the fall wasn’t due to a trip or dehydration but because HIS HEART TURNED INTO AN UNCOORDINATED BAG OF WORMS.
“Oh no, a fall?” I thought before reading one sentence further to learn the fall wasn’t due to a trip or dehydration but because HIS HEART TURNED INTO AN UNCOORDINATED BAG OF WORMS.
John Fetterman was transported to a hospital this morning after falling and hitting his face.
Docs discovered he'd had a ventricular fibrillation flare-up, a form of sudden cardiac arrest. His office says he's doing well and “receiving routine observation." www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
Docs discovered he'd had a ventricular fibrillation flare-up, a form of sudden cardiac arrest. His office says he's doing well and “receiving routine observation." www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
John Fetterman Hospitalized After Fall
www.huffpost.com
November 13, 2025 at 6:57 PM
I’m still a bit in disbelief that “has a fall” is the headline.
“Oh no, a fall?” I thought before reading one sentence further to learn the fall wasn’t due to a trip or dehydration but because HIS HEART TURNED INTO AN UNCOORDINATED BAG OF WORMS.
“Oh no, a fall?” I thought before reading one sentence further to learn the fall wasn’t due to a trip or dehydration but because HIS HEART TURNED INTO AN UNCOORDINATED BAG OF WORMS.
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As all this disgusting Epstein shit starts surfacing more and more, I hope we don't lose sight of the fact that apparently every major media outlet knew everything and instead spent their time money and energy attacking the trans community.
November 13, 2025 at 1:07 AM
As all this disgusting Epstein shit starts surfacing more and more, I hope we don't lose sight of the fact that apparently every major media outlet knew everything and instead spent their time money and energy attacking the trans community.
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Since the Democrats worked extra hard to hide who actually supported this, I think the No Kings/Resistance position should be to primary every Democrat unless they publicly call for Schumer's ouster this week
Either they go into total rebellion mode, which they won't, or the people will
Either they go into total rebellion mode, which they won't, or the people will
November 10, 2025 at 2:34 AM
Since the Democrats worked extra hard to hide who actually supported this, I think the No Kings/Resistance position should be to primary every Democrat unless they publicly call for Schumer's ouster this week
Either they go into total rebellion mode, which they won't, or the people will
Either they go into total rebellion mode, which they won't, or the people will
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What an amazing essay from the former chair of Africana Studies at Bowdoin. I'll share a few sections in the reply but seriously, read the whole thing. It's all insightful and beautifully written.
lithub.com/maybe-dont-t...
lithub.com/maybe-dont-t...
Maybe Don’t Talk to the New York Times About Zohran Mamdani
It’s remarkable, the people you’ll hear from. Teach for even a little while at an expensive institution—the term they tend to prefer is “elite”—and odds are that eventually someone who was a studen…
lithub.com
November 8, 2025 at 7:11 PM
What an amazing essay from the former chair of Africana Studies at Bowdoin. I'll share a few sections in the reply but seriously, read the whole thing. It's all insightful and beautifully written.
lithub.com/maybe-dont-t...
lithub.com/maybe-dont-t...
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i say thank you to the bus driver when i get on and yell thank you when i get off every day i ride the bus, and i take two buses to and from work, being nice and friendly costs you nothing and should be your default expectation for yourself because it improves your day and everyone else’s day
Being nice to people is just fun. Asked young server at taco place how her day was going (fine but tired) and she asked me back. I said I managed to finish my to-do list and she unexpectedly gave me a high five! Treating people like people is always rewarding.
November 6, 2025 at 2:32 AM
i say thank you to the bus driver when i get on and yell thank you when i get off every day i ride the bus, and i take two buses to and from work, being nice and friendly costs you nothing and should be your default expectation for yourself because it improves your day and everyone else’s day
And actually, on that note - apparently a lot of people have been getting cheap canned goods from Amazon.
Inevitably, they are dented. Like, DENTED. One can this week had a dent that took up one whole side and went halfway through the can.
Don’t use Amazon for this.
Inevitably, they are dented. Like, DENTED. One can this week had a dent that took up one whole side and went halfway through the can.
Don’t use Amazon for this.
At my food pantry shift this week, a small girl about 6 or 7 came by with her dad.
They came just to drop off a bag of food that she helped collect, and they were invited in to see the volunteers sorting.
We all thanked her profusely - she looked super happy and her dad asked how to volunteer.
They came just to drop off a bag of food that she helped collect, and they were invited in to see the volunteers sorting.
We all thanked her profusely - she looked super happy and her dad asked how to volunteer.
Friends, if you have the means to donate to a local food pantry financially via online giving, I highly encourage you to do that. But I don’t want to discount the importance of actually showing up at the pantry, even if it is just to drop off food. (1/5)
November 7, 2025 at 12:33 AM
And actually, on that note - apparently a lot of people have been getting cheap canned goods from Amazon.
Inevitably, they are dented. Like, DENTED. One can this week had a dent that took up one whole side and went halfway through the can.
Don’t use Amazon for this.
Inevitably, they are dented. Like, DENTED. One can this week had a dent that took up one whole side and went halfway through the can.
Don’t use Amazon for this.
At my food pantry shift this week, a small girl about 6 or 7 came by with her dad.
They came just to drop off a bag of food that she helped collect, and they were invited in to see the volunteers sorting.
We all thanked her profusely - she looked super happy and her dad asked how to volunteer.
They came just to drop off a bag of food that she helped collect, and they were invited in to see the volunteers sorting.
We all thanked her profusely - she looked super happy and her dad asked how to volunteer.
Friends, if you have the means to donate to a local food pantry financially via online giving, I highly encourage you to do that. But I don’t want to discount the importance of actually showing up at the pantry, even if it is just to drop off food. (1/5)
November 7, 2025 at 12:27 AM
At my food pantry shift this week, a small girl about 6 or 7 came by with her dad.
They came just to drop off a bag of food that she helped collect, and they were invited in to see the volunteers sorting.
We all thanked her profusely - she looked super happy and her dad asked how to volunteer.
They came just to drop off a bag of food that she helped collect, and they were invited in to see the volunteers sorting.
We all thanked her profusely - she looked super happy and her dad asked how to volunteer.
I think about this every time my kid does some math homework.
November 6, 2025 at 11:19 PM
I think about this every time my kid does some math homework.
This is the winner of this meme right here, A+ no notes.
my name is ozymandias, king of kings. look upon my works, which are known to the state of California to cause cancer.
my name is ozymandias, king of kings. ask your doctor if looking upon my works is right for you.
November 6, 2025 at 12:52 PM
This is the winner of this meme right here, A+ no notes.
All day conference is going great but my tablecloth has a positive halo sign. 😂
(The EMT reactions still run strong. I’m also sitting next to another former EMT, I pointed this out, he told me the tablecloth really should get to an ER 🤣)
(The EMT reactions still run strong. I’m also sitting next to another former EMT, I pointed this out, he told me the tablecloth really should get to an ER 🤣)
November 5, 2025 at 7:00 PM
All day conference is going great but my tablecloth has a positive halo sign. 😂
(The EMT reactions still run strong. I’m also sitting next to another former EMT, I pointed this out, he told me the tablecloth really should get to an ER 🤣)
(The EMT reactions still run strong. I’m also sitting next to another former EMT, I pointed this out, he told me the tablecloth really should get to an ER 🤣)
I’ve started trying to make my way through The Pitt again, because it’s emotionally draining and I was not expecting COVID trauma when I started it on a plane.
I’m up to E5, and poor Whitaker. As soon as that tonsillectomy patient came in I knew how he was going to lose those scrubs.
I’m up to E5, and poor Whitaker. As soon as that tonsillectomy patient came in I knew how he was going to lose those scrubs.
November 3, 2025 at 9:58 PM
I’ve started trying to make my way through The Pitt again, because it’s emotionally draining and I was not expecting COVID trauma when I started it on a plane.
I’m up to E5, and poor Whitaker. As soon as that tonsillectomy patient came in I knew how he was going to lose those scrubs.
I’m up to E5, and poor Whitaker. As soon as that tonsillectomy patient came in I knew how he was going to lose those scrubs.
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New awareness campaign
November 3, 2025 at 3:23 PM
New awareness campaign
Oh that was such a beautiful bunt I’m going to be really angry if this doesn’t result in a score.
November 2, 2025 at 4:14 AM
Oh that was such a beautiful bunt I’m going to be really angry if this doesn’t result in a score.
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me nine innings ago / me now
November 2, 2025 at 3:42 AM
me nine innings ago / me now
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Well, an acquaintance who relies on the ACA marketplace for insurance just received a notice explaining that their fee for coverage will be rising. Right now they pay $180 a month. The new price?
$2733.15 a month.
$2733.15 a month.
October 31, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Well, an acquaintance who relies on the ACA marketplace for insurance just received a notice explaining that their fee for coverage will be rising. Right now they pay $180 a month. The new price?
$2733.15 a month.
$2733.15 a month.
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One of these hosts is not like the other
November 1, 2025 at 2:12 PM
One of these hosts is not like the other
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Apparently, Dr. Martin Kulldorff doesn't understand how school vaccines mandates work.
ACIP does not have a role in them and did not in the past, though in the days of expert, evidence-based ACIP, some states looked to its recommendations to see what to require.
www.notus.org/health-scien...
ACIP does not have a role in them and did not in the past, though in the days of expert, evidence-based ACIP, some states looked to its recommendations to see what to require.
www.notus.org/health-scien...
Top CDC Vaccine Adviser Says School Mandates Are ‘Not Necessary’
“I don’t think we should be involved at all in mandating any vaccines,” said Martin Kulldorff, who heads the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s vaccine advisory panel.
www.notus.org
October 31, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Apparently, Dr. Martin Kulldorff doesn't understand how school vaccines mandates work.
ACIP does not have a role in them and did not in the past, though in the days of expert, evidence-based ACIP, some states looked to its recommendations to see what to require.
www.notus.org/health-scien...
ACIP does not have a role in them and did not in the past, though in the days of expert, evidence-based ACIP, some states looked to its recommendations to see what to require.
www.notus.org/health-scien...