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My first post on BlueSky, I could not access the same handle as my X (someone hacked into that one):
So it's @peterhotez for X and @peterhotezmdphd for BlueSky
I'm a pediatric-vaccine scientist based in Houston TX at our Texas Medical Center
So it's @peterhotez for X and @peterhotezmdphd for BlueSky
I'm a pediatric-vaccine scientist based in Houston TX at our Texas Medical Center
April 5, 2025 at 7:12 PM
My first post on BlueSky, I could not access the same handle as my X (someone hacked into that one):
So it's @peterhotez for X and @peterhotezmdphd for BlueSky
I'm a pediatric-vaccine scientist based in Houston TX at our Texas Medical Center
So it's @peterhotez for X and @peterhotezmdphd for BlueSky
I'm a pediatric-vaccine scientist based in Houston TX at our Texas Medical Center
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One of the birds I most wanted to see here in south Texas was the Roseate Spoonbill. March is the beginning of the mating season here and these two were testing each other. The orange tail feathers only emerge during breeding! ❤️❤️❤️ #Spoonbill #RGV #BirdsSeenIn2025
March 23, 2025 at 2:25 PM
One of the birds I most wanted to see here in south Texas was the Roseate Spoonbill. March is the beginning of the mating season here and these two were testing each other. The orange tail feathers only emerge during breeding! ❤️❤️❤️ #Spoonbill #RGV #BirdsSeenIn2025
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An unvaccinated NJ traveler who returned to the US infected with #measles went to 3 health facilities earlier this month seeking care before being diagnosed. Not surprisingly, additional cases are now being detected.
Measles will spread if we give it the chance. www.nj.com/healthfit/20...
Measles will spread if we give it the chance. www.nj.com/healthfit/20...
New measles cases tied to N.J. patient who visited 3 health facilities
The New Jersey Department of Health confirmed an initial measles case on Feb. 14 in an unvaccinated individual, and by Feb. 20, two additional cases were identified in people who had close contact wit...
www.nj.com
February 28, 2025 at 11:56 AM
An unvaccinated NJ traveler who returned to the US infected with #measles went to 3 health facilities earlier this month seeking care before being diagnosed. Not surprisingly, additional cases are now being detected.
Measles will spread if we give it the chance. www.nj.com/healthfit/20...
Measles will spread if we give it the chance. www.nj.com/healthfit/20...
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I am now hearing from multiple folks in the past two hours (including some who have personally been fired) that mass firings have now commenced within NOAA--including, yes, at the National Weather Service.
February 27, 2025 at 9:17 PM
I am now hearing from multiple folks in the past two hours (including some who have personally been fired) that mass firings have now commenced within NOAA--including, yes, at the National Weather Service.
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This news truly breaks my heart.
We are calling on HHS to take immediate action. Secretary Kennedy needs to bring back weekly measles tracking from the CDC, rehire the health experts, and roll out a serious vaccine campaign. Our kids' safety is on the line!
abcnews.go.com/Health/1st-m...
We are calling on HHS to take immediate action. Secretary Kennedy needs to bring back weekly measles tracking from the CDC, rehire the health experts, and roll out a serious vaccine campaign. Our kids' safety is on the line!
abcnews.go.com/Health/1st-m...
Measles death of unvaccinated child in Texas outbreak is 1st fatality in US in a decade
An unvaccinated school-aged child in Texas has died of measles, the first associated with an outbreak that has infected more than 100 people.
abcnews.go.com
February 27, 2025 at 1:58 AM
This news truly breaks my heart.
We are calling on HHS to take immediate action. Secretary Kennedy needs to bring back weekly measles tracking from the CDC, rehire the health experts, and roll out a serious vaccine campaign. Our kids' safety is on the line!
abcnews.go.com/Health/1st-m...
We are calling on HHS to take immediate action. Secretary Kennedy needs to bring back weekly measles tracking from the CDC, rehire the health experts, and roll out a serious vaccine campaign. Our kids' safety is on the line!
abcnews.go.com/Health/1st-m...
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Wowza! We witnessed two pairs of Keel-billed Toucans battling over preferred nest locations while walking up Ancon Hill in Panama City! Don't you just love Toucans? 💛💚🖤 #Toucans #Panama #BirdsSeenIn2025
February 23, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Wowza! We witnessed two pairs of Keel-billed Toucans battling over preferred nest locations while walking up Ancon Hill in Panama City! Don't you just love Toucans? 💛💚🖤 #Toucans #Panama #BirdsSeenIn2025
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Humanity is on life support. 😢
Rebecca Marodi, a California based fire captain, was targeted by right-wing extremists who touted her a ‘DEI hire’ and blamed her for the LA fires. She has been found stabbed to death in her home.
www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/n...
Rebecca Marodi, a California based fire captain, was targeted by right-wing extremists who touted her a ‘DEI hire’ and blamed her for the LA fires. She has been found stabbed to death in her home.
www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/n...
Cal Fire captain found stabbed to death inside of her San Diego County home
Rebecca Marodi, a Cal Fire captain stationed in Riverside County, was found stabbed to death inside of her own home in Ramona on Monday evening, authorities said.
www.cbsnews.com
February 20, 2025 at 1:23 AM
Humanity is on life support. 😢
Rebecca Marodi, a California based fire captain, was targeted by right-wing extremists who touted her a ‘DEI hire’ and blamed her for the LA fires. She has been found stabbed to death in her home.
www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/n...
Rebecca Marodi, a California based fire captain, was targeted by right-wing extremists who touted her a ‘DEI hire’ and blamed her for the LA fires. She has been found stabbed to death in her home.
www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/n...
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Study suggests that, under certain circumstances, H5N1 avian influenza may be spread between poultry farms through aerosolized feces or dander from infected birds
www.cnn.com/2025/02/18/h...
www.cnn.com/2025/02/18/h...
The wind may be partly to blame for bird flu spread between farms, a new study suggests | CNN
In February 2024, government veterinarians in the Czech Republic investigating a bird flu outbreak found themselves in the middle of a puzzling case.
www.cnn.com
February 20, 2025 at 2:36 AM
Study suggests that, under certain circumstances, H5N1 avian influenza may be spread between poultry farms through aerosolized feces or dander from infected birds
www.cnn.com/2025/02/18/h...
www.cnn.com/2025/02/18/h...
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Maybe I wasn’t clear about this. I wanted more egg and no plane crash, not many plane crash and no egg.
February 17, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Maybe I wasn’t clear about this. I wanted more egg and no plane crash, not many plane crash and no egg.
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In late February, experts will convene to decide what #flu viruses next winter's flu vaccines should target. The #CDC & #FDA have 2 of the 10 votes around the table. This year it's not clear they'll attend, which could make things challenging for manufacturers. www.statnews.com/2025/02/13/w...
As officials prepare for WHO-led flu vaccine meeting, many wonder: Will the U.S. show?
Each year, flu experts from around the world gather to map out recommendations for next winter's flu vaccine. This year, it's unclear if the U.S. will show.
www.statnews.com
February 13, 2025 at 2:02 PM
In late February, experts will convene to decide what #flu viruses next winter's flu vaccines should target. The #CDC & #FDA have 2 of the 10 votes around the table. This year it's not clear they'll attend, which could make things challenging for manufacturers. www.statnews.com/2025/02/13/w...
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#H5N1 #birdflu's march through California's dairy herds has slowed but never halted. Nearly 76% of the state's herds — 745 in total — have been infected so far. #USDA confirmed 1 more today. Cumulative national total: 968 in 16 states. www.aphis.usda.gov/livestock-po...
February 12, 2025 at 1:51 PM
#H5N1 #birdflu's march through California's dairy herds has slowed but never halted. Nearly 76% of the state's herds — 745 in total — have been infected so far. #USDA confirmed 1 more today. Cumulative national total: 968 in 16 states. www.aphis.usda.gov/livestock-po...
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#USA: "We urge the US government to immediately resume funding of critical humanitarian and health aid, either through rescinding relevant orders freezing funding or expanding the current narrow humanitarian waiver to cover all necessary health and humanitarian programs." - @avrilbenoit.bsky.social
February 8, 2025 at 4:20 AM
#USA: "We urge the US government to immediately resume funding of critical humanitarian and health aid, either through rescinding relevant orders freezing funding or expanding the current narrow humanitarian waiver to cover all necessary health and humanitarian programs." - @avrilbenoit.bsky.social
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Early signs of *potentially* concerning heavy rain event in SoCal wildfire zones next week (~Feb 14). *Uncertainty is high,* & range of outcomes at this early juncture is from virtually nothing to high-end flash flood/debris flow threat. But consider this an early heads-up. #CAwx
February 6, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Early signs of *potentially* concerning heavy rain event in SoCal wildfire zones next week (~Feb 14). *Uncertainty is high,* & range of outcomes at this early juncture is from virtually nothing to high-end flash flood/debris flow threat. But consider this an early heads-up. #CAwx
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Wowza. Look at the wingspan on this Great Blue Heron! Captured this morning as it landed on the semi-frozen Harlem Meer. 🎉🎉🎉 #Herons #CentralPark #birding
February 6, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Wowza. Look at the wingspan on this Great Blue Heron! Captured this morning as it landed on the semi-frozen Harlem Meer. 🎉🎉🎉 #Herons #CentralPark #birding
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The Papua New Guinea Courier's overseas correspondent on America's Coup Klux Klan...
mrhenrymorris.substack.com/p/the-papua-...
mrhenrymorris.substack.com/p/the-papua-...
The Papua New Guinea Courier's overseas correspondent on America's Coup Klux Klan
To America where Elon Musk, the world’s most economically wealthy and spiritually impoverished man, is staging a coup.
mrhenrymorris.substack.com
February 6, 2025 at 7:55 AM
The Papua New Guinea Courier's overseas correspondent on America's Coup Klux Klan...
mrhenrymorris.substack.com/p/the-papua-...
mrhenrymorris.substack.com/p/the-papua-...
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According to a senior CDC official, some of the pages that were removed on Friday have been reinstated due to backlash from the scientific community and the public. Keep speaking up, it matters!
February 4, 2025 at 12:02 AM
According to a senior CDC official, some of the pages that were removed on Friday have been reinstated due to backlash from the scientific community and the public. Keep speaking up, it matters!
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Putin is full out celebrating our idiocy.
February 3, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Putin is full out celebrating our idiocy.
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Yikes, all the earthquakes in the last 24 hours near Santorini (!) (as of 2/3/25, 1400) via the Athens Institute of Geodynamics... That place is HOPPING. #earthquake #santorini
February 3, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Yikes, all the earthquakes in the last 24 hours near Santorini (!) (as of 2/3/25, 1400) via the Athens Institute of Geodynamics... That place is HOPPING. #earthquake #santorini
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Murphy: "This is a constitutional crisis that we are in today. Let's call it what it is."
February 3, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Murphy: "This is a constitutional crisis that we are in today. Let's call it what it is."
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Seems prudent
Greenland plans to ban foreign political donations after Donald Trump’s threats - on.ft.com/4jH4R6k via @data.ft.com
Greenland plans to ban foreign political donations after Donald Trump’s threats - on.ft.com/4jH4R6k via @data.ft.com
Greenland plans to ban foreign political donations after Donald Trump’s threats
Arctic island in US president’s sights is due to hold parliamentary elections by April 6
on.ft.com
February 3, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Seems prudent
Greenland plans to ban foreign political donations after Donald Trump’s threats - on.ft.com/4jH4R6k via @data.ft.com
Greenland plans to ban foreign political donations after Donald Trump’s threats - on.ft.com/4jH4R6k via @data.ft.com