Matt Frieman
@mattfrieman.bsky.social
Alicia and Yaya Professor of Viral Pathogen Research, Center for Pathogen Research, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Maryland School of Medicine. #virology #coronavirus #vaccines #Influenza Opinions are my own.
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This is 385 pounds per person.
Oz: We thought it was 125 million pounds. Our estimate is Americans will lose 135 billion pounds by the midterms
November 6, 2025 at 6:19 PM
This is 385 pounds per person.
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Charlotte Kuperwasser, a member of ACIP, the US panel advicing on vaccines.
Writes what?? How little understanding? 2 sources in which journals?
Linking COVID-19 vaccinmation with cancer?
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Writes what?? How little understanding? 2 sources in which journals?
Linking COVID-19 vaccinmation with cancer?
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November 6, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Charlotte Kuperwasser, a member of ACIP, the US panel advicing on vaccines.
Writes what?? How little understanding? 2 sources in which journals?
Linking COVID-19 vaccinmation with cancer?
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Writes what?? How little understanding? 2 sources in which journals?
Linking COVID-19 vaccinmation with cancer?
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If you need more scary fun this weekend, the documentary “A Shot In The Arm” is free on PBS until 11/9. Lots of interviews with RFK Jr pre-HHS fame. Narrated by @neildegrassetyson.com from @scotthamkennedy.bsky.social. #Virosky #LoveVirology #TruthisScarierThanFiction
www.pbs.org/show/shot-in...
www.pbs.org/show/shot-in...
Shot in the Arm
SHOT IN THE ARM explores vaccine hesitancy historically and in the context of Covid-19.
www.pbs.org
November 1, 2025 at 2:58 PM
If you need more scary fun this weekend, the documentary “A Shot In The Arm” is free on PBS until 11/9. Lots of interviews with RFK Jr pre-HHS fame. Narrated by @neildegrassetyson.com from @scotthamkennedy.bsky.social. #Virosky #LoveVirology #TruthisScarierThanFiction
www.pbs.org/show/shot-in...
www.pbs.org/show/shot-in...
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This billionaire is trolling hardworking educators—and making jokes about gutting supports for special needs kids.
October 31, 2025 at 10:00 PM
This billionaire is trolling hardworking educators—and making jokes about gutting supports for special needs kids.
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A summary of training, fellowship, and career development awards
Fiscal year 2025 (compared to fiscal year 2024)
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Fiscal year 2025 (compared to fiscal year 2024)
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a dog is sitting on a rug in front of a brick wall and a plant .
ALT: a dog is sitting on a rug in front of a brick wall and a plant .
media.tenor.com
October 16, 2025 at 12:25 AM
A summary of training, fellowship, and career development awards
Fiscal year 2025 (compared to fiscal year 2024)
1/12
Fiscal year 2025 (compared to fiscal year 2024)
1/12
How does an Editor let this get published? I would like to see the blind reviews for this.
www.ajpmfocus.org/article/S277...
www.ajpmfocus.org/article/S277...
COVID-19 is “Airborne AIDS”: provocative oversimplification, emerging science, or something in between?
COVID-19 caused by SARS-CoV-2 is often compared to other pandemics for its societal
and global health impact, with some commentators drawing parallels to HIV/AIDS due
to the immune dysfunction caused ...
www.ajpmfocus.org
October 15, 2025 at 11:47 PM
How does an Editor let this get published? I would like to see the blind reviews for this.
www.ajpmfocus.org/article/S277...
www.ajpmfocus.org/article/S277...
Congratulations to Jason McLellan on the Genius Grant! I see big things happening soon in your career if you just keep going forward. 😂
www.macfound.org/fellows/clas...
www.macfound.org/fellows/clas...
Jason McLellan
Characterizing and engineering viral protein structures to develop vaccines for infectious diseases.
www.macfound.org
October 9, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Congratulations to Jason McLellan on the Genius Grant! I see big things happening soon in your career if you just keep going forward. 😂
www.macfound.org/fellows/clas...
www.macfound.org/fellows/clas...
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“Any university leader who signs on to this compact wld betray everything good and solid about the university & would do deep and permanent harm to the United States & the world.”
Why This Essay Could Cause the University of Virginia to Shut Down newrepublic.com/article/2013... via @newrepublic.com
Why This Essay Could Cause the University of Virginia to Shut Down newrepublic.com/article/2013... via @newrepublic.com
Why This Essay Could Cause the University of Virginia to Shut Down
How Linda McMahon’s latest “compact” would do deep and permanent harm to American higher education
newrepublic.com
October 7, 2025 at 12:50 PM
“Any university leader who signs on to this compact wld betray everything good and solid about the university & would do deep and permanent harm to the United States & the world.”
Why This Essay Could Cause the University of Virginia to Shut Down newrepublic.com/article/2013... via @newrepublic.com
Why This Essay Could Cause the University of Virginia to Shut Down newrepublic.com/article/2013... via @newrepublic.com
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This is a scare tactic.
But most feds I know aren’t scared or traumatized.
We are just that much more passionate and committed to our missions.
But most feds I know aren’t scared or traumatized.
We are just that much more passionate and committed to our missions.
@jenna-m-norton.bsky.social is right. You don't just delete laws. And drawing sharpie marks over it doesn't legitimize claims.
#FEDSTRONG
#FEDSTRONG
OMB deletes reference to law guaranteeing backpay to furloughed feds from shutdown guidance
An Office of Management and Budget FAQ document now states that only excepted employees forced to work without pay are guaranteed backpay at the conclusion of a lapse in appropriations.
www.govexec.com
October 7, 2025 at 3:44 PM
This is a scare tactic.
But most feds I know aren’t scared or traumatized.
We are just that much more passionate and committed to our missions.
But most feds I know aren’t scared or traumatized.
We are just that much more passionate and committed to our missions.
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The US is now four months away from losing its measles elimination status.
1544 confirmed cases reported by the CDC.
1544 confirmed cases reported by the CDC.
Where is measles spreading? Here's what to know.
The country is four months away from possibly losing its measles elimination status.
www.nbcnews.com
October 4, 2025 at 5:24 PM
The US is now four months away from losing its measles elimination status.
1544 confirmed cases reported by the CDC.
1544 confirmed cases reported by the CDC.
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The measles website at CDC continues to share updated data. 1514 cases reported in 2025. 3 deaths. CDC scientists working hard but have to manage vaccine attacks from @SecKennedy and his minions. This will be the year that ends US’s measles elimination status. Not one word at #UNGA.
https://cdc.gov/measles/data-r…
September 28, 2025 at 1:35 PM
The measles website at CDC continues to share updated data. 1514 cases reported in 2025. 3 deaths. CDC scientists working hard but have to manage vaccine attacks from @SecKennedy and his minions. This will be the year that ends US’s measles elimination status. Not one word at #UNGA.
"In a statement, HHS press secretary Emily Hilliard disputed suggestions that withdrawing from joint projects would weaken the nation’s pandemic preparedness, writing that “BARDA is prioritizing evidence-based, ethically grounded solutions”."
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Exclusive: RFK Jr cancelled mRNA research — but the US military is still funding it
The Department of Defense is continuing to bankroll projects to develop vaccines against deadly pathogens.
www.nature.com
September 24, 2025 at 2:40 PM
"In a statement, HHS press secretary Emily Hilliard disputed suggestions that withdrawing from joint projects would weaken the nation’s pandemic preparedness, writing that “BARDA is prioritizing evidence-based, ethically grounded solutions”."
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Drew Weissman responds to questions about mRNA vaccines that were discussed at the ACIP meeting. #LoveVirology #TrustTheFuckingScience
www.statnews.com/2025/09/20/d...
www.statnews.com/2025/09/20/d...
Winner of mRNA Nobel Prize says ACIP member’s claim that Covid vaccines persist is “absolutely impossible”
In a Q&A with STAT, Nobel winner Drew Weissman addressed concerns raised about Covid shots at a recent meeting of federal vaccine advisers.
www.statnews.com
September 20, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Drew Weissman responds to questions about mRNA vaccines that were discussed at the ACIP meeting. #LoveVirology #TrustTheFuckingScience
www.statnews.com/2025/09/20/d...
www.statnews.com/2025/09/20/d...
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Dr. El-Deiry just presented at RFK Jr.’s ACIP goat rodeo.
I condemned his presentation to the fires of hell, but I was not aware that 75 of his pubs were flagged for data irregularities.
This tracks.
I condemned his presentation to the fires of hell, but I was not aware that 75 of his pubs were flagged for data irregularities.
This tracks.
Worth noting that El-Deiry has had about 75 of his publications flagged on PubPeer for data irregularities.
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Apparent NCI director candidate wants ‘open, respectful’ post-publication peer review while promoting anonymous site that calls sleuths a ‘mob’
Wafik S. El-Deiry Brown University physician-scientist Wafik El-Deiry has been a longtime critic of the post-publication forum PubPeer, where 75 of his papers have been flagged. For example, in an …
retractionwatch.com
September 19, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Dr. El-Deiry just presented at RFK Jr.’s ACIP goat rodeo.
I condemned his presentation to the fires of hell, but I was not aware that 75 of his pubs were flagged for data irregularities.
This tracks.
I condemned his presentation to the fires of hell, but I was not aware that 75 of his pubs were flagged for data irregularities.
This tracks.
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ALSOBROOKS: Did you receive a call from the secretary upon reports an active shooter at CDC HQ had shot at employees?
MONAREZ: I did not speak to the secretary on the 8th or any successive day
A: So are you telling me the HHS secretary failed to even give you a courtesy call?
M: He didnt call me
MONAREZ: I did not speak to the secretary on the 8th or any successive day
A: So are you telling me the HHS secretary failed to even give you a courtesy call?
M: He didnt call me
September 17, 2025 at 5:18 PM
ALSOBROOKS: Did you receive a call from the secretary upon reports an active shooter at CDC HQ had shot at employees?
MONAREZ: I did not speak to the secretary on the 8th or any successive day
A: So are you telling me the HHS secretary failed to even give you a courtesy call?
M: He didnt call me
MONAREZ: I did not speak to the secretary on the 8th or any successive day
A: So are you telling me the HHS secretary failed to even give you a courtesy call?
M: He didnt call me
"We sure used to be. We stood up for what was right! We fought for moral reasons, we passed and struck down laws for moral reasons.We waged wars on poverty, not poor people. We sacrificed,we cared about our neighbors, we put our money where our mouths were, and we never beat our chest".-The Newsroom
September 18, 2025 at 1:04 AM
"We sure used to be. We stood up for what was right! We fought for moral reasons, we passed and struck down laws for moral reasons.We waged wars on poverty, not poor people. We sacrificed,we cared about our neighbors, we put our money where our mouths were, and we never beat our chest".-The Newsroom
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Senator Mullin lied during the hearing today with the former CDC director. He lied. Let me repeat that he lied.
WATCH: Senator who accuses CDC director of lying later walks back claims of recording
YouTube video by PBS NewsHour
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September 17, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Senator Mullin lied during the hearing today with the former CDC director. He lied. Let me repeat that he lied.
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LITERAL GOLD. Thank you for making this, @colbertlateshow.bsky.social.
September 5, 2025 at 3:28 PM
LITERAL GOLD. Thank you for making this, @colbertlateshow.bsky.social.
Resign
FOX: What would say is the last great success that our govt public health agencies have had?
RFK Jr: I don't think there have been successes
(Kennedy said days ago that Trump should get a Nobel for Operation Warp Speed)
RFK Jr: I don't think there have been successes
(Kennedy said days ago that Trump should get a Nobel for Operation Warp Speed)
September 7, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Resign
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STAT: Two former top NIH officials say they were forced out in retaliation for objecting to grant terminations
By @aniloza.bsky.social and Megan Molteni
bit.ly/41EdFT5
By @aniloza.bsky.social and Megan Molteni
bit.ly/41EdFT5
September 5, 2025 at 1:51 AM
STAT: Two former top NIH officials say they were forced out in retaliation for objecting to grant terminations
By @aniloza.bsky.social and Megan Molteni
bit.ly/41EdFT5
By @aniloza.bsky.social and Megan Molteni
bit.ly/41EdFT5
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As RFK testifies in front of the Senate today, ASV wants to emphasize the risks posed by his decisions related to virus outbreaks and the public health of Americans. Together with our partner organizations, we call for RFK's resignation: asm.org/press-releas...
Joint Statement Calling for Secretary Kennedy Resignation
The American Society for Microbiology released a joint statement calling for the resignation of HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
asm.org
September 4, 2025 at 7:24 PM
As RFK testifies in front of the Senate today, ASV wants to emphasize the risks posed by his decisions related to virus outbreaks and the public health of Americans. Together with our partner organizations, we call for RFK's resignation: asm.org/press-releas...
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Damn. This is very, very bad.
It is hard to overstate how bad this would be.
It's pure anti-vax-ism.
Parents would have to bring their kids to the doctor 3-5 times more to get vaccines because of Prasad's junk science?
It is hard to overstate how bad this would be.
It's pure anti-vax-ism.
Parents would have to bring their kids to the doctor 3-5 times more to get vaccines because of Prasad's junk science?
Vinay Prasad, a former adult oncologist, has moved to disrupt the childhood vaccine schedule by asserting - against all evidence - that administering multiple vaccines at the same time “could blunt their efficacy.” The added burden/delay of separating shots would sharply reduce US vaccination rates.
FDA quietly positions itself to disrupt childhood vaccine schedule
While CDC turmoil grabbed the media spotlight, a quieter but potentially more consequential drama unfolded last week at FDA. The agency has positioned itse...
www.biocentury.com
September 3, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Damn. This is very, very bad.
It is hard to overstate how bad this would be.
It's pure anti-vax-ism.
Parents would have to bring their kids to the doctor 3-5 times more to get vaccines because of Prasad's junk science?
It is hard to overstate how bad this would be.
It's pure anti-vax-ism.
Parents would have to bring their kids to the doctor 3-5 times more to get vaccines because of Prasad's junk science?
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As national medical, scientific, public health and patient organizations, we call for the resignation of HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to ensure the health of the American people. Read our statement: asm.org/press-releas...
Joint Statement Calling for Secretary Kennedy Resignation
The American Society for Microbiology released a joint statement calling for the resignation of HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
asm.org
September 3, 2025 at 11:10 PM
As national medical, scientific, public health and patient organizations, we call for the resignation of HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to ensure the health of the American people. Read our statement: asm.org/press-releas...
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The federal government wants to treat Baltimore like a punchline.
10 toes down, I’m saying it’s not.
10 toes down, I’m saying it’s not.
August 30, 2025 at 12:34 AM
The federal government wants to treat Baltimore like a punchline.
10 toes down, I’m saying it’s not.
10 toes down, I’m saying it’s not.