Janet Childerhose, PhD
@medanth.bsky.social
Medical anthropologist in medicine. Justice lens. Health inequities & poverty. User design. Ethics of implementing tools & strategies. Fentanyl & xylazine. Overdose prevention. Documentary photography & PJ.
Reposted by Janet Childerhose, PhD
Canada buys 500,000 doses of H5N1 avian influenza vaccine for those most at risk
CBC News
February 19, 2025
By Amina Zafar
stillcoviding.ca/en/news/cana...
#AvianFlu #H5N1 #vaccines #health #Canada
CBC News
February 19, 2025
By Amina Zafar
stillcoviding.ca/en/news/cana...
#AvianFlu #H5N1 #vaccines #health #Canada
Canada buys 500,000 doses of H5N1 avian influenza vaccine for those most at risk
stillcoviding.ca
February 19, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Reposted by Janet Childerhose, PhD
Writing this on the day of a funeral for two of our own. Safety doesn’t just happen. It happens when we collectively commit to it - ensuring the scene, equipment, and people are all safe. Is it safe to fire safety inspectors? Ask a #Boeing worker. “Waste” is war and forced poverty, not people. 2/2
February 15, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Writing this on the day of a funeral for two of our own. Safety doesn’t just happen. It happens when we collectively commit to it - ensuring the scene, equipment, and people are all safe. Is it safe to fire safety inspectors? Ask a #Boeing worker. “Waste” is war and forced poverty, not people. 2/2
Reposted by Janet Childerhose, PhD
If there’s one group of people who know how to handle entitled middle aged white dudes
“You can build all the dick rockets you want to go to Mars while you try to leave the rest of us on the burning Earth. We’re gonna take control. This is our world, and it’s our government, and it’s our money.”
— Sara Nelson, Association of Flight Attendants president
— Sara Nelson, Association of Flight Attendants president
February 20, 2025 at 2:25 AM
If there’s one group of people who know how to handle entitled middle aged white dudes
Reposted by Janet Childerhose, PhD
Each person with measles spreads it to up to 18 other people. For comparison, the R0 (measure of spread) for Covid is 1-2.
One of 10 kids who gets measles has an ear infection that may result in permanent hearing loss. Up to 30 per 10,000 die of complications.
One of 10 kids who gets measles has an ear infection that may result in permanent hearing loss. Up to 30 per 10,000 die of complications.
February 15, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Each person with measles spreads it to up to 18 other people. For comparison, the R0 (measure of spread) for Covid is 1-2.
One of 10 kids who gets measles has an ear infection that may result in permanent hearing loss. Up to 30 per 10,000 die of complications.
One of 10 kids who gets measles has an ear infection that may result in permanent hearing loss. Up to 30 per 10,000 die of complications.
Reposted by Janet Childerhose, PhD
Make no mistake. This is an all-out attack on health in America.
Not only is the EIS vital to controlling infectious disease; it was where a remarkably high fraction of our public health leaders received formative training and experience.
www.statnews.com/2025/02/14/t...
Not only is the EIS vital to controlling infectious disease; it was where a remarkably high fraction of our public health leaders received formative training and experience.
www.statnews.com/2025/02/14/t...
CDC cuts expected to devastate Epidemic Intelligence Service, a ‘crown jewel’ of public health
Members of the CDC's Epidemic Intelligence Service were warned Friday that many of them were about to be fired
www.statnews.com
February 14, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Make no mistake. This is an all-out attack on health in America.
Not only is the EIS vital to controlling infectious disease; it was where a remarkably high fraction of our public health leaders received formative training and experience.
www.statnews.com/2025/02/14/t...
Not only is the EIS vital to controlling infectious disease; it was where a remarkably high fraction of our public health leaders received formative training and experience.
www.statnews.com/2025/02/14/t...