Megha Mehrotra
@megtron9.bsky.social
Epi/Biostats, HIV, and Giants baseball (she/her)
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NEW: Records of hundreds of emergency calls from ICE detention centers obtained by WIRED—including audio recordings—show a system inundated by life-threatening incidents, delayed treatment, and overcrowding.
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'They're Not Breathing': Inside the Chaos of ICE Detention Center 911 Calls
Records of hundreds of emergency calls from ICE detention centers obtained by WIRED—including audio recordings—show a system inundated by life-threatening incidents, delayed treatment, and overcrowdin...
www.wired.com
June 25, 2025 at 9:21 PM
NEW: Records of hundreds of emergency calls from ICE detention centers obtained by WIRED—including audio recordings—show a system inundated by life-threatening incidents, delayed treatment, and overcrowding.
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@dmehro.bsky.social + @dell.bsky.social went through hundreds of 911-call records from ICE's largest detention centers this year. Facing life-threatening emergencies, they found that facilities are "overwhelmed, and at times, seemingly indifferent to medical crises."
www.wired.com/story/ice-de...
www.wired.com/story/ice-de...
'They're Not Breathing': Inside the Chaos of ICE Detention Center 911 Calls
Records of hundreds of emergency calls from ICE detention centers obtained by WIRED—including audio recordings—show a system inundated by life-threatening incidents, delayed treatment, and overcrowdin...
www.wired.com
June 25, 2025 at 9:42 PM
@dmehro.bsky.social + @dell.bsky.social went through hundreds of 911-call records from ICE's largest detention centers this year. Facing life-threatening emergencies, they found that facilities are "overwhelmed, and at times, seemingly indifferent to medical crises."
www.wired.com/story/ice-de...
www.wired.com/story/ice-de...
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Every article about the inevitability of AGI
June 9, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Every article about the inevitability of AGI
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This is the big one: Kennedy is firing the entire #ACIP in a move he says is needed to restore confidence in vaccines.
"It scares me to think of what’s ahead,” Mike Osterholm of CIDRAP told me. www.statnews.com/2025/06/09/r...
"It scares me to think of what’s ahead,” Mike Osterholm of CIDRAP told me. www.statnews.com/2025/06/09/r...
Health secretary RFK Jr. abruptly fires CDC vaccine advisory panel
Health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has taken the extraordinary step of firing the expert panel that advises the CDC.
www.statnews.com
June 9, 2025 at 9:03 PM
This is the big one: Kennedy is firing the entire #ACIP in a move he says is needed to restore confidence in vaccines.
"It scares me to think of what’s ahead,” Mike Osterholm of CIDRAP told me. www.statnews.com/2025/06/09/r...
"It scares me to think of what’s ahead,” Mike Osterholm of CIDRAP told me. www.statnews.com/2025/06/09/r...
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BREAKING: RFK Jr. fires ACIP, the panel responsible for advising on vaccines.
This breaks a promise to Sen. Bill Cassidy, who voted to advance Kennedy as HHS secretary on the condition that he would, among other things, keep ACIP in place.
www.statnews.com/2025/06/09/r...
This breaks a promise to Sen. Bill Cassidy, who voted to advance Kennedy as HHS secretary on the condition that he would, among other things, keep ACIP in place.
www.statnews.com/2025/06/09/r...
Health secretary RFK Jr. abruptly fires CDC vaccine advisory panel
Health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has taken the extraordinary step of firing the expert panel that advises the CDC.
www.statnews.com
June 9, 2025 at 9:00 PM
BREAKING: RFK Jr. fires ACIP, the panel responsible for advising on vaccines.
This breaks a promise to Sen. Bill Cassidy, who voted to advance Kennedy as HHS secretary on the condition that he would, among other things, keep ACIP in place.
www.statnews.com/2025/06/09/r...
This breaks a promise to Sen. Bill Cassidy, who voted to advance Kennedy as HHS secretary on the condition that he would, among other things, keep ACIP in place.
www.statnews.com/2025/06/09/r...
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this is like drake and kendrick lamar but they're both drake
June 5, 2025 at 8:22 PM
this is like drake and kendrick lamar but they're both drake
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It means he’s a Republican.
Gov. Newsom proposes 'asset test' for low-income and disabled Medi-Cal applicants. What does that mean?
Gov. Newsom proposes 'asset test' for low-income and disabled Medi-Cal applicants. What does that mean?
Gov. Gavin Newsom is proposing reinstating an 'asset test' that would narrow eligibility for low-income seniors and adults with disabilities.
www.latimes.com
May 31, 2025 at 3:47 AM
It means he’s a Republican.
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3 guys, none with infectious disease or pedatric expertise, just ran roughshod over normal procedures to block COVID shots for kids, pregnant people. This is so awful & insane & we should treat it as such. Reporters, you're on notice. Both sides this at your peril & watch your credibitlity evaporate
No, @nytimes.com, an anti-vaxx grifter is no longer recommending #Covid vaccines. Many of us in the US with actual medical credentials still recommend it.
May 27, 2025 at 10:10 PM
3 guys, none with infectious disease or pedatric expertise, just ran roughshod over normal procedures to block COVID shots for kids, pregnant people. This is so awful & insane & we should treat it as such. Reporters, you're on notice. Both sides this at your peril & watch your credibitlity evaporate
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Do not listen to RFK Jr. on covid vaccines for pregnant people. Listen to the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, which STRONGLY recommends a covid vaccine during pregnancy, for the health of the pregnant person and the fetus. 🧪 www.acog.org/covid-19/cov...
COVID-19 Vaccines and Pregnancy: Conversation Guide for Clinicians
The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) recommends that pregnant individuals be vaccinated against COVID-19.
www.acog.org
May 27, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Do not listen to RFK Jr. on covid vaccines for pregnant people. Listen to the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, which STRONGLY recommends a covid vaccine during pregnancy, for the health of the pregnant person and the fetus. 🧪 www.acog.org/covid-19/cov...
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"During his confirmation hearings, Kennedy assured lawmakers he would not take away anyone’s vaccines. But removing the vaccine from CDC’s recommended list will have a similar impact." thehill.com/policy/healt...
RFK Jr. ends COVID-19 vaccine recommendation for healthy children, pregnant women
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will no longer recommend routine COVID-19 shots for healthy children and pregnant women, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy J…
thehill.com
May 27, 2025 at 5:19 PM
"During his confirmation hearings, Kennedy assured lawmakers he would not take away anyone’s vaccines. But removing the vaccine from CDC’s recommended list will have a similar impact." thehill.com/policy/healt...
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The effects of Covid in pregnancy are devastating and preventable by vaccination; now we have strong data from Penn Medicine that vaccines protect children and adolescents from long Covid
Breaking news: Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is ending his agency's recommendation that healthy pregnant women and healthy children receive the coronavirus vaccine.
May 27, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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Kennedy unilaterally strikes healthy kids & healthy pregnant people from the list of people who should get Covid boosters per the #CDC's approved schedule. There's a process for doing this, but it was not followed. "He's overstepped his bounds," one expert told STAT. www.statnews.com/2025/05/27/c...
RFK Jr. rolls back Covid vaccine recommendations for healthy children, pregnant people
HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced that he has unilaterally struck the recommendation that healthy children and healthy pregnant people get Covid booster shots.
www.statnews.com
May 27, 2025 at 3:37 PM
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+ ignores substantial evidence regarding the benefits of vaccination for older adults & immunocompromised people who live in multi-generational households, &/or have family members who work in the service industry or attend school
A huge step from HHS that is at odds with science showing significant risks for young children and pregnant women — and that directly contradicts *the FDA's own publication* from last week listing pregnancy as a high-risk condition that would qualify people for this fall's Covid vaccine
May 27, 2025 at 3:26 PM
+ ignores substantial evidence regarding the benefits of vaccination for older adults & immunocompromised people who live in multi-generational households, &/or have family members who work in the service industry or attend school
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And if you haven't read this shattering ProPublica piece about the effects of Covid on pregnancies, you should take a deep breath and do so:
“God, No, Not Another Case.” COVID-Related Stillbirths Didn’t Have to Happen.
A lack of testing data and government guidance led many to avoid the COVID-19 vaccine during pregnancy, unwittingly increasing their chances of a stillbirth.
www.propublica.org
May 27, 2025 at 3:25 PM
And if you haven't read this shattering ProPublica piece about the effects of Covid on pregnancies, you should take a deep breath and do so:
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A huge step from HHS that is at odds with science showing significant risks for young children and pregnant women — and that directly contradicts *the FDA's own publication* from last week listing pregnancy as a high-risk condition that would qualify people for this fall's Covid vaccine
May 27, 2025 at 3:18 PM
A huge step from HHS that is at odds with science showing significant risks for young children and pregnant women — and that directly contradicts *the FDA's own publication* from last week listing pregnancy as a high-risk condition that would qualify people for this fall's Covid vaccine
This is fucking infuriating
Breaking: The Covid vaccine will no longer be recommended for healthy children or healthy pregnant women, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced on Tuesday.
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www.nytimes.com/2025/05/27/h...
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www.nytimes.com/2025/05/27/h...
U.S. Will No Longer Recommend Covid Shots for Children and Pregnant Women
www.nytimes.com
May 27, 2025 at 5:19 PM
This is fucking infuriating
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The NIH Director continues to misunderstand (or mischaracterize) the extent to which research is being gutted. I appreciate this program officer for speaking up.
May 19, 2025 at 10:59 PM
The NIH Director continues to misunderstand (or mischaracterize) the extent to which research is being gutted. I appreciate this program officer for speaking up.
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NEW: Dozens of staffers walked out of Jay Bhattacharya’s first town hall event on Monday after the NIH director said he believed the lab leak conspiracy theory.
We got video.
www.importantcontext.news/p/i-believe-...
We got video.
www.importantcontext.news/p/i-believe-...
“I Believe It”: NIH Director Pushes Lab Leak Conspiracy At Contentious NIH Town Hall As Staffers Walk Out
Dozens of NIH staffers walked out when Jay Bhattacharya promoted the unproven COVID origins story; others protested research cuts.
www.importantcontext.news
May 19, 2025 at 10:46 PM
NEW: Dozens of staffers walked out of Jay Bhattacharya’s first town hall event on Monday after the NIH director said he believed the lab leak conspiracy theory.
We got video.
www.importantcontext.news/p/i-believe-...
We got video.
www.importantcontext.news/p/i-believe-...
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if u do not have anything nice to say well sometimes u are not wrong
June 8, 2023 at 1:42 PM
if u do not have anything nice to say well sometimes u are not wrong
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And informed consent is just....what?
April 22, 2025 at 4:21 AM
And informed consent is just....what?
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White House to nominate acting #CDC director Susan Monarez to head the agency.
#MedSky #IDSky #publichealth #PedSky #PsychSky #infectiousdisease #epidemiology
#MedSky #IDSky #publichealth #PedSky #PsychSky #infectiousdisease #epidemiology
Trump will nominate acting CDC director Susan Monarez for the position, White House official says
A White House official confirms that President Donald Trump will nominate Dr. Susan Monarez, the acting director of the U.S.
apnews.com
March 24, 2025 at 9:21 PM
White House to nominate acting #CDC director Susan Monarez to head the agency.
#MedSky #IDSky #publichealth #PedSky #PsychSky #infectiousdisease #epidemiology
#MedSky #IDSky #publichealth #PedSky #PsychSky #infectiousdisease #epidemiology
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#Trump and #Musk want to destroy the #CDC's ability to do its job protecting America's health. Their first target? The Division of HIV Prevention. Call your Senators and Representatives now. Here's more info: 5calls.org/issue/cdc-hi... @defendpublichealth.bsky.social
March 19, 2025 at 10:24 AM
#Trump and #Musk want to destroy the #CDC's ability to do its job protecting America's health. Their first target? The Division of HIV Prevention. Call your Senators and Representatives now. Here's more info: 5calls.org/issue/cdc-hi... @defendpublichealth.bsky.social
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CDC Division of HIV Prevention is under attack! This is an assault on all progress we have made in the field of HIV Prevention. That means more HIV infections, more complications from HIV, and higher healthcare costs. We must act now! #HIVSky #IDSky #SaveHIVFunding
aidsunited.org/action/polic...
aidsunited.org/action/polic...
ACTION ALERT: CDC’s Division of HIV Prevention Is Under Attack! We Must Fight Back - AIDS United
CDC’s Division of HIV Prevention Is Under Attack! We Must Fight Back CDC’s Division of HIV Prevention Is Under Attack! We Must Fight Back We have heard very unfortunate news that there is an effort un...
aidsunited.org
March 18, 2025 at 7:30 PM
CDC Division of HIV Prevention is under attack! This is an assault on all progress we have made in the field of HIV Prevention. That means more HIV infections, more complications from HIV, and higher healthcare costs. We must act now! #HIVSky #IDSky #SaveHIVFunding
aidsunited.org/action/polic...
aidsunited.org/action/polic...
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For friends and colleagues in the US.
Trump is threatening to cut all CDC HIV Prevention Funding.
This is a false economy, prevention is cheaper than treatment.
Call your Senators and Representatives to persuade them to oppose this cut.
Suggested script in link.
aidsunited.org/action/polic...
Trump is threatening to cut all CDC HIV Prevention Funding.
This is a false economy, prevention is cheaper than treatment.
Call your Senators and Representatives to persuade them to oppose this cut.
Suggested script in link.
aidsunited.org/action/polic...
ACTION ALERT: CDC’s Division of HIV Prevention Is Under Attack! We Must Fight Back - AIDS United
CDC’s Division of HIV Prevention Is Under Attack! We Must Fight Back CDC’s Division of HIV Prevention Is Under Attack! We Must Fight Back We have heard very unfortunate news that there is an effort un...
aidsunited.org
March 19, 2025 at 8:31 AM
For friends and colleagues in the US.
Trump is threatening to cut all CDC HIV Prevention Funding.
This is a false economy, prevention is cheaper than treatment.
Call your Senators and Representatives to persuade them to oppose this cut.
Suggested script in link.
aidsunited.org/action/polic...
Trump is threatening to cut all CDC HIV Prevention Funding.
This is a false economy, prevention is cheaper than treatment.
Call your Senators and Representatives to persuade them to oppose this cut.
Suggested script in link.
aidsunited.org/action/polic...