DC Pandemic Watch (formerly DC Covid Watch)
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DC Pandemic Watch (formerly DC Covid Watch)
@pandemicdc.bsky.social
Following pandemic research & responses globally & in DC. Not an expert, just an interested layperson resharing posts from epidemiologists, prominent health journalists, etc. and providing local information when relevant.
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NIH funding in Missouri adds about $1 billion to our economy and about 9,000 jobs...
Total effect $1.9 billion and 32,600 jobs.. to fight chronic disease
www.unitedformedicalresearch.org/nih-in-your-...
January 25, 2025 at 11:50 PM
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It takes just 1…

Important wake up call

#H5N1 BirdFlu just sequenced by @CDCgov from severe Louisiana patient

Most important, the H5 virus mutated inside the single patient to gain an ability to bind human receptors in the upper respiratory tract

It takes just one

www.cdc.gov/bird-flu/spo...
December 27, 2024 at 4:42 AM
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Public Health Experts Decry Louisiana's Ban on Vaccine Promotion www.medpagetoday.com/infectiousdi...
Public Health Experts Decry Louisiana's Ban on Vaccine Promotion
Doctors need to 'stand up' for their patients' health, they say
www.medpagetoday.com
December 21, 2024 at 1:31 AM