Phoebe Lu
@phoebelu.bsky.social
Infectious disease epidemiologist & modeler
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The West Coast Health Alliance, @capublichealth.bsky.social , and Leading National Medical Organizations Continue to Recommend Hepatitis B Vaccination for Newborns
www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/OPA...
www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/OPA...
December 6, 2025 at 2:07 AM
The West Coast Health Alliance, @capublichealth.bsky.social , and Leading National Medical Organizations Continue to Recommend Hepatitis B Vaccination for Newborns
www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/OPA...
www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/OPA...
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Every week is worse than the previous one
August 29, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Every week is worse than the previous one
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1/5 🧵
Once again, this admin makes us all sick to our stomachs - This time... literally. 😷💩
CDC had to drastically cut back FoodNet surveillance because of funding cuts.
Deadly outbreaks from Listeria, Campylobacter & others are now harder to spot, putting millions at risk.
Once again, this admin makes us all sick to our stomachs - This time... literally. 😷💩
CDC had to drastically cut back FoodNet surveillance because of funding cuts.
Deadly outbreaks from Listeria, Campylobacter & others are now harder to spot, putting millions at risk.
The CDC quietly scaled back a surveillance program for foodborne illnesses
As of July 1, a critical surveillance program is monitoring for only two pathogens instead of the usual eight.
www.nbcnews.com
August 27, 2025 at 4:50 PM
1/5 🧵
Once again, this admin makes us all sick to our stomachs - This time... literally. 😷💩
CDC had to drastically cut back FoodNet surveillance because of funding cuts.
Deadly outbreaks from Listeria, Campylobacter & others are now harder to spot, putting millions at risk.
Once again, this admin makes us all sick to our stomachs - This time... literally. 😷💩
CDC had to drastically cut back FoodNet surveillance because of funding cuts.
Deadly outbreaks from Listeria, Campylobacter & others are now harder to spot, putting millions at risk.
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If people are interested in learning about the ACIP and its decades of contributions to US vaccine policy successes, here’s a short 2014 piece I wrote in NEJM with Adel Mahmoud (timed with its 50th anniversary) www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
A Half-Century of Prevention — The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices | NEJM
In 1964, after a vaccination program against polio, diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis
began, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices was created to advise the
U.S. government on vaccinati...
www.nejm.org
February 20, 2025 at 8:49 PM
If people are interested in learning about the ACIP and its decades of contributions to US vaccine policy successes, here’s a short 2014 piece I wrote in NEJM with Adel Mahmoud (timed with its 50th anniversary) www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
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Why should *everyone* be concerned that all 17 members of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices were fired at the same time?
Because it's a slippery slope to losing our choice to protect our children and our families
💉 are one of the best tools to prevent disease. We need them available
Because it's a slippery slope to losing our choice to protect our children and our families
💉 are one of the best tools to prevent disease. We need them available
Why are we so concerned that all 17 members of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) were fired at the same time?
✅ Loss of top-notch vaccine experts
✅ Unchecked power for 🧠🪱 to appoint grifters and charlatans who will make America sicker
✅ Loss of top-notch vaccine experts
✅ Unchecked power for 🧠🪱 to appoint grifters and charlatans who will make America sicker
June 10, 2025 at 1:41 AM
Why should *everyone* be concerned that all 17 members of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices were fired at the same time?
Because it's a slippery slope to losing our choice to protect our children and our families
💉 are one of the best tools to prevent disease. We need them available
Because it's a slippery slope to losing our choice to protect our children and our families
💉 are one of the best tools to prevent disease. We need them available
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May 9, 2025 at 12:06 AM
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I always knew the “vaccines cause autism” crowd used sketchy science.
But this is the second time I’ve looked into a super popular analysis, only to discover that they didn’t even have the data they claim to have.
Now I’m curious how much of this “research” is just straight up lies.
But this is the second time I’ve looked into a super popular analysis, only to discover that they didn’t even have the data they claim to have.
Now I’m curious how much of this “research” is just straight up lies.
FACT CHECK:
This viral graph from twitter claims to *prove* vaccines cause autism.
But there's something fishy about the data! Let's dive in.
This viral graph from twitter claims to *prove* vaccines cause autism.
But there's something fishy about the data! Let's dive in.
April 24, 2025 at 12:21 PM
I always knew the “vaccines cause autism” crowd used sketchy science.
But this is the second time I’ve looked into a super popular analysis, only to discover that they didn’t even have the data they claim to have.
Now I’m curious how much of this “research” is just straight up lies.
But this is the second time I’ve looked into a super popular analysis, only to discover that they didn’t even have the data they claim to have.
Now I’m curious how much of this “research” is just straight up lies.
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No meat inspection
No milk inspection
No keeping track of child/domestic abuse
No keeping track of women dying in childbirth
No funding of head start
No childhood cancer research
No vaccines
No affordable housing
Minimum wage 7.25
LETS HAVE A BABY!
No milk inspection
No keeping track of child/domestic abuse
No keeping track of women dying in childbirth
No funding of head start
No childhood cancer research
No vaccines
No affordable housing
Minimum wage 7.25
LETS HAVE A BABY!
April 23, 2025 at 3:40 PM
No meat inspection
No milk inspection
No keeping track of child/domestic abuse
No keeping track of women dying in childbirth
No funding of head start
No childhood cancer research
No vaccines
No affordable housing
Minimum wage 7.25
LETS HAVE A BABY!
No milk inspection
No keeping track of child/domestic abuse
No keeping track of women dying in childbirth
No funding of head start
No childhood cancer research
No vaccines
No affordable housing
Minimum wage 7.25
LETS HAVE A BABY!
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Steve Kerr wore a Harvard basketball shirt after the Warriors’ win tonight: “Yes, this is me supporting Harvard. Way to go. Way to stand up to the bully.”
April 16, 2025 at 7:09 AM
Steve Kerr wore a Harvard basketball shirt after the Warriors’ win tonight: “Yes, this is me supporting Harvard. Way to go. Way to stand up to the bully.”
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RFK Jr. says he’ll know what causes autism by September. Someone should tell him NIH—his own department—already funds $300 million per year in autism research, yielding hundreds of studies. Autism has been studied for decades and he’s claiming he will know the cause in 4 months?
April 11, 2025 at 12:18 AM
RFK Jr. says he’ll know what causes autism by September. Someone should tell him NIH—his own department—already funds $300 million per year in autism research, yielding hundreds of studies. Autism has been studied for decades and he’s claiming he will know the cause in 4 months?
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The 👏 point 👏 of 👏 vaccination 👏 is 👏 that 👏 we 👏 don’t 👏 have 👏 to 👏 urgently 👏 treat 👏 severely 👏 ill 👏 children
RFK Jr on measles: "We need to do better at treating kids who have this disease, and not just saying the only answer is vaccination."
April 10, 2025 at 8:35 PM
The 👏 point 👏 of 👏 vaccination 👏 is 👏 that 👏 we 👏 don’t 👏 have 👏 to 👏 urgently 👏 treat 👏 severely 👏 ill 👏 children
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Why do we like vaccines and water systems so much?
It used to be 50/50 whether your kid lived to be an adult. With 4 kids, 94% chance they wouldn't all make it.
Fun times. Maybe let's not do that again.
We don't have magic cures for diseases like measles. We have vaccines.
It used to be 50/50 whether your kid lived to be an adult. With 4 kids, 94% chance they wouldn't all make it.
Fun times. Maybe let's not do that again.
We don't have magic cures for diseases like measles. We have vaccines.
April 9, 2025 at 9:11 AM
Why do we like vaccines and water systems so much?
It used to be 50/50 whether your kid lived to be an adult. With 4 kids, 94% chance they wouldn't all make it.
Fun times. Maybe let's not do that again.
We don't have magic cures for diseases like measles. We have vaccines.
It used to be 50/50 whether your kid lived to be an adult. With 4 kids, 94% chance they wouldn't all make it.
Fun times. Maybe let's not do that again.
We don't have magic cures for diseases like measles. We have vaccines.
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@ylepidemiologist.bsky.social
is right. You can humiliate and fire us. But we will not stay down. Because we truly believe in our mission. We fight for people. We fight for kids. For the right to survive and the hope to thrive.
Goodnight friends. Get some rest.
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is right. You can humiliate and fire us. But we will not stay down. Because we truly believe in our mission. We fight for people. We fight for kids. For the right to survive and the hope to thrive.
Goodnight friends. Get some rest.
open.substack.com/pub/yourloca...
Why we keep going
Today thousands of health workers at the CDC and FDA lost their jobs—effective immediately.
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April 2, 2025 at 3:21 AM
@ylepidemiologist.bsky.social
is right. You can humiliate and fire us. But we will not stay down. Because we truly believe in our mission. We fight for people. We fight for kids. For the right to survive and the hope to thrive.
Goodnight friends. Get some rest.
open.substack.com/pub/yourloca...
is right. You can humiliate and fire us. But we will not stay down. Because we truly believe in our mission. We fight for people. We fight for kids. For the right to survive and the hope to thrive.
Goodnight friends. Get some rest.
open.substack.com/pub/yourloca...
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This week trump canceled billions of dollars of COVID-19 funds sent via CDC to health departments, stating, “the COVID-19 pandemic is over, and HHS will no longer waste billions of taxpayer dollars responding to a non-existent pandemic…” Funds were not being wasted. That is a lie.
#factcheckfriday
#factcheckfriday
March 29, 2025 at 12:27 AM
This week trump canceled billions of dollars of COVID-19 funds sent via CDC to health departments, stating, “the COVID-19 pandemic is over, and HHS will no longer waste billions of taxpayer dollars responding to a non-existent pandemic…” Funds were not being wasted. That is a lie.
#factcheckfriday
#factcheckfriday
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I'm funded by one of the COVID-19 era grants used for pandemic preparedness they are working to pull back. Part of what I do is develop methods to continue to track COVID-19, These methods are leveraged for other diseases and will be invaluable to have ready for next pandemic. calcat.covid19.ca.gov
Trump administration says it will pull back billions in Covid funding from local health departments
Federal health officials said Tuesday they are pulling back $11.4 billion in COVID-19-related funds for state and local public health departments and
www.statnews.com
March 26, 2025 at 4:41 PM
I'm funded by one of the COVID-19 era grants used for pandemic preparedness they are working to pull back. Part of what I do is develop methods to continue to track COVID-19, These methods are leveraged for other diseases and will be invaluable to have ready for next pandemic. calcat.covid19.ca.gov
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Irreversible damage being done to science
March 27, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Irreversible damage being done to science