Sarah McDermott
@se-mcd.bsky.social
Public health policy - working in pan prep at UKHSA & LSHTM
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🚨National Statement from Canada's Healthcare community: #ScienceMatters!
Too often lies – about vaccines, COVID, ivermectin, etc. – harm patients, policies & the public.
Canadian medical, research, clinical and healthcare organizations stand up for science!📢
Signed by over 20 leading orgs...👇
Too often lies – about vaccines, COVID, ivermectin, etc. – harm patients, policies & the public.
Canadian medical, research, clinical and healthcare organizations stand up for science!📢
Signed by over 20 leading orgs...👇
September 10, 2025 at 1:18 PM
🚨National Statement from Canada's Healthcare community: #ScienceMatters!
Too often lies – about vaccines, COVID, ivermectin, etc. – harm patients, policies & the public.
Canadian medical, research, clinical and healthcare organizations stand up for science!📢
Signed by over 20 leading orgs...👇
Too often lies – about vaccines, COVID, ivermectin, etc. – harm patients, policies & the public.
Canadian medical, research, clinical and healthcare organizations stand up for science!📢
Signed by over 20 leading orgs...👇
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Raina Plowright mentions the free Coursera course, starting 30 June: "One Health Investigations of Outbreaks and Spillover Events" (instructor: Emily Gurley).
#PandemicSciences25
www.coursera.org/learn/one-he...
#PandemicSciences25
www.coursera.org/learn/one-he...
One Health Investigations of Outbreaks and Spillover Events
Offered by Johns Hopkins University. One Health is the concept that human, animal and environmental health are interconnected. Outbreaks of ... Enroll for free.
www.coursera.org
June 30, 2025 at 9:21 AM
Raina Plowright mentions the free Coursera course, starting 30 June: "One Health Investigations of Outbreaks and Spillover Events" (instructor: Emily Gurley).
#PandemicSciences25
www.coursera.org/learn/one-he...
#PandemicSciences25
www.coursera.org/learn/one-he...
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Tomorrow (Tue 1 July) I’ll be speaking @psioxford.bsky.social #PandemicSciences25 Conference on the Global Governance of Pandemics and Incorporating Science into Law, focusing on our work on the #PandemicAgreement
It’s wonderful to see how much enthusiasm there is for the new treaty.
It’s wonderful to see how much enthusiasm there is for the new treaty.
June 30, 2025 at 8:21 AM
Tomorrow (Tue 1 July) I’ll be speaking @psioxford.bsky.social #PandemicSciences25 Conference on the Global Governance of Pandemics and Incorporating Science into Law, focusing on our work on the #PandemicAgreement
It’s wonderful to see how much enthusiasm there is for the new treaty.
It’s wonderful to see how much enthusiasm there is for the new treaty.
Tee hee made it through day one of the #pandemicsciences25 conference and still healthy in the outbreak simulation!
June 30, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Tee hee made it through day one of the #pandemicsciences25 conference and still healthy in the outbreak simulation!
Well this is a rather gorgeous spot for a #pandemicsciences25 conference lunch! #heatwave #climatechange #pandemic
June 30, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Well this is a rather gorgeous spot for a #pandemicsciences25 conference lunch! #heatwave #climatechange #pandemic
First panel of the #pandemicsciences25 conference. Really interesting discussion about early detection and spillover events in zoonotic diseases and how they can inform pandemic preparedness
June 30, 2025 at 11:44 AM
First panel of the #pandemicsciences25 conference. Really interesting discussion about early detection and spillover events in zoonotic diseases and how they can inform pandemic preparedness
Really loved the opportunity to learn more about the opportunities and pitfalls of life as an early career researcher from such amazing speakers as @peterhorby.bsky.social and others at the workshop before the #pandemicsciences25 conference
June 30, 2025 at 11:43 AM
Really loved the opportunity to learn more about the opportunities and pitfalls of life as an early career researcher from such amazing speakers as @peterhorby.bsky.social and others at the workshop before the #pandemicsciences25 conference
Something to print and have on my wall
Some advice for trainees:
a) don’t emulate any arrogance and complacency you might observe in your seniors
b) don’t automatically assume that what’s done in England is the best in the world
c) engage with those who are affected by your decisions
d) get out of your lane and make connections
a) don’t emulate any arrogance and complacency you might observe in your seniors
b) don’t automatically assume that what’s done in England is the best in the world
c) engage with those who are affected by your decisions
d) get out of your lane and make connections
June 2, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Something to print and have on my wall
Sometimes the best you can do is put on some music and inhale the latest @kjcharleswriter.com in a matter of hours. Thank you KJC! You have saved my week and probably what little sanity I have left
June 2, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Sometimes the best you can do is put on some music and inhale the latest @kjcharleswriter.com in a matter of hours. Thank you KJC! You have saved my week and probably what little sanity I have left
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We are long overdue for some floofiness on this feed.
Red panda happy hour starts now.
Red panda happy hour starts now.
May 7, 2025 at 9:52 PM
We are long overdue for some floofiness on this feed.
Red panda happy hour starts now.
Red panda happy hour starts now.
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the fundamental disconnect between the manosphere and reality is that they are incapable of understanding that this is - according to every woman I’ve ever met - the sexiest thing a man has ever done
eight years ago today we all watched the glory of zendaya falling madly in love with tom holland and the internet was never the same
May 7, 2025 at 3:01 PM
the fundamental disconnect between the manosphere and reality is that they are incapable of understanding that this is - according to every woman I’ve ever met - the sexiest thing a man has ever done
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This week’s main story is about the budget and staffing cuts being made to public health agencies in the U.S. under RFK Jr.’s leadership, how those cuts will impact all of us, and some foolproof ideas for what scientists can do in the absence of totally superfluous stuff like, y’know, centrifuges.
April 28, 2025 at 4:19 PM
This week’s main story is about the budget and staffing cuts being made to public health agencies in the U.S. under RFK Jr.’s leadership, how those cuts will impact all of us, and some foolproof ideas for what scientists can do in the absence of totally superfluous stuff like, y’know, centrifuges.
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Public health leaders, distrustful of RFK Jr., stand up project to defend vaccines www.statnews.com/2025/04/24/v... via @statnews.com @helenbranswell.bsky.social
Public health leaders, distrustful of RFK Jr., stand up project to defend vaccines
Some key public health figures are taking an extraordinary step to try to shore up U.S. vaccination policy, feared to be under threat from health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
www.statnews.com
April 27, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Public health leaders, distrustful of RFK Jr., stand up project to defend vaccines www.statnews.com/2025/04/24/v... via @statnews.com @helenbranswell.bsky.social
The degree if overlap between a AI generated virus and the experimental findings is incredible! One took 5 years, the other 5mins. But really demonstrates how AI can compliment traditional experimental methods, a great presentation from Dr Joe Grove #ukpsn25
April 23, 2025 at 1:18 PM
The degree if overlap between a AI generated virus and the experimental findings is incredible! One took 5 years, the other 5mins. But really demonstrates how AI can compliment traditional experimental methods, a great presentation from Dr Joe Grove #ukpsn25
@nihr.bsky.social kicking of pandemic sciences with new platform trials on interventions for a future pandemic #ukpsn2025
April 23, 2025 at 9:02 AM
@nihr.bsky.social kicking of pandemic sciences with new platform trials on interventions for a future pandemic #ukpsn2025
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Today's the big day! There are 22 planned protests all over the UK and even one abroad!
Find out if there's one near you here:
whatthetrans.com/compilation-...
Find out if there's one near you here:
whatthetrans.com/compilation-...
April 19, 2025 at 6:11 AM
Today's the big day! There are 22 planned protests all over the UK and even one abroad!
Find out if there's one near you here:
whatthetrans.com/compilation-...
Find out if there's one near you here:
whatthetrans.com/compilation-...
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Read the full interview with our CEO @ohsarahsavage.bsky.social on the UK’s Supreme Court decision this week.
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crim...
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crim...
Trans community fears rights ‘melting away’ after Supreme Court ruling
‘It felt like our rights were solidified, and now it feels like it’s melting away,’ said Sarah Savage.
www.independent.co.uk
April 18, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Read the full interview with our CEO @ohsarahsavage.bsky.social on the UK’s Supreme Court decision this week.
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crim...
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crim...
Now let’s see what it looks like when implemented … 🤷♀️
April 16, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Now let’s see what it looks like when implemented … 🤷♀️
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Don’t shame people for not immediately reading all the books they buy. Some books aren’t made to be ready right away, okay? Some books need time to mature. Some books need to cure for a while. Some books are prosciutto, and don’t you forget it.
April 16, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Don’t shame people for not immediately reading all the books they buy. Some books aren’t made to be ready right away, okay? Some books need time to mature. Some books need to cure for a while. Some books are prosciutto, and don’t you forget it.
“No government – regardless of which party is in power – should dictate what private universities can teach, whom they can admit and hire, and which areas of study and inquiry they can pursue,” Alan Garber (Harvard President) www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
April 15, 2025 at 5:49 PM
“No government – regardless of which party is in power – should dictate what private universities can teach, whom they can admit and hire, and which areas of study and inquiry they can pursue,” Alan Garber (Harvard President) www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Here’s last night’s story about the ongoing chaos surrounding Trump and tariffs, and how to behave if you ever encounter a monkey with a gun: youtu.be/5zQ0WewZY50
Trump & Tariffs: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
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April 14, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Here’s last night’s story about the ongoing chaos surrounding Trump and tariffs, and how to behave if you ever encounter a monkey with a gun: youtu.be/5zQ0WewZY50