Tom Woudenberg
woudenberg.bsky.social
Tom Woudenberg
@woudenberg.bsky.social
Applied infectious diseases epidemiologist at RIVM. Surveillance of measles, mumps, and rubella, and if there’s any time left: research.
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A must-read, must-share piece - clearly deconstructing the shoddy science of the Geiers (who are inexplicably in charge of studies at HHS).

Consider this an early warning for what lies ahead. 🛟🩺🧪

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Opinion | The Playbook Used to ‘Prove’ Vaccines Cause Autism (Gift Article)
Data can easily be manipulated to show a causation that doesn’t exist.
www.nytimes.com
August 19, 2025 at 12:40 PM
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Measles outbreak Mongolia: cases increase to more than 6,500 with 6 deaths reported; school-aged children most affected
http://spr.ly/633204rtsn
June 18, 2025 at 2:18 PM
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Mexico confirmed 2153 measles cases as of week ending 7 June, with Chihuahua remaining the major epicenter, followed by Sonora.
http://spr.ly/633264TBSr
June 18, 2025 at 5:28 PM
A higher vaccination coverage could have prevented this: 👇

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Volwassene met afweerstoornis overleden aan gevolgen van mazelen
Het is niet bekend hoe de patiënt de infectieziekte heeft opgelopen.
nos.nl
June 13, 2025 at 8:53 AM
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It’s Code Red for Vaccines

The number of changes to vaccine policy is dizzying & RFK Jr is just getting started!

Dissolving the group of experts that drive policy is declaring war on “what was”

I write in @nytimes.com about what is and is not working

www.nytimes.com/2025/06/11/o...
Opinion | It’s Code Red for Vaccines in America (Gift Article)
How to make sense of all the vaccine policy changes.
www.nytimes.com
June 11, 2025 at 12:46 PM
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A Second Child Dies of #Measles in Texas. It's the second confirmed measles death in the U.S. in a decade. If the outbreak continues at the current pace, the nation may lose its “elimination” status, by @teddyrosenbluth.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/04/06/h... via @nytimes.com #vaccination
A Second Child Dies of Measles in Texas
It is the second confirmed measles death in the U.S. in a decade. If the outbreak continues at the current pace, the nation may lose its “elimination” status.
www.nytimes.com
April 6, 2025 at 12:20 PM
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Olivier est libre !!! ❤️‍ C'est une joie immense et un grand soulagement ! Merci à toutes les personnes ayant œuvré pour sa libération et merci pour votre soutien à tou.tes ! Nous restons mobilisé.es pour la libération de Cécile et Jacques. #FreeCécileKohler #FreeJacquesParis
Olivier Grondeau est enfin libre.

Otage en Iran pendant 887 jours il a retrouvé sa famille, ses proches et son pays. C’est un immense soulagement.

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March 20, 2025 at 6:44 AM
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Freedom of speech? Don't travel to the US, it is not save

French scientist denied US entry after phone messages critical of Trump found

France’s research minister said the scientist was traveling to Houston for a conference when his phone was searched

www.theguardian.com/...
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French scientist denied US entry after phone messages critical of Trump found
France’s research minister said the scientist was traveling to Houston for a conference when his phone was searched
www.theguardian.com
March 20, 2025 at 7:01 AM
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"Sans libération de ces otages, aucun dialogue bilatéral n'est possible, aucune levée de sanction n'est envisageable"
#FreeOlivierGrondeau #FreeCecileKohler #FreeJacquesParis
Sénat : Séance publique du 29 janvier 2025:
Questions d'actualité au Gouvernement sur Situation de 3 otages français détenus en Iran par Rachid TEMAL avec la réponse de M. Jean-Noël BARROT, ministre de l'Europe et des affaires étrangères
#FreeCecileKohler #FreeJacquesParis #FreeOlivierGrondeau
Questions d'actualité au Gouvernement - Situation de 3 otages français détenus en Iran
29 janvier 2025 - TEMAL Rachid
videos.senat.fr
January 30, 2025 at 2:54 PM
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Trois Français ordinaires arrêtés en Iran sous de fausses accusations, emprisonnés depuis plus de deux ans dans des conditions inhumaines.

Cécile Kohler, Olivier Grondeau & Jacques Paris, otages d’État.

Dans une résolution que j’ai co-signée le Parlement européen demande leur libération immédiate.
January 23, 2025 at 12:15 PM
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✊Nous serons à Paris le samedi 1er février pour dénoncer les 1001 jours de détention de #CécileKohler et #JacquesParis et les 843 jours de détention d'#OlivierGrondeau. Soyons nombreux, mobilisons-nous devant l'urgence de leur situation !
#FreeOlivierGrondeau #FreeThemAll
January 22, 2025 at 1:40 PM
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Olivier Grondeau est #otage en #Iran depuis 830 jours. Sa santé physique et psychologique se dégrade fortement. Ses espoirs et ses forces diminuent de jour en jour. 🛑 Il est urgent libérer Olivier, Cécile Kohler et Jacques Paris !
#FreeOlivierGrondeau #FreeThemAll
January 19, 2025 at 7:23 PM
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Almost 50000 signatures to support the liberation of Cécile, Jacques et Olivier from jail in Iran.

Sign here 👇

www.change.org/p/pour-la-li...
Iran knows my son is innocent, says mother of French man held in Evin jail
Olivier Grondeau was arrested in 2022 and has accused Iran of using him for ‘political blackmail’ against France
www.theguardian.com
January 17, 2025 at 8:30 AM
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Almost 50000 signatures to support the liberation of Cécile, Jacques et Olivier from jail in Iran.

Sign here 👇

www.change.org/p/pour-la-li...
Iran knows my son is innocent, says mother of French man held in Evin jail
Olivier Grondeau was arrested in 2022 and has accused Iran of using him for ‘political blackmail’ against France
www.theguardian.com
January 17, 2025 at 8:30 AM
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Voyageur infatigable, grand lecteur, jovial et curieux, Olivier parcourt le monde depuis plus de 10 ans. Son goût pour la simplicité lui fait préférer la marche à pied ou le stop. En octobre 2022 il pose de nouveau son sac en Iran, un pays qu’il affectionne particulièrement. 1/2
Portrait | Liberté pour Olivier
libertepourolivier.fr
January 13, 2025 at 6:02 AM
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Retenu en otage en #Iran depuis plus de 2 ans, Olivier vient de vivre un 3e Noël en prison, loin de ses proches. A bout de forces, il a enregistré par téléphone un appel à l’aide. Si vous le pouvez, relayez son message : libertepourolivier.fr/appel-a-l-aide
#FreeOlivier #FreeThemAll
#le710inter
Appel à l'aide pour Olivier | Liberté pour Olivier
libertepourolivier.fr
January 13, 2025 at 7:09 AM
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Olivier Grondeau, Français détenu en Iran : « Ils sont venus et m’ont collé dans un réduit sans fenêtre »
Olivier Grondeau, Français détenu en Iran : « Ils sont venus et m’ont collé dans un réduit sans fenêtre »
Arrêté en octobre 2022, alors qu’il voyageait dans la République islamique, et détenu à la prison d’Evin, l’homme de 34 ans a fait parvenir au « Monde » une lettre interpellant les instances internationales afin d’accélérer sa libération et celle des autres otages retenus en Iran.
www.lemonde.fr
January 13, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Please, take a minute and help Olivier Grondeau by signing this petition:
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January 16, 2025 at 2:24 PM
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It is important for people in countries like the U.S. - where we are so lucky to have measles elimination (for now) - to remember why measles is so important to keep eliminated

Most parents today have never seen measles

It is not good for many reasons

www.nytimes.com/2024/12/18/h...
Tiny Coffins: Measles Is Killing Thousands of Children in Congo
Problems with getting vaccines to families have left many children unvaccinated and in danger of contracting the virus.
www.nytimes.com
December 19, 2024 at 5:02 AM
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December 15, 2024 at 7:44 PM
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Are you interested in analysing serological data for infectious disease epidemiology? Check out our new review article on serodynamics! With Saki Takahashi at JHU and Isobel Routledge at UCSF. (See next comment if you're into serology modeling) www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Serodynamics: A primer and synthetic review of methods for epidemiological inference using serological data
We present a review and primer of methods to understand epidemiological dynamics and identify past exposures from serological data, referred to as ser…
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December 7, 2024 at 9:59 PM
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‘We learned the hard way’: Samoa remembers a deadly measles outbreak and visit from RFK Jr
‘We learned the hard way’: Samoa remembers a deadly measles outbreak and visit from RFK Jr
A few months before the outbreak in 2019, Kennedy travelled to Samoa and met with anti-vaccine figures, contributing to what health experts claim was a ‘significant disinformation campaign’ The week before her three children died, Fa’aoso Tuivale and her…
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November 26, 2024 at 2:35 AM
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Join our 1-week course on Infectious Disease Mathematical Modelling at Institut Pasteur in beautiful Paris, April 7-11 2025! Deadline for applications: 7 December 2024.

More information at www.pasteur.fr/en/education...
November 22, 2024 at 11:30 AM
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The measles vaccine is given as a shot but it is surprisingly good at inducing protective immunity in the respiratory tract (mucosal IgA). Our new study provides some clues about why...a thread (1/8) #IDSky #MedSky #lungs #immunology #ImmunoSky academic.oup.com/jid/advance-...
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November 25, 2024 at 3:05 PM