Steve Griffin
@profstevegriffin.bsky.social
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Professor of Cancer Virology, University of Leeds. Co-Chair, Independent SAGE
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sheencr.bsky.social
This is SO important and RFkJr is not the right person to be in charge as is evident by his actions dismantling cdc powers to monitor infections. We could sleepwalk into a new disease outbreak
angierasmussen.bsky.social
The newsletter from agricultural producer news site WATT Poultry is now a primary source of my anxiety. H5N1 is exploding in North American poultry. Every day, a headline like this.

But no human cases. Either there aren't any or there's no testing. Given CDC's dismantling, I can guess.
Headline: "Avian flu invades flock of nearly 2 million Washington hens"
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profaliceroberts.bsky.social
I’m sure they didn’t mean to eliminate the woman in this image.
profstevegriffin.bsky.social
For folks that couldn't access the @bmj.com article last week...
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broadwaybabyto.bsky.social
A 15 year old boy with autism went missing earlier this week

He was selling fruit with his family in Springbranch when he disappeared

They filed a missing person’s report & begged the public to help find him

Turns out he was in a Houston ICE detention facility

They kidnapped a disabled child!
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profaliceroberts.bsky.social
What a week! Packed out theatres, fantastic audiences, and finishing the week catching up with my lovely friend Dana Goodburn-Brown. I’ve visited Bradford, Sheffield, Newcastle, Hull, Northampton this week. On to Nottingham, Leicester, Colchester and Truro next week!
profstevegriffin.bsky.social
Skeptic? Outright antivax nutcase, IMHO...
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sheencr.bsky.social
This is quite frankly terrifying- someone who hears voices, believes in conspiracy theories like chemtrails and pseudomedicine influences decisions of the Florida surgeon general Joseph Ladapo who is himself already a vaccine skeptic ..
Guided by angels, pursued by chemtrails: the weird world of Florida health chief’s influential wife
Brianna Ladapo, the wife of Florida surgeon general Dr Joseph Ladapo, claims her husband won’t work with anyone she hasn’t vetted
www.theguardian.com
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chrischirp.bsky.social
After a long pause, I've just done another England Covid & NHS update as we head into the autumn/winter season.

TLDR: we're in a significant Covid wave now, the NHS is stretched, get boosted if you're eligible.

christinapagel.substack.com/p/england-is...
England is now experiencing a significant Covid wave, after 10 months of relative quiet
The latest Covid situation in England and a look at where NHS services are as we head into winter
christinapagel.substack.com
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trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social
I had a high opinion of MIT before today but it just went up some more.
deepseadawn.bsky.social
MIT, as one of nine schools that were asked to agree to adopt conservative priorities and policies in exchange for funding perks, REJECTS the Trump administration deal.

wapo.st/4niC09b
(gift article) #AcademicSky
MIT rejects Trump administration deal for priority federal funding
MIT is one of nine schools that were asked to agree to adopt conservative priorities and policies in exchange for funding perks.
wapo.st
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sheencr.bsky.social
Academics and university staff being put on leave because of coordinated campaigns by right wing groups accusing them of criticising Charlie Kirk. I must admit I find the hypocrisy under the current US administration re free speech utterly outrageous.
US professors facing threats, firings and harassment over Charlie Kirk posts
As many as 40 academics have been dismissed in aftermath of shooting, allegedly without due process
www.theguardian.com
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sheencr.bsky.social
Interesting study that looks at dynamics of B cell responses in the lymph nodes to vaccination against SarsCov2 (COVID). This shows that B cell responses are broadened in the node germinal centres enabling wider responses to variants 🧪 #ImmunoSky
Germinal center–mediated broadening of B cell responses to SARS-CoV-2 booster immunization
SARS-CoV-2 variant booster vaccination broadens human B cell responses through the germinal center reaction.
www.science.org
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profstevegriffin.bsky.social
The relative effects are lower than back in 2020, ie not 95% +, due to background population immunity. Also, it's a combination of waning, which is natural, and viral variation leading to mismatch.
You still retain some immunity for the longer term, but the boosters enhance your protection.