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Christophe Veltsos @drinfosec.bsky.social · 5h

🚨🚨🚨from Dr. @salamonsmd.bsky.social on Twitter about an upcoming paper...

"Another little teaser / spoiler for the coming 'Airborne AIDS' paper..."

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Underlying post (w/ the charts)
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Another little teaser / spoiler for the coming "Airborne AIDS" paper.

The forms are filled, the CC license (CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0) selected for maximum reach.

Will the world know?
It's up to you!

#share #follow

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Christophe Veltsos @drinfosec.bsky.social · 5h

I was hoping you had shared your tweet about finding other Covid-aware scholars over here on Blueksy, Dr. @nicole-lee-sch.bsky.social

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Julia Métraux @juliametraux.bsky.social · 12h

I've seen posts expressing frustration that Department of Education/disability stuff firings isn't in the news. Some places have covered it, but I encourage people to recognize that journalists are humans who can't do everything on the weekend when we need to rest.

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My IRL friends call me Chris @christyceeck.bsky.social · 11h

Pope Leo quoting Hannah Arendt.

He quoted Hannah Arendt's "The Origins of Totalitarianism" in asserting that the world needs free and objective information. He cited her warning that "the ideal subject of totalitarian rule is not the convinced Nazi or the convinced Communist, but people for whom the distinction between fact and fiction and the distinction between true and false no longer exist."

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Solid Evidence @solidevidence.bsky.social · 11h

We added a couple more sites to our dashboard this week.

We now have a weekly readout on the viruses being shed by domestic cows, pigs, chickens, turkeys, and about 10 million people.

lungfish-science.github.io/wastewater-d...

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Michael Olesen @molesen.bsky.social · 15h

I set up a meeting tomorrow with one of the executives to discuss bringing in EIS to help us with a problem. Now I think that's a dead end. It will take generations to restore the damage done by this administration.

time.com/7325192/cdc-...

CDC ‘Not Functional’ After Trump Administration Orders Mass Firings

The layoffs targeted leaders in departments related to respiratory diseases, chronic diseases and global health.

time.com

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#9 Dream @gayfabfourfan.bsky.social · 1d

In the last 5+ years, we should’ve instituted clean indoor air beginning in schools & hospitals, ensured doctors & healthcare workers wear good masks, & properly informed the public abt airborne transmission & the true dangers of COVID. Instead the gov’t opted for basically pretending it all away.

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Oni Blackstock, MD MHS @oniblackstock.bsky.social · 1d

The first reports of what would eventually be called AIDS and its causative agent identified as HIV were published in the MMWR in 1981 alerting health care and public health systems across the country. A tremendous loss for public health.

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#9 Dream @gayfabfourfan.bsky.social · 1d

Untreated HIV can take on average around 10 years to progress to AIDS. This means HIV was unknowingly circulating throughout the ‘70s (and likely before). Going by this rough timeline, we won’t know what damage a single COVID infection, let alone several, does long term until around 2030.

Oni Blackstock, MD MHS @oniblackstock.bsky.social · 1d

The first reports of what would eventually be called AIDS and its causative agent identified as HIV were published in the MMWR in 1981 alerting health care and public health systems across the country. A tremendous loss for public health.

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Tania J. Spencer @taniaspencer.bsky.social · 16h

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Indeed, "Why is everyone sick right now?"

Wild guess: Maybe that's what happens when governments ignore an #OngoingPandemic now in its 6th year, of an immune dysregulating virus, & restrict vaccines, don't supply free #N95 masks + #CleanTheAir indoors -

www.bbc.com/news/article...

Common cold, flu, Covid: Why is Britain so sick right now? - BBC News

Why coughs and colds seem to be taking hold currently - and what you can do to protect yourself.

www.bbc.com

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Christophe Veltsos @drinfosec.bsky.social · 15h

Great list of resources.
The reminders (principles & considerations) are very useful too.🙏

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Kimiko Shibata @eslfairy.bsky.social · 19h

Looking for inclusive visuals that represent the populations you serve for posters, newsletters, social media content, and websites?

Here is my list of favourote places to get FREE visuals that you use without breaking copyright!

docs.google.com/document/d/1...

FREE Online Visuals

Finding Inclusive Visuals Online TIP: Choose visuals that do not require attribution when possible, to keep things simple. Images that are licensed as public domain do not require any citation. For...

docs.google.com

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@DrJoePajak CSci CChem FRSC @drjoepajak.bsky.social · 16h

New study shows that 'receiving an updated COVID vaccine reduced people’s risk of severe disease and death in *ALL* age groups, regardless of immunity from prior infection or vaccination.'
@sarafnovak.bsky.social @laurenjyoung.bsky.social @sciam.bsky.social
www.scientificamerican.com/article/new-...

Annual COVID Vaccines Save Lives, New Study Shows

A new study shows that receiving an updated COVID vaccine reduced people’s risk of severe disease and death in all age groups, regardless of immunity from prior infection or vaccination

www.scientificamerican.com

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Gurdeep Pandher of the Yukon @gurdeep.ca · 15h

I'm excited to share the first look of the cover of my upcoming printed magazine:
gurdeeppandher.substack.com/p/magazine-c...

Excited to Share the First Look of the Cover of My Upcoming Printed Magazine

I’m thrilled to announce that after much anticipation and hard work, the cover of my upcoming annual magazine, The Gurdeep Magazine, is finally ready.

gurdeeppandher.substack.com

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Mark Ungrin @mark-ungrin.bsky.social · 1d

So...if a Russian asset wanted to sabotage the American government's outbreak surveillance system in preparation for biological warfare against the US population, how would their absolute dream celebrate-victory-with-vodka-and-caviar outcome look different from what just happened at the CDC?

Sheryl Gay Stolberg @sherylnyt.bsky.social · 2d

BREAKING: Friday night massacre underway at CDC. Doznes of "disease detectives," high-level scientists, entire Washington staff and editors of the MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report) have all been RIFed and received the following notice:

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Science X / Phys.org @sciencex.bsky.social · 1d

Scammers are leveraging AI tools such as deepfakes and voice-cloning to make traditional fraud tactics more convincing, highlighting the need for increased AI literacy and critical thinking skills. doi.org/g96df7

Old tricks, new tech: Scams in the age of AI

As a college student, Gabriel Aguilar fell victim to an elaborate scam. The fraudsters posed as employers offering job opportunities that provided quick income.

techxplore.com

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Ginny @ginflo2.bsky.social · 1d

Head on a swivel folks. We’re on our own… H/t Caitlin Rivers , NYT

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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 1d

Trump’s immigration crackdown is risking higher food prices for Americans, according to the Trump admin itself.  DOL warned in an obscure document last week that “near total cessation of the inflow of illegal aliens” is threatening “stability of domestic food production and prices for US consumers.”

Trump administration says immigration enforcement threatens higher food prices

U.S. farmers face labor shortages and potential food price hikes due to Trump’s immigration policy, the administration acknowledged in a Federal Registry document.

www.washingtonpost.com

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thetranscendedman @atranscendedman.bsky.social · 1d

At Massachusetts General Hospital, a study of 59 children found Long COVID patients had 2.5x more microclots than healthy peers.

The new microfluidic test identified cases with 94% accuracy, offering a faster way to diagnose Long COVID.

www.researchsquare.com/article/rs-7...

Quantification of fibrinaloid clots in plasma from pediatric Long COVID patients using a microfluidic assay

Long COVID (LC) impacts one in five children after an acute SARS-CoV-2 infection. Typical LC symptoms include fatigue, brain fog, pain, and shortness of breath, which can significantly impact individu...

www.researchsquare.com

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Dr Noor Bari @njbbari3.bsky.social · 1d

“Our hospitals are ready.”

Was never a good plan.

Prevent COVID-19.

www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/sev...

Severe COVID may carry higher risk of long-term conditions requiring hospitalization through 6 months

www.cidrap.umn.edu

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J. Offir, PhD @joffirphd.bsky.social · 1d

WaPo/KFF poll: What do American parents think about various vax messengers?

**Results & my commentary:

🔹️85% of parents said they trust their pediatrician re: vaccines, "a level of confidence that cuts across political divides, including among Republicans...

www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...

Vaccine poll asks parents what they think about RFK Jr. and their pediatricians

A Washington Post-KFF poll finds that pediatricians are the most trusted source for vaccine information and that confidence in them is a strong predictor of vaccination.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Sheryl Gay Stolberg @sherylnyt.bsky.social · 2d

BREAKING: Friday night massacre underway at CDC. Doznes of "disease detectives," high-level scientists, entire Washington staff and editors of the MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report) have all been RIFed and received the following notice:

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Mike Coston @fla-medic.bsky.social · 1d

AFD Blog `Nature: Viral Infections and the Risk of Neurodegenerative Diseases (Meta-Analysis & Systemic Review)' #COVID afludiary.blogspot.com/2025/10/natu...

Nature: Viral Infections and the Risk of Neurodegenerative Diseases (Meta-Analysis & Systemic Review)

Key findings from Liu et al. 2025 #18,902 One hundred years ago the world was in a post-pandemic era following the end of the 1918 Spanish F...

afludiary.blogspot.com

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@DrJoePajak CSci CChem FRSC @drjoepajak.bsky.social · 1d

Healthwatch Canada: 'Starting Tuesday, October 14, 2025, masks will be mandatory in all Health Prince Edward Island (P.E.I.) facilities due to rising respiratory illness rates across the Island'. @canadahealthwatch.ca
👉 'To protect both patients and healthcare workers.'
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

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Dr. Jen Irwin @drjenirwin.bsky.social · 1d

“Covid-19: Excluding doctors from vaccination programme puts patients at risk, clinicians warn” [apologies - I cannot get full text to link so this is the abstract]:
www.bmj.com/content/391/...

Covid-19: Excluding doctors from vaccination programme puts patients at risk, clinicians warn

Doctors have warned that the government’s decision to exclude health and social care workers from its covid vaccination programme is putting patients at risk and will have a major impact on an overstr...

www.bmj.com

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