Norma
@looftsabine.bsky.social
Interessierter Laie
Wissenschaft/Forschung - Covid, LongCovid, ME/CFS - Pandemie, Endemie -
pro Ukraine
"Outbreak" - "Wag the Dog" -
"World War Z" and now
"Wayward Pines"? Human?
Wissenschaft/Forschung - Covid, LongCovid, ME/CFS - Pandemie, Endemie -
pro Ukraine
"Outbreak" - "Wag the Dog" -
"World War Z" and now
"Wayward Pines"? Human?
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Invading Venezuela because you are on the Epstein list?
What a brilliant plan for getting the next Noble Peace Prize!
What a brilliant plan for getting the next Noble Peace Prize!
December 2, 2025 at 10:36 AM
Invading Venezuela because you are on the Epstein list?
What a brilliant plan for getting the next Noble Peace Prize!
What a brilliant plan for getting the next Noble Peace Prize!
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In the Holocaust, Nazis captured my grandpa’s sister Sheinale (Yiddish for "beautiful") & her family & executed them in a forest in Lithuania. Their bodies are in an unmarked forest grave.
In contrast, Covid vaccines saved an estimated 20 million lives in their 1st year of use.
See the difference?
In contrast, Covid vaccines saved an estimated 20 million lives in their 1st year of use.
See the difference?
Just when I thought I'd seen it all........
endpoints.news/new-acip-cha....
endpoints.news/new-acip-cha....
December 1, 2025 at 11:22 PM
In the Holocaust, Nazis captured my grandpa’s sister Sheinale (Yiddish for "beautiful") & her family & executed them in a forest in Lithuania. Their bodies are in an unmarked forest grave.
In contrast, Covid vaccines saved an estimated 20 million lives in their 1st year of use.
See the difference?
In contrast, Covid vaccines saved an estimated 20 million lives in their 1st year of use.
See the difference?
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"The new leader of [ACIP] recently claimed that Covid-19 vaccines were responsible for a rise in cancer cases, and that the vast majority of women who get the vaccine in their first trimester have miscarriages."
False claims.
endpoints.news/new-acip-cha...
False claims.
endpoints.news/new-acip-cha...
New ACIP chair compares Covid requirements to Holocaust, says shots caused cancer, miscarriages
CDC vaccine panel chair Kirk Milhoan claimed Covid vaccines cause cancer, high miscarriage rates, and compared vaccine cards to Holocaust armbands in a YouTube video.
endpoints.news
December 1, 2025 at 10:08 PM
"The new leader of [ACIP] recently claimed that Covid-19 vaccines were responsible for a rise in cancer cases, and that the vast majority of women who get the vaccine in their first trimester have miscarriages."
False claims.
endpoints.news/new-acip-cha...
False claims.
endpoints.news/new-acip-cha...
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Tattoo ink doesn’t just sit inertly in the skin. New research shows it moves rapidly into the lymphatic system, where it can persist for months, kill immune cells, and even disrupt how the body responds to vaccines. #RSNA25
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Tattoo Ink Moves Through the Body, Killing Immune Cells and Weakening Vaccine Response
Tattoo ink doesn’t just sit inertly in the skin. New research shows it moves rapidly into the lymphatic system, where it can persist for months, kill immune cells, and even disrupt how the body respon...
www.bloomberg.com
December 2, 2025 at 3:43 AM
Tattoo ink doesn’t just sit inertly in the skin. New research shows it moves rapidly into the lymphatic system, where it can persist for months, kill immune cells, and even disrupt how the body responds to vaccines. #RSNA25
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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"Kirk Milhoan, who has blamed vaccines for causing cardiovascular disease, will become the new chair."
This disturbingly aligns with recent agitation about COVID-19 vaccines
www.statnews.com/2025/12/01/m...
This disturbingly aligns with recent agitation about COVID-19 vaccines
www.statnews.com/2025/12/01/m...
Chairman of vaccine committee leaves for new HHS job
The head of the CDC's vaccine advisory committee is leaving to take a leadership role within the Department of Health and Human Services.
www.statnews.com
December 2, 2025 at 9:41 AM
"Kirk Milhoan, who has blamed vaccines for causing cardiovascular disease, will become the new chair."
This disturbingly aligns with recent agitation about COVID-19 vaccines
www.statnews.com/2025/12/01/m...
This disturbingly aligns with recent agitation about COVID-19 vaccines
www.statnews.com/2025/12/01/m...
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Erase every lab, every book, every dataset; the universe would still run on the same rules. Sooner or later, people would rediscover them. Facts aren’t time-dependent or personality-driven; they exist whether we like them or not.
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December 1, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Erase every lab, every book, every dataset; the universe would still run on the same rules. Sooner or later, people would rediscover them. Facts aren’t time-dependent or personality-driven; they exist whether we like them or not.
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1. #CDC posted FluView for week 47 today; that's the week ending Nov. 22. We'll see in the next couple of weeks what Thanksgiving travel & gatherings did to amp up transmission of #flu in the US. As of just before Thanksgiving, activity was mainly low, though starting to pick up. See LA & CO.
December 1, 2025 at 11:54 PM
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Looks like it worked?
In this essay ⬇️, @naomioreskes.bsky.social called out issues with a 2000 paper on glyphosate.
There is now a retraction notice on the website
(but I cannot find the exact date though)
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
In this essay ⬇️, @naomioreskes.bsky.social called out issues with a 2000 paper on glyphosate.
There is now a retraction notice on the website
(but I cannot find the exact date though)
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
December 2, 2025 at 7:52 AM
Looks like it worked?
In this essay ⬇️, @naomioreskes.bsky.social called out issues with a 2000 paper on glyphosate.
There is now a retraction notice on the website
(but I cannot find the exact date though)
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
In this essay ⬇️, @naomioreskes.bsky.social called out issues with a 2000 paper on glyphosate.
There is now a retraction notice on the website
(but I cannot find the exact date though)
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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My latest: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Cleaning the scientific house: Rebuilding trust in science requires confronting the harms of ghostwriting
American science is under attack. Recent cuts to funding and staffing of federal agencies, layoffs of scientists, and rescission of billions of dollars in grants are unprecedented in US history and th...
www.science.org
October 30, 2025 at 6:52 PM
My latest: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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Influenza season is starting to take off in the US.
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December 1, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Influenza season is starting to take off in the US.
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This post by @enirenberg.bsky.social is absolutely worth your time. It's not just scicomm, it's poetry. deplatformdisease.substack.com/p/the-cdc-a-...
December 2, 2025 at 2:03 AM
This post by @enirenberg.bsky.social is absolutely worth your time. It's not just scicomm, it's poetry. deplatformdisease.substack.com/p/the-cdc-a-...
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Today is World AIDS Day. My whole career as a doctor and scientist was inspired by those impacted by HIV -patients and communities. That commitment has not wavered, even when my government won’t acknowledge this day. And, we will still be here when this madness is over, for patients and communities.
December 2, 2025 at 3:54 AM
Today is World AIDS Day. My whole career as a doctor and scientist was inspired by those impacted by HIV -patients and communities. That commitment has not wavered, even when my government won’t acknowledge this day. And, we will still be here when this madness is over, for patients and communities.
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Overzicht van gevallen van hoog-pathogene vogelgriep in pluimvee en wilde vogels in Europa in het afgelopen jaar, maand en week. In Nederland zijn 21 commerciële pluimveebedrijven besmet in het afgelopen jaar (tot 26 november), waarvan 7 in de afgelopen week.
www.wattagnet.com/poultry-meat...
www.wattagnet.com/poultry-meat...
Avian flu hits poultry farms in 13 European states
Over the past week, almost 90 of the region’s commercial poultry flocks have been confirmed with infections of the H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), while cases in wild birds have been fo...
www.wattagnet.com
December 2, 2025 at 5:39 AM
Overzicht van gevallen van hoog-pathogene vogelgriep in pluimvee en wilde vogels in Europa in het afgelopen jaar, maand en week. In Nederland zijn 21 commerciële pluimveebedrijven besmet in het afgelopen jaar (tot 26 november), waarvan 7 in de afgelopen week.
www.wattagnet.com/poultry-meat...
www.wattagnet.com/poultry-meat...
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Today is #WorldAIDSDay2025.
But MAHA science and public health is still stuck in 1880s germ theory denialism.
“This is not a viral disease. But it’s a disease that is environmental and it’s being caused by people who are getting autoimmunity from doing these toxins.”
- RFK Jr
But MAHA science and public health is still stuck in 1880s germ theory denialism.
“This is not a viral disease. But it’s a disease that is environmental and it’s being caused by people who are getting autoimmunity from doing these toxins.”
- RFK Jr
December 1, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Today is #WorldAIDSDay2025.
But MAHA science and public health is still stuck in 1880s germ theory denialism.
“This is not a viral disease. But it’s a disease that is environmental and it’s being caused by people who are getting autoimmunity from doing these toxins.”
- RFK Jr
But MAHA science and public health is still stuck in 1880s germ theory denialism.
“This is not a viral disease. But it’s a disease that is environmental and it’s being caused by people who are getting autoimmunity from doing these toxins.”
- RFK Jr
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Confusion around vaccines rarely comes from a lack of caring. It comes from the sheer volume of conflicting claims people encounter every day. And when misinformation spreads faster than evidence, straightforward explanations become essential. Here, we address common vaccine myths.
9 Vaccine Myths That Won’t Go Away
A Sunday morning round-robin guide to common misconceptions
open.substack.com
December 1, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Confusion around vaccines rarely comes from a lack of caring. It comes from the sheer volume of conflicting claims people encounter every day. And when misinformation spreads faster than evidence, straightforward explanations become essential. Here, we address common vaccine myths.
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This time last year, I was on the South Lawn of the White House helping to lay out the AIDS Memorial Quilt.
This year the White House did nothing and the State Department instructed empoyees and grant recipients to “refrain from publicly promoting World Aids Day through any communication channels”
This year the White House did nothing and the State Department instructed empoyees and grant recipients to “refrain from publicly promoting World Aids Day through any communication channels”
This morning I had the honor of helping lay out some panels of the #AIDS Memorial Quilt on the South Lawn of the White House. Seeing all these individual lives that were lost and knowing they are just a miniscule part of that great tapestry of loss is haunting.
December 1, 2025 at 5:48 PM
This time last year, I was on the South Lawn of the White House helping to lay out the AIDS Memorial Quilt.
This year the White House did nothing and the State Department instructed empoyees and grant recipients to “refrain from publicly promoting World Aids Day through any communication channels”
This year the White House did nothing and the State Department instructed empoyees and grant recipients to “refrain from publicly promoting World Aids Day through any communication channels”
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December 1 is World AIDS Day, and this year, World AIDS Day is more important than ever! #WorldAIDSDay2025
open.substack.com/pub/epiellie...
open.substack.com/pub/epiellie...
World AIDS Day 2025: More Important than Ever
December 1st is World AIDS Day, and this year, for the first time, the US is not officially recognizing it. #WorldAIDSDay2025
open.substack.com
December 1, 2025 at 5:05 PM
December 1 is World AIDS Day, and this year, World AIDS Day is more important than ever! #WorldAIDSDay2025
open.substack.com/pub/epiellie...
open.substack.com/pub/epiellie...
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Heute ist Welt-AIDS-Tag. HIV hat seinen Schrecken als tödliche Erkrankung verloren. Trotz des medizinischen Fortschritts steigen jedoch die Neuinfektionen, auch hier in Deutschland, und Infektionen werden spät diagnostiziert. (1/2)
www.tagesschau.de/wissen/gesun...
www.tagesschau.de/wissen/gesun...
Warum auch in Deutschland die HIV-Infektionszahlen steigen
Im vergangenen Jahr gab es in Deutschland mehr HIV-Neuinfektionen als im Jahr davor. Viele Infektionen werden erst im fortgeschrittenen Stadium erkannt - für Experten der Aidshilfe ein Alarmzeichen. V...
www.tagesschau.de
December 1, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Heute ist Welt-AIDS-Tag. HIV hat seinen Schrecken als tödliche Erkrankung verloren. Trotz des medizinischen Fortschritts steigen jedoch die Neuinfektionen, auch hier in Deutschland, und Infektionen werden spät diagnostiziert. (1/2)
www.tagesschau.de/wissen/gesun...
www.tagesschau.de/wissen/gesun...
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Death toll climbs in Ethiopia's Marburg outbreak
Three new deaths have been confirmed in the outbreak of the viral hemorrhagic fever, bringing the death toll to eight.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/m...
Three new deaths have been confirmed in the outbreak of the viral hemorrhagic fever, bringing the death toll to eight.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/m...
December 1, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Death toll climbs in Ethiopia's Marburg outbreak
Three new deaths have been confirmed in the outbreak of the viral hemorrhagic fever, bringing the death toll to eight.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/m...
Three new deaths have been confirmed in the outbreak of the viral hemorrhagic fever, bringing the death toll to eight.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/m...
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There are lots of things we can’t prove are false. But they are. The claim that vaccines cause autism is one of those. The research was done, and found no link. www.postandcourier.com/opinion/edit... via @postandcourier.bsky.social
Editorial: There are lots of things we can’t prove are false. But they are.
The CDC says we have no scientific evidence that vaccines don’t cause autism. That’s true. We also have no evidence that hot chocolate sales don’t cause snow.
www.postandcourier.com
December 1, 2025 at 6:54 PM
There are lots of things we can’t prove are false. But they are. The claim that vaccines cause autism is one of those. The research was done, and found no link. www.postandcourier.com/opinion/edit... via @postandcourier.bsky.social
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Ground-breaking new findings from PHS published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases, in collaboration with UofG, Edinburgh Uni, Strathclyde Uni and Oxford Uni, on effectiveness of the RSV in protecting infants against hospitalisation.
December 1, 2025 at 9:50 AM
Ground-breaking new findings from PHS published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases, in collaboration with UofG, Edinburgh Uni, Strathclyde Uni and Oxford Uni, on effectiveness of the RSV in protecting infants against hospitalisation.
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EU tells Trump: You can’t pardon Putin for war crimes in Ukraine
Any move to “wipe the slate clean” for Russia in a peace deal would be “a historic mistake of huge proportions.”
www.politico.eu/article/dona...
Any move to “wipe the slate clean” for Russia in a peace deal would be “a historic mistake of huge proportions.”
www.politico.eu/article/dona...
EU tells Trump: You can’t pardon Putin for war crimes in Ukraine
Any move to “wipe the slate clean” for Russia in a peace deal would be “a historic mistake of huge proportions,” the EU justice commissioner tells POLITICO.
www.politico.eu
December 1, 2025 at 5:02 PM
EU tells Trump: You can’t pardon Putin for war crimes in Ukraine
Any move to “wipe the slate clean” for Russia in a peace deal would be “a historic mistake of huge proportions.”
www.politico.eu/article/dona...
Any move to “wipe the slate clean” for Russia in a peace deal would be “a historic mistake of huge proportions.”
www.politico.eu/article/dona...
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A large international study published in @thelancetoncol.bsky.social shows AI can detect #PancreaticCancer on routine CT scans with higher accuracy than radiologists (AUROC 0.92 vs 0.88). This suggests AI could enable earlier diagnosis and better outcomes. #AIinMedicine 🧪 doi.org/10.1016/S147...
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December 1, 2025 at 2:11 PM
A large international study published in @thelancetoncol.bsky.social shows AI can detect #PancreaticCancer on routine CT scans with higher accuracy than radiologists (AUROC 0.92 vs 0.88). This suggests AI could enable earlier diagnosis and better outcomes. #AIinMedicine 🧪 doi.org/10.1016/S147...
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The #Ebola outbreak in central DRC that was first reported in September has been declared over. The outbreak, the country's 16th (I think), involved 64 cases (53 confirmed, 11 probable), of which 45 were fatal. It occurred in Bulape health zone in Kasai province. www.who.int/emergencies/...
Ebola virus disease – Democratic Republic of the Congo
On 1 December 2025, the Ministry of Health (MoH) of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) declared the end of the Ebola virus disease (EVD) outbreak which had been declared on 4 September 2025. T...
www.who.int
December 1, 2025 at 4:44 PM
The #Ebola outbreak in central DRC that was first reported in September has been declared over. The outbreak, the country's 16th (I think), involved 64 cases (53 confirmed, 11 probable), of which 45 were fatal. It occurred in Bulape health zone in Kasai province. www.who.int/emergencies/...