Eric Schrimshaw
@ericschrimshaw.bsky.social
Psychologist, dept Chair Population health sciences at UCF MED; research focused on LGBTQ+ health, mental health, and HIV prevention. 🏳️🌈
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"Young and middle-age adults who had at least one dose of a COVID-19 mRNA vaccine were less likely to die of any cause in the following 4 years compared with those who weren't vaccinated"
#MedSky - two great studies lost in the noise this week.
www.medpagetoday.com/infectiousdi...
#MedSky - two great studies lost in the noise this week.
www.medpagetoday.com/infectiousdi...
COVID Shots Tied to a Lower Risk of Death From Any Cause
Advantage held even after removing coronavirus-related deaths from the mix
www.medpagetoday.com
December 6, 2025 at 12:37 PM
"Young and middle-age adults who had at least one dose of a COVID-19 mRNA vaccine were less likely to die of any cause in the following 4 years compared with those who weren't vaccinated"
#MedSky - two great studies lost in the noise this week.
www.medpagetoday.com/infectiousdi...
#MedSky - two great studies lost in the noise this week.
www.medpagetoday.com/infectiousdi...
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A sport that chooses exclusion as the default have the burden of proof. They have to have the science to show a TW has unfair disparities in strength, speed, endurance &/or physique depending on the sport. The @UCI_cycling just lost a case because they couldn't prove this.
December 6, 2025 at 4:15 AM
A sport that chooses exclusion as the default have the burden of proof. They have to have the science to show a TW has unfair disparities in strength, speed, endurance &/or physique depending on the sport. The @UCI_cycling just lost a case because they couldn't prove this.
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This is an excellent read. The more you know. #Science 🧪
“… we were advancing toward elimination of hepatitis B in the United States,” says Ward “I am deeply concerned that if the ACIP rescinds this policy, they’re going to contribute to the spread of hepatitis B rather than its elimination.”
“… we were advancing toward elimination of hepatitis B in the United States,” says Ward “I am deeply concerned that if the ACIP rescinds this policy, they’re going to contribute to the spread of hepatitis B rather than its elimination.”
Hepatitis B vaccine guidance set to be rolled back for US babies: what the science says
A panel of US vaccine advisers voted to rescind a recommendation that all newborns should receive a hepatitis B vaccine at birth.
www.nature.com
December 6, 2025 at 12:29 PM
This is an excellent read. The more you know. #Science 🧪
“… we were advancing toward elimination of hepatitis B in the United States,” says Ward “I am deeply concerned that if the ACIP rescinds this policy, they’re going to contribute to the spread of hepatitis B rather than its elimination.”
“… we were advancing toward elimination of hepatitis B in the United States,” says Ward “I am deeply concerned that if the ACIP rescinds this policy, they’re going to contribute to the spread of hepatitis B rather than its elimination.”
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“A single HPV shot provided about 97% protection, similar to two doses, concluded researchers from the NCI and Costa Rica’s Agency for Biomedical Research… Previous studies had suggested one dose could work well but the new findings confirm strong protection for at least five years”
A single shot of HPV vaccine may be enough to fight cervical cancer, study finds
A single HPV vaccination appears just as effective as two doses at preventing the viral infection that causes cervical cancer, researchers reported in a new study.
www.statnews.com
December 4, 2025 at 9:25 PM
“A single HPV shot provided about 97% protection, similar to two doses, concluded researchers from the NCI and Costa Rica’s Agency for Biomedical Research… Previous studies had suggested one dose could work well but the new findings confirm strong protection for at least five years”
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According to this Supreme Court:
❌ Using race conscious admissions in college to give minorities a fair shot
✅ Using race to profile people on the street to detain for immigration sweeps
✅ Using race to disenfranchise minorities in elecciones
The only consistency is white supremacy.
❌ Using race conscious admissions in college to give minorities a fair shot
✅ Using race to profile people on the street to detain for immigration sweeps
✅ Using race to disenfranchise minorities in elecciones
The only consistency is white supremacy.
December 5, 2025 at 12:37 AM
According to this Supreme Court:
❌ Using race conscious admissions in college to give minorities a fair shot
✅ Using race to profile people on the street to detain for immigration sweeps
✅ Using race to disenfranchise minorities in elecciones
The only consistency is white supremacy.
❌ Using race conscious admissions in college to give minorities a fair shot
✅ Using race to profile people on the street to detain for immigration sweeps
✅ Using race to disenfranchise minorities in elecciones
The only consistency is white supremacy.
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“An accessible alternative to the Pap smear has been endorsed by the American Cancer Society. On Thursday, it released new guidelines saying that self-collection is an acceptable way to test for the virus that causes cervical cancer.
The guidelines reflect years of data &recent regulatory approvals”
The guidelines reflect years of data &recent regulatory approvals”
American Cancer Society Endorses Pap Smear Alternative
www.nytimes.com
December 4, 2025 at 9:10 PM
“An accessible alternative to the Pap smear has been endorsed by the American Cancer Society. On Thursday, it released new guidelines saying that self-collection is an acceptable way to test for the virus that causes cervical cancer.
The guidelines reflect years of data &recent regulatory approvals”
The guidelines reflect years of data &recent regulatory approvals”
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“At today's meeting, multiple speakers also attempted to re-stigmatize Hepatitis B infection by blaming US cases on ‘illegal immigrants,’ and tying the condition to men who have sex w/men…This is a disgraceful direction for a once scientifically-based committee. It is an epidemiological crime scene”
ACIP Meeting Turns into “Epidemiological Crime Scene” | Defend Public Health
Health experts with Defend Public Health expressed shock at the flood of antivaxxer disinformation that dominated the first day of the December meeting of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practi...
www.defendpublichealth.org
December 4, 2025 at 10:04 PM
“At today's meeting, multiple speakers also attempted to re-stigmatize Hepatitis B infection by blaming US cases on ‘illegal immigrants,’ and tying the condition to men who have sex w/men…This is a disgraceful direction for a once scientifically-based committee. It is an epidemiological crime scene”
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The White House has launched a webpage to report "media bias" tips. It would be a pity if it were flooded with tips about every show on Fox News.
www.whitehouse.gov/articles/202...
www.whitehouse.gov/articles/202...
A CALL TO ACTION: Submit “Media Bias” Tips
The White House recently launched a Media Bias Portal as a service to truth and transparency. Its purpose is to combat the baseless lies,
www.whitehouse.gov
December 5, 2025 at 1:27 AM
The White House has launched a webpage to report "media bias" tips. It would be a pity if it were flooded with tips about every show on Fox News.
www.whitehouse.gov/articles/202...
www.whitehouse.gov/articles/202...
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“Starting in February, he’ll serve as the chief medical officer of the Callen-Lorde Community Health Center... He’ll also serve on the transition team for incoming New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani… “I feel more confident that my ability to help the community is best served closer to the ground.”
Former CDC official returns to local health care after resigning
Former CDC official Demetre Daskalakis is taking his skills back to New York, where they were honed in HIV clinics and the city health department
www.statnews.com
December 3, 2025 at 12:52 PM
“Starting in February, he’ll serve as the chief medical officer of the Callen-Lorde Community Health Center... He’ll also serve on the transition team for incoming New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani… “I feel more confident that my ability to help the community is best served closer to the ground.”
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The University of Alabama on Monday suspended two student magazines — one appealing to women, another to Black students — saying they ran afoul of guidance from the Justice Department on DEI programs.
U. of Alabama Suspends Black and Female Student Magazines, Citing D.E.I. Guidance
Officials told staff members at two student-run publications, called Nineteen Fifty-Six and Alice, that they were not compliant with Attorney General Pam Bondi’s memo on diversity programs.
nyti.ms
December 3, 2025 at 12:10 PM
The University of Alabama on Monday suspended two student magazines — one appealing to women, another to Black students — saying they ran afoul of guidance from the Justice Department on DEI programs.
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my job mostly involves googling science things all day, and it's been terrible to see how much worse that's become over the last few years. but not being able to trust government websites for basic science information really takes things to a new low
November 21, 2025 at 4:08 PM
my job mostly involves googling science things all day, and it's been terrible to see how much worse that's become over the last few years. but not being able to trust government websites for basic science information really takes things to a new low
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@Riley_Gaines_ is not doing this to protect people.
She is endangering women, she is endangering girls of all kinds. & everybody should reject her transphobia. It's gross.
youtu.be/iKUl8lkuGOc?...
She is endangering women, she is endangering girls of all kinds. & everybody should reject her transphobia. It's gross.
youtu.be/iKUl8lkuGOc?...
What Is Riley Gaines Hiding? We Investigated | PTFO
YouTube video by PABLO TORRE FINDS OUT
youtu.be
November 21, 2025 at 8:38 AM
@Riley_Gaines_ is not doing this to protect people.
She is endangering women, she is endangering girls of all kinds. & everybody should reject her transphobia. It's gross.
youtu.be/iKUl8lkuGOc?...
She is endangering women, she is endangering girls of all kinds. & everybody should reject her transphobia. It's gross.
youtu.be/iKUl8lkuGOc?...
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The biggest danger of taking your child to a drag show is that a Christian could show up with a gun.
November 21, 2025 at 2:28 PM
The biggest danger of taking your child to a drag show is that a Christian could show up with a gun.
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Weaponization of the premier public health agency in the country for personal clout and gain. The CDC website should not be trusted given the fact that it is controlled by people who will profit from spurious and false attempts to link vaccines to autism.
www.cdc.gov/vaccine-safe...
www.cdc.gov/vaccine-safe...
Autism and Vaccines
Answers to common questions about vaccine safety and autism.
www.cdc.gov
November 20, 2025 at 3:32 AM
Weaponization of the premier public health agency in the country for personal clout and gain. The CDC website should not be trusted given the fact that it is controlled by people who will profit from spurious and false attempts to link vaccines to autism.
www.cdc.gov/vaccine-safe...
www.cdc.gov/vaccine-safe...
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“Fairness in Sports" = The Primary claim being "trans women have unfair advantages over cys women in sports"
This amazing video on the subject, with 60+ academic citations compiled by someone with a master’s degree in biomechanics and ten years of experience in the field:
youtu.be/6VtjgZF9RE8
This amazing video on the subject, with 60+ academic citations compiled by someone with a master’s degree in biomechanics and ten years of experience in the field:
youtu.be/6VtjgZF9RE8
The Science of Trans Women in Sport
YouTube video by Jangles ScienceLad
youtu.be
November 20, 2025 at 9:38 AM
“Fairness in Sports" = The Primary claim being "trans women have unfair advantages over cys women in sports"
This amazing video on the subject, with 60+ academic citations compiled by someone with a master’s degree in biomechanics and ten years of experience in the field:
youtu.be/6VtjgZF9RE8
This amazing video on the subject, with 60+ academic citations compiled by someone with a master’s degree in biomechanics and ten years of experience in the field:
youtu.be/6VtjgZF9RE8
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Would really like to know how Sen Bill Cassidy is sleeping through the night these days. And yes, I hold him responsible for RFK Jr’s destruction of the CDC. He could have stopped it with his vote. None of what RFK Jr is doing is a surprise. Cassidy explicitly chose this.
November 20, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Would really like to know how Sen Bill Cassidy is sleeping through the night these days. And yes, I hold him responsible for RFK Jr’s destruction of the CDC. He could have stopped it with his vote. None of what RFK Jr is doing is a surprise. Cassidy explicitly chose this.
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the Harvard Crimson called Epstein a “child sex offender” while the Chronicle of Higher Ed called him a “disgraced financier” and that pretty much sums up where we are with higher ed journalism
November 20, 2025 at 3:29 AM
the Harvard Crimson called Epstein a “child sex offender” while the Chronicle of Higher Ed called him a “disgraced financier” and that pretty much sums up where we are with higher ed journalism
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This is very exciting. Pfizer’s mRNA flu vaccine substantially outperformed the traditional/control vaccine. This cumulative incidence graph is remarkable. Again, they’re comparing the mRNA flu vaccine to an existing flu vaccine, not to a placebo @jackiantonovich.bsky.social
November 20, 2025 at 1:31 PM
This is very exciting. Pfizer’s mRNA flu vaccine substantially outperformed the traditional/control vaccine. This cumulative incidence graph is remarkable. Again, they’re comparing the mRNA flu vaccine to an existing flu vaccine, not to a placebo @jackiantonovich.bsky.social
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Can’t believe the whole country has to suffer through the return of Dickensian childhood diseases because the worst, most ignorant attention-demanders decided other people’s expertise makes them feel bad
November 20, 2025 at 4:19 AM
Can’t believe the whole country has to suffer through the return of Dickensian childhood diseases because the worst, most ignorant attention-demanders decided other people’s expertise makes them feel bad
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"This is somewhat unprecedented, to see an innovation in global health move this fast to low- and middle-income countries," says Mitchell Warren, the executive director of AIDS Vaccine Advocacy Coalition (AVAC), a global HIV prevention organization.” @jackiantonovich.bsky.social
A 'breakthrough' drug to prevent HIV, an 'unprecedented' rollout
The drug lenacapavir will be distributed to Eswatini and Zambia — the first step toward providing at least 2 million doses to the countries with the highest HIV burden, largely in Africa, by 2028.
www.npr.org
November 20, 2025 at 3:05 AM
"This is somewhat unprecedented, to see an innovation in global health move this fast to low- and middle-income countries," says Mitchell Warren, the executive director of AIDS Vaccine Advocacy Coalition (AVAC), a global HIV prevention organization.” @jackiantonovich.bsky.social
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I really hate it when scientists keep saying that “we need to rebuild trust in science,” because it implies that scientists are to blame for the mistrust rather than the millions of dollars of dark money that have funded political attacks on science in order to advance a far right agenda.
November 19, 2025 at 9:48 PM
I really hate it when scientists keep saying that “we need to rebuild trust in science,” because it implies that scientists are to blame for the mistrust rather than the millions of dollars of dark money that have funded political attacks on science in order to advance a far right agenda.
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CDC has overhauled its website to assert that “the claim ‘vaccines do not cause autism’ is not an evidence-based claim”
November 20, 2025 at 2:26 AM
CDC has overhauled its website to assert that “the claim ‘vaccines do not cause autism’ is not an evidence-based claim”
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The amazing @BlairH_PhD has just advised
This amazing systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
has just been accepted in international journal of transgender health.
www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1...
This amazing systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
has just been accepted in international journal of transgender health.
www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1...
The Effects of Gender Affirming Hormone Treatment on Transgender Women’s Musculoskeletal Health: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Background: Gender-affirming hormone treatment (GAHT) aligns transgender women’s hormone profiles with their gender identity, alleviating gender dysphoria by inducing feminising changes. However, the ...
www.medrxiv.org
November 15, 2025 at 6:04 PM
The amazing @BlairH_PhD has just advised
This amazing systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
has just been accepted in international journal of transgender health.
www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1...
This amazing systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
has just been accepted in international journal of transgender health.
www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1...
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BREAKING: I GOT MY SNAP BENEFITS. (NYC HERE)
CHECK YOUR EBT CARDS AND PLEASE REPORT BACK!!!!!
CHECK YOUR EBT CARDS AND PLEASE REPORT BACK!!!!!
November 9, 2025 at 2:40 PM
BREAKING: I GOT MY SNAP BENEFITS. (NYC HERE)
CHECK YOUR EBT CARDS AND PLEASE REPORT BACK!!!!!
CHECK YOUR EBT CARDS AND PLEASE REPORT BACK!!!!!
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i hope one thing we take away from all these political prosecutions (and the deference given to government during them) is how easily people of color and low income folks can be wrongly incarcerated. so maybe we should do something about that
November 9, 2025 at 4:33 PM
i hope one thing we take away from all these political prosecutions (and the deference given to government during them) is how easily people of color and low income folks can be wrongly incarcerated. so maybe we should do something about that