Kathryn Kinzel
@kkinzel.bsky.social
Infectious disease epidemiologist, specializing in vaccines. A personal account where I yell into the void. Excessive gif user. she/her 🏳️🌈
Highlighting the fact that recommendations follow licensure, which I think is supposed to be a big "oh look at this it happens so quickly" but you wouldn't recommend something that's not licensed...and it's hard to give something that's not recommended...
December 5, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Highlighting the fact that recommendations follow licensure, which I think is supposed to be a big "oh look at this it happens so quickly" but you wouldn't recommend something that's not licensed...and it's hard to give something that's not recommended...
Yeah I'd say this guy has an agenda.
December 5, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Yeah I'd say this guy has an agenda.
Like…what is this???
You are going to talk about coverage implications AFTER you voted???
THAT’S NOT HOW THIS WORKS!
You are going to talk about coverage implications AFTER you voted???
THAT’S NOT HOW THIS WORKS!
December 4, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Like…what is this???
You are going to talk about coverage implications AFTER you voted???
THAT’S NOT HOW THIS WORKS!
You are going to talk about coverage implications AFTER you voted???
THAT’S NOT HOW THIS WORKS!
Now remember - this is a known rare side effect that has been discussed for a while, identified through routine vaccine safety surveillance! Not some secret that Biden has been hiding.
Also, ALSO - COVID infection has a MUCH increased risk of myocarditis than the vaccine. (doi.org/10.3389/fcvm...)
Also, ALSO - COVID infection has a MUCH increased risk of myocarditis than the vaccine. (doi.org/10.3389/fcvm...)
December 1, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Now remember - this is a known rare side effect that has been discussed for a while, identified through routine vaccine safety surveillance! Not some secret that Biden has been hiding.
Also, ALSO - COVID infection has a MUCH increased risk of myocarditis than the vaccine. (doi.org/10.3389/fcvm...)
Also, ALSO - COVID infection has a MUCH increased risk of myocarditis than the vaccine. (doi.org/10.3389/fcvm...)
Here's part of the email from Prasad to staff, noting that causality is easy to determine in a clinical trial (side note, what???) and causality is subjective in VAERS.
No it's not, it's impossible to determine.
Anyway, they found 96 deaths.
No it's not, it's impossible to determine.
Anyway, they found 96 deaths.
December 1, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Here's part of the email from Prasad to staff, noting that causality is easy to determine in a clinical trial (side note, what???) and causality is subjective in VAERS.
No it's not, it's impossible to determine.
Anyway, they found 96 deaths.
No it's not, it's impossible to determine.
Anyway, they found 96 deaths.
In fact before you go digging through the data yourself, you have to acknowledge this VERY LARGE DISCLAIMER which apparently Vinay Prasad didn't read.
TL;DR: there's no way you can assign causality to anything in this system.
TL;DR: there's no way you can assign causality to anything in this system.
December 1, 2025 at 3:28 PM
In fact before you go digging through the data yourself, you have to acknowledge this VERY LARGE DISCLAIMER which apparently Vinay Prasad didn't read.
TL;DR: there's no way you can assign causality to anything in this system.
TL;DR: there's no way you can assign causality to anything in this system.
We did it, we made the meal!
November 28, 2025 at 1:17 AM
We did it, we made the meal!
On a totally and completely different note LOOK AT THIS MAN’S BEAUTIFUL MUSTACHE.
This is Vermont state politics right here.
This is Vermont state politics right here.
November 23, 2025 at 9:36 PM
On a totally and completely different note LOOK AT THIS MAN’S BEAUTIFUL MUSTACHE.
This is Vermont state politics right here.
This is Vermont state politics right here.
This little sentence got my attention. A progressive state legislator from Vermont, you say?
(I did a little sleuthing and I have a pretty good guess)
(I did a little sleuthing and I have a pretty good guess)
November 23, 2025 at 9:32 PM
This little sentence got my attention. A progressive state legislator from Vermont, you say?
(I did a little sleuthing and I have a pretty good guess)
(I did a little sleuthing and I have a pretty good guess)
PACKAGE FLEW TO BOSTON THIS IS NOT A DRILL IT’S ACTUALLY COMING!!!!!
November 7, 2025 at 4:13 AM
PACKAGE FLEW TO BOSTON THIS IS NOT A DRILL IT’S ACTUALLY COMING!!!!!
DID THIS PACKAGE FINALLY LEAVE MEMPHIS?!?!?!?!
THIS IS BIG NEWS IF SO!!!
THIS IS BIG NEWS IF SO!!!
November 7, 2025 at 12:23 AM
DID THIS PACKAGE FINALLY LEAVE MEMPHIS?!?!?!?!
THIS IS BIG NEWS IF SO!!!
THIS IS BIG NEWS IF SO!!!
I think about this every time my kid does some math homework.
November 6, 2025 at 11:19 PM
I think about this every time my kid does some math homework.
All day conference is going great but my tablecloth has a positive halo sign. 😂
(The EMT reactions still run strong. I’m also sitting next to another former EMT, I pointed this out, he told me the tablecloth really should get to an ER 🤣)
(The EMT reactions still run strong. I’m also sitting next to another former EMT, I pointed this out, he told me the tablecloth really should get to an ER 🤣)
November 5, 2025 at 7:00 PM
All day conference is going great but my tablecloth has a positive halo sign. 😂
(The EMT reactions still run strong. I’m also sitting next to another former EMT, I pointed this out, he told me the tablecloth really should get to an ER 🤣)
(The EMT reactions still run strong. I’m also sitting next to another former EMT, I pointed this out, he told me the tablecloth really should get to an ER 🤣)
It looked like perhaps I got through customs but then I have been getting this status every day and every delivery date FedEx has offered goes by.
November 2, 2025 at 9:46 PM
It looked like perhaps I got through customs but then I have been getting this status every day and every delivery date FedEx has offered goes by.
One of these hosts is not like the other
November 1, 2025 at 2:12 PM
One of these hosts is not like the other
Why am I downtown today?
Just an introvert’s nightmare lol.
But no I’m really honored to have been both nominated AND awarded this award.
Just an introvert’s nightmare lol.
But no I’m really honored to have been both nominated AND awarded this award.
October 29, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Why am I downtown today?
Just an introvert’s nightmare lol.
But no I’m really honored to have been both nominated AND awarded this award.
Just an introvert’s nightmare lol.
But no I’m really honored to have been both nominated AND awarded this award.
From my email this morning!
I then told the kiddo that she’s getting both flu and COVID shots tomorrow and she’s not happy with my choice of profession 🤣🤣
I then told the kiddo that she’s getting both flu and COVID shots tomorrow and she’s not happy with my choice of profession 🤣🤣
October 21, 2025 at 7:08 PM
From my email this morning!
I then told the kiddo that she’s getting both flu and COVID shots tomorrow and she’s not happy with my choice of profession 🤣🤣
I then told the kiddo that she’s getting both flu and COVID shots tomorrow and she’s not happy with my choice of profession 🤣🤣
Within 30 minutes I was told that DPW was on the way.
I then watched someone from DPW sit in his pickup truck for a while, and I was trying to figure out why he was just sitting there when THIS MASSIVE BACKHOE ARRIVED
I then watched someone from DPW sit in his pickup truck for a while, and I was trying to figure out why he was just sitting there when THIS MASSIVE BACKHOE ARRIVED
October 17, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Within 30 minutes I was told that DPW was on the way.
I then watched someone from DPW sit in his pickup truck for a while, and I was trying to figure out why he was just sitting there when THIS MASSIVE BACKHOE ARRIVED
I then watched someone from DPW sit in his pickup truck for a while, and I was trying to figure out why he was just sitting there when THIS MASSIVE BACKHOE ARRIVED
Me, minding my own business, seeing if my pediatrician will give my 7 year old a COVID vaccine.
Nurse at pediatrician office: Nope
Me, running an immunization program: Oh, big mistake.
Nurse at pediatrician office: Nope
Me, running an immunization program: Oh, big mistake.
October 15, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Me, minding my own business, seeing if my pediatrician will give my 7 year old a COVID vaccine.
Nurse at pediatrician office: Nope
Me, running an immunization program: Oh, big mistake.
Nurse at pediatrician office: Nope
Me, running an immunization program: Oh, big mistake.
I was going through some old files and I found a notebook from 2020 that has a note that is evergreen
October 15, 2025 at 3:40 PM
I was going through some old files and I found a notebook from 2020 that has a note that is evergreen