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In anticipation of claims that may be made at the #ACIP vote on #CovidVaccines later today, a reminder of the extensive evidence on the safety of mRNA COVID vaccination in #pregnancy...
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October 2, 2025 at 8:15 AM
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- Next Generation Fellowship www.trophoblast.cam.ac.uk/next-generat...
- MPhil www.mphil.bio.cam.ac.uk/mphil-pathwa...
- Funded PhD www.trophoblast.cam.ac.uk/phd-students...
- Next Generation Fellowship www.trophoblast.cam.ac.uk/next-generat...
- MPhil www.mphil.bio.cam.ac.uk/mphil-pathwa...
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A small primer on the #NobelPrize awarded to Mary E. Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell and Shimon Sakaguchi today. This prize was for combining two separate fields of immunology research - genetic research on IPEX and immunology research of regulatory T cells (#Tregs), with enormous impact on biology/medicine
October 6, 2025 at 11:21 AM
A small primer on the #NobelPrize awarded to Mary E. Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell and Shimon Sakaguchi today. This prize was for combining two separate fields of immunology research - genetic research on IPEX and immunology research of regulatory T cells (#Tregs), with enormous impact on biology/medicine
The relentless Jessica McDonald has spent two weeks and hundreds of emails to fact check claims about the safety of #CovidVaccination in #pregnancy made at the #ACIP meeting.
She couldn't have been any quicker.
A lie can get around the world before the truth can get its shoes on.
She couldn't have been any quicker.
A lie can get around the world before the truth can get its shoes on.
A substantial body of evidence supports the safety of the COVID-19 vaccines during pregnancy, contrary to the suggestions of some members of the CDC’s vaccine advisory committee. HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. recently reconstituted the committee.
www.factcheck.org/2025/10/vacc...
www.factcheck.org/2025/10/vacc...
October 4, 2025 at 11:44 PM
The relentless Jessica McDonald has spent two weeks and hundreds of emails to fact check claims about the safety of #CovidVaccination in #pregnancy made at the #ACIP meeting.
She couldn't have been any quicker.
A lie can get around the world before the truth can get its shoes on.
She couldn't have been any quicker.
A lie can get around the world before the truth can get its shoes on.
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In 2016 Geoffrey Hinton said “we should stop training radiologists now" since AI would soon be better at their jobs.
He was right: models have outperformed radiologists on benchmarks for ~a decade.
Yet radiology jobs are at record highs, with an average salary of $520k.
Why?
He was right: models have outperformed radiologists on benchmarks for ~a decade.
Yet radiology jobs are at record highs, with an average salary of $520k.
Why?
September 25, 2025 at 1:53 PM
In 2016 Geoffrey Hinton said “we should stop training radiologists now" since AI would soon be better at their jobs.
He was right: models have outperformed radiologists on benchmarks for ~a decade.
Yet radiology jobs are at record highs, with an average salary of $520k.
Why?
He was right: models have outperformed radiologists on benchmarks for ~a decade.
Yet radiology jobs are at record highs, with an average salary of $520k.
Why?
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When I encounter myself as a different colored cursor because I have the Google Doc open in two tabs
December 21, 2023 at 10:09 PM
When I encounter myself as a different colored cursor because I have the Google Doc open in two tabs
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ACOG reaffirms that acetaminophen is safe for managing pain and fever during pregnancy. No reputable studies support suggestions like those in HHS’s recent announcement linking acetaminophen use in pregnancy to autism; in fact, high-quality studies show no such risk. https://bit.ly/47Wxc59
September 22, 2025 at 9:24 PM
ACOG reaffirms that acetaminophen is safe for managing pain and fever during pregnancy. No reputable studies support suggestions like those in HHS’s recent announcement linking acetaminophen use in pregnancy to autism; in fact, high-quality studies show no such risk. https://bit.ly/47Wxc59
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From Politifact: Research doesn’t show using Tylenol during pregnancy causes autism. Here are 5 things to know
www.pbs.org/newshour/hea...
www.pbs.org/newshour/hea...
Research doesn’t show using Tylenol during pregnancy causes autism. Here are 5 things to know
There’s no known single cause of autism.
www.pbs.org
September 22, 2025 at 9:29 PM
From Politifact: Research doesn’t show using Tylenol during pregnancy causes autism. Here are 5 things to know
www.pbs.org/newshour/hea...
www.pbs.org/newshour/hea...
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Brilliant, baller move by Dr. Bagdasarian.
I like this. Since under RFK Jr, Covid shots are now for people with underlying conditions that put them at risk, Michigan’s chief medical executive Dr. Natasha Bagdasarian states that not having the most recent Covid shot constitutes such an underlying condition.
www.michigan.gov/mdhhs/inside...
www.michigan.gov/mdhhs/inside...
September 20, 2025 at 12:41 AM
Brilliant, baller move by Dr. Bagdasarian.
“Hotly anticipated US vaccine meeting ends with confusion — and a few decisions”
Hotly anticipated US vaccine meeting ends with confusion — and a few decisions
Vaccine advisers chosen by US health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr vote to restrict one childhood vaccine, but delay their decision on another.
www.nature.com
September 20, 2025 at 2:20 PM
“Hotly anticipated US vaccine meeting ends with confusion — and a few decisions”
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For our #flowcytometry peeps, would you like to have a single fix/perm protocol that is optimised for everything? One that preserves fluorophores while allowing simultaneous TF and cytokine staining? How about 100-fold cheaper?
You got it:
currentprotocols.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
You got it:
currentprotocols.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
currentprotocols.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
September 19, 2025 at 2:39 PM
For our #flowcytometry peeps, would you like to have a single fix/perm protocol that is optimised for everything? One that preserves fluorophores while allowing simultaneous TF and cytokine staining? How about 100-fold cheaper?
You got it:
currentprotocols.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
You got it:
currentprotocols.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Props to the CDC staff who presented the science at yesterday’s #ACIP meeting.
Key points relating to #CovidVaccination in #pregnancy…
1. No increased risk of any problems in pregnancy, at birth, or for infants
1/
www.cdc.gov/acip/downloa...
Key points relating to #CovidVaccination in #pregnancy…
1. No increased risk of any problems in pregnancy, at birth, or for infants
1/
www.cdc.gov/acip/downloa...
September 20, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Props to the CDC staff who presented the science at yesterday’s #ACIP meeting.
Key points relating to #CovidVaccination in #pregnancy…
1. No increased risk of any problems in pregnancy, at birth, or for infants
1/
www.cdc.gov/acip/downloa...
Key points relating to #CovidVaccination in #pregnancy…
1. No increased risk of any problems in pregnancy, at birth, or for infants
1/
www.cdc.gov/acip/downloa...
I started following yesterday’s #ACIP just in time for the votes, fully intending to summarise the outcomes.
I didn’t, because… I couldn’t work out what they had actually decided... 🤷🏻♀️
Glad it’s not just me!
I didn’t, because… I couldn’t work out what they had actually decided... 🤷🏻♀️
Glad it’s not just me!
Okay. ACIP meeting is over. Here are the four things they voted on with regard to Covid vaccines. Votes 1, 3 and 4 passed. Vote 2 (the call for a prescription requirement) did NOT pass.
The language is so unclear that two legal experts I've consulted so far don't know what this means for access.
The language is so unclear that two legal experts I've consulted so far don't know what this means for access.
September 20, 2025 at 6:50 AM
I started following yesterday’s #ACIP just in time for the votes, fully intending to summarise the outcomes.
I didn’t, because… I couldn’t work out what they had actually decided... 🤷🏻♀️
Glad it’s not just me!
I didn’t, because… I couldn’t work out what they had actually decided... 🤷🏻♀️
Glad it’s not just me!
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Vaccines don't cause birth defects and that includes COVID vaccines.
And thanks to Carol Hayes of American College of Nurse Midwives for speaking up at the ACIP meeting
vikilovesfacs.bsky.social feel free to add more - #IDSky + #MedSky.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/no-...
And thanks to Carol Hayes of American College of Nurse Midwives for speaking up at the ACIP meeting
vikilovesfacs.bsky.social feel free to add more - #IDSky + #MedSky.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/no-...
No increase in birth defects found following COVID vaccination in pregnancy
www.cidrap.umn.edu
September 19, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Vaccines don't cause birth defects and that includes COVID vaccines.
And thanks to Carol Hayes of American College of Nurse Midwives for speaking up at the ACIP meeting
vikilovesfacs.bsky.social feel free to add more - #IDSky + #MedSky.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/no-...
And thanks to Carol Hayes of American College of Nurse Midwives for speaking up at the ACIP meeting
vikilovesfacs.bsky.social feel free to add more - #IDSky + #MedSky.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/no-...
Today, #ACIP will be voting on #CovidVaccination. I will be examining a PhD viva at the time and won't be able to follow live.
So, to anticipate some of the claims that may be made on COVID vaccination in #pregnancy... 🧵
www.cidrap.umn.edu/sites/defaul...
So, to anticipate some of the claims that may be made on COVID vaccination in #pregnancy... 🧵
www.cidrap.umn.edu/sites/defaul...
September 19, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Today, #ACIP will be voting on #CovidVaccination. I will be examining a PhD viva at the time and won't be able to follow live.
So, to anticipate some of the claims that may be made on COVID vaccination in #pregnancy... 🧵
www.cidrap.umn.edu/sites/defaul...
So, to anticipate some of the claims that may be made on COVID vaccination in #pregnancy... 🧵
www.cidrap.umn.edu/sites/defaul...
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The announcement of health insurance companies that they’ll continue covering routine vaccinations is a huge vote of no confidence in ACIP's recommendations. It reflects a desire by insurers to avoid the cost of illnesses by having their customers vaccinated.
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Questions Are Raised About Vaccine Panel’s Reliability as Policy Review Gets Underway
www.nytimes.com
September 18, 2025 at 5:21 PM
The announcement of health insurance companies that they’ll continue covering routine vaccinations is a huge vote of no confidence in ACIP's recommendations. It reflects a desire by insurers to avoid the cost of illnesses by having their customers vaccinated.
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In anticipation of claims that may be made at the #ACIP vote on #CovidVaccines later today, a reminder of the extensive evidence on the safety of mRNA COVID vaccination in #pregnancy...
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
September 19, 2025 at 8:33 AM
In anticipation of claims that may be made at the #ACIP vote on #CovidVaccines later today, a reminder of the extensive evidence on the safety of mRNA COVID vaccination in #pregnancy...
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
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1/ Today and tomorrow, #ACIP —the external body that sets vaccine policy—is holding a special session. One item on the agenda is the highly anticipated vote for the Covid vaccine. We’re expecting VAERS data to be misused to suggest 25 pediatric deaths were caused by the vaccine. Here are the facts👇
September 18, 2025 at 3:17 PM
1/ Today and tomorrow, #ACIP —the external body that sets vaccine policy—is holding a special session. One item on the agenda is the highly anticipated vote for the Covid vaccine. We’re expecting VAERS data to be misused to suggest 25 pediatric deaths were caused by the vaccine. Here are the facts👇
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A lot is riding on this week's tense CDC ACIP vaccine recommendation meetings.
Day 1: MMRV and hep B vax
Day 2: COVID vax
@meghanbartels.bsky.social and @andreatamayo.bsky.social breakdown what to look out for @sciam.bsky.social. 🧪 Follow updates here: www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-...
Day 1: MMRV and hep B vax
Day 2: COVID vax
@meghanbartels.bsky.social and @andreatamayo.bsky.social breakdown what to look out for @sciam.bsky.social. 🧪 Follow updates here: www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-...
How a Contentious CDC Vaccine Meeting Will Affect Public Health
Three vaccines are on the agenda for this week’s meeting of ACIP, the CDC’s key advisory panel on immunization: the combined measles, mumps, rubella and varicella vaccine, the hepatitis B vaccine and ...
www.scientificamerican.com
September 18, 2025 at 2:57 PM
A lot is riding on this week's tense CDC ACIP vaccine recommendation meetings.
Day 1: MMRV and hep B vax
Day 2: COVID vax
@meghanbartels.bsky.social and @andreatamayo.bsky.social breakdown what to look out for @sciam.bsky.social. 🧪 Follow updates here: www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-...
Day 1: MMRV and hep B vax
Day 2: COVID vax
@meghanbartels.bsky.social and @andreatamayo.bsky.social breakdown what to look out for @sciam.bsky.social. 🧪 Follow updates here: www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-...
The UK Young Academy is running a forum in which clinicians, scientists and most importantly new and expectant parents can discuss the barriers to participating in medical research during pregnancy.
New and expectant parents particularly welcomed... and their babies! 👶 🤰
#ObGynSky
New and expectant parents particularly welcomed... and their babies! 👶 🤰
#ObGynSky
Health OpenSpaces | Pregnancy in research | UK Young Academy
ukyoungacademy.org
August 19, 2025 at 9:08 AM
The UK Young Academy is running a forum in which clinicians, scientists and most importantly new and expectant parents can discuss the barriers to participating in medical research during pregnancy.
New and expectant parents particularly welcomed... and their babies! 👶 🤰
#ObGynSky
New and expectant parents particularly welcomed... and their babies! 👶 🤰
#ObGynSky
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✨We’ve just launched our new guide to #vaccinations during #pregnancy!
Understand how immunity changes, which vaccines the NHS recommends, and how they protect both parent and baby during pregnancy and beyond.
Download a copy for trusted information: bit.ly/4fuRqVw
Understand how immunity changes, which vaccines the NHS recommends, and how they protect both parent and baby during pregnancy and beyond.
Download a copy for trusted information: bit.ly/4fuRqVw
August 6, 2025 at 10:16 AM
✨We’ve just launched our new guide to #vaccinations during #pregnancy!
Understand how immunity changes, which vaccines the NHS recommends, and how they protect both parent and baby during pregnancy and beyond.
Download a copy for trusted information: bit.ly/4fuRqVw
Understand how immunity changes, which vaccines the NHS recommends, and how they protect both parent and baby during pregnancy and beyond.
Download a copy for trusted information: bit.ly/4fuRqVw
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Our new guide to vaccinations during pregnancy is now available!
We've been working really hard on this over the past few months and we hope it is a easy to read and engaging guide that provides key information and answers common questions.
#ImmunoSky 🧪 #SciComm
We've been working really hard on this over the past few months and we hope it is a easy to read and engaging guide that provides key information and answers common questions.
#ImmunoSky 🧪 #SciComm
✨We’ve just launched our new guide to #vaccinations during #pregnancy!
Understand how immunity changes, which vaccines the NHS recommends, and how they protect both parent and baby during pregnancy and beyond.
Download a copy for trusted information: bit.ly/4fuRqVw
Understand how immunity changes, which vaccines the NHS recommends, and how they protect both parent and baby during pregnancy and beyond.
Download a copy for trusted information: bit.ly/4fuRqVw
August 7, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Our new guide to vaccinations during pregnancy is now available!
We've been working really hard on this over the past few months and we hope it is a easy to read and engaging guide that provides key information and answers common questions.
#ImmunoSky 🧪 #SciComm
We've been working really hard on this over the past few months and we hope it is a easy to read and engaging guide that provides key information and answers common questions.
#ImmunoSky 🧪 #SciComm
The original ACIP members writing in @nejm.org:
“The ACIP cannot be replaced, but it may be possible to limit the damage. In this vacuum, it is urgent that other organizations step forward to reassert an evidence-based, expert approach to vaccine recommendations… Families are counting on us.”
“The ACIP cannot be replaced, but it may be possible to limit the damage. In this vacuum, it is urgent that other organizations step forward to reassert an evidence-based, expert approach to vaccine recommendations… Families are counting on us.”
The Path Forward for Vaccine Policy in the United States | NEJM
The former members of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices consider paths
forward for U.S. vaccine policy in the wake of their dismissal by the Secretary of
Health and Human Services in...
www.nejm.org
August 1, 2025 at 7:38 AM
The original ACIP members writing in @nejm.org:
“The ACIP cannot be replaced, but it may be possible to limit the damage. In this vacuum, it is urgent that other organizations step forward to reassert an evidence-based, expert approach to vaccine recommendations… Families are counting on us.”
“The ACIP cannot be replaced, but it may be possible to limit the damage. In this vacuum, it is urgent that other organizations step forward to reassert an evidence-based, expert approach to vaccine recommendations… Families are counting on us.”
🇬🇧 The first UK data on the effectiveness of #RSV #vaccines in #pregnancy is in!
👶🏽 391 babies with RSV vs 146 controls
🧪 RSV vaccination in pregnancy was 72% effective at preventing RSV in babies, if given >2 weeks before delivery
#MedSky #ImmunoSky #ObGynSky
👶🏽 391 babies with RSV vs 146 controls
🧪 RSV vaccination in pregnancy was 72% effective at preventing RSV in babies, if given >2 weeks before delivery
#MedSky #ImmunoSky #ObGynSky
Bivalent prefusion F vaccination in pregnancy and respiratory syncytial virus hospitalisation in infants in the UK: results of a multicentre, test-negative, case-control study
In the real-world setting of the first season of vaccine implementation in England
and Scotland, maternal RSVpreF vaccination was effective and equivalent to trial settings
in reducing the risk of hos...
www.thelancet.com
July 24, 2025 at 12:55 PM
🇬🇧 The first UK data on the effectiveness of #RSV #vaccines in #pregnancy is in!
👶🏽 391 babies with RSV vs 146 controls
🧪 RSV vaccination in pregnancy was 72% effective at preventing RSV in babies, if given >2 weeks before delivery
#MedSky #ImmunoSky #ObGynSky
👶🏽 391 babies with RSV vs 146 controls
🧪 RSV vaccination in pregnancy was 72% effective at preventing RSV in babies, if given >2 weeks before delivery
#MedSky #ImmunoSky #ObGynSky
👀 As for all new vaccines, the safety of the #RSV #vaccine is being closely monitored.
👩🔬 The CDC did a simulated trial of 13,996 vaccinated in pregnancy vs 13,996 matched unvaccinated controls
👍 No increased risk of preterm birth, stillbirth, small babies
1/
www.cdc.gov/acip/downloa...
👩🔬 The CDC did a simulated trial of 13,996 vaccinated in pregnancy vs 13,996 matched unvaccinated controls
👍 No increased risk of preterm birth, stillbirth, small babies
1/
www.cdc.gov/acip/downloa...
June 26, 2025 at 8:24 AM
👀 As for all new vaccines, the safety of the #RSV #vaccine is being closely monitored.
👩🔬 The CDC did a simulated trial of 13,996 vaccinated in pregnancy vs 13,996 matched unvaccinated controls
👍 No increased risk of preterm birth, stillbirth, small babies
1/
www.cdc.gov/acip/downloa...
👩🔬 The CDC did a simulated trial of 13,996 vaccinated in pregnancy vs 13,996 matched unvaccinated controls
👍 No increased risk of preterm birth, stillbirth, small babies
1/
www.cdc.gov/acip/downloa...