My first post on BlueSky, I could not access the same handle as my X (someone hacked into that one):

So it's @peterhotez for X and @peterhotezmdphd for BlueSky

I'm a pediatric-vaccine scientist based in Houston TX at our Texas Medical Center

One of the birds I most wanted to see here in south Texas was the Roseate Spoonbill. March is the beginning of the mating season here and these two were testing each other. The orange tail feathers only emerge during breeding! ❤️❤️❤️ #Spoonbill #RGV #BirdsSeenIn2025

New measles cases tied to N.J. patient who visited 3 health facilities The New Jersey Department of Health confirmed an initial measles case on Feb. 14 in an unvaccinated individual, and by Feb. 20, two additional cases were identified in people who had close contact wit...

An unvaccinated NJ traveler who returned to the US infected with #measles went to 3 health facilities earlier this month seeking care before being diagnosed. Not surprisingly, additional cases are now being detected.
Measles will spread if we give it the chance. www.nj.com/healthfit/20...

I am now hearing from multiple folks in the past two hours (including some who have personally been fired) that mass firings have now commenced within NOAA--including, yes, at the National Weather Service.

Measles death of unvaccinated child in Texas outbreak is 1st fatality in US in a decade An unvaccinated school-aged child in Texas has died of measles, the first associated with an outbreak that has infected more than 100 people.

This news truly breaks my heart.

We are calling on HHS to take immediate action. Secretary Kennedy needs to bring back weekly measles tracking from the CDC, rehire the health experts, and roll out a serious vaccine campaign. Our kids' safety is on the line!

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Wowza! We witnessed two pairs of Keel-billed Toucans battling over preferred nest locations while walking up Ancon Hill in Panama City! Don't you just love Toucans? 💛💚🖤 #Toucans #Panama #BirdsSeenIn2025

Cal Fire captain found stabbed to death inside of her San Diego County home Rebecca Marodi, a Cal Fire captain stationed in Riverside County, was found stabbed to death inside of her own home in Ramona on Monday evening, authorities said.

Humanity is on life support. 😢

Rebecca Marodi, a California based fire captain, was targeted by right-wing extremists who touted her a ‘DEI hire’ and blamed her for the LA fires. She has been found stabbed to death in her home.

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The wind may be partly to blame for bird flu spread between farms, a new study suggests | CNN In February 2024, government veterinarians in the Czech Republic investigating a bird flu outbreak found themselves in the middle of a puzzling case.

Study suggests that, under certain circumstances, H5N1 avian influenza may be spread between poultry farms through aerosolized feces or dander from infected birds

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Maybe I wasn’t clear about this. I wanted more egg and no plane crash, not many plane crash and no egg.

As officials prepare for WHO-led flu vaccine meeting, many wonder: Will the U.S. show? Each year, flu experts from around the world gather to map out recommendations for next winter's flu vaccine. This year, it's unclear if the U.S. will show.

In late February, experts will convene to decide what #flu viruses next winter's flu vaccines should target. The #CDC & #FDA have 2 of the 10 votes around the table. This year it's not clear they'll attend, which could make things challenging for manufacturers. www.statnews.com/2025/02/13/w...

#H5N1 #birdflu's march through California's dairy herds has slowed but never halted. Nearly 76% of the state's herds — 745 in total — have been infected so far. #USDA confirmed 1 more today. Cumulative national total: 968 in 16 states. www.aphis.usda.gov/livestock-po...

#USA: "We urge the US government to immediately resume funding of critical humanitarian and health aid, either through rescinding relevant orders freezing funding or expanding the current narrow humanitarian waiver to cover all necessary health and humanitarian programs." - @avrilbenoit.bsky.social

Early signs of *potentially* concerning heavy rain event in SoCal wildfire zones next week (~Feb 14). *Uncertainty is high,* & range of outcomes at this early juncture is from virtually nothing to high-end flash flood/debris flow threat. But consider this an early heads-up. #CAwx

Wowza. Look at the wingspan on this Great Blue Heron! Captured this morning as it landed on the semi-frozen Harlem Meer. 🎉🎉🎉 #Herons #CentralPark #birding

The Papua New Guinea Courier's overseas correspondent on America's Coup Klux Klan To America where Elon Musk, the world’s most economically wealthy and spiritually impoverished man, is staging a coup.

The Papua New Guinea Courier's overseas correspondent on America's Coup Klux Klan...

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Greek PM calls for calm as hundreds of 'very intense' tremors hit Santorini Hundreds of tremors have hit the Greek island of Santorini in the past week, leading more than a thousand people to flee the tourist hotspot. Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis called for "calm"...

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The warm, moist, and slow-moving atmospheric river has lifted back northward (temporarily, and as expected) as a frontal wave causes a classic "windshield wiper effect" over NorCal. But heavier rain is now moving back southward as cold front approaches... #CAwx #CAwater

According to a senior CDC official, some of the pages that were removed on Friday have been reinstated due to backlash from the scientific community and the public. Keep speaking up, it matters!

Putin is full out celebrating our idiocy.

Murphy: "This is a constitutional crisis that we are in today. Let's call it what it is."

Greenland plans to ban foreign political donations after Donald Trump’s threats Arctic island in US president’s sights is due to hold parliamentary elections by April 6

Seems prudent

Greenland plans to ban foreign political donations after Donald Trump’s threats - on.ft.com/4jH4R6k via @data.ft.com

Raskin: "Elon Musk, you may have illegally seized power over the financial payments systems of the Treasury, but you don't control the money of the American people. The US Congress does that under Article 1 of the Constitution ... we don't have a fourth branch of government called 'Elon Musk'"

An update with latest data available for graph of life expectancy vs health care expenditures per capita for 20 countries and one outlier.

Are you funded by #NIH, #NSF or #CDC? Please post any letters or communications you’ve received from these agencies or HHS about restrictions on grant funding, publications etc. I want to catalog all of them for the record. #medsky #episky

Calling all former feds. Your Senators and members of Congress need to hear from you.

The Logic of Destruction And how to resist it

The logic of the coup that is going on now. And how to resist it.
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