Why you should continue to get the COVID-19 vaccine every year!
Thank you! This was @drsamirajeimy.bsky.social brain child. Such important work!
Allergy Misinformation Across Social Media Platforms www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... by @sabivm.bsky.social et al.
"Allergy misinformation achieves high engagement with limited public correction..."
31%: natural cure promotion
24%: IgG testing endorsement
18%: medication fearmongering
Influenza is here and she isn’t playing.
Hey Vinay Prasad, science belongs to everyone. You’ve bemoaned how the FDA and CDC were not transparent for years, yet here you are intentionally refusing to share evidence.
This data does not belong to you. It belongs to the American people. Release it.
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Great idea!!!
Check now!
Oh just you wait ;)
I joined the team because @shematologist.medsky.social told me Canadians can participate too!
Okay, I did not know Canadians could also join!!! I’m so in, team #mealioidosis !!!!
I wish Canada was part of this initiative too!!
Also remember to think about the unusual suspects. For example, chocolate houses like Mary’s Brigadeiro used these as did popular baklava spots like Baklava King and Crown. They are all part of the recall.
While this has to do with Canada, I am unsure if the US has proper systems in place to detect these - so personally I would be cautious even if in the US.
Pistachio recall just got much bigger.
Risk for more severe symptoms is the highest amongst those youngest and oldest, as well as those pregnant and immunocompromised.
Go on, make this viral
So far there is no evidence that this did not occur.
The claim "RFK Jr was not bitten by a zombie" is not an evidence-based claim because studies have not ruled out the possibility that RFK Jr was indeed bitten by a zombie.
lol, nailed it!
Remember, the vaccines we have available to us have gone through rigorous efficacy and safety studies, despite what some disinformation actors will tell you.
But of course, there is always room for improvement and so studies for newer, better and safer vaccines continues.
Giving participants a placebo means leaving them at full risk of infection or severe effects (depending on the vaccine), even though we already have something that is shown to be effective.
This is why any research ethics board will simply not allow a study like this to occur.
Once a safe and effective vaccine exists for a disease, it becomes unethical to give participants a placebo in a clinical trial because you will be denying the control group protection that we know already works.
THIS IS WHY ASKING FOR 'PLACEBO CONTROLLED TRIALS' FOR EXISTING VACCINES MAKES NO SENSE!!!!
If you chose chaos, then RIP my friend.
If you are yelling at the screen where the people in the movie chose chaos, then the rest of this post is
for you!
Would your two test groups be:
1- the new spray vs the old spray
OR
2- would you want to invite chaos in your life and give one group the new spray and the other group NO SPRAY?
Imagine you are in a post-apocalyptic world with zombies. There is a spray you can use to ward off zombies. It works well, but is short-acting.
Someone made a new spray that is more long-acting. You want to test it out to see the difference.
Depending on the age. For seniors it’s typically recommended for 65+ with risk factors or those 75+. And also the monoclonal antibody for babies.
Allergies definitely can be a thing in November: dust mites in winter clothing, mold due to outdoor moisture because of rain and snow, Christmas trees.
Yes it’s me (just solo me, I don’t have any admin or staff or anything!)
Not every illness is 'the flu' and yes, you still need a flu shot even if you do have the real deal 'flu'.
