Jennifer Spicer, MD, MPH, MHPE

News: Half of CDC "disease detectives" terminated. DOGE takes aim at US disease surveillance. Entire first-year class of the Epidemic Intelligence Service must be out by 5 p.m., sources say. Also: a major CDC contractor "just let go," and others may follow.

Major news:

Entire first-year class of the Epidemic Intelligence Service must be out by 5pm, sources say.

Also: a major CDC contractor "just let go." Others may follow.

This is an attack on our ability to detect outbreaks.

More, with quotes from CDC officials:
open.substack.com/pub/insideme...

14.02.2025 19:13 — 👍 198    🔁 124    💬 16    📌 61

Thinking about colleagues at the CDC and currently in EIS. These cuts will make the US and the world less prepared for emerging infectious diseases.

#IDSky

14.02.2025 20:02 — 👍 8    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0

Fired: CDC's most recently hired Epidemic Intelligence Services officers – the people who fight disease outbreaks.

They are not mere "probationary" staff. They are "Fellows" who are physician-scientists in a globally recognized applied epidemiology training program.

14.02.2025 18:41 — 👍 155    🔁 72    💬 1    📌 5

Louisiana Department of Health says it will no longer promote mass vaccination | CNN The Louisiana Department of Health will no longer promote mass vaccination, the state’s surgeon general, Dr. Ralph Abraham, told state health workers Thursday.

It’s started…

Louisiana Dept of Public Health will no longer promote mass vaccinations.

#BlueSky  #MedSky 🧪 #IDSky #scisky #medtwitter #EMSky #EMedSky #nursesky #MedEd #fmsky #pedsky #CardioSky www.cnn.com/2025/02/13/h...

14.02.2025 20:58 — 👍 46    🔁 19    💬 5    📌 4

www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
#MedSky #IDSky

09.02.2025 17:54 — 👍 7    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0

Site Index STIs are common. Many are curable - all are preventable.

PLEASE SHARE WIDELY #medsky #IDsky #obgynsky #pedsky
CDC STI treatment guidelines have been taken down. They are archived here 👇
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01.02.2025 01:47 — 👍 13    🔁 6    💬 2    📌 1

Crucial conversations Opposing opinions Strong emotions High stakes

What’s your style under stress Silence vs Violence

Crucial conversations is such a helpful book.
What’s your style under stress?
Silence vs Violence?
#medbooksky

27.11.2024 06:56 — 👍 11    🔁 3    💬 1    📌 0

Academic decision algorithm v 7.0- a testament to #SocialMedia peer review, as all versions past 1.0 were improved upon by feedback from colleagues on
social media

16.11.2024 18:30 — 👍 165    🔁 42    💬 15    📌 12

Thanks for starting this. Would love to get added to start connecting with my #MedEd people again now that we’ve found a Twitter alternative!

22.11.2024 22:29 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Frida Ghitis (@fridaghitis) on Threads RFK jr. plans to immediately go after NIH drug development for cancer and infectious diseases. Will require it to take “a break” for 8 years.

RFK Jr. plans to halt all federal funding for infectious disease research in the US for 8 years. this will lead to a brain drain of highly talented researchers and scientists. We will all suffer greatly regardless of our political views if this happens 🧪
www.threads.net/@fridaghitis...

17.11.2024 19:10 — 👍 120    🔁 39    💬 7    📌 5

Vaccines are safe and effective. Period.

17.11.2024 23:54 — 👍 38    🔁 11    💬 1    📌 0

a man in a lab coat says no reason in front of a wall of cards Alt: a man in a lab coat says “no reason”

Y’all are going to need some infectious diseases experts

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15.11.2024 00:33 — 👍 349    🔁 122    💬 42    📌 20

So happy to see the medicine community growing here. I finally feel like I can rejoin social media

17.11.2024 04:06 — 👍 11    🔁 0    💬 2    📌 0

I'm back!!!

10.11.2024 19:34 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0