Vanessa

I agree w/ Andrew w/ the caveat that many/most of those who were incorrect were propped up by various media for reasons I will never understand and had no business speaking on behalf of public health or predicting the future . . . And then the field was held to their mistakes which were never ours

Unlike measles vaccination which offers strong protection over time, mumps vaccination significantly wanes . . . We rely on herd immunity to keep this disease in check

Maryland health officials warn providers about an upsurge in mumps cases Maryland health officials are warning about an uptick in cases of mumps.

Measles is a bellwether. Because it’s the most contagious vaccine-preventable disease, when vaccination rates drop, it’s the first to start spreading.

Now we’ve got mumps rolling up.

Expect more.

This is just the beginning of RFK Jr.’s successful infectious disease reintroduction plan.

Things that were not on my 2026 bingo card: learning about mumps 🫠

I think that’s a big reason why it’s hitting so hard with us

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A carbon monoxide alarm with red exes spray painted on as eyes and a frowning mouth. The text reads: Are you living with a dead alarm? In a recent CPSC study, only half of surveyed households knew the age of their smoke and carbon monoxide alarms. Check the expiration dates on your smoke and carbon monoxide alarms.

Deaths from carbon monoxide poisoning spike in winter. Make sure you, your friends, and your family have working carbon monoxide alarms.

That looks like a Jackson Pollock

This has always been my experience

Experts Call For N95s Over Surgical Masks As Flu, Covid Viruses Spread World Health Network experts urge WHO to make N95, KN95, or FFP2 respirators the standard for protection for healthcare workers, not inferior surgical masks.

Experts Call For N95s Over Surgical Masks As Flu, Covid Viruses Spread www.forbes.com/sites/judyst...

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A good reminder that when you have hundreds of measles cases fully vaccinated people are also less protected.

I don’t agree with this. Police are in high risk jobs for COVID and flu and other infections. The number one cause of death for police several years running wss COVID. They should be able to wear medical masks at all times with no exceptions.

But police officers should be able to wear masks to protect themselves and their families from the flu and COVID and TSV and measles and everything else they are exposed to.

Pilot programme massively boosts hepatitis B “birth dose” vaccination in Nigeria’s Delta state The hepatitis B “birth dose” protects newborns from chronic, liver-killing infection, but the jab’s 24-hour window of opportunity leaves little room for logistical inefficiency. A new project in Delta...

In love this story so much
"The impact has been resounding. In the five pilot hospitals, the hepatitis B birth dose is now administered within an average of three hours after birth, including on weekends, which previously were not vaccination days."
www.gavi.org/vaccineswork...

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Amanda Gorman wrote this poem for Renee Good and that’s it for me tonight.

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Early influenza virus characterisation and vaccine effectiveness in England in autumn 2025, a period dominated by influenza A(H3N2) subclade K Influenza A(H3N2) subclade K (J.2.4.1) has dominated the 2025/26 season start in England. Post-infection ferret antisera raised against northern hemisphere 2025/26 vaccine strains showed reduced reactivity to subclade K viruses in England, aligning ...

For those who have been led to believe that this year’s flu vaccine doesn’t work, this isn’t the case.

ER visits and hospital admissions are reduced by 72–75% in children and adolescents, and by 32–39% in adults.

pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...

Flu Cases Are Skyrocketing in the U.S. The new K variant driving the spike is spreading quickly.

"It's definitely not too late to get the flu vaccine if you haven't done it already as flu cases skyrocket and hospitalizations due to the flu rapidly increases."
time.com/7342833/flu-...

What happens now?!?

Should I be concerned this didn’t wake me? 😬

Respiratory season has come out swinging. Stay safe all!

www2.montgomerycountymd.gov/mcgportalapp...

It’s nice of Nick Shirley to be going around testing the emergency response and active assailant plans of daycare centers, especially with how much gun violence we have in this country. I’m glad to see so many responding with correct lockdown protocols!

Very very sad that people believed this was even possible

I called to make a doctors appointment yesterday and she kept saying you’re scheduled for February 7th over and over. Finally I say, when was that appointment made? “Oops, wrong year” 🤣

Flu cases are surging and rates will likely get worse, new CDC data shows Flu season is off to a rough start this year, according to new CDC data. The virus is spreading faster than in previous years and the surge is likely to get worse. Here's what you need to know.

"If you're using public transportation, if you're in the room with a lot of other people, if you're in a healthcare setting, it's really smart to wear a mask especially higher-quality masks. I was taking the subway yesterday, and I was wearing an N95 mask."
www.npr.org/sections/sho...

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How is this a thing?!?!?

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May our suspensions coffers overflow. The amount of flu already 😩