Katherine Lemon

In an age of vaccine skepticism, parents trust pediatricians most A Washington Post-KFF poll finds that pediatricians are the most trusted source for vaccine information and that confidence in them is a strong predictor of vaccination.

Eighty-five percent of parents said they trust their child’s pediatrician on vaccine information — a level of confidence that cuts across political divides, including among MAGA Republicans, according to a Washington Post-KFF poll.

This is nothing more than a continuation of the president’s desperate weaponization of our justice system.

I am not fearful — I am fearless.

We will fight these baseless charges aggressively, and my office will continue to fiercely protect New Yorkers and their rights..

Stop treating code like an afterthought: record, share and value it Scientists, research institutions, funders, libraries and publishers must all improve software practices.

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Ah, the irony of having an opinion article on the importance of sharing in science BEHIND A PAYWALL. Only in @nature.com
#OpenScience #FAIR

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M.I.T. Rejects a White House Offer for Special Funding Treatment

Deeply grateful to my alma mater , #MIT, for living the principles they espouse and leading on the crucial importance of freedom of thought and the importance of merit in science. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/u...

Nasal microbionts differentially colonize and elicit cytokines in human nasal epithelial organoids | mSphere Human nasal microbiota often includes highly pathogenic members, many of which are antimicrobial resistance threats, e.g., methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and drug-resistant Streptococcus ...

Happy to share this new article online at #mSphere journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...
Human nasal organoids (HNOs) are a new model system for studying bacterial colonization and interspecies interactions. A big congratulations to the whole team, especially co-first authors: Andrea Boyd and Leah Kafer

This moment from our latest episode with science writer @edyong209.bsky.social is 🔥

We asked Ed — how do we talk up the benefits of science in the face of government cuts? He told us that's the wrong approach. 🧪

Listen wherever, or watch on Spotify 👇

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YouTube video by Elle Cordova For our scientists

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With gratitude for the friend who shared this with me and a big thank you to @ellecordova.bsky.social from a humble physician scientist just trying to make our world a little better.

Been there! Vinegar baths (my great uncle's advice from years of farming) and time...lots of time. My son, whose clean clothes were upstairs when our dog came running into the downstairs immediately after being sprayed, was sent home from school the next day bc he smelled like skunk 🫢 Good luck

#keithblackwell #memorial #symposium #celegans #science #metabolism #stressresponses #skn1 #nrf2 #nrf1 #nfe2l2 #nfe2l1 #stress #aging #harvard #worms #celebrationoflife #scientificlegacy | Jorge Iván ... Early in May, and too early in his life, my dear mentor Prof. T. Keith Blackwell passed unexpectedly. He was a gifted scientist with a great mind, very generous with his advice and time, and one of th...

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Watching the Chaos at the CDC -- with Sadness and Alarm Throughout my career as an infectious diseases doctor, the CDC has been a rock-solid source. Need reliable data on an outbreak? The CDC. Need thoughtful, evidence-based guidelines? The CDC. Need an au...

For us ID doctors, the CDC has been a rock. Data, guidelines, surveillance, travel advice -- all there, vetted by experts, referenced, reliable. Perfect? No. But watching its dismantling now breaks my heart. Some thoughts: blogs.jwatch.org/hiv-id-obser...

Screenshot that says Louisiana's health department cancels promotion of mass vaccinations State's surgeon general presents illness-preventing jabs as personal choice in move that experts call 'infuriating' US politics - live updates Marina Dunbar and Ramon Antonio Vargas in New Orleans Fri 14 Feb 2025 12.56 EST

Screenshot that says Louisiana's deadly whooping cough outbreak is now its worst in 35 years WWNO - New Orleans Public Radio | By Rosemary Westwood f Published September 3, 2025

Started/Going in Louisiana

368 cases of whooping cough
63 hospitalized, of whom
75% vaccines not up to date, and
41 were infants

Know & Exercise Your Rights Flyer provided by the Illinois Immigration Information Hub. 1. Remain Calm. 2. You have the right to deny entry without a valid warrant. 3. You have the right to remain silent. 4. You have the right to speak with an attorney. 5. You have the right to not sign anything. For more information, head to: https://www.illinoisimmigrationinfo.org/

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Know your rights, Illinois.

Stay safe and stay informed.

Jerome Adams, who served as US surgeon general during President Donald Trump’s first administration, is calling for Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to be fired as controversy continues to swirl over his handling of vaccine approvals. https://cnn.it/47s9lKt

As national medical, scientific, public health and patient organizations, we call for the resignation of HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to ensure the health of the American people. Read our statement: asm.org/press-releas...

🐥If this Senate hearing with Bobby "The Quack" Jr pissed you off, send a message: Quack-O-Gram delivery begins on 9/15🐥

🐥 $3. Man in a duck suit. Rubber duck with "impeach the quack" message to YOUR Rep🐥

Link: www.standupforscience.net/quack-o-grams
#ImpeachTheQuack
@standupforscience.bsky.social

Thank you for your leadership and your courage!

As national medical, scientific, public health and patient organizations, we call for the resignation of HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to ensure the health of the American people.

Our statement: https://bit.ly/45LeJHi

Please read, repost, and share widely. So proud of these organizations, especially the three of which I am a member. ‪@idsainfo.bsky.social @asm.org @pidsociety.bsky.social

Dictators silence our freedoms. In America, the people will be heard. Oct 18: #NoKings. RSVP: nokings.org?utm_source=5...

Yesterday the president demanded that evidence about Covid vaccines be shown to the public. Today @apoorvanyt.bsky.social & I run through some of the studies made public over the past 4+ years that show that the vaccines work. Gift link: nyti.ms/46k17Tq

'They would never have known:' New warnings about rabies outbreaks as cases rise in the U.S. The CDC's rabies team says it's tracking 15 different likely outbreaks from New York to Oregon.

The rabies virus invades the central nervous system and is almost always fatal once symptoms start. Early symptoms, which can begin about a week or up to a year after exposure, may resemble the flu with symptoms progressing quickly followed by death within weeks.
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Opinion | We Ran the C.D.C.: Kennedy Is Endangering Every American’s Health

9 CDC Directors going back to 1977 speak out. What RFK Jr has done to our nation’s public health system "should alarm every American."

It "is unlike anything we have ever seen at the agency, and unlike anything our country has ever experienced." www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/o...

PUBLIC HEALTH ORDER NEW MEXICO DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SECRETARY GINA DEBLASSIE AUGUST 29, 2025 Ensuring Availability of COVID-19 Vaccine for the 2025-2026 Season

THIS ORDER supersedes any previous order, proclamation, or directives to the extent they are in conflict. This Public Order shall take effect immediately and remain in effect until such time as it automatically expires one year from the date of issuance, or until such time as the New Mexico Department of Health Cabinet Secretary rescinds it.

New Mexico has issued a public health order that removes federal restrictions to COVID-19 vaccine access so that pharmacies in New Mexico can vaccinate people of all ages and risk profiles. Every state need to do this!

PIDS has released a statement regarding the CDC. To protect public health, we must lead with science, not ideology. We must adhere to the sound evidence-based approach that produced a CDC treasured by the American public and seen as the gold level standard of public health. pids.org/2025/08/29/i...

mvif season 5 keynotes

Season 5 is going to start 🔜

Check out the program and
feel free to join the keynotes by presenting your work–abstract submission is open www.microbiome-vif.org/en-US/-/info...

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Opinion | America First? Not When It Comes to Your Health.

A wonderfully-done depiction of what America is losing by destroying science. This isn’t just a story about these scientists, it is a story about how Russ Vought and MAGA are killing medical cures. That will touch everyone.

With David Ho, Kamila Naxerova, @docsirianni.bsky.social, 1/

American Academy of Pediatrics has released our annual update to our immunization recommendations to best help children and adolescents build immunity and stay healthy.
Read our full policy statement to learn about AAP's updated immunization schedule.
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SEN. @ossoff.senate.gov on fascism in 🇺🇸 : “There is not safety in keeping your head down… People who oppose public policy decisions but are too afraid of retribution from their government to speak their mind should send a chill down all of our spines.”

Opinion: Cuts in federal funding hammer STEM students and San Diego region This year’s federal funding cuts are severely impacting STEM research and education, threatening the future of innovation and our nation’s health and technological advancement. These cuts hav…

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