Sask. measles case sends patient to intensive care | CBC News Saskatchewan has recorded one new case of measles, and health officials say the patient required intensive care.

If only there were a way to prevent #measles infections. Oh, wait.... www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

It's day 15 of the shutdown and our first missed paycheck.

For feds 👇

🍽️Too good to go app (surplus food from local eateries/stores at a ⬇️ prices)

🗺️https://myfedbenefitshelp.com/shutdown-assistance-map/

💵https://www.sanders.senate.gov/resources-for-federal-workers/

🧑‍🏫https://wearewellfed.com/

This guy is in charge of US health care.

Cutting through the Noise: Vaccines, Childhood Health and Navigating the School Year Separating Facts from Misinformation with Experts from the CDC and Beyond As the 2025–26 school year unfolds, families and educators are once again caught in the crossfire of misinformation about chil...

Please join us for a free, virtual National town hall on childhood health and vaccines on Sept 30 6p EDT

Sponsored by the @aft.org and with the great @drdemetre.bsky.social joining us

Please share questions here or register and bring them live! We have your back

sharemylesson.com/webinars/vac...

What would Mickey do?

Mad props to the anonymous CDC-er that designed and printed these signs for the goodbye celebration of the CDC leaders we lost yesterday -- the 3Ds (Demetre, Deb, Dan). LEGENDARY.

#DidThisToday
I called my reps this morning!

Three officials arm in arm with cheering supporters behind them. Photo credit to Sam Stein.

Three of the officials who have resigned in protest, outside CDC HQ just now with their colleagues.

In his resignation letter Dr Demetre C. Daskalakis (on the right) warned that the Trump administration “risks our personal well-being and the security of the United States.”

(📸 Sam Stein)

What could possibly go wrong?

CDC director being ousted weeks into job Susan Monarez, a longtime federal government scientist, was confirmed by the Senate in late July to lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

This is bad. We didn’t think Susan was a leader exactly, but she was not one of 🧠🪱goons.

CDC is one again without a director and without a single mention of the terror attack on CDC.
#FireRFKjr

The chaos continues.

Coward, show up when most of the staff is not there.

Thanks for posting this. I was thinking about this series of posts last week. Legendary!👍

White text on a black background: By removing the recommendation it's likely that insurance companies will no longer cover vaccines for these groups. And government programs that subsidize vaccines for the most vulnerable populations certainly won't. If you still wanted the vaccine then you'd likely need to see a doctor to get them to prescribe it off-label. So you'd need to go to a doctor, get a prescription, and then potentially pay out of pocket. Something that is entirely inaccessible for many people.

By now you've probably heard that 🪱 intends to limit Covid vaccine recommendations. Here's what limited recommendations means for you.
Tl;dr: lots more hoops to jump through.
Thanks to @laurelbristow.bsky.social for this summary

The pool's open. Trump's laid off the team that helps protect swimmers. The loss of the CDC's drowning-prevention unit is one that water safety advocates fear will have a direct impact on children’s safety.

The pool’s open. Trump’s laid off the team that helps protect swimmers.
The loss of the CDC’s drowning-prevention unit is one that water safety advocates fear will have a direct impact on children’s safety.
www.politico.com/news/2025/05...

Noon on Thursday May 22 outside HHS. Be there or be square.

“Poor man wanna be rich. Rich man wanna be king. The king ain’t satisfied ‘til he rules everything.”—Springsteen, Badlands

Donald Trump cut funding for cancer research by 31% in the first three months of his term.

This is an attack on every American family who has loved someone with cancer.

RFK is committing #PublicHealthMalpractice.

We are proud to announce the launch of our website. The work for the site was generously donated by the incredible team at Elevated Third.

This is where we will provide updates of our activities and publish accurate information about public health. We hope you’ll join us! www.defendpublichealth.org

The return of diseases measles and whooping cough is not a failure of science or public health

It’s a failure of leadership and governance

We're excited to announce the CDC Mutual Aid Network. The Mutual Aid Network exists to help support CDC workers, including FTEs, fellows, and contractors, who have lost their jobs.

To donate to the fund or request assistance: bit.ly/CDCMutualAid...

Pope Francis: “I would like all of us to hope anew and to revive our trust in others, including those who are different than ourselves, or who come from distant lands, bringing unfamiliar customs, ways of life and ideas! For all of us are children of God!"

In Pope Francis’s last public address, he preached care of the marginalized, the vulnerable, and migrants, saying: “I would like all of us to hope anew and to revive our trust in others, including those who are different than ourselves.” May we heed his wish.

The Expert Who Kept Eye Drops From Blinding You Was Fired Yesterday Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and the so-called Department of Government Efficiency terminated thousands of experienced public health professionals in an April Fools’ Day massacre. We’re all about to pay the ...

"When investigators in the field confronted a potentially life-threatening contamination that compromised drug sterility, Pohlhaus was the person they would call. He’s the one who helped them gather evidence that could halt dangerous manufacturing or shut down a pipeline of compromised products."

Texas public health official predicts the measles outbreak could take a year to contain The director of public health for the city of Lubbock said Tuesday that uptake of the measles vaccine “has definitely been a struggle,” and that the outbreak will be "large."

The Texas-New Mexico-Oklahoma #measles outbreak could be a long one, local public health official warns. www.statnews.com/2025/03/18/m...

Georgetown has put together resources for federal workers who may be facing a transition in jobs. These include various seminars and workshops, as well as tuition scholarships providing a discount on many master's programs and certificates. Please spread the word to anybody who might benefit.

Musk or Us: Town Hall with Congresswoman Nikema Williams (GA-05) · Indivisible Congresswoman Nikema Williams will be hosting a town hall on Tuesday, March 18, to lead a discussion with the community. We're calling on Indivisibles to turn out and support Rep. Williams for continu...

Free tomorrow evening? Check out the town hall below and show some support to Democratic Congresswoman Nikema Williams.
#weekinprotest

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NIH cuts research grants on vaccine hesitancy—with mRNA vaccine studies the next target

Some of terminated grants focused on boosting uptake in minority populations, with the cuts covering a range of vaccines.

www.cidrap.umn.edu/a...

What is Pulaski Day? Here's what's closed and the history of this Chicago holiday Pulaski Day will be observed on Monday, March 3. Chicago and Cook County government offices and courts will be closed. Chicago Public Schools, local banks and post offices will be open.

Happy Casimir Pulaski Day!

Today, we honor the brave Revolutionary War hero who fought for our nation and became known as the Father of the American Cavalry.

Let’s come together to celebrate his legacy and the legacy of our Polish community in Illinois.

"In the first half of the 19th century, between 40% and 50% of children in the U.S. didn’t live past the age of 5." Let that sink in.