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🤒Flu, COVlD, RSV info
💨Fat = COVlD viral reservoir
👁️Retina FAZ increases in Long COVlD (microvasc)
💥LC pain- autoAb & spike prot peptides
💉Hep B vax at birth policy change w/o new data
😮Immunotx cure for HIV?

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The post thanksgiving travel influenza spike is here. Flu is all the way up in hospitals abd clinics. Later up on protection.
Get your vaccine ASAP
Wear a mask 😷
Ventilate/improve airflow in your indoor spaces.
Stay home from work if you are sick.

Insurance coverage of hepatitis B vaccine won’t change, industry and officials say | CNN Parents will still be able to get the hepatitis B vaccine for their children at no cost even though the US Centers for Disease and Control Prevention’s vaccine advisers recommended a major change to t...

Because the vaccine prevents chronic hepatitis B for which there is no cure and the lifelong treatment costs more than a single birth dose of the vaccine. Insurance companies recognize this is a no brainer.
Brought to you by prevention beats treatment any day.
www.cnn.com/2025/12/07/h...

Vomiting condition called Cannabinoid Hyperemesis Syndrome (CHS) associated with chronic cannabis use is being seen more frequently at Emergency Departments in the US. buff.ly/hZdLccX

CHS surge in young adults seen with greater access to high-potency cannabis.

California mushroom poisonings

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👁️Retina FAZ increases in Long COVlD (microvasc)
💥LC pain- autoAb & spike prot peptides
💉Hep B vax at birth policy change w/o new data
😮Immunotx cure for HIV?

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Letter from Congress to FDA re: undermining vaccines, page 1 of 6

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My lab at Helmholtz Munich is seeking a highly motivated PostDoc/Scientist to strengthen our efforts in advanced imaging of cancer tissues.
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This week’s bouquet of butter colored roses, pink garden roses, and hydrangeas.

The roses have a lovely scent too.🌹

Made from Trader Joe’s and Safeway flowers.

#Flowers
#Photography
#FlowerFridayfamily
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A passed out raccoon is lying face down on the floor between a black trash can and a a toilet.

Drunk raccoon found passed out on liquor store floor after breaking in and sampling all of the spirits buff.ly/KbsiIyV

(He was checked out by animal control and was released after he sobered up.)

New review finds no evidence to support delaying universal hepatitis B birth-dose vaccination

Analysis of over 400 studies ahead of ACIP mtg reveals no evidence that delaying the universal hepatitis B vaccine birth dose improves safety or effectiveness

www.cidrap.umn.edu/c...

CIDRAP’s Vaccine Integrity Project has released a major evidence review: 400+ studies/reports, 40 years of data—and the conclusion is unmistakable.

There is no evidence supporting a delay in the hepatitis B birth dose.

Full report: www.cidrap.umn.edu/vaccine-inte...

Multiple large natural experiments have documented Shingles vaccine is linked with ~20-25% reduced risk of dementia and Alzheimer's disease. A new report today adds to that and extends the to slowing the progression of dementia @cellcellpress.bsky.social
www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...

If you are a pediatrician it's ok to ignore recommendations that put your patients at risk. ACIP guidelines are not legally binding. You all swore on the Hippocratic Oath which states the following:

"I will prevent disease whenever I can, for prevention is preferable to cure."

@shematologist.medsky.social FYI- I tried to log in my donation on the #HCWvsHunger site, but I did not get an email or a confirmation.

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I agree.

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In 48 hours we’ve raised over $100k to feed those in need through #HCWvsHunger, an annual competition to raise money for the food banks YOU CHOOSE.

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I love Gamble Gardens.

What the U.S. Government Is Dismissing That Could Seed a Bird Flu Pandemic Egg producers suspect bird flu is traveling through the air. After a disastrous Midwestern outbreak early this year, we tested that theory and found that where the wind blew, the virus followed. Vacci...

To combat bird flu spread, other countries have authorized poultry vaccines. The U.S. hasn’t, amid political and economic pushback.

Without a vaccine, experts say the virus poses an escalating threat: “The minute it transmits to humans, it’s done.”

By @natlash.bsky.social

👉Vaccines, including the COVID vaccines, are miracles! They prevent infections, hospitalizations and suffering, and death.

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So excited to see my family for Thanksgiving!❤️

Thanks Christophe

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3. "The increased risks persisted even after adjusting for comorbidities, suggesting that the disruption of the gut microbiome caused by recent antibiotic use may negatively impact the body’s immune response to a subsequent COVID infection."

Great source of information and hope.

Thanks

Test Positivity graph for respiratory viruses from the CDC: COVID line in orange is low, Flu in blue is increasing but is low, RSV in purple is low but starting to increase.

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🐔Person dies of new H5N5 Bird Flu
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