Anne Moore

More than 60 children infected in north London measles outbreak Cases reported in seven schools and a nursery in Enfield amid concern over low levels of MMR vaccination in capital

A reminder that measles cannot be treated, it can only be prevented.

It is one of the most contagious diseases in the world and can cause blindness, deafness and life-threatening lung and brain infections.

Very powerful!!

Statement on the planned hepatitis B birth dose vaccine trial in Guinea-Bissau WHO is aware of the proposed randomized controlled trial (RCT) on the hepatitis B birth dose vaccine in Guinea-Bissau. Based on questions raised in publicly available information and consultation with...

"Exploiting scarcity is not ethical."

WHO director @drtedros.who.int puts out a statement explaining basic research ethics to RFK.

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Seconds… www.nsai.ie/national-met...

US science after a year of Trump: what has been lost and what remains A series of graphics reveals how the Trump administration has sought historic cuts to science and the research workforce.

US science after a year of Trump

A series of graphics reveals how the Trump administration has sought historic cuts to science and the research workforce.

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Choice of 3? USA, Ireland, Cork?

This really should have been reviewed by someone who actually works in the world of vaccines! mRNA did not “spring up” during COVID-19, it “sprang up” during the preceding 10 or so years….

… and a nice thin stomach lining…

Newgrange Winter Solstice 2025 | Heritage Ireland Newgrange is the best known of the 3 great passage tombs in the Brú na Bóinne complex. The passage and chamber are aligned in a

Just to remind you that the livestream of the solstice sunrise from Newgrange starts 12 hours from now.

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LIFE AND DEATH BEFORE PUBLIC HEALTH Emily K. Abel

This is an excellent piece with a historical perspective on the dangers of the catastrophic attacks on public health in the U.S.

@johncreedon.bsky.social fab DJ’ing…Sultans homage to bathroom “furniture”!!

GPs Urge Public to Get Flu Vaccine Now as Severe Winter Outbreak Arrives Early GPs urge public to get flu vaccine now as severe H3N2 variant arrives early, with seven deaths already recorded and hospital admissions up 50% in recent weeks.

GPs urge public to get flu vaccine now as severe H3N2 variant arrives early, with seven deaths already recorded and hospital admissions up 50% in recent weeks. csalert.ie/4pH0mei

v. interesting for the authors of this:
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Why scientists have to become better communicators and learn how to engage different audiences.

Landmark portraits of Munster women unveiled as part of Accenture's Women on Walls at University College Cork

Read more: www.ucc.ie/en/news/2025...

Time in Cork is always relative. #AboutNine

Baffled by adults battling down a street mobbed with partying students; hood or no hood…

ECDC recommends vaccinating without delay due to early flu circulation Influenza detections are increasing unusually early in European Union/European Economic Area countries (EU/EEA) compared to previous years, with a timing three to four weeks earlier than the two most ...

Irish winter modelling meetings have commenced and flu has indeed kicked off strongly. Got my flu jab last week at local pharmacy. No appointment needed and no charge.

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Sage advice!

What Rosalind Franklin truly contributed to the discovery of DNA’s structure Franklin was no victim in how the DNA double helix was solved. An overlooked letter and an unpublished news article, both written in 1953, reveal that she was an equal player.

“Franklin did not succeed, partly because she was working on her own without a peer with whom to swap ideas. She was also excluded from the world of informal exchanges in which Watson and Crick were immersed” Excellent read here: www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Rosalind Franklin and the damage of gender harassment Spurred by a recent report on sexual harassment in academia, our columnist revisits a historical case and reflects on what has changed—and what hasn’t

Thinking only of Rosalind Franklin today, and what was stolen from her (and so many other female scientists alongside her).

James Watson, accredited with discovering the structure of DNA… dies…

Good overview of the battles ahead for AMR, food and medicine. If only we had effective vet vaccines that reduced AMR in food-producing animals… hmmm… Beef, pork, chicken: the world loves cheap meat. If people knew what really goes in it, that love affair would be over | Devi Sridhar

Economic importance of investing in innovation, research & development wins Nobel prize… if only we converted theory into practice!

A trip to the ‘90s with @johncreedon.bsky.social tonight… Ted Hawkins & A House…. with some more First Aid Kit in case of any injuries while jolted back to more recent days!!! Most excellent!

great to combine music and statistics… musicistics? @statsepi.bsky.social might enjoy this…

The sun sets on a fine Sunday, with tomorrow marking the Autumn Equinox. By Thursday, daylight will dip below 12 hours for the first time since spring.

“All of the 21 top earners in our analysis for 2024 were men”!

Bumper B’berry year for sure!