Helen Branswell
@HelenBranswell@scicomm.xyz
Infectious diseases correspondent for @newsie.social/@STAT. 2020 Polk winner. Nieman '11. She/her. #Covid #Ebola #monkeypox #flu #polio 🇨🇦
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Helen Branswell
@HelenBranswell@scicomm.xyz
Infectious diseases correspondent for @newsie.social/@STAT. 2020 Polk winner. Nieman '11. She/her. #Covid #Ebola #monkeypox #flu #polio 🇨🇦
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@HelenBranswell@scicomm.xyz
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2d ago
The world of influenza science has lost one of its giants. Nancy Cox, who led #CDC's flu division for years & worked assiduously to improve global flu surveillance, died Thursday.
I learned a ton from Nancy Cox. RIP. https://www.statnews.com/2026/04/25/nancy-cox-flu-researcher-obituary/
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Helen Branswell
@HelenBranswell@scicomm.xyz
Infectious diseases correspondent for @newsie.social/@STAT. 2020 Polk winner. Nieman '11. She/her. #Covid #Ebola #monkeypox #flu #polio 🇨🇦
scicomm.xyz
Helen Branswell
@HelenBranswell@scicomm.xyz
Infectious diseases correspondent for @newsie.social/@STAT. 2020 Polk winner. Nieman '11. She/her. #Covid #Ebola #monkeypox #flu #polio 🇨🇦
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@HelenBranswell@scicomm.xyz
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4d ago
The Trump administration has crammed an astonishing number of political appointees into the highest echelons of #CDC, most with few or no medical or public health credentials. One of the latest is surprising: A former Big Tobacco exec. https://www.statnews.com/2026/04/22/newly-appointed-cdc-official-has-tobacco-industry-ties/
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Bich Nguyen
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Migrated from @bicmay | She/her | FM physician interested in helping patients get all the health care they need and none they don't | Boosts ≠ endorsements | Opinions are mine, not of any organization I'm affiliated with Posts autodelete after 2 weeks Header: Sunlight pouring through clouds above landscape of mountains and volcanic crater Profile: Man with black hair wearing black top, left dangling earring, and bracelets looking at camera.
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Bich Nguyen
@bich@apobangpo.space
Migrated from @bicmay | She/her | FM physician interested in helping patients get all the health care they need and none they don't | Boosts ≠ endorsements | Opinions are mine, not of any organization I'm affiliated with Posts autodelete after 2 weeks Header: Sunlight pouring through clouds above landscape of mountains and volcanic crater Profile: Man with black hair wearing black top, left dangling earring, and bracelets looking at camera.
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Apr 02, 2026
“In relative peacetime of no major outbreaks, no major pandemics, it’ll be fine,” said Jill Taylor, who directed the Wadsworth Center, New York State’s public health laboratory, until October 2020.
But, she said, “If we have an emergency all of a sudden, God help us.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/01/health/cdc-rabies-mpox-tests-paused.html
#PublicHealth #CDC #HHS #rabies #pox #testing #preparedness
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Bich Nguyen
@bich@apobangpo.space
Migrated from @bicmay | She/her | FM physician interested in helping patients get all the health care they need and none they don't | Boosts ≠ endorsements | Opinions are mine, not of any organization I'm affiliated with Posts autodelete after 2 weeks Header: Sunlight pouring through clouds above landscape of mountains and volcanic crater Profile: Man with black hair wearing black top, left dangling earring, and bracelets looking at camera.
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Bich Nguyen
@bich@apobangpo.space
Migrated from @bicmay | She/her | FM physician interested in helping patients get all the health care they need and none they don't | Boosts ≠ endorsements | Opinions are mine, not of any organization I'm affiliated with Posts autodelete after 2 weeks Header: Sunlight pouring through clouds above landscape of mountains and volcanic crater Profile: Man with black hair wearing black top, left dangling earring, and bracelets looking at camera.
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Mar 26, 2026
"Monarez was fired...because she refused to cave to Kennedy’s demands to rubber-stamp vaccine recommendations without scientific backing.
Her ousting led to a cascade of high-profile resignations at the CDC, including chief medical officer Dr. Debra Houry; Dr. Daniel Jernigan, who headed the National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases; and Daskalakis. None of those roles has been filled."
https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/trump-cdc-director-nominate-vaccination-measles-rcna261938
#PublicHealth #CDC #leadership #UScongress #USpol
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