This blog looks at the accuracy of a Reuters fact check which states that the 1918/20 pandemic was not caused by a flu vaccine. It also looks at the development of flu vaccines during the pandemic and how many Americans were vaccinated.
Prof Francois Balloux
Director @UGI_at_UCL. Interest in Infectious disease epidemiology, pathogen genomics and global health Mastodon account: @FBalloux@genomic.social
Explore the pros and cons of holding high-profile public debates on vaccines in the US. Understand the potential value of such debates and the potential risks of degenerating into a shouting match.
Prof Francois Balloux
Director @UGI_at_UCL. Interest in Infectious disease epidemiology, pathogen genomics and global health Mastodon account: @FBalloux@genomic.social
Disappointed in @KatherineEban and @VanityFair for publishing a misleading piece about Gov. DeSantis. In 2008, then Sen. Obama hedged in an interview during his successful presidential campaign about the link between the measles vax and autism. If people draw the false conclusion Gov. DeSantis is anti-vax from this piece, it may persuade them.
Jay Bhattacharya
Professor Stanford School of Medicine. MD, PhD. Health policy: infectious diseases, covid, health economics. Scientific freedom.
Find out what happened when the Biden White House complained to Facebook about their page not growing fast enough. Learn about the controversy surrounding the J&J vaccine and the firing of an advisory board member.
Jay Bhattacharya
Professor Stanford School of Medicine. MD, PhD. Health policy: infectious diseases, covid, health economics. Scientific freedom.
Explore the findings of a paper from Dr. Mark Davis' group that shows the effects of the mRNA vaccine on CD8 T cell responses in people who had prior COVID compared to uninfected people. Learn about the use of SARS-CoV-2 pMHC-spheromers to detect viral antigen-specific CD8 and CD4 T cells.
Prof. Akiko Iwasaki
We study innate and adaptive immunity against viruses and study disease pathogenesis. #COVID19 #longCOVID #vaccines @HHMINEWS @YaleIBIO @YaleMed @YaleCII
This blog post discusses the Dutch Ministry of Health's decision to only offer free HPV shots to people 26 years or younger. It questions why the decision was made and the potential consequences of the decision.
Elisabeth Bik
Science integrity consultant, PhD. #ImageForensics Currently without cat or blue check, but soccer-mom of godson. She/her. https://t.co/V4MR7WVHiT 🇳🇱🇺🇸