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  In 2022, @abdulelsayed@mas.to wrote an opinion piece about Long Covid and the importance of continuing to address it long after the emergency phase of the pandemic. https://newrepublic.com/article/165499/long-covid-america-not-ready

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  List of Democrat scientists and physicians elected in midterms. So proud of you all. Science is back! SENATE Andrews SC El-Sayed MI GOVERNORS Acton OH Green HI HOUSE Shah AZ Bera CA Pan CA Ruiz CA Clark GA Biss IL Casten IL Foster IL Morrison MN Conaway NJ Hamawy NJ Knickerbocker OH Dexter OR Schrier WA

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  Congratulations Dr. Annie Andrews, pediatrician and US Senator for South Carolina! 🎉

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  Oh great an article about how to stay healthy when traveling… with zero mentions about wearing a mask. Public health is a joke. https://wapo.st/4syxpUw

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  RE: https://mastodon.social/@luckytran/117253645279846323 It’s valid to be skeptical of the CDC, given the leadership there. But most outbreak data comes from state health departments. You can easily double check any aggregated national data the CDC publishes by comparing for with state level data for consistency.

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  Of course one of the best science fiction directors of all time understands the science of airborne virus transmission! Steven Spielberg is wearing a high quality mask during the California COVID surge.

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  Mayor Zohran Mamdani held hands Curtis Sliwa as they got their flu shots 😂

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  Two-time Tour de France winner Jonas Vingegaard is wearing a high quality mask at the start of the race. He said: “I hear already that there’s some sickness in some teams and I’ve had a history of being sick in my last two Grand Tours, so as you said: ‘Better safe than sorry.’” Great job! 👏

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  New York Governor Kathy Hochul has declared a statewide disaster emergency due to the measles outbreak. This was avoidable.

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  Happy to report the UN has fantastic indoor air quality! But I did get questioned by multiple security guards about why I was wearing a mask. I told them we were attending meetings about preventing pandemics 🤷🏻‍♂️

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  Joining global advocates for clean air at the UN today! ✊

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  Giving an external committee power to veto research funding because it doesn’t align to a political agenda will not only harm science, it is a threat to democracy. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/20/science/nih-omb-grants-bhattacharya-vought.html?unlocked_article_code=1.ClE.IUBK.fIInkVjczH3y&smid=url-share

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  It's official: The EPA has repealed a rule that would have directly saved thousands of lives by limiting fossil fuel emissions from power plants. Industry lobbyists successfully pushed for this repeal using surging demand from data centers as justification. The government chose AI over human lives.

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  UN: Climate change will reach at least 1.8 C, a point where there are no good outcomes Trump: Great time to repeal limits on power plant pollution! https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/13/climate/epa-power-plant-climate-rules.html?unlocked_article_code=1.BFE.xmvv.j_kQjbORgf4O&smid=url-share

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  The CDC has declared the cyclospora outbreak linked to iceberg lettuce over. Nearly 13,000 cases in 21 states have been linked to Taylor Farms lettuce. 570 people have been hospitalized and two have died.

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  We want clean air and water and a livable climate. Instead we are getting AI to record all of our conversations through a watch. https://9to5mac.com/2026/09/09/the-new-apple-watch-will-use-microphone-and-other-sensors-to-generate-ai-recaps-of-your-day/

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  Today Zohran Mamdani released 170,000 documents revealing that post-9/11 asbestos levels remained dangerous up to half a mile away 10 months after the attack, despite officials saying the air was safe. As we saw at the start of the COVID pandemic, 25 years on officials have learned nothing and continue to treat frontline and essential workers as expendable during crises. This is a huge and long-overdue step in the right direction.

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  For the first time since its inception the Ig Nobels were held outside the United States, after organisers said that they feared it had become unsafe for guests to visit the country. https://www.yahoo.com/news/science/articles/optimised-urinals-buried-underwear-2026-103528147.html?fr=sycsrp_catchall

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  The US government is canceling several cyclospora research studies in the midst of the biggest cyclospora outbreak ever which has made tens of thousands sick and killed two people. Make America Healthy Again.

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  5 measles deaths in 2 years is too many when we have a vaccine that is 97% effective at preventing infection. It’s ghoulish to dismiss the tragedy of these deaths.

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  US child vaccination rates have plunged since before the pandemic, with kindergarten classrooms in more than 70% of counties now lacking herd immunity against measles.

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  Dolly Parton is credited in at least 37 research papers on the COVID vaccine, including the first phase I trial results published in the New England Journal of Medicine in 2020.

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  They are lowering US flags to half-mast for a week, but if the government really wants to pay tribute to Dolly, they should fund education, the arts, and medical research instead of trying to eradicate them.

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  The FDA just approved daraxonrasib, a breakthrough drug for advanced pancreatic cancer that doubles survival time. This is huge: pancreatic cancer was once thought untreatable. The researchers received a standing ovation when they presented the trial results, unheard of at scientific conferences. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/26/science/pancreatic-cancer-daraxonrasib-approval.html?unlocked_article_code=1.8VA.zmju.W-VPal8m1Jnu&smid=url-share

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  In Gary, Indiana, without refrigeration insulin supplies are being spoiled, and people who depend on oxygen cannot pump it from their tanks due to lack of electricity. A public health disaster.

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  Last year, the FDA did not identify product to recall in 60% of food illness outbreaks; nearly half of investigations didn’t even identify the type of food.

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  Great news: A mRNA cancer vaccine slowed the return and spread of melanoma when used in combination with cancer immunotherapy in a late-stage clinical trial. The results will be presented at an upcoming meeting.

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  “I don’t believe in climate change.” Dude, this is physics, not Santa Claus.

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  Great to see the Guardian highlighting the mutual aid work of clean air clubs and mask blocs who have been distributing free N95 masks and air purifiers in areas affected by wildfire smoke 👏 https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/09/us-wildfire-smoke-clean-air-clubs

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  Not only do these dudes not understand science, they are embarrassingly insecure and cringey