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PhD Virologist turned science writer. Fighting misinformation w/ fully sourced episodes on infectious diseases. Public health is inherently political.
Joined August 2014
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🎬 NEW OUTBREAK AFTER DARK
Vampires. Werewolves. Zombies. Body snatchers. Possession.
What happens when horror movie night meets infectious disease?
Movies, Monsters and Microbes is live now. 🦠
One important lesson:
STOP HIDING BITES. 🧟
infectiousdose.com/post/mons…
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Nobody is ruining a man’s life by reporting a rape he committed, men are ruining their own lives by committing rape
So this is absolutely not true.
Not sure why these fuckers lie except they can.
The current US administration absolutely cannot be trusted to speak truth.
The rest of the world has receipts.
Weeks ago we learned Fauci and the biomedical state knew the COVID jabs were dangerous but hid it from us.
While that investigation continues, today we sued Pfizer for deceptively marketing the products as safe—making billions—while pregnant women were miscarrying their babies and teenagers were having heart attacks.
Why does a science podcast have Outbreak After Dark and Month of the Macabre?
Because not everyone who might enjoy some science is going to click on something that looks like a science lecture.
Sometimes the way in is a story.
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The science doesn't change.
Outbreak After Dark uses conversation, humor and pop culture.
Month of the Macabre uses horror, mystery, history, fiction and immersive storytelling.
Different doors. Same commitment to evidence.
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That's the experiment: can we make rigorous infectious-disease science interesting to people who might never think a science podcast was for them?
🔥 Explore OAD: infectiousdose.com/outbreak-…
💀Enter MotM: infectiousdose.com/month-of-…
This week: a new OAD. Next week: The Collection.
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As experts urge getting the Flu Shot ASAP, the tool to find vaccines near you no longer works.
Vaccines.gov, which helped people find nearby pharmacies offering vaccines has been down for over a year.
today.com/health/cold-flu/cd…
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Two heroes of public health, both of whom live their values with both empathy & rigor and put integrity first. The pandemic & the moment we are in now both really show the world who people are.
These are two of the best of us. I want people like this in public health leadership
Was in the room where the @nycHealthy emergency operations center was stood up…had trauma unearthed by walking in, but also a great memory of @JeromeAdamsMD visiting us during COVID as the Surgeon General. A sustaining moment during challenging times. Thanks for that memory.
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The U.S. is in the midst of the worst measles resurgence in decades. Recent outbreaks in several states and exposures in places like bars, sports stadiums and on public transit have some people questioning the safety of travel or how they should prepare.
npr.org/2026/09/30/nx-s1-597…
October has arrived. 💀
Which means the lights are going down at #InfectiousDose
#MonthoftheMacabre returns with "The Collection"
An infectious disease museum where the exhibits change, the rules don't quite hold...and maybe you shouldn't have come inside.
Doors open Oct. 7
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Republicans are the party of beating and raping women. They think it’s funny.
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“an unvaccinated resident of Lancaster County tested positive for measles and has died”
pa.gov/agencies/health/newsr…
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Over 2,300 pounds of breakfast sausage have been recalled due to potential contamination with plastic shards.
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If a guy was passed out in a sorority bedroom, he'd wake up with water and advil next to him. Period. End of story.
That's the difference.
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If you sight someone saying they know Jane Doe’s name, report and block. Don’t engage. Don’t comment. report, block. Don’t repeat it. her name? Jane Doe.
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It's like you are intentionally saying the polar opposite of reality.
Antivaxers lost...
They lost intellectual arguments.
They lost their jobs.
They lost their minds.
They lost their lives.
Just take the L and move on...
