Jacky Jennings

Could Monday's court hearing result in hundreds of cancelled NIH grants being restored? Here's what we know so far -- and what's at stake. @science.org www.science.org/content/arti...

LIVE: Cory Booker speaks on the Senate floor YouTube video by Associated Press

Oh my God, I just had a full night’s sleep and Cory Booker is still going…
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SCIMaP - Impacts of Federal Cuts to Science and Medical Research Developed by an interdisciplinary research team, this website shows how funding cuts reduce economic activity and employment nationwide

Maryland could lose 552 million due to federal health research cuts. Visit scienceimpacts.org to learn more. scienceimpacts.org

Been waiting for some smart tabulations. Missing in the calcs are the federal grants/contract cuts in public health&medicine which have been disrupted midstream
$$ spent before completion plus cut = $$ lost, lives lost, science lost
#StandUpForScience

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RFK Jr.’s Prescription for Bird Flu on Farms: Let It Spread The health secretary has suggested allowing the virus to spread, so as to identify birds that may be immune. Such an experiment would be disastrous, scientists say.

Sounds awfully similar to what Kennedy is suggesting for the measles epidemic.
Blatant disregard of science ✅
Complete lack of concern for health and life ✅ #VaccinesSaveLives #StandUpForScience
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Measles is a highly contagious virus that can cause loss of hearing and sight, brain encephalitis and death. Tragically children less than 5 yrs are most at risk. Vaccination is the most safe and effective way to protect against measles. #StandUpForScience

Universities need to stand up for their interests and be vocal collectively to defend free speech and independent inquiry. Trying to lay low and hide is not going to work.

Vitamin A Is Not A Cure For Measles What’s the deal with claims about vitamin A, steroids, and other supposed treatments for preventing or treating measles? Swipe to learn more

In response to the measles outbreak that started in west Texas, claims are circulating about the use of vitamin A, steroids, and antibiotics.

There is no cure for measles. The only way to prevent measles is the safe and effective MMR vaccine.

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Dr. Jacky Jennings and Dr. Anthony Fauci.

Fauci’s advice today. Stay keenly focused on the science. Fight misinformation. Don’t be afraid to tell inconvenient truths which may place you in the line of fire. Encourage young scientists. Vaccines and HIV ARTs (PEPFAR+USAID) have saved millions of lives. #StandUpForScience #FauciRocks

Measles Makes Your Immune System’s Memory Forget Defenses Against Other Illnesses (Published 2019) New research shows the virus can have devastating effects on the immune system that persist much longer than the illness itself.

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Pentagon abruptly ends all funding for social science research More than 90 studies on threats such as climate change, extremism, and disinformation are halted

The U.S. Department of Defense is ending all of its funding for social science research, stopping 91 ongoing studies related to threats such as climate change, extremism, and disinformation. scim.ag/4hqu6HA

NIH to ax grants on vaccine hesitancy, mRNA vaccines Move reflects vaccine skepticism of health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

A landmark study reported in the Lancet in 2024 revealed that global immunization has saved 154 million lives or 6 lives every minute for the past 50 years. The vast majority, 101 million, were infants.
And now this ….💔#StandUpForScience

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Increíble, pero necesario para el que no cree en la empatía o la humanidad. #standupforscience

French university opens doors to 'threatened' US scientists A French university announced Wednesday it would welcome scientists from the United States working in areas threatened by funding cuts under President Donald Trump's administration.

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where do i sign-up? …..argh, only 15 scientists for 3 yrs. Unlikely I’ll make the cut. 🙏🏻🇫🇷

Georgetown Law To Ed Martin: F All The Way Off - Above the Law It's a good day to be a Hoya.

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“Got polio? Me neither! I ❤️vaccines”

I love this photo that @melissabender.bsky.social captured of me at the #standupforscience rally yesterday in NYC. I wonder if I could make this my official faculty photo lol @jackiantonovich.bsky.social @kimberlywheiman.bsky.social @archaeoscape.bsky.social @sarahruncie.bsky.social

#science #standupforscience
It was a great day for science in DC yesterday. Representing for ALL OF US. 🏳️‍🌈💪🏼🔥🪧

Opinion | Kennedy’s Anti-Vaccine Views Don’t Represent America (Gift Article) Threatening vaccine access is not only bad science, it’s bad politics.

I have a NYT essay out this morning. There is very little that Americans can agree on these days. Not religion, not sports, and certainly not politics. But there is one thing nearly everyone agrees on: Vaccines are good. (Gift link) www.nytimes.com/2025/02/16/o...

Measles outbreak in the Southwest: Highlighting critical role of childhood vaccinations. Here’s what the outbreak means and how you can stay safe

Measles outbreaks in West Texas and Lea County, NM continue to grow, resulting in the first death from measles in the U.S. since 2015.

The MMR (measles, mumps, rubella) vaccine is safe and extremely effective in preventing the spread of measles.

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Vaccines 101: From Molecular Science to Global Policy | Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health A series from the Public Health On Call podcast explores the science, safety, and systems behind vaccines.

There’s a lot of noise surrounding vaccines.

The @publichealthpod.bsky.social podcast looks at the basics of vaccines and vaccination—including how they work, the science behind safety, the systems built to ensure children are immunized against life-threatening diseases, and more.

Elon Musk and Donald Trump’s dismantling of USAID will lead to millions of preventable deaths.

The decision of the richest person in the world to destroy an agency that delivers life-saving aid to the poorest people on the planet is unconscionable.

I don’t see how #PEPFAR can survive without #USAID. We’re on the verge of 22 million people, including 6 million CHILDREN, losing access to life-saving HIV medications. This is an unprecedented humanitarian catastrophe in the making.

NIH centralizes peer review to improve efficiency and strengthen integrity The proposed approach is expected to save more than $65 million annually.

NIH just posted this news announcement.

"Today the National Institutes of Health is announcing plans to centralize peer review of all applications for grants, cooperative agreements and research and development contracts within the agency’s Center for Scientific Review (CSR)"

Very bad sign. Just need one person on the subway or plane who is infectious but pre-symptomatic to create something out of control. Could already be happening.