@ProfTanya13.bsky.social #Microbiologist. #Mycobacteria #TBDrugDiscovery. Professor, Univ Washington. PI, Seattle Children's. (she/her).
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Prof Tanya Parish retweeted
Whopping, enormous lies here. Just pure straight up anti vaccine propaganda nonsense
MMR vaccine does NOT cause more deaths than measles
MMR vaccine has saved literally TENS OF MILLIONS of lives over the last 30 years with an extremely low rate of serious side effects.
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Prof Tanya Parish retweeted
BREAKING: Trump just literally gave a speech at the US Department of justice and stated that CNN and MSNBC are “illegal”.
These are the words you’d hear from a fascist dictator. Imagine if Joe Biden went to the DOJ and declared that Fox News and Newsmax were illegal.
First, they attack the truth. Then, they attack those who tell it.
Prof Tanya Parish retweeted
Joe is mistaken: I took care of the early pediatric Lyme disease patients @YaleMed in 1989/90s as a pediatric ID fellow/attending, it’s one of a group of tick borne illnesses accelerating from climate change, anaplasmosis, babesiosis, ehrlichiosis, powassan virus, relapsing fever
Joe Rogan: “Lyme disease turns out was man made.”
“Turns out there's a lot of real evidence that Lyme disease was weaponized, and that it leaked out of a lab called Plum Island.”
“RFK Jr. firmly believes that this was a weapons program.”
“What they were gonna do is develop these fleas and ticks with a disease that spreads rapidly and wipes out the medical system of a community.”
“You would dump them from a plane, everybody gets infected, overwhelms their medical system, and then they're more vulnerable if you wanna attack them.”
Prof Tanya Parish retweeted
BREAKING: President Trump walks to Marine One to head to Mar-a-Lago on the Taxpayers dime.
This trip will cost us $3.1 million, which could be used by USAID to feed 710 starving children for a full year.
Prof Tanya Parish retweeted
For the first time in 10 years, a child has died from measles in the United States.
Vaccines prevent measles.
Americans need to hear our top health officials say clearly: every child in America should get vaccinated against this terrible disease.
Prof Tanya Parish retweeted
Who knows how long NIH will keep this on their website, but nih.gov/news-events/nih-rese…
Prof Tanya Parish retweeted
Just a friendly reminder — Republicans control the House, the Senate, and the White House.
If there is a government shutdown, it will be because Republicans failed to govern responsibly.
Prof Tanya Parish retweeted
Two truths & a lie
Truth: There are adverse events from MMR and all vaccines.
Truth: People die, albeit very, very, VERY rarely.
BIG FUCKING LIE: the MMR does NOT cause measles or any sequelae. It prevents measles. It’s safe & effective. Measles disables & kills children.
RFK Jr on the measles vaccine: "There are adverse events from the vaccine. It does cause deaths every year. It causes all the illnesses that measles itself cause."
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According to the CDC, MMR vaccinations are an effective and safe way to prevent measles. Adverse reactions are a rarity and are, more often than not, mild in nature.
cdc.gov/measles/vaccin…
Prof Tanya Parish retweeted
✅ WHO does not impose lockdowns or policies on countries. It does not have the authority to do this and isn't trying to get it.
Only governments can make those decisions.
Know the facts ⬇️
Prof Tanya Parish retweeted
Science = coming up with a plausible idea, and testing it to see if it's correct or not
Not science = having a fixed pre conceived idea, trying to use science to prove your point, but rejecting the results anyway when it doesn't back you up.
Which one is MAHA going to be?
Prof Tanya Parish retweeted
If the federal government can disappear a legal US permanent resident without reason or warrant, then they can disappear US citizens too.
Anyone - left, right, or center - who has highlighted the importance of constitutional rights + free speech should be sounding the alarm now.
NEWS: Last night, DHS detained a Palestinian who helped lead Columbia encampment.
Agents told him his visa was revoked. He said he had a green card. They were confused—then said that was revoked too.
His attorney demanded a warrant. Agents hung up instead.zeteo.com/p/breaking-dhs-det…
Prof Tanya Parish retweeted
RFK Jr is about to squander taxpayers money on ANOTHER study to look at a possible link between vaccines and autism
How do I report this monumental waste of money to @DOGE?
msnbc.com/msnbc/amp-video/mm…
Prof Tanya Parish retweeted
Study of 505 women who work in jobs requiring PPE finds 67% encountered situations where lack of properly fitting PPE hindered their safety; 21% were injured to do ill-fitting PPE; 37% had a near miss; 65% were hindered in their job effectiveness.
thesafetyrack.org/resources
Prof Tanya Parish retweeted
Exclusive: US CDC plans study into vaccines and autism, sources say @Reuters
My view: we already have many studies summarized in my book disproving any vaccine-autism link + there’s no plausible link because autism occurs in fetal development reuters.com/business/healthc…
Prof Tanya Parish retweeted
'Antibiotics do not cure toothache. The best way to protect the health service from the existential threat of antibiotic resistance is to ensure patients have timely access to urgent care.'
@DrDianeAshiru @BSACandJAC @OfficialUoM @CGDent
Antibiotics have become a substitute for access to urgent dental care.
Until this gap is closed we won’t see the end of DIY dentistry.
And we’ll be fuelling antibiotic resistance, an existential threat to human health.
Our open letter to @wesstreeting
bda.org/news-and-opinion/new…
Prof Tanya Parish retweeted
Pharmacies in Texas running out of MMR vaccine as the measles outbreak spreads at pace.
Good that people realise that vaccination is the right thing to do.
Pity it took an outbreak for many to wake up to this though and supplies are now under strain.
Prof Tanya Parish retweeted
I draw lots of inspiration from from advocates - people who living with the conditions and diseases that keep scientists awake trying to control. Rebecca Denison’s presentation at CROI today was powerful today at #CROI2025