Fired federal employees working to protect public health. Learn more at: https://www.firedbutfighting.org linktr.ee/firedbutfightinghttps://bsky.app/profile/firedbutfighting.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/firedbutfighting.bsky.social/post/3mmcp5f5cmr2xLet's clear something up: measles is NOT just a rash. Measles can cause: 🫁 Pneumonia 🧠 Brain swelling (encephalitis) 👂 Permanent hearing loss 💔 Death Children under 5 are especially vulnerable. 18% of kids under 5 who got measles in 2025 ended up in the hospital. 1/3 🧵20 May 2026 20:02 +0000at://did:plc:bgwlksudw7sfh3xepd2jasxt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmcp5f5cmr2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/firedbutfighting.bsky.social/post/3mmcfsblpdz2sShould public health agencies be insulated from partisan politics? Why or why not? We explore the consequences in our latest National Public Health Coalition Substack piece: https://open.substack.com/pub/nationalpublichealthcoalition/p/when-political-appointees-take-over #Hantavirus #CDC #communication #emergencyresponse20 May 2026 17:15 +0000at://did:plc:bgwlksudw7sfh3xepd2jasxt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmcfsblpdz2shttps://bsky.app/profile/firedbutfighting.bsky.social/post/3mmc6zkdfgs2kThis administration’s cuts to USAID and public health should have made you mad last year. If not, what about now? https://www.wired.com/story/how-trumps-aid-cuts-are-fueling-the-ebola-outbreak/20 May 2026 15:14 +0000at://did:plc:bgwlksudw7sfh3xepd2jasxt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmc6zkdfgs2khttps://bsky.app/profile/firedbutfighting.bsky.social/post/3mmanqeizcr2xMost people don’t pay attention to who runs public health agencies until a crisis hits. By then, damage may already be done. Our latest article explores what happens when political appointees take over institutions built on scientific credibility. https://open.substack.com/pub/nationalpublichealthcoalition/p/when-political-appointees-take-over #hantavirus #CDC20 May 2026 00:32 +0000at://did:plc:bgwlksudw7sfh3xepd2jasxt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmanqeizcr2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/firedbutfighting.bsky.social/post/3mm7ui6cnwu23What is Title 42? How does it restrict travel? How might this travel restriction impact containing this ebola outbreak? Get a breakdown from Dr Elizabeth about USA invoking T42 in the context of this current ebola outbreak. #ebola #travelrestrictions #T42 #Title4219 May 2026 17:00 +0000at://did:plc:bgwlksudw7sfh3xepd2jasxt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mm7ui6cnwu23https://bsky.app/profile/firedbutfighting.bsky.social/post/3mm667iydh726Dr Elizabeth here with information about ebola. dated: May 18, 2026 #ebola #CDC #publichealth19 May 2026 00:48 +0000at://did:plc:bgwlksudw7sfh3xepd2jasxt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mm667iydh726https://bsky.app/profile/firedbutfighting.bsky.social/post/3mm5av7zbda2mU.S. earned measles elimination status in 2000 (26 yrs ago). We can keep it that way. ✅️ Check vaccination records. 2 doses of MMR = 97% protection. Not sure if you or your kids are up to date? Call your doctor or visit local health department. 1/3 🧵18 May 2026 16:04 +0000at://did:plc:bgwlksudw7sfh3xepd2jasxt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mm5av7zbda2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/firedbutfighting.bsky.social/post/3mm3pe2g6622rMay 17, 2026, CDC has a level 2 response activation for ebola in Democratic Republic of Congo & Uganda. Level 2 (Intermediate): CDC experts in particular disease lead response with a large number of staff from program area. A large number of staff from CDC’s Emergency Operations Center may assist. https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/2563518 May 2026 01:17 +0000at://did:plc:bgwlksudw7sfh3xepd2jasxt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mm3pe2g6622rhttps://bsky.app/profile/firedbutfighting.bsky.social/post/3mm3mwul77v2wOfficial May 17, 2026 WHO statement declaring ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo & Uganda a public health emergency of international concern. This is ordered to get access to additional funding & resources. This is scary. It is not a cause for alarm in USA at this time. 1/4 🧵 https://www.who.int/news/item/17-05-2026-epidemic-of-ebola-disease-in-the-democratic-republic-of-the-congo-and-uganda-determined-a-public-health-emergency-of-international-concern18 May 2026 00:34 +0000at://did:plc:bgwlksudw7sfh3xepd2jasxt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mm3mwul77v2whttps://bsky.app/profile/firedbutfighting.bsky.social/post/3mm2sqbjxwc2j⁉️⁉️ Andes Hantavirus & semen study causing a stir https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10675069 Bottom Line “limitation of this study is small sample size. It remains to be determined whether persistence occurs in a larger population of long-term Andes virus disease survivors.” Do NOT generalize to everyone.17 May 2026 16:45 +0000at://did:plc:bgwlksudw7sfh3xepd2jasxt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mm2sqbjxwc2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/firedbutfighting.bsky.social/post/3mly4b7nc7o23Lounging on a sofa its human crafted just for it. #Catuday Vibes.16 May 2026 14:58 +0000at://did:plc:bgwlksudw7sfh3xepd2jasxt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mly4b7nc7o23https://bsky.app/profile/firedbutfighting.bsky.social/post/3mlub2jqrsk24We leave you with good news for the night. Supreme Court ruling today ensures access to mifepristone. Patients will be able to - obtain a prescription for medicine via telehealth & - pick up at a pharmacy or - have it delivered by mail. This is a win for public health. https://abcnews.com/Politics/supreme-court-preserves-broad-access-abortion-drug-mifepristone/story?id=13296263915 May 2026 02:13 +0000at://did:plc:bgwlksudw7sfh3xepd2jasxt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlub2jqrsk24https://bsky.app/profile/firedbutfighting.bsky.social/post/3mltvxpusmk24Update: update: there was a CDC call maybe only open to media. The transcript is now available online. https://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2026/transcript-update0514-on-cdcs-hantavirus-response.html The info under the before times would have been added to the outbreak web page and put on social media while the call was happening or VERY shortly there after. [contains quote post or other embedded content]14 May 2026 22:54 +0000at://did:plc:bgwlksudw7sfh3xepd2jasxt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mltvxpusmk24https://bsky.app/profile/firedbutfighting.bsky.social/post/3mltrziaauk2u🚨😡 WTH? News media reporting “CDC says,” with no spokesperson named, 41 people are being monitored in USA for hantavirus from cruise ship related Andes hantavirus outbreak. We canNOT at this time confirm from CDC gov website. From your friendly, illegally fired CDC staff & our allies. more 1/414 May 2026 21:44 +0000at://did:plc:bgwlksudw7sfh3xepd2jasxt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mltrziaauk2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/firedbutfighting.bsky.social/post/3mlrjpw6zgs23We watched the White House briefing on May 8, 2026 about Maternal Health. Dr Elizabeth brings you our thoughts. Check out our Substack link in bio for more in depth information on #MaternalHealth in America. #PublicHealth #HHS14 May 2026 00:10 +0000at://did:plc:bgwlksudw7sfh3xepd2jasxt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlrjpw6zgs23https://bsky.app/profile/firedbutfighting.bsky.social/post/3mlrcl6qctk2yAmerican moms are exhausted & any wonder? Motherhood has always been hard but we are at a breaking point. Systems are failing American families & relying on moms to hold it together. We don't need empty words from policymakers. We need policy change. NPHC colleague https://open.substack.com/pub/nationalpublichealthcoalition/p/to-be-an-american-mother-in-202613 May 2026 22:02 +0000at://did:plc:bgwlksudw7sfh3xepd2jasxt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlrcl6qctk2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/firedbutfighting.bsky.social/post/3mlr3fkks4s2fNEW NEWS! Good news, maybe? Rich Danker has resigned in protest to the FDA's approval of flavored vapes. Let us know your thoughts. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/13/us/politics/rich-danker-resigns-vaping.html?unlocked_article_code=1.iFA.uYZ3.Nqv4IetmPp4d&smid=nytcore-ios-share13 May 2026 19:53 +0000at://did:plc:bgwlksudw7sfh3xepd2jasxt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlr3fkks4s2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/firedbutfighting.bsky.social/post/3mlol5bz6bi26Alert: All sick people in this outbreak are children 2 years old or younger. Veiled chameleons and other reptiles are not recommended for children younger than 5 as they are more likely to get a serious illness from germs that reptiles can carry, like salmonella. 1/4 🧵12 May 2026 19:57 +0000at://did:plc:bgwlksudw7sfh3xepd2jasxt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlol5bz6bi26https://bsky.app/profile/firedbutfighting.bsky.social/post/3mlogb4yzzc2v🎼Another one bites the dust...🎤 Marty Markey resigns as FDA commissioner. He saw the writing on the wall, as White House had plans to fire him. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/12/us/politics/trump-fires-fda-commissioner-makary.html https://media.tenor.com/_DjrIOP7t0UAAAAC/freddie-mercury.gif?hh=373&ww=49812 May 2026 18:30 +0000at://did:plc:bgwlksudw7sfh3xepd2jasxt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlogb4yzzc2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/firedbutfighting.bsky.social/post/3mlnngfkek22vIn the U.S., we should be extremely worried about the hantavirus outbreak, BUT it may NOT be for the reason you think. Read the latest SubStack article from Dr Elizabeth. https://substack.com/@nationalpublichealthcoalition/note/p-197271823?utm_source12 May 2026 11:05 +0000at://did:plc:bgwlksudw7sfh3xepd2jasxt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlnngfkek22vhttps://bsky.app/profile/firedbutfighting.bsky.social/post/3mlmbfrjtlz2rRFK Jr is doing an amazing job of creating confusion and sewing mistrust in science, says Dr Elizabeth. What we say and how we say it matters. Messages make a difference. Let's be sure we are using science based messages. #RFKJr #CDC #vaccines11 May 2026 21:58 +0000at://did:plc:bgwlksudw7sfh3xepd2jasxt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlmbfrjtlz2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/firedbutfighting.bsky.social/post/3mlls2psdhk2tCheck out CDCDataProject.org for details on the CDC staffing cuts. The staffing cuts were and are real. From your friendly, illegally fired CDC staff and our allies. [contains quote post or other embedded content]11 May 2026 17:23 +0000at://did:plc:bgwlksudw7sfh3xepd2jasxt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlls2psdhk2thttps://bsky.app/profile/firedbutfighting.bsky.social/post/3mllc2txsno2xHere is the HHS post from X from May 10, 2026 at 10pm "HHS through ASPRgov and CDCgov is supporting State Dept in the repatriation of 17 American citizens from the MV Hondius cruise ship affected by the Andes variant of hantavirus. 1/4 🧵11 May 2026 12:37 +0000at://did:plc:bgwlksudw7sfh3xepd2jasxt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mllc2txsno2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/firedbutfighting.bsky.social/post/3mll53hba3c2dThoughts from a CDC colleague working the hantavirus response. “I just need to vent for a second. I know I’m not alone in this. In all the years I’ve worked at CDC, I’ve willingly given up countless holidays, weekends, nights & evenings to make sure the public had accurate health information. 1/311 May 2026 11:08 +0000at://did:plc:bgwlksudw7sfh3xepd2jasxt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mll53hba3c2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/firedbutfighting.bsky.social/post/3mljn7h4x6s2fThis today and always! 💚💚💚10 May 2026 20:51 +0000at://did:plc:bgwlksudw7sfh3xepd2jasxt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mljn7h4x6s2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/firedbutfighting.bsky.social/post/3mlisxqa2zi2m#BlackMaternalHealth matters and we need to continue sharing stories. Read and share a personal story from one of our volunteers on our NationaPublicHealthCoalition.SubStack. https://nationalpublichealthcoalition.substack.com/p/her-story-had-a-safe-ending-too-many10 May 2026 13:01 +0000at://did:plc:bgwlksudw7sfh3xepd2jasxt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlisxqa2zi2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/firedbutfighting.bsky.social/post/3mlh5rp6lhs2qCDC put out this Health Advisory about the hantavirus outbreak May 8, 2026. Please know this is part of our regular response work. This goes to health care provides, physicians, and public health professionals to provide guidance. This is not in plain language. https://www.cdc.gov/han/php/notices/han00528.html https://www.cdc.gov/han/php/notices/han00528.html?ACSTrackingID09 May 2026 21:09 +0000at://did:plc:bgwlksudw7sfh3xepd2jasxt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlh5rp6lhs2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/firedbutfighting.bsky.social/post/3mlgwmnkjp52xThis comes recommended by us. This article has some good points. We are better together. Resistance work is hard. Be sure you are taking care of yourself. https://open.substack.com/pub/thejackhopkins/p/how-to-keep-your-shit-together-while09 May 2026 19:01 +0000at://did:plc:bgwlksudw7sfh3xepd2jasxt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlgwmnkjp52xhttps://bsky.app/profile/firedbutfighting.bsky.social/post/3mlgp7ogzuk2hSpread this message please. Take a deep breath. Be aware of hantavirus, NOT alarmed. CDC and WHO staff are working to prevent further spread. Sat, May 9, 2026 [contains quote post or other embedded content]09 May 2026 16:49 +0000at://did:plc:bgwlksudw7sfh3xepd2jasxt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlgp7ogzuk2h