Deplatform Disease
Edward NirenbergVaccines, Immunology, COVID-19 and debunking the misinformation in between.
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People are panicking over how hantavirus spreads. They seem to be missing a few key points.
Sentiment regarding the Andes virus (ANDV) outbreak on the M/V Hondius cruise ship has, unsurprisingly, become extremely polarized. There’s a camp of people who seem to think that public health agencies are salivating at the prospect of ena...
Some Hantavirus Updates: Focus on Misperceptions and Miscalibrations
Since my last post, it seems that there is a huge response on social media with many people understandably anxious regarding the possibility of Andes virus (hantavirus) becoming a pandemic. We are very far from that being a justified concer...
Some thoughts on Hantavirus
Note: the contents of this post reflect what I was able to find about the situation as of circa 1 AM EST on May 6, 2026. The situation is evolving and this post is already out of date with regard to the status of the situation. I will be pu...
Why I care about other people's vaccination status
I am scrupulous about making sure I am up-to-date on vaccinations. To the best of my knowledge, I am not immunocompromised.
This begs the question: what right have I to worry about others’ vaccination status? I get why, for many people, i...
The CDC: A Requiem
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On November 19, 2025, under orders from HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the CDC’s vaccines–autism page was rewritten to say that “vaccines do not cause autism” is not evidence-based.
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The new wording flips the burden of...
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Views my own, but you can borrow them if you feel so inclined. Anti-disease. Big Nerd Energy. “A homework person.” Fun at parties. Antibody hoarder. “Problematically literate.”he/him
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