Congrats to my colleagues. Excellent work on the investigation!

I got mine this morning!

We now have 5 Disaster Recovery Centers (DRCs) open & ready to provide resources & information about recovery programs & disaster assistance to #HurricaneIan survivors. ⬇️These centers are open 9AM - 6PM EST, 7 days a week. For more info & DRC openings - FloridaDisaster.org/Info

Not a Gaetz fan but glad his opponent didn’t win.

Starting Jan 5, 2023: Travelers flying to U.S. from China, or who have been in China in the past 10 days & are flying from certain airports, must show a negative #COVID19 test taken within 2 days before #travel to the US or documentation of recovery. bit.ly/3GqnSYU

Washing your hands for 20 seconds (about the time it takes to sing “Happy Birthday” twice) not only keeps your hands clean but also helps prevent the spread of common viruses like colds and the flu.

OUTBREAK UPDATE: 32 sick in 20 states from contact with bearded dragons. Half of sick people are younger than 5 years old. Don’t allow bearded dragons to roam in areas where your baby or young children crawl and play. bit.ly/3yLMqaz

People still talk about how there was COVID data suppression and falsification in FL due to one person’s claim from almost three years ago. Its important to realize that person wasn’t even an epidemiologist.

Are you in your villain era...or are you just a Canada Goose? -Prioritizing your needs. -Setting boundaries. -Rejecting societal pressure to be nice.

CDC issues new Health Alert Network (HAN) health advisory: Outbreak of extensively drug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa associated with artificial tears. Read full advisory: bit.ly/3XZTVW2

It is rare but good to remember to take precautions when swimming in fresh water. Also use distilled water for nasal rinses.

Quick shoutout to all my fellow public health colleagues. It’s been nice to see the National Public Health Week (National Public Health Week ) celebrations. Keep up all the amazing work you do.

Important part of this story is that teens identified a potential threat and reported it appropriately. With how many school shootings we’ve seen, we all need to pay attention. We also need better gun control. everytown.org

Some colleagues contributed to this report. Important work to understanding mpox.

April 12th The Daily Beast published a conspiracy theory from Rebekah Jones about @RonDeSantisFL. It gets worse. In 2021, Cosmopolitan, PNJ, et al, published claims she was the victim in an active stalking charge. All lies. Including the pregnancy. cherp.medium.com/rebekah-jones-…

Thanks to Coalition for Health Funding & CDC Foundation for sponsoring the first Public Health Academy series where Capitol Hill staff learned to be disease detectives! This important event educated policymakers on the critical role of Public Health workers in keeping Americans safe and healthy.

Early data show an increase in the percentage of people with #HIV among #MeningococcalDisease cases in 2022, compared to the prior 5 years. These data highlight the importance of increasing #MenACWY vaccine coverage in people with HIV. More: bit.ly/mm7224a4

Some facts for folks who’ve asked. cdc.gov/leprosy/index.…

Get in friends, we're going to the flu clinic!

Excited to start my new position as the Infectious Disease Prevention and Investigation Section Administrator.