#katelynjetelina — Public Fediverse posts

#PreBunking prepares people to identify unwanted persuasion attempts regardless of the claim or topic. The idea is to build #Resilience by explaining the tactics and fallacies used so that people are equipped regardless of the topic.

#YourLocalEpidemiologist #KatelynJetelina #Misinformation
https://yourlocalepidemiologist.substack.com/p/9-ways-to-spot-falsehoods

Does everyone *really* need routine vaccinations?

Think of population immunity like a water dam built to prevent flooding. Once it's built, we won't have flooding anymore. But if the next generation comes along and says, "Hey, there's not flooding anymore—do we really need this dam?" and decides to get rid of it, the flooding would return quickly.

#YourLocalEpidemiologist #YLE #KatelynJetelina #Vaccination #Vaccines
https://yourlocalepidemiologist.substack.com/p/does-everyone-really-need-routine

Nice summary chart on the fall vaccines in English and Spanish:

More here:
#influenza #Covid #covid19 #RSV #vaccine #vaccines
#VaccinesWork #antivax #yourlocalepidemiologist #KatelynJetelina

https://yourlocalepidemiologist.substack.com/p/updated-2023-fall-vaccine-chart

Anyone interested in a fact- and science-based view on the current state of the #pandemic should count #KatelynJetelina #yourlocalepidemiologist as one of their important disease trackers and 'explainer' experts. Her latest post says that based on the data so far, 10-15% of Americans are likely to get #Covid19 this summer.
THAT'S BASICALLY THE ENTIRE POPULATION OF CANADA. https://yourlocalepidemiologist.substack.com/p/riding-the-covid-19-waves-2023-style

The science (or rather lack of the science) behind #TheLastOfUs

"This type of fungus has not significantly evolved in millions of years. The evolution has been incredibly specific…The odds of this movie happening in real life are essentially zero.

Fungus like Cordyceps is in insects rather than mammals because of their lower body temperature."

#KatelynJetelina #YourLocalEpidemiologist
https://yourlocalepidemiologist.substack.com/p/the-last-of-us-perspectives-from