Alison Footman, PhD, MPH
@AlisonFootman
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Focused on STI research and advocacy | Lover of @bojangles @cookout and North Carolina | Views are my own | She/her
Joined September 2018
RT @PeterHotez: A new (and grim) economic forecast resulting from NIH budget cuts. Analysis by the Science Impacts team. .
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Incredibly exciting to see this vaccination program move forward. I can't wait to see the impact this program is going to have on gonorrhea rates.
🚨 Landmark gonorrhoea vaccination programme announced in England. BASHH warmly welcomes the excellent news that NHS England will roll out the world’s first routine gonorrhoea vaccination programme. Please read our full response on the BASHH website ➡️
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RT @ismaelmaatouk: 🌍 WHO is developing guidance on the use of #DoxyPEP to prevent certain #STIs. As part of the guideline development proc….
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✨AVAC's brief on the global impact of US funding cuts to the STI field was just released! STI research and prevention efforts are being severely compromised during this new administration.
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RT @gavi: Vaccines don’t just save lives—they transform them. ➡️ For parents it means peace of mind. ➡️ For communities it me….
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RT @CDC_AR: Did you know that gonorrhea has developed resistance to all but one of the drugs designed to treat it? . Learn more about drug….
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Happy #STIAwarenessWeek. To celebrate I bought a new koala print. Chlamydia infections in koalas is serious and these tenacious little buddies must be protected at all costs.
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RT @OpWipeOutAL: April reminder: The HPV vaccine prevents 90% of cervical cancers! Schedule appointments for your children aged 9-26 before….
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The elimination of the CDC National STD Reference Laboratory has been horrific. We have lost the ability to monitor antimicrobial resistance for gonorrhea, which has become hesitant to nearly all treatment options. We need this lab to keep America healthy.
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RT @LSHTM: LSHTM responds to funding cuts and attacks on science. A statement from LSHTM’s Executive Team on threats to global health progr….
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The closure of the CDC STD lab is a true loss in the STI field. As @drklausner this lab helped in monitoring resistance and supporting labs, globally, to ensure they all had the resources to adequately test for STIs. This elimination will not make Americans "healthy".
That means the CDC STD Labs that studies and monitors resistance in gonorrhea, syphilis, and chlamydia have all been closed, the staff scientist who work there fired. It means that we no longer have visibility on antibiotic resistance in those infections or any help to develop.
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RT @DrJaneMeyrick: Join us 1st thing Mon am of @STIHIV2025. UK @UWEHealthPsy contingency will be have been up from 4am with jet lag, so jo….
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These were such important words to hear today. I hope that this spurs the democratic party to evaluate their actions from the last few years and meet the moment of today and the needs of the people who continue to vote and believe in the best of this party.
Booker: "I confess that I have been imperfect. I confess that I've been inadequate to the moment. I've confess that the Democratic Party has made terrible mistakes that gave a lane to this demagogue. I confess we all must look in the mirror and say 'we will do better.'"
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RT @SenBooker: Americans aren’t a line item in a budget to cut. Your story matters, your voice matters, this fight matters. .
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RT @ThruZim: We're hiring! @BRTI_ZIMBABWE is recruiting for two internship positions:. 1️⃣ Administrative Intern.2️⃣ Public Engagement Int….
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RT @AMJPublicHealth: An open access special issue on Improving Care and Quality of Life for Black Women with HIV is out now! @UMassLowell h….
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"The loss of U.S. support may mean 75 million children do not receive routine vaccinations in the next five years, with more than 1.2 million children dying as a result." @gavi is fundamental in preventing many diseases including cervical cancer.
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