The #ACIP meeting has put it in the spotlight, but most people don't know much about #hepatitisB or why vaccines against the hep B virus are one of the great public-health success stories. Chronic HBV infection is oft underdiagnosed & undertreated ...

ICYMI... Days before Palisades inferno, firefighters were ordered to leave smoldering burn site

Boo! We see you. These curious ravens were interacting with the reflective camera dome on the ALERTCalifornia Briones Tabletop camera. Happy Halloween 🐦‍⬛ 🎃

Jamaica is about to be slammed by one of the strongest landfalling hurricanes in world history, as Melissa, against all odds, continues to strengthen up to landfall with sustained winds of 180 mph and gusts up to 225 mph. At a loss for words at this point.

A Red Flag Warning, Wind Advisory, and Heat Advisory are in effect for portions of L.A. County — including the Western San Gabriel Mountains, Santa Susana Mountains, Antelope Valley, and edges of the Santa Clarita Valley. 📍Red Flag Warning: 6 a.m. Tuesday – 6 p.m. Wednesday

In otter news… I don’t like the term ‘aggressive’, but that’s what the warning signs along West Cliff say. I’ve got no proof, but I’m feeling more and more that these incidents over the last 10 days are all the same otter and a female one that’s likely pregnant. The

A story I wrote for https://t.co/5wFZi0Ny7B looks at the wickedly complicated problem of #wildfires that threaten housing communities & the dilemma of how to make older residences truly #firesafe. Featuring Alex Maranghides @NIST & other leaders in fire prevention world

Chaos on day 2 of the ACIP meeting as the panel indefinitely postponed a vote on a #hepatitisB vaccine https://t.co/G0BHq41qj0

... and it can take a terrible multi-generational toll on families. The human side of this story is why the universal birth dose vax is so important. This is why it matters:

The current administration is cutting tribal engagement budgets for Federal land management agencies in the name of reducing DEI. Disregarding native knowledge is one of the root causes of our forest health and wildfire crises.

"The scientific literature is an essential ocean of knowledge, in which floats an alarming amount of junk." Our @ivanoransky and @armarcus reflect on RFK Jr.'s use of scholarly papers in his confirmation hearings. https://t.co/6N9wNfQ0Dx

“It’s tough to say because without knowing exactly where a fire is going to start and how quickly it’s going to spread, I cannot say for sure if there is sufficient time to evacuate.” -R. Cohen #wildfire #evacuation https://t.co/PKQd7vOuTx

talked with @watchdutyapp about what it's like being the platform that everyone turns to during a horrible fire, how they keep info flowing despite a flood of shitposts and misinformation online, and what happens in the next disaster https://t.co/HJ14qe2WNH

And even more stressful: "The drive was even more harrowing because her mother, who has Alzheimer's disease, kept wanting to open the car window. With the air full of smoke and ashes, Meyer said they didn't use the car AC because she didn't want to run out of gas."

In addition to Palisades & Eaton fires, more new blazes popped up tonight across SoCal during this extreme Santa Ana wind event. It's shaping up as worst-case scenario of staggering proportions ... Hope Los Angelenos take evacuation preparations seriously [map via @watchdutyapp]

The best WUI firefighting force in the world is in this area but they will struggle to control a fire burning under these conditions. Incident command pivoted a few minutes ago to focussing solely on evacuation and is not attempting to defend structures.

Since 1991, I’ve been forecasting waves along the Central Coast, and this recent swell event was the longest period/wavelength I’ve ever witnessed. The waves were heavy, breaking with incredible force. I captured these photos at Estero Bluffs State Park on Monday, December 23.

Infamous paper that popularized unproven COVID-19 treatment finally retracted Study on hydroxychloroquine by Didier Raoult and colleagues gets pulled on ethical and scientific grounds @cathleenogrady reports @ScienceMagazine https://t.co/QSVhFLHwMp

.@CDC has confirmed an #H5N1 #birdflu case in Louisiana, in a person believed to have been infected through contact with infected birds in a backyard flock. This person is seriously ill, the first such case recorded in the US. Similarities to the recent BC case.

Moving the needle on hep B is complicated and difficult, even in the U.S. The biggest obstacle is that the fight is vastly under-funded, drawing far less attention and money than infectious scourges such as HIV and tuberculosis (8/8)