MessengerFlats @MessengerFlats@qoto.org
Interested in #PublicHealth, #EnvironmentalHealth, #HealthPhysics. #Beerbrewing reader of all things...
Joined Nov 2022
@Rhodepvd Short answer is yes. I-131 has a half-life of 8 days. In 80 days, effectively zero radiation. Municipal systems (generally) hold affluent for treatment before discharge. Most of this is in water meaning dilution and shielding...
@dnc Hot sauce, both vinegar and fermented. Salsas, black bean, pineapple, mango....
MessengerFlats
boosted
#ACIP, the expert panel that advises #CDC on vaccine policy, will not meet next week.
#HHS, which never gave final approval for the meeting, per sources, suggests it will be rescheduled, but gives no date. https://www.statnews.com/2025/02/20/acip-cdc-vaccine-meeting-postponed/
@GottaLaff Importantly, FEMA utilizes a lot of retired folks for responses, who are called on an ad hoc basis. Elimination of those people (positions) will adversely effect work at the point of the casualty.
@bicmay Concerned about the PH Emergency Preparedness grant. The loss of capabilities will not be immediate, but like other PH programs, will be blamed when not up to challenges...
Interested in #PublicHealth, #EnvironmentalHealth, #HealthPhysics. #Beerbrewing reader of all things...
Joined Nov 2022
