Dr. Flowers @AlliFlowers@talkedabout.social

Measles-Rubella Patch Vaccine Shown Effective as Injection

A clinical trial shows a peel-and-stick #patch device is as effective as a standard syringe injection in delivering a #vaccine that protects against #measles and #rubella.

https://sciencebusiness.technewslit.com/?p=44798

#News #Science #Business #ClinicalTrial #MedicalDevice #Microneedles #Africa #ImmuneResponse #Antibodies #Engineering #CDC #University

Nation's largest publisher files lawsuit challenging Florida county's book bans - UPI.com https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2023/05/17/penguin-random-house-pen-america-florida-book-bans/8841684348620/

Free-speech group PEN America and publisher Penguin Random House filed a lawsuit on Wednesday in federal court, challenging book bans...

...lawsuit alleges that...Florida's Escambia County School District have violated the First and 14th amendments...say the books that are being banned are "disproportionately books by non-white and/or LGBTQ+ authors."

"Publishing giant Penguin Random House joined five authors, two parents and free expression organization PEN America in filing a lawsuit Wednesday against a school district in Florida for its removal and restrictions of books by or about people of color and LGBTQ people"

https://www.forbes.com/sites/mollybohannon/2023/05/17/publishing-giant-penguin-random-house-joins-suit-against-florida-school-districts-book-bans/?sh=42a4b8f4482e

You know, I bet a whole bunch of "onboarding people to Mastodon is hard because of the choosing an instance thing" could be mitigated by letting instance users generate and share invite codes to the instance they're using, *which are effectively just links to that instance's signup page*, but see how they'd already feel different?

This is exhausting. How many more extreme acts of #GunViolence does the #TxLege need to see… does the US Congress need to see before it will finally enact legislation that will effectively stop the epidemic that is ravaging families’ lives?

And despite #guns being the number one killer of children in this country, the #Texas legislature is doing nothing about it. Screw you #GregAbbott

https://www.npr.org/2023/05/16/1176371460/sonic-employee-shooting-texas

District 11 in Colorado Springs will pay first-year teachers among the highest salaries in the region after years of lagging compensation https://coloradosun.com/2023/05/17/colorado-springs-teacher-pay/?utm_content=bufferc4cbc&utm_medium=social&utm_source=Mastodon&utm_campaign=buffer

Would You Recognize a Good Lesson If You Saw It? - The core competency for nearly all teaching is knowing the students in front of you. You can’t build effective lessons without that knowledge. And that’s hard to evaluate. https://teacherinastrangeland.blog/2023/05/17/would-you-recognize-a-good-lesson-if-you-saw-it/ via @nancyflanagan #evaluation

This is such a good discussion with Doug Jones. It's so sad that the majority of AL voters kicked him to the curb for an idiotic buffoon like Tuberville. But they're ignorant people with small minds, just like Tuberville. They got what they wanted.

“Deplorable”: Former Sen. Doug Jones Slams Tuberville for Defending White Nationalists in Military

#military #DOD #Alabama #DougJones #DemocracyNow

https://www.democracynow.org/2023/5/16/tommy_tuberville_white_nationalist_comments

‘This is a dodge’: McCarthy accused of ‘lying’ as he works to derail efforts to expel George Santos - Raw Story - Celebrating 19 Years of Independent Journalism https://www.rawstory.com/this-is-a-dodge-mccarthy-accused-of-lying-as-he-works-to-derail-democrats-resolution-to-expel-george-santos-2660283120/

The state's attorney general was widely criticized for his order that would have forced trans adults to detransition.

Missouri ends emergency rule banning gender-affirming care. The attacks on trans people aren't over. - LGBTQ Nation https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2023/05/missouri-ends-emergency-rule-banning-gender-affirming-care-the-attacks-on-trans-people-arent-over/

President Biden says on budget negotiations "I'll be in constant contact with my team" while at #G7. "America is not a deadbeat nation. We pay our bills."

The ingredients label for One Night Cough Syrup, made in the 1800's. #Interesting

One night seems about right, 50/50 chance of actually waking up. Other ingredients probably included lead, mercury and asbestos.