📖 Chinese libraries have book sterilization machines. UV-C light kills bacteria and flips pages automatically. Hygiene you can see builds trust. Sources: China Daily, SCMP #omgfacts# #Libraries# #PublicHealth#

❓ Does the flu shot really protect the elderly? Research shows it hasn’t reduced hospitalizations—raising real questions about effectiveness for our most vulnerable. See the data for yourself: #publichealth#

Fox News: Public health officials are investigating a surge in cases of a severe intestinal disease. It's caused by a microscopic parasite called Cyclospora. Last year, the CDC made Cyclospora data reporting optional to allow food safety staff to prioritize so-called "core activities." The CDC has now confirmed infections in 31 states.

Trust in public health did not collapse for no reason. It collapsed because officials like Dr. Fauci were making decisions about your life while hiding financial ties to the companies that profited from those decisions. My Royalty Transparency Act is simple: if you work for the federal government and are collecting royalties from Big Pharma, the public deserves to know. Conflicts of interest don’t disappear because you refuse to report them.

Air pollution is a public health crisis—but it's one we know how to solve. London has made real progress by following the data & taking action. Through @Breathe_Cities, we're helping more cities put those solutions into action. Mayor @SadiqKhan & I explain how:

"We need public health and the environment to be put first." Surfers Against Sewage campaigner Chloe Flood says the Clean Water Act 'doesn't go far enough', as thousands of surfers across the UK prepare to protest against water pollution. 📺 Sky 501

Data is the foundation of public health. And that starts with the basics: information about births and deaths. @BloombergDotOrg’s Data for Health Initiative is working with countries around the world to build reliable registries of births and deaths. In Rwanda, efforts to expand their data-gathering capacity enabled public health officials to better identify and track leading causes of death nationwide — and then take action to save lives. Learn more: