Fighting back against a germophobic safety culture.
Associate Professor of Microbiology and Immunology at IUSM-Terre Haute. Formerly CDC/NIOSH. Author of the forthcoming book Fear of a Microbial Planet: How a Germophobic Safety Culture Makes Us Less Safe.
Welcome. I'm a Danish-American dual citizen with a PhD in Epidemiology & Public Health. I am a practicing physician, Mom of 4 and former Team USA runner. Both the scientific process and true democracies require that no questions are off limits.
An alternative to the infantilised & narcissistic turn of Western Culture
Let’s prioritize and protect our children. One story at a time.
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