Simply horrifying. The whole of DHS has got to be disbanded. We did just fine without them before.

Huge congrats to The Sentinel team on the $100M MacArthur Foundation 100&Change award for transforming infectious disease surveillance & #pandemicprevention! 🎉 🌍 Your work will save lives. 👏 #GlobalHealth hsph.harvard.edu/news/harvard...

If it will hurt Americans, he'll do it: www.npr.org/2026/01/14/n...

Science doesn’t care about party lines. Viruses don’t negotiate. Gravity doesn’t compromise. New episode is live — a conversation on leadership, public health, and respecting reality with @AstroTerry. 🎧 www.infectiousdose.com/post/the-rig...

My interview with @AstroTerry drops tonight at midnight CST. Hey Texas, y'all don't want to miss this one. #InfectiousDose #PublicHealth #Science infectiousdose.com

🚀An astronaut’s perspective. 🦠A virologist’s lens. One conversation about why science has to be part of policy decisions. New episode drops Tuesday at midnight CST. #InfectiousDose #TerryVirts

Mike Coston: afludiary.blogspot.com/2026/01/paho...

Mike Coston: afludiary.blogspot.com/2026/01/spor...

#Birdflu viruses are raising concerns among scientists. Researchers aren't just worried about the virus popping up on American farms, but anywhere around the world. Most people are aware of bridflu virus, H5N1. But scientists are keeping an eye other types, including the rapidly evolving H9N2👇

Now that RFKjr has gutted the childhood vaccination schedule, the loss of protection could revive a rare but deadly disease. The shift away routine meningococcal vaccination will leave more children & adolescents at risk of devastating infections www.medpagetoday.com/infectiousdi...

come and get em nerds

This.

ICE shot two people in Portland Oregon today. komonews.com/news/local/i...

NOW LIVE: New episode: Seasonal, Not Safe: Influenza 2025–2026 Flu is surging. Kids are dying. Policy is shifting. Why this virus still demands respect — and how weakened vaccine guidance could cost lives. 🎧 Listen now: www.infectiousdose.com/post/flu-sea... #FluSeason #PublicHealth

“As it turns out, children are dying and in some cases in Louisiana from measles and pertussis and as a doc who saw people die from hepatitis A and hepatitis B of course I understand the importance of those vaccines. I don't want any child dying from something that's so preventable,” Cassidy said.

This is a policy choice. As Dr. Gottlieb recently put the issue on CNBC: if we substantially reduce vaccination rates, "we're going to have to build new pediatric hospitals." www.youtube.com/watch?v=e8CJ...

New episode of #InfectiousDose drops tomorrow at midnight CST: We'll look at where flu really is right now — in the U.S. & globally — & why this season matters more than it might seem. We’ll talk the virus, the disease, the data, & why the vaccine still saves lives every year.

This New Year’s episode is now live. No resolutions. No forced optimism. Just a reset — and permission to rest, show up, and stay curious when you can. 🕯️ Still Curious: A New Year’s Reset (with no resolutions) www.infectiousdose.com/post/still-c...

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"The infrastructure meant to catch the birf flu virus in its early stages is fraying. The agencies that once charted the terrain of emerging pandemic threats have been hollowed out – budgets trimmed, staff evaporated." www.sciencealert.com/the-world-is...

Ring in the New Year with me! A New Year’s episode is dropping Tuesday at midnight. No resolutions. No forced optimism. Just a reset — and a reminder that showing up is enough, and curiosity still matters. ✨ Still Curious: A New Year’s Reset www.infectiousdose.com

I hate this. I stand against this.

It’s live. 🌒 🎄 A Consumption Christmas Carol Merry Christmas Eve! This month’s #OutbreakAfterDark retells Dickens’ ghost story through the real epidemic that haunted Victorian London — tuberculosis. #InfectiousDose #Tuberculosis www.infectiousdose.com/post/oad-chr...

Advice to avoid the #flu this #Christmas and have a #healthy #holiday season ... | #Influenza | #pathogen | #publichealth | #virus | Via cbc .ca

Researchers develop fully automated integrated #diagnostic system ... | #foodborne | #pathogens | #food | #illness | Via @sciencex.bsky.social

However you mark the winter season—Christmas, Hanukkah, Solstice, or something quieter—I hope it brings moments of warmth and rest in a tumultuous year. I’m deeply grateful to everyone who listens, reads, questions, and cares. Happy holidays from Infectious Dose. 🕯️🌲

It’s live. 🌒 🎄 A Consumption Christmas Carol Merry Christmas Eve! This month’s #OutbreakAfterDark retells Dickens’ ghost story through the real epidemic that haunted Victorian London — tuberculosis. #InfectiousDose #Tuberculosis www.infectiousdose.com/post/oad-chr...

Ending a $5 million research study when it is 70% complete does not save $1 million, it wastes $4 million. When a project loses federal funding before completion, finding alternative resources is challenging. Most philanthropies do not have comparable resources. 🧪 www.forbes.com/sites/brucel...

📢New episode: ACIP Undone: Proof, Policy, and Panic Over a Hepatitis B Vaccine ✅The science on the Hep B vaccine didn’t change. ✅The evidence didn’t change. ✅The safety didn’t change. I cover it all here. ❌What changed was ACIP. www.infectiousdose.com/post/acip-un...

🚨 New episode drops tomorrow night at midnight A cancer-preventing vaccine. A procedural failure at the highest level. And a reminder that trust can crack—even when the science holds. This is the story of the Hep B vaccine. #PublicHealth #Vaccines #HepatitisB #InfectiousDose

New episode is live! The FDA Memo That Betrayed Public Trust. An internal memo claimed COVID vaccines caused pediatric deaths — with no evidence. I break down what the memo said and why the science still supports protecting kids. 🎧 Listen: www.infectiousdose.com/post/vs9-fda... #InfectiousDose

#medsky #pedsky #idsky #immunosky #episky I collaborated with exceptionally talented people in infectious diseases to write this Special Article about aluminum salts in childhood vaccines. We review the evidence base for key safety concerns and offer guidance for communication with caregivers.

New thrust of public health in the US: Measles and Weasels. (Cartoon from the New Yorker)

❄️NEW EPISODE❄️ What do citrus, candles, caroling, sauerkraut, & deep-cleaning rituals have in common? They all played unexpected roles in winter health. Dive into the hidden microbiology of winter traditions—now live on Infectious Dose or any podcast player. 🎙️🦠✨ www.infectiousdose.com/post/cold-co...

🕯️ Spices. Candles. Cleaning rituals. Citrus in stockings. What if your favorite winter traditions weren’t just cozy, but accidental tools in the fight against disease? 🎙️ New Infectious Dose episode drops Tues at midnight! #InfectiousDose #ColdComfort #Microbiology #PublicHealth

Dr. Peter Hotez, MD PhD, is one of the world’s leading vaccine experts. We need more prominent physicians to speak out about the anti-vax campaign and the dire consequences of not vaccinating.

NEW EPISODE IS LIVE! The Thanksgiving Outbreak After Dark episode is here. Pilgrims, plagues, colonial immunity, invisible epidemics, and the stories we were never taught. A campfire deep-dive into history, harm, survival…and truth. Listen now or read: www.infectiousdose.com/post/oad-2-p...

Vaccines do not cause autism. RFKjr is lying and putting Americans at risk. He needs to resign. To understand how we know that vaccines do not cause autism, check out my episode: www.infectiousdose.com/post/vaccine...

Utah, South Carolina confirm more measles as CDC call suggests US elimination status in jeopardy Today the South Carolina Department of Health reported 5 new cases in Spartanburg County. www.cidrap.umn.edu/m...

📣 Attention #AMRSymposium2025 attendees! We’re looking for research on resistance development, cross-sector transmission, mitigation strategies, and more. Submit to the Canadian Journal of Microbiology by Jan 31, 2026 ▶️ https://ow.ly/ZrN950Xnk7e #OneHealthAMR2025 #AMR #WAAW

New #InfectiousDose episode is LIVE — in recognition of AMR Awareness Week: A Prescription for Pestilence: The global spread of antimicrobial resistance How we build superbugs. How they spread. Why this crisis is accelerating. www.infectiousdose.com/post/a-presc...

New episode drops tomorrow, midnight! Superbugs aren’t sci-fi villains — we’re cultivating them. Hospitals are seeing “routine” infections turn untreatable. Farm use, global travel, broken surveillance… it’s all fueling the rise. 💊🦠🔥 #InfectiousDose #AMRAwarenessWeek

The wild form of the poliovirus has been found in wastewater samples in Germany. The discovery comes more than 30 years after the last cases of wild-type poliovirus was reported in the country. www.reuters.com/business/hea...

I purposely gave my email address to The Epoch Times. Know your enemy and all that. They are *relentless*. My inbox has been *inundated* with a constant flow of propaganda dressed up as news. This is what we are up against. If you repeat a lie enough it becomes a truth to some.

New episode is out now! 🎙️🦟 Rift Valley fever is surging across Mauritania & Senegal—and now The Gambia. Hundreds sick, dozens dead. What’s happening, why now, and what it means for the region? Listen here 👇 www.infectiousdose.com/post/rift-va... #RiftValleyFever #GlobalHealth

📢New episode drops tomorrow night at midnight! The largest Rift Valley fever outbreak in years is unfolding across Mauritania and Senegal — fueled by rain, livestock, and mosquitoes. 🎧 on any podcast player or the website: infectiousdose.com ALSO👇👇 #RiftValleyFever

US repubs look for 1 reason to vote for someone. Like abortion. & nothing else matters. They vote. US dems do the opposite. Look for 1 reason to not vote for someone. One criticism & nothing else matters, no vote. Candidate A is great but not perfect? Fuck em. Maybe let’s stop doing that.

It funded science too. Grand Rapids pertussis vaccine trials moved forward in the 1930s because of WPA funding for nurses and technicians.