In his new book, 'Fair Doses,' epidemiologist Seth Berkley discusses what went right -- and wrong -- with COVID vaccine distribution and whether the world is ready if a new pandemic were to strike. n.pr/3JDxFQ1

UK cuts contribution to Aids, tuberculosis and malaria fund by £150m

A treasure trove of rare and historic American music—including songs by Memphis Minnie, the Carter Family, Blind Willie Johnson, and more—is now freely available to the public thanks to a new collaboration between the UC Santa Barbara Library and Dust-to-Digital Foundation https://ow.ly/J8Bg50Xpuf2

ALERT: Baby Formula 13 cases of infant botulism reported from Aug through Nov 2025 coming in 10 states thus far. Please see web content for specifics on lot numbers and more. Special shoutout to our friends and colleagues at CDC and FDA who got this out quickly all while not being paid.

Maine described its HIV outbreak as a significant health concern, but the government shutdown has kept a CDC team from coming to the state's aid.

Thinking only of Rosalind Franklin today, and what was stolen from her (and so many other female scientists alongside her).

One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc

A new NEJM study reports results from a phase 1 trial of a Lassa virus vaccine, a recombinant vesicular stomatitis virus vector engineered to express the Lassa glycoprotein (the same platform as the approved Ebola vaccine, ERVEBO). It was safe and immunogenic. www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....

By this time next week, the estimated deaths due to the illegal destruction of USAID and the shuttering of its aid efforts will breach 400,000. More than 260,000 will be children. Source: www.bu.edu/sph/news/art...

CDC Figures It Easier To Start Tracking People Without Measles

We have progressed from data collection to data analysis.

Come join us in Knoxville! The Dept. of Microbiology 🧫🦠 at the University of Tennessee is hiring 2 Assistant Professors (tenure track, 9-month appt.). Microbial Drivers of Chronic Disease: apply.interfolio.com/173153Quantitative Microbe-Plant-Environment Interactions: apply.interfolio.com/173345

First West Nile virus death confirmed in L.A. County, as studies show that drought conditions may increase risk

Inspiring talk by @yalesph.bsky.social colleague Dr. Nicola Hawley, the 21st C. Davenport Cook Lecturer in International Child Health at @yaleschoolofmed.bsky.social Pediatric Grand Rounds. Her work on adolescent mental health is timely, insightful and relevant to vulnerable communities everywhere.

"Mosquitoes have been found in Iceland for the first time as global heating makes the country more hospitable for insects. The country was until this month one of the only places in the world that did not have a mosquito population. The other is Antarctica."

The New England Journal of Medicine and the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy will be publishing regular public health alerts to replace the CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, which has been paused due to the federal government shutdown.

From the No Kings rally in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. My new friend.

Bangladesh launches typhoid vaccination drive to combat drug-resistant threat reut.rs/48YJz0U

Congratulations to dear friend and 2009 Yale World Fellow María Corina Machado, who inspires us with her courage and determination. @kerryalys.bsky.social and I pray that this well deserved recognition will further advance María Corina’s efforts to promote peace and justice in Venezuela. @yale.edu

Job alert ‼️ UChicago Micro is hiring! Open to tenured/tenure track faculty at all levels in any area of microbiology. Come join our amazing and growing department. apply.interfolio.com/174404

Pope Leo criticized US President Trump's immigration policies, questioning their alignment with the Church's pro-life teachings, which has led to backlash from conservative Catholics reut.rs/48eoBeo

Mississippi has historically had a low rate of vaccine-preventable diseases as they were one of the few states that allowed only medical exemptions to vaccination. That changed in 2023, so expect to see more infection and more deaths.

In @nytopinion.nytimes.com “What I find here in desperate villages in southwestern Uganda is that not only are aid cuts killing children every day, but that the death toll is accelerating,” our columnist @nickkristof.bsky.social writes.

“We see the pipeline from deportation to re-education to militarization,” Mr. Raymond (@yaleemd.bsky.social, @yalesph.bsky.social, @hrl-yalesph.bsky.social) said. “They take them, they make them Russians and then they make them soldiers.”

“… just days after a gunman sprayed over 500 bullets across the CDC campus, the government fired over 150 violence and injury prevention specialists”

Jocelyn Brooks pursued her dream of working in medicine after she escaped from the World Trade Center on 9/11. “I want to hold somebody’s hands when they’re crying and when they’re at their lowest because I survived,” she said. https://wapo.st/4maoHa8

Rolling the dice on a vaccine preventable illness is never the better option. Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis is a rare and fatal complication of measles that can occur several years after the original infection. This is sad, this is avoidable. Vaccinate kids! www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...

Economists worry that a "universal basic income" would make recipients lazier. Data from programs around the world suggests the opposite is true, write Nobel Prize-winners Abhijit V. Banerjee and Esther Duflo.

🎉✨👏 Welcome to a new academic year in the Department of Epidemiology of Microbial Diseases at the Yale School of Public Health! We’re excited to continue learning, collaborating, and advancing public health together.

Just spent my lunch with @nathangrubaugh.bsky.social getting some of his lab's old mouse coronavirus data up on Pharos. Super easy! Beautiful data! Do you have data you'd be willing to share? Reach out! pharos.viralemergence.org/projects/?pr...

Herein lies the rub: “By inappropriately applying shared decision-making principles to a scenario where robust evidence strongly supports vaccination, the CDC abandons the clinician’s professional responsibility to offer clear, directive guidance when warranted.”

Faculty search announcement 2025: Tenure-Track Assistant Professor in Microbiology at UT Southwestern. We seek candidates working in microbial pathogenesis (some preference may be given to bacterial pathogens). Come join our community! (1/5) www.utsouthwestern.edu/departments/...

"This life is not for everyone. When students come to me, I do my best to guide, nurture and challenge the ones who express interest, but I do not ever encourage them to take this path. It's for the crazy few, not the ones seeking the ordinary rewards, even the very bright ones."

I will never lose my sense of awe for the miracles that public health and medicine bestow.

She should have called @yaleemd.bsky.social instead.

⚡️ HIV rates among Russian soldiers surge 2,000% since start of full-scale invasion of Ukraine. "There is no objective reason why HIV should be decreasing across the world — except in Russia," the report from Carnegie Politika said.

🧪 Senate appropriators say: NIH's budget gets a... boost! Rather than 40% cut, NIH gets a $400M *increase* in the Senate committee bill for FY26 (about +1%). "Congress has your back," said @murray.senate.gov. ADVOCACY MATTERS! There's still a long road (esp in the House), so keep up pressure.

Paylines suddenly go from 4% to 0%.

A survey of 378 early-career researchers found 44% said their jobs are threatened by Trump admin actions - like capping overhead at 15%, which would slash postdoc & staff scientist positions. zurl.co/aj0nq #StandUpForScience

Via AACR A recent report from the United for Medical research found that in 2024 the NIH awarded $36.94 b in extramural funding to all 50 states. This translates to support of 407.8k jobs + $94.6 b in new economic activity nationwide. An ROI of $2.56 for every $. 🧪 www.linkedin.com/posts/americ...

Karolinska is looking for 20 (!!) assistant professors and offering 6 year appointments with ~1M USD startup packages. ki.se/en/about-ki/...

As research continues to be attacked (destroyed) elsewhere, European countries are installing new programs to attract researchers from around the world. Here is one from Ireland (deadline in October): www.researchireland.ie/funding/glob...

Congress eliminated public media funding. At a time of deep division, public media brings us together. Help keep it strong. Join our monthly donors today: n.pr/458sOhq

We got this 💪

The administration will incinerate enough food to feed 1.5 million children for a week. When it burns, its label will read: THIS PRODUCT IS A GIFT FROM THE AMERICAN PEOPLE. 500 tons, from us, to no one. www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...

He recently spoke to Fox News and to Rolling Stone about the health risks of mosquito-borne illness to individuals being held at a new immigrant detention facility in the Everglades informally being called "Alligaor Alcatraz." lnkd.in/e4BH4Ngw lnkd.in/eVvHcsJ9 #publichealth #mosquitoes

The situation is such a stupid self sabotage. Although I *think* my lab will survive the chaos, most of my trainees - who are truly excellent- plan to look for their next positions outside of the US. This shift was rare before the last year. www.science.org/content/arti...

While warehouses in the U.S. overflow with ready-to-use therapeutic foods (known as RUTFs), designed to treat severe malnutrition, children in places like South Sudan are going hungry.

✨ The Bernhardt Lab at the University of Guelph is recruiting graduate students for 2026! Join us! We have several fully funded grad positions available ✨ Please spread the word! www.bernhardtlab.org/join-us #CSEE2025