Trump administration says Tylenol in pregnancy may raise autism risk; experts push back, my comments with @houstonchronicle.com www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston...

New NBC story on measles outbreak in pockets of low vaccination - worrisome

25% of Drs in US are foreign grads. Many are on an H1B visa. This will hit health systems hard especially rural hospitals and hospitals in underserved areas that sponsor these visas through waiver programs. The old cost was about 5000$ a year. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

I have to keep this deliberately vague, but this is a total disaster for academic research. And imposing it so suddenly is just cruel. I’ve got friends scrambling to get back to the US before midnight tonight. Do you know how hard that is to do on 36 hours of notice?

Immigrants, particularly on H1Bs, are the lifeblood of American innovation. If you wanted to hurt US competitiveness in the next century, I can think of few more effective ways than a move like this Even when found illegal, the mere intent will have irreparably harmed our future

My ACIP recap: 🧵 1) MMRV combo vaccine no longer recommended for children <4y. That means vaccine will not be covered by insurance, so not an option for patients. The 2 shot MMR and chickenpox vaccines are still available. This removes access. Let’s see which vaccine they will go for next!

The very first shot a baby gets is now under review. Should the Hep B “birth dose” stay the starting point of America’s vaccine schedule, or be delayed to rebuild trust? We asked @pauloffit.bsky.social & @michaelmina.bsky.social, take a listen here: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

In June, an ACIP member said that 250 pediatric flu deaths were no big deal. Maybe today we will find out that a handful of hepatitis B related cancers, transplants, and deaths are also not a big deal to them either. Welcome to the new public health. We are aligned to a manifesto, not science.

There it is: admitting they’re changing vaccine policy to address ‘concerns,’ not because of any scientific evidence. ACIP’s mandate is to follow data, not public opinion. When you sacrifice evidence-based medicine to appease political constituencies, children pay the price.

NO TRUST IN ACIP! Well, the absolutely incomprehensible vote at the end of the ACIP meeting has left everyone confused. MMRV resolution passed, so it’s off the schedule for younger children and CMS won’t cover it.

Folks, we survived Day 1 of the September #ACIP meeting On the surface, it may not have seemed *too* terrible: BUT‼ There were several points made by fAkeCIP members during discussion that have us concerned We'll go into that more in a bit, but first let us crack open a cold 🍺

After years of complaining about cancel culture, the current administration has taken it to a new and dangerous level by routinely threatening regulatory action against media companies unless they muzzle or fire reporters and commentators it doesn’t like.

Annual Variant-Targeted Vaccination to Prevent Severe COVID-19 in Cohorts With Vaccine-Derived and Hybrid Immunity #IDSky

We have 2 vaccines that prevent cancer, the HBV vaccine that prevents hepatitis B related liver cancer and the HPV vaccine that prevents cervical cancer and other HPV associated cancers. On Thursday, RFK.JR's ACIP will attack one of these vaccines (HBV) and restrict access to it. Let that sink in!

Check out this multi-part story on declining vaccination in the US, nice to get to work with folks from @nbcnews.com to conduct this investigation! @stanfordmedicine.bsky.social

Centralizing data from diverse reporting systems enables timely, actionable measles surveillance, helping guide public health interventions, improve vaccination efforts, and model outbreak risk more precisely within communities. ja.ma/41QSZr6

🚨 JOB ALERT! Our group is recruiting a postdoc to develop novel methodologies for early outbreak detection and inference using AI/ML, modeling, and data science. This is a multi-year position providing stable research support. Welcome to apply and share with others! 👉 apply.interfolio.com/173722

Full or Associate Professor in Infectious Disease Modeling Position Available at Penn State. psu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/PSU_Ac...

Nice day at @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social talking vaccines and spending time with great folks here.

I’m honored to be testifying before the Senate’s Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations this Tuesday at 2pm ET on vaccine science. My focus: the overwhelming, transparent evidence for vaccine safety - and how to separate rigorous studies from flawed claims.

NEW: At a WIRED event in Boston today, Moderna's CEO responded diplomatically but clearly to RFK Jr.'s assault on mRNA vaccines. @emilymullin.bsky.social has the details:

The latest decision that will reduce childhood vaccination in the US, highlighting the relevance of our recent @jama.com study on reemergence of vaccine eliminated infections in the US due to declining vaccination with @mathewkiang.com. www.cnn.com/2025/09/09/h...

Vaccine chaos: Even some vulnerable seniors can't get COVID shots amid spiking cases

Breaking with the CDC, ACOG reaffirms support for #COVID19 vaccination in pregnant people. Here’s what to know. ja.ma/4mTSEMM

I'm super excited to have joined @ubcmath.bsky.social and @ubcmicroimmuno.bsky.social !! Please get in touch if you might be interested in graduate studies or postdoctoral research opportunities!

💯 www.nytimes.com/2025/08/30/o...

NEWS: CVS, the largest pharmacy chain in the country, is currently not offering Covid vaccines in 16 states and DC — even to people who meet the new FDA criteria — because the CDC hasn't signed off and isn't expected to do so (if it does so) for at least three weeks.

I got this kind letter today from my former Stanford colleague, Jay Bhattacharya.

Washington Post EDITORIAL BOARD has had it with RFK, Jr. [Gift link] wapo.st/4lLZOkH

Another sad day for the health of our nation and globe - thank you to all the public health officials standing their ground to help others at their own expense www.nytimes.com/2025/08/28/h...

I guess to "qualify" for the CDC director job these days you have to be antivaxx, anti-science and willing to spread whatever health misinformation or lies the current head of the DHHS wants to push. My guess is she pushed back with science and got axed. www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...

Scoop - SUSAN MONAREZ, nation’s newly installed CDC director, is being ousted, people familiar tell @lenasun.bsky.social @laurenweberhp.bsky.social + me

ID fellows: join IDSA Fellows Community of Practice & CPSolvers for a virtual Fellows Case Conference this Friday at 3PM ET! This session will include an interesting case presentation and small group discussion, featuring Daniel Minter, MD, and Varun Phadke, MD. Register: https://bit.ly/47bJczm

The BERKELEY POPULATION SCIENCES BROWNBAG SERIES returns! Our first three talks feature: Ian Lundberg - UCLA @nathanlo.bsky.social - Stanford University @mpbitler.bsky.social‬ - UC Davis Join us Wednesdays, 12 - 1PM at 310 Social Sciences Building, or via Zoom ID: 985 2901 0198 Passcode: DEMOG_BB

Sharing our results of multiple interventions aimed at improving natural ventilation in healthcare facilities in Africa www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Just got an email that the NIH Early Independence award is "not going forward." This was an award that catapulted promising PhD students into faculty positions and is part of the High-Risk High-Reward grant program in the NIH Office of the Director. Deadline was 9.6.25!

It's that time again. For the next 24 hours, drop any infectious disease and/or vaccine -related questions below in response to this post, and I will do my best to answer them. Responses are for information only and are NOT medical advice. #AskAnIDDoc August 2025 edition.

The common cold is associated with protection from SARS-CoV-2 infections ✅ Just Accepted #IDSky

🧵1/N New study published in @jama.com on re-emergence of vaccine-eliminated infectious diseases under declining vaccination in the US. We model long-term risk and conditions for return to endemicity for measles, rubella, polio, & diphtheria. Collab w/ @Mathewkiang.com jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

The California Department of Public Health is pleased to invite abstract submissions for the 4th Annual Western States Modeling Symposium, to be held virtually on Wednesday, October 8, 2025, from 10am PT. Register: forms.office.com/Pages/Respon...

A reminder that the mRNA vaccine technology saved millions of lives during the Covid pandemic and received the 2023 Nobel Prize for Medicine

Big news: Vinay Prasad is returning to #FDA as head of the center for biologics, @lizzylawrence.bsky.social reports. www.statnews.com/2025/08/09/v...

This is what happens when public health and science is villainized. It places a target on the backs of people just trying to help.

Interesting analysis of measles epi in Italy. Introduced vaccination campaigns in children in 2017, which has helped somewhat. Quite a lot of adults born in the 80s and 90s insufficiently vaccinated though and spread between adults and from adults to children distinct patterns.

“A decision based on cutting back all this funding based on false statements is just hard to watch,” Offit added. I couldn't agree more. It was genuinely great talking to @jechristensen23.bsky.social for this piece. She captured the stakes with clarity and care. www.cnn.com/2025/08/05/h...

this work saved millions of lives in 2021, won the Nobel Prize in 2023, and is cancelled in 2025

Yes. And more than just "safe and effective": mRNA vaccines are a spectacular breakthrough; they are already providing cures for cancer. As @astrokatie.com noted, mRNA vaccines won the 2023 Nobel Prize. Other nations are salivating at their chance to take over the lead in this game-changing tech.

🚨 A must-read from vaccine expert Dr. Paul Offit @pauloffit.bsky.social . RFK Jr. isn’t just “raising questions” about vaccines — he’s using his HHS seat to break the system. Bogus aluminum studies, anti-vax appointees, and legal traps threaten vaccine supply. #VaccinesWork #ProtectPublicHealth 🛡️

Continued downward spiral: apnews.com/article/vacc...