In this video I discuss the myths that vaccines were superfluous because infectious diseases were declining prior to the introduction of vaccines. While true, that evades the fact they were still major forces of morbidity, mortality, and disruption

“The U.S.’s sightline of what is going on globally is shrinking, at a time when vaccine manufacturers surely feel uncertain about the stability of this market. That’s not a formula for pandemic preparedness.” www.statnews.com/2025/12/26/p...

In this TV interview I discuss multiple aspects of measles

In this video I discuss the swarm of respiratory pathogens that characterize respiratory virus season

At about 2:30 pm eastern I’ll be discussing the latest on measles on NBC News. Watch live here www.nbcnews.com/watch

In this TV interview I discuss measles outbreaks and airport exposures youtu.be/bRIOxxdonbE?...

At about 7:30 AM eastern I’ll be discussing the latest on measles on NBC News. Watch live here www.nbcnews.com/watch

In this video I discuss streptococcal pharyngitis (Strep throat)

In this video I discuss streptococcal pharyngitis (Strep throat)

“More vaccines is actually a good thing..the actual number is not an issue.” www.post-gazette.com/news/health/...

“But the most concerning changes to vaccine policy, experts say, could be ahead.” www.statnews.com/2025/12/24/v...

In this video I discuss traveler’s diarrhea

"Overall, we found there was no difference in linkage to care rates between the groups, suggesting that knowing the results of a viral load test does not significantly improve the rates by which people seek treatment or prevention care for HIV," www.healthday.com/healthpro-ne...

"Some have broken the quarantine recommendations, and so it remains a concern," www.reuters.com/business/hea...

“Cystic fibrosis (CF) carriers have an approximately 38% higher risk of developing pneumonia after an influenza diagnosis compared with noncarriers” www.infectiousdiseaseadvisor.com/news/pneumon...

"I don't see any reason to think that this is an unprecedentedly bad one, but current indicators are that it may be substantially more severe than the typical winter flu season." www.cbsnews.com/news/flu-sea...

In this video I discuss several aspects of syphilis

“The raccoon roundworm arrived in Europe at the beginning of the 20th century with the first North American raccoons. Since their release or escape from fur farms, raccoons have spread across large swaths of Central Europe.” www.cidrap.umn.edu/misc-emergin...

“The United States likely surpassed 2,000 measles cases this week” www.cidrap.umn.edu/measles/sout...

“Across the 67 hospitals, the proportion of eligible patients de-escalated from broad-spectrum antibiotics varied more than 2-fold (anti-MRSA de-escalation, 27.3% to 61.7%; anti-PSA de-escalation, 6.9% to 37.7%).” www.cidrap.umn.edu/antimicrobia...

“Arkansas, Wisconsin, and Manitoba, Canada, have all confirmed first-time chronic wasting disease (CWD) detections in new counties or areas.” www.cidrap.umn.edu/chronic-wast...

“All of that is textbook ‘arbitrary and capricious’ under the Administrative Procedure Act.” — arbitrary assertions are the exclusive manner by which RFK Jr operates www.cidrap.umn.edu/childhood-va...

“health system leaders worry that their responses could put them in the crosshairs of an administration that has been quick to cut research funding and government reimbursement, a fear that has been constant for providers” www.statnews.com/2025/12/23/t...

Holiday travel may help spread super flu wsbt.com/news/local/h...

Georgia has seen 12 flu-related deaths this season, while South Carolina has recorded six deaths. www.wrdw.com/2025/12/23/c...

“a near 15% increase in clinical lab tests and a hospitalization rate of 11 people per 100,000” www.pnj.com/story/news/2...

“more than 6% decrease in vaccinations this year” people.com/why-is-this-...

“We’re not going to go back yet to where we were in the prevaccine era or in the ’60s and ’70s..but we will probably have more frequent and larger outbreaks.” thedispatch.com/article/meas...

"We think this subclade K virus is evading population immunity, meaning more people are susceptible to infection," www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news...

"If we're going to see it anywhere in Maryland, it's going to be on the Eastern Shore," phys.org/news/2025-12...

“By combining smart ‘click’ chemistry with automation, we have demonstrated that we can explore vast, untapped areas of chemical space at unprecedented speed..the real breakthrough is the speed at which we found it” www.genengnews.com/topics/drug-...

In this interview I discuss the influenza season and subclade K. “Super Flu” is a sensationalist term that is inaccurate www.prevention.com/health/a6983...

In this TV interview with @anacabrera.bsky.social I discuss the influenza season and vaccine policies, including why Denmark’s is wrong youtu.be/oo0FtTfEX6M?...

“Recommend improved methods for identifying potential safety signals in VAERS..studies to better understand how different types of events are underreported, approaches to account for underreporting..and for more rigorous modeling of background event rates” undark.org/2025/12/19/i...

“In an open-label phase II study, a similarly high proportion of patients randomized to a once-weekly oral combination of islatravir & lenacapavir maintained high levels of virologic suppression compared w/ those who continued standard daily oral treatment” www.medpagetoday.com/infectiousdi...

“Among more than 42K infants immunized with nirsevimab at birth during the 1st RSV season..hospitalization for RSV-associated lower RTI was a relative 26% less likely compared w/ those who got immunity passed on from maternal vaccination (adjusted HR 0.74) www.medpagetoday.com/pediatrics/r...

“After adjustment for age and Charlson comorbidity index, a significant relationship between surgical delay and treatment failure remained (adjusted HR per IQR increase, 1.5; 95% CI, 1.1-2.0; P =.016)” www.infectiousdiseaseadvisor.com/news/surgica...

“Vitamin D deficiency was associated with increased mortality at 90 days (odds ratio [OR], 3.50; 95% CI, 1.01-12.21) and 180 days (OR, 3.27; 95% CI, 1.04-10.25) compared with sufficient levels” www.infectiousdiseaseadvisor.com/news/vitamin...

“But when it comes to vaccines, medical freedom is far from free, and the movement’s supporters aren’t leveling with the public about the real cost.” www.statnews.com/2025/12/23/v...

In this video I discuss how I think it’s paradoxical that — almost completely preventable — school closures due to measles and influenza haven’t been thought of as avoidable or sparked controversy the way they (rightfully) did for COVID

“A COVID diagnosis was associated with 76% higher odds of death within 30 days than influenza. Overall, 0.20% of patients with COVID died, compared with 0.016% of those with influenza” www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/stu...

“The findings represent a “milestone” in the development of Nipah vaccines” www.cidrap.umn.edu/nipah/early-...

“whole genome sequencing confirmed that the virus detected in a Wisconsin dairy herd on December 14 is H5N1 clade 2.3.4.4b genotype D1.1, which was implicated in two spillover events in dairy herds in Nevada and Arizona earlier this year” www.cidrap.umn.edu/avian-influe...

“From 2014 thru 2023, gonorrhea, syphilis, and chlamydia cases rose by 300%, 90%, &180%, respectively, among gay and bisexual men who have sex with men in EU/EEA countries. There’s also been a more recent 200% increase in gonorrhea among women aged 20-24” www.cidrap.umn.edu/chlamydia/eu...

“Nearly half (45%) of the pregnancies ended in fetal loss, including spontaneous abortion (52%), missed abortion (13%), and stillbirth (35%). Of the 38 live births, 4 infants had congenital mpox-like skin lesions, and 1 of them died within hours of birth” www.cidrap.umn.edu/mpox/mpox-in...

“The small but significant decreases in the likelihood to recommend the MMR, HPV, and polio vaccines should be a cause for concern.” www.cidrap.umn.edu/measles/poll...

“It suggests to everybody who's a member of that professional society that they've got a leader who's actually going to do something about this..sends a signal that IDSA doesn't care whether or not they attract negative attention from the administration” www.cidrap.umn.edu/anti-science...

“The real lesson from global comparisons is not that the US vaccinates too much, but that industrialized countries overwhelmingly agree on which infectious diseases children should be protected against. Denmark represents the lower bound” www.cidrap.umn.edu/vaccine-inte...

“COVID-19 cases remain far below prior years, and RSV levels are also low. Pekosz says two strong RSV seasons combined with new vaccines may be helping reduce case numbers.” newyork.news12.com/respiratory-...

“In New York City, nearly 500,000 children have received flu shots so far this season, representing a 6.5% drop compared to the same period last year, according to the city health department.” gothamist.com/news/deck-th...