RFK Jr’s COVID vaccine rollback will kill people—including kids. Read my latest: news.immunologic.org/p/rfk-jrs-co... Unlike RFK Jr., my citations are not only real, they are relevant and rigorous data.

#medsky #episky 🧪 #pedsky #idsky Here's why HHS's demand for all new vaccines to be approved by placebo-controlled trials is actually profoundly unethical and jeopardizes all vaccines requiring rapid updates to cover pathogens that evolve quickly open.substack.com/pub/deplatfo...

Iowa could pass legislation making administration of mRNA vaccines a misdemeanor with a $500 fine for each occurrence. Amended bill is calling for manufacturers to wave indemnity against law suits. It’s passed subcommittee- we must fight this #idsky www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/p...

“We at the American Journal of Public Health have no interest in following the president's prohibitions on language," said Georges Benjamin, MD, publisher of AJPH 👏👏👏 www.medpagetoday.com/special-repo...

Antibiotic stewardship programs need dedicated funding to be effective. Hospital ASPs with funding & resources use less fluoroquinolones, anti-pseudomonal agents, and clindamycin. 🆕 in @ashejournal.bsky.social 📰 doi.org/10.1017/ash.... #IDSky

Long-acting injectables are poised to change the landscape of HIV prevention, allowing people to go months in between doses of PrEP. In the era of lenacapavir and cabotegravir, does the world still need an HIV vaccine? I asked around and got one answer. #HIVSky #IDSky www.healio.com/news/infecti...

Also by @annamerlan.bsky.social, How covid conspiracy theories led to an alarming resurgence in AIDS denialism, in MIT Technology Review. Really relevant today with the RFKjr nomination. www.technologyreview.com/2024/08/07/1...

We are truly failing our children by not protecting them 😔 Measles cases rose to more than 10 million in 2023! www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...

Very nice breakdown of the excellent BALANCE trial which showed that 7!days iv therapy for most blood stream infections is just as good as 14 (which means it's better because you save a week of pointless IV therapy)

LANCET STUDY: "Since 1974, vaccination has averted 154 million deaths, including 146 million among children younger than 5 years of whom 101 million were infants younger than 1 year... ..vaccination accounted for 40% of observed decline in global infant mortality." www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...