Pfizer & Valneva just reported ~73% efficacy from their phase 3 VALOR trial. The vaccine works. The trial ran into a statistical power problem fewer Lyme cases than expected, leaving the confidence interval too wide to clear the primary endpoint threshold. www.fiercebiotech.com/biotech/pfiz...

The Senegalese president wants all the smoke and more. He basically told Morocco if you want the trophy come get it.😅

Eid Mubarak to all who celebrate.

The measles outbreaks in the US are so bad and out of control that pediatricians are reaching out to colleagues in developing countries for input on how to manage severe complications of the disease that they have never seen before. Measles was eliminated in the US for 20 years then #RFKJr happened.

Nothing is more disgusting than watching the celebration of the violence and death that war brings. Humans are regressing, incapable of finding peaceful solutions to their problems. There is no victory in any of this. Just a loss of humanity and basic human decency. We all lose.

Let me just say if a large meningitis outbreak broke out in the US right now, I have no confidence that the current DHHS leadership will promote a science based outbreak response, promote vaccination, prophylactic antibiotics or even allow transparent reporting. That makes me both sad and scared.

The outbreak in Kent has been linked to the MenB strainUKHSA has linked the outbreak to a local nightclub in Canterbury called Club Chemistry, where one staff member is suspected of having MenB www.theguardian.com/society/2026...

This is NOT what we mean when we talk about antimicrobial stewardship! FDA Commissioner Marty Makary, MD, MPH, said at a national meeting last week that he wouldn't give his young child antibiotics "unless he is on his deathbed or suffering." www.medpagetoday.com/pediatrics/g...

If you think FIFA is a corrupt organization I am here to tell you that CAF is more corrupt. A real disgrace for African football, stripping Senegal of a well deserved and hard fought ALCON title. Truly egregious stuff even by CAF standards. www.france24.com/en/sport/202...

A case of travel-related cladeI mpox has been reported in New York City. Mpox continues to circulate globally. Thankfully there are vaccines which confer protection and reduce disease severity. Get vaccinated if you have an increased risk of exposure. www.nydailynews.com/2026/03/14/s...

A bit of positive news. Federal judge has temporarily blocked the planned changes to scale back on recommended childhood vaccines in the US. www.pbs.org/newshour/hea...

Lifesaving AID but only in exchange for the right quota of minerals. The latest chapter of the "partition of Africa", a never ending story. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/16/h...

A first-in-human mRNA vaccine for Nipah virus. NiV kills 40–75% of those infected, causes near-annual outbreaks in Bangladesh, & has no licensed vaccine. mRNA-1215 (NIAID/Moderna) targets both surface glycoproteins F and G a first for any NiV candidate in human trials www.nature.com/articles/s41...

That moment when you agree to review a paper because the abstract is 🔥 then you download the manuscript and the supplementary materials are 85 pages long 😭. And it's free labour.

This is super cool. Something worth "spreading"

This is great news and I can't wait to prescribe this for the many patients who have been asking when they can get the RSV vaccine if they are at increased risk but not yet >50. RSV vaccine now approved for at risk individuals 18-49. www.gsk.com/en-gb/media/...

"The US is now pursuing biological data and pathogen intelligence through policies that risk reproducing the power imbalances of colonial extraction in new scientific form...African bodies are not cheap, expendable commodities." www.aljazeera.com/amp/opinions...

My reaction as an ID doc when a patient tells me their weekend plans involve a rave party in a cave. What I recommended: Have fun, please go to the ER if you are bitten by a bat 😅. Next time let's discuss Rabies vaccines. I love my job!

Expanding access to hormones includes making sure trans people have access to hormones for the gender affirming care that is vital for them to have full lives and thrive but I doubt he knows this. or cares.

This is a fascinating study! Researchers developed an incredible new approach to prevent pandemic spillovers by vaccinating BATS themselves using mosquitoes and salt traps. It comes with some risk and caveats and will need robust regulation for prime time.🧵 www.science.org/doi/10.1126/....

"This conflict is worsening existing humanitarian emergencies in the region." the EIC @thelancet.com www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

I will call this a pause. I have no doubt the anti-vaccine agenda will resume with greatest intensity after November. www.washingtonpost.com/health/2026/...

Notice he is getting rotator cuff surgery from an actual trained expert and not doing his own "research" or trying pseudo remedies! This happens all the time, those who peddle medical misinformation are frequently the first to rush to medical solutions. www.nationalreview.com/corner/kenne...

"Sixteen US states do not require sex education or HIV/STI instruction to be age-appropriate or medically accurate" Eliminating sex-Ed does not stop young people from having sex, the just do it less safely🤷‍♀️ www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...

$1 BILLION a day for a war. That same $1B could instead could in the US: - Fund ~40% of the U.S. HIV treatment program - Feed ~5.6 million people for a month through SNAP - Equal ~¼ of the entire federal homelessness budget Every. Single. Day.

During his tenure Vinay Prasad -Tried to block review of mRNA flu vaccine -Demanded a sham-controlled trial for promising immunotherapy for huntingtons raising ethical concerns for patients. -Imposed new warnings & study requirements for some biotech drugs and vaccines apnews.com/article/vina...

Happy International Women's Day to amazing Women all around the world. Continue to inspire. We are the glue that holds it all together ❤️

That's it for this month folks. Very interesting questions. If you missed the chance to ask a question, I run it back next month, you can also review the thread .The session is now officially closed. Thank you all.

Me talking to my mum just now: Mum: What are you doing today Me: Resting and taking ID questions from strangers on the internet Mum: Why are you like this? Me: Like What? Mum: Busy body, dreaming up work for yourself Me: Well mum look in the mirror Mum: Well so far as you enjoy it Me: I do :)

For the next 24h, drop any infectious disease and/or vaccine-related questions in response to this post, and I will do my best to answer them. Answers are for information only, NOT medical advice. #AskAnIDDoc March 2026 edition.

"840 million women and adolescent girls worldwide have experienced physical violence, sexual violence, or both by an intimate partner or sexual violence by a non-partner at least once in their lifetime a number that has barely changed in the past two decades" www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

The accuracy!

Measles is NOT a mild infection. Measles can cause serious and severe complications. Measles can cause death at its worst A vaccine prevents this.You absolutely do not need to play Russian roulette with your child's life. Doing so is a choice. A bad one at that!

I was today years old when I found out you can get a "snort transplant" to treat chronic nasal congestion. Transplant of nasal microbiota may improve symptoms of chronic rhino-sinusitis. Because I know this, you must now know this too 😊. www.newscientist.com/article/2494...

For anyone interested in global health this is a phenomenal tracker of the America first MOUs which are defining a new era of US global health engagement. www.thinkglobalhealth.org/article/trac...

This is a remarkable study. A simple sanitary pad could transform cervical cancer screening. Researchers enrolled 3,000+ women (age 20–54) & compared 2 approaches: Standard clinician-collected cervical HPV test HPV testing from menstrual blood collected on a sanitary pad www.bmj.com/content/392/...

In 75-79 year olds in UK, the RSV Pre-F vaccine remains highly effective in the real world. 82.3% vaccine effectiveness against hospitalization due to RSV-associated acute respiratory infection and 86.7% effectiveness against severe disease requiring oxygen www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

The new controversial health funding aid packages which are replacing USAID to align with America first agenda of the current administration are reportedly linked to granting US greater access to mineral resources and harvesting sensitive health data of Africans w little reciprocity or protections

The mass psychosis over Ivermectin as a "cure all" miracle drug did not end w COVID. It's being embraced as a cure for cancer in right wing circles. If you have scabies or a parasitic worm infection it ivermectin helps. It is NOT effective chemotherapy for any cancer! www.npr.org/2026/03/02/n...

Sad to hear about the death of Robin Weiss. I was the last PhD candidate he examined at UCL as an internal examiner. As stressful as a viva can be, he put me right at ease and though his questions were probing he was kind and thoughtful. The three hours were a breeze.

In today's good news a single dose drug for sleeping sickness that could completely change the elimination game. Dare I hope for eradication! Acoziborole administered as a single oral dose was ~95% effective across both early and late-stage disease in RCTs. www.science.org/content/arti...

The HPV vaccine is durably AMAZING.A massive Swedish registry study w 18 years of follow-up found no waning protection against invasive cervical cancer. If vaccinated before age 17, cancer risk is cut by ~80%. Even those vaccinated later still had substantial protection. www.bmj.com/content/392/...

I think it is absolutely scandalous that in just one year of an HHS under the leadership RFK.Jr the US has lost its Measles elimination status and is now on track to do same for perinatally acquired Hepatitis B. These are huge public health wins that took years to accomplish.

U.S. birth-dose hepatitis B vaccination coverage has dropped sharply more than a 10-percentage-point decline in ~2 years, reversing several years of progress. Approximate numbers reported: ~83–84% coverage (2023) ~73% coverage (2025) www.medpagetoday.com/infectiousdi...

Maybe the slogan "Measles will make us lose money" is what would finally break through in a society suffering from end stage capitalism.🤷🏽‍♀️ 1.5 billion dollars cost annually for every percentage drop in vaccination coverage just might be what does it. www.nbcnews.com/health/kids-...

"Kennedy has continued to spread misinformation and push politicised agendas at the expense of the country's most vulnerable...the destruction that Kennedy has wrought in 1 year might take generations to repair." Bold,factual and somber editorial in @thelancet.com www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

"War! What is it good for? Absolutely nothing."

We have seen this before. We know how this ends. It doesn't end well.

Following the dissolution of USAID what is emerging to replace it are exploitative one-sided deals proposing the exchange of aid dollars for sensitive health data, lack of reciprocal benefit and agreements that bypass multilateral frameworks. www.globalhealthunfiltered.com/blog/jn2u6d5...

Denmark becomes first country in the European Union to eliminate mother-to-child transmission of HIV and syphilis. This is testament to universal health access and a functioning public health system. The US recorded 4000 cases of congenital syphilis in 2024. www.who.int/news/item/27...