🗣️ Senators questioned Susan Monarez, PhD, about a range of topics Wednesday during a hearing to assess her nomination to be the next director of the CDC. Here's @gohealio.bsky.social's highlights from today's hearing 👇 www.healio.com/news/infecti...

New members, new agenda, surprise presenters: What to expect from this week's 2-day meeting of the CDC’s vaccine advisors. 🗣️ With comments from Paul A. Offit, MD ‪(@pauloffit.bsky.social‬) and Yvonne “Bonnie” A. Maldonado, MD. www.healio.com/news/infecti...

✈️ @healioid.bsky.social is on the ground in Phoenix for #APIC2025! 🦠Our coverage will be posting throughout the week, so be sure to check our meeting bundle for all the conference highlights: bit.ly/4nm6Xun @gerardgallagher.bsky.social @caitstulpin.bsky.social

🧪 The Trump administration closed a CDC lab that tracked STIs, including drug-resistant gonorrhea. We dug in and spoke to experts from around the world - the picture they painted is grim. @gohealio.bsky.social @gerardgallagher.bsky.social @caitstulpin.bsky.social www.healio.com/news/infecti...

🚨 HHS has ended a government-funded program that distributed free #COVID19 tests to community organizations, the department confirmed to @gohealio.bsky.social. According to HHS, $1 billion was spent on the program over the last 4 years. www.healio.com/news/infecti...

🚨 The FDA said future COVID-19 shots will be restricted to certain groups & study data is needed before approving shots for those age 6 months to 64 yrs w/o a risk factor @gohealio.bsky.social spoke to Paul Offit, Peter Hotez, Amesh Adalja & Sean O’Leary for context www.healio.com/news/infecti...

🚨 Developing story: FDA officials outlined new restrictions for #COVID19 vaccine approvals in the U.S. that could limit their use among healthy people. The policy shift was announced in a @nejm.org article published today. @gohealio.bsky.social will have updates. www.healio.com/news/infecti...

The CDC terminated an advisory committee responsible for issuing federal guidance on prevention & control of health care-associated infections & the spread of antimicrobial resistance, HHS told @gohealio.bsky.social. www.healio.com/news/infecti...

🥳 @gohealio.bsky.social is covering the Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections this week in San Francisco. Follow along for our coverage! #IDsky #HIV #STIs #Tuberculosis @caitstulpin.bsky.social @gerardgallagher.bsky.social www.healio.com/news/infecti...

The CDC told us that officers in the Epidemic Intelligence Service have not been fired and continue to investigate outbreaks, although the incoming 2025 #EIS class may be half the size of previous years. @gohealio.bsky.social #IDsky #MEDsky www.healio.com/news/infecti...

🗳️ The Senate voted on Thursday to confirm Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as HHS secretary, placing an anti-vaccine activist who has vowed to reduce chronic diseases & reform the food industry at the top of the U.S. health care apparatus. #IDsky #MEDsky #vaccines #PublicHealth www.healio.com/news/infecti...

The infectious diseases and pediatrics teams at @gohealio.bsky.social spent a few weeks asking where we are after 5 years of living with COVID-19. This is what we learned 👇 #IDsky #MEDsky #PEDSIDsky #COVID19 #longCOVID @gerardgallagher.bsky.social www.healio.com/news/infecti...

CDC published the first MMWR today in two weeks. It includes two studies focused on wildfires. A spokesperson told @gohealio.bsky.social that the #birdflu studies scheduled for the Jan. 23 issue are "still in the pipeline." #IDsky #MEDsky #InfectiousDiseases www.healio.com/news/infecti...

🚨BREAKING🚨 ☑️ A Senate committee voted Tuesday to advance Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s nomination for U.S. health secretary. Up next: Kennedy needs a simple majority to be confirmed as HHS secretary by the full Senate👨‍⚖️ Check out the full story 👇 www.healio.com/news/infecti...

CDC removed web pages related to HIV, STIs & other topics after a Trump admin order to scrub references to “gender ideology.” Experts say it threatens public health. Here's @gohealio.bsky.social's story, with perspective from Paul A. Volberding, MD. #IDsky #MEDsky www.healio.com/news/infecti...

On Wednesday, the Senate will hold the first of two hearings to consider the nomination of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the nation’s health care apparatus as HHS secretary. @gohealio.bsky.social asked experts from across medicine what to expect. #IDsky #MEDsky www.healio.com/news/infecti...

The CDC’s primary medical journal for public heath info went unpublished this week — seemingly for the first time ever — amid a communications freeze issued by HHS to the nation’s various health agencies. Here’s @gohealio.bsky.social’s report. #IDsky #MEDsky www.healio.com/news/infecti...

President Donald Trump signed an executive order withdrawing the US from WHO, saying that the agency has unfairly demanded too much in funding. @gohealio.bsky.social spoke with experts about what the move could mean for healthcare in the US & global health overall. www.healio.com/news/infecti...

We spoke to experts about the state of the #STI epidemic in the United States and what can be done to bring STI rates down further. @gohealio.bsky.social @gerardgallagher.bsky.social #chlamydia #gonorrhea #syphilis #InfectiousDiseases www.healio.com/news/infecti...

A child in California suspected to have highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza consumed raw milk before experiencing symptoms, according to state officials. #BirdFlu #MEDsky #RawMilk www.healio.com/news/infecti...

What did Anthony S. Fauci, MD, learn from the HIV and COVID-19 pandemics? Read what he told us here. 👇 www.healio.com/news/infecti... #MedSky #Fauci

Alright, let’s see what this place is all about. 🍻