Ever since I learned about this study enrolling I have been eagerly awaiting the results. Researchers in Uganda took a centuries-old cultural practice mothers carrying babies on their backs in cloth wraps and turned it into a public health tool. You got to love it! www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....

Join us for the 27th Annual Pediatric Infectious Diseases Update Nov. 5 | Register by Oct. 1 to receive early registration pricing! bit.ly/4mxgxsm Attend in person or virtually #PediatricIDUpdate @cuanschutz.bsky.social @childrenscolo.bsky.social @cumedicalschool.bsky.social

Give me 5 this respiratory season! #pedsky #pedsidsky #idsky #antibioticstewardship

Early registration ends October 1 for our Pediatric Infectious Disease Fall Update 🗓️Wed November 5 in person & online ✏️MOC & CME 🦠Updates on vaccines, measles, COVID, influenza, sinusitis, pneumonia and skin & soft tissue infections ce.childrenscolorado.org/content/27th... @cupediatrics.bsky.social

Treat pediatric CAP with 5 days of amox monotherapy. Check out our QI project here in @annalsofem.bsky.social using pre-clicked durations in order sets and an EHR-integrated pathway! #Pedsky #PedsIDSky #AntimicrobialStewardship #EM #PEM #EmergencyMedicine www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

If you read 1 thing today, please make it this: my so-talented colleague @ericboodman.bsky.social explains why babies in the US are vaccinated at birth against hep B — and what the human costs of changing that policy would be. www.statnews.com/2025/09/11/n...

Before the HBV vaccine was introduced as part of childhood immunization in Cameroon it wasn't uncommon to see very young people with liver cancer secondary to chronic hepatitis B. The youngest case I saw was a 17yo boy with liver cancer 2/2 to perinatally acquired HBV www.nbcnews.com/health/kids-...

It’s my first ID #MythBustingTuesday Let’s tackle one that is seasonal and comes up every single year: 👉🏾 “The flu shot gave me the flu.” Spoiler: that’s not how science or vaccines work. 🧵

Join @healthjournalism.org and the Expert Vaccine Analysis Team THURS, SEPT 11 at 11am ET for a webinar on research re #vaccines & #autism. It's highly likely any HHS report on autism will try to implicate vaccines, so know the real science in advance. Register: healthjournalism.org/event/prepar...

Infants under six months old have the highest rates of #COVID19-related hospitalization save for adults 75 years and older. COVID-19 vaccination during pregnancy reduces the risk of severe illness and death. Encourage your patients to protect themselves and their newborns. Learn more: bit.ly/3RWsM3z

Why did viruses like flu and RSV reemerge after the #COVID19 pandemic? A recent study from our #InfectiousDisease experts led by principal investigator @kmess44.bsky.social reveals insights about viruses, our immune system and how to prepare for the future: prn.to/4lztth8

Please read. www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/seco...

Please read. www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/seco...

Research from the PREMISE project led by our Director of CCTSI Resources and Services, Kevin Messacar, MD, PhD, of @cupediatrics.bsky.social, shows how children's #immune responses to viruses like #EVD68, #flu, and #RSV changed during & after #COVID-19 safety measures. @cudivofid.bsky.social

Today, ACOG released updated clinical guidance on vaccination during pregnancy against COVID-19, influenza, and RSV. These guidance documents reflect a large and growing body of research and data regarding the safety and benefits of maternal immunization. Learn more: https://bit.ly/45w9LOD

Happy #caturday!

A NEWSLETTER YOU PROBABLY WANT + ADVICE ON RESPONDING TO MISINFO YOU SEE. (a thread) Many folks are frustrated with inaccurate info they see re vaccines or info they see that they don't know is true or not. Maybe you want to respond, but you don't know how, or even know what's true... 1/n

Register today for our Pediatric Infectious Disease Fall Update: 🗓️Wed November 5 in person & online ✏️MOC, CME 🦠Brush up on the latest in vaccines, measles, COVID, influenza, sinusitis, pneumonia and skin & soft tissue infections ce.childrenscolorado.org/content/27th... @cupediatrics.bsky.social

Hey #IDSky! @kmess44.bsky.social is here! He’s late to the party, so was not in everyone’s starter packs. Follow him for all things related to EV68, diagnostic stewardship, CNS infections and more!

Register today for our Pediatric Infectious Disease Fall Update: 🗓️Wed November 5 in person & online ✏️MOC, CME 🦠Brush up on the latest in vaccines, measles, COVID, influenza, sinusitis, pneumonia and skin & soft tissue infections ce.childrenscolorado.org/content/27th... @cupediatrics.bsky.social

American Academy of Pediatrics has released our annual update to our immunization recommendations to best help children and adolescents build immunity and stay healthy. Read our full policy statement to learn about AAP's updated immunization schedule. www.aap.org/en/news-room...

Secretary Kennedy published a tweet targeting AAP (link below). In part he attacked their alleged conflicts of interest - ironic from someone who would not fully divest from his earning from litigation against vaccine manufactures, but I'd like to focus on the end of the tweet. 1/9

Happy AAP Vaccine Schedule Day for all who celebrate!!!🎉 So excited to have an evidence-based resource to help keep kids healthy. publications.aap.org/redbook/reso...

📢 Important update! Join the Vaccine Integrity Project live stream TOMORROW 8/19 at 2pm ET. We'll review flu, COVID & RSV vaccine data—focused on safety & efficacy during pregnancy, and for kids & the immunocompromised. Watch here:

Last month over 70 team members rode through the Rocky Mountains to raise money for the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit at Children’s Hospital Colorado. Help PICU Peloton meet their $100k fundraising goal- they’re so close w only 2 weeks to go! secure.childrenscoloradofoundation.org/site/TR/Cour....

Sleepy #caturday

The CDC just released their latest data on kindergarten vaccination rates. Fortunately, most parents vaccinate their children. Every parent, policymaker, and public health leader in the country should be coming together to increase access to vaccines. www.aap.org/en/news-room...

Coming soon to an IDWeek near you... 👀 Register today for #IDWeek2025 before rates increase this Saturday, Aug. 2: idweek.org/registration

“Every time you go to your doctor or get treated by a nurse, there’s a chorus of researchers, public health workers, policy experts, epidemiologists and advisory panels arrayed behind them, aided by laboratories, databases, websites… Our current government seems determined to wrench this away”

Important message from MMWR today: “Choose pasteurized milk” 🐮 with description of 171 cases of Salmonella (70% in children) #IDSky www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes...

💉Want to brush up on your vaccine communication skills? We wrote something to help with this evergreen challenge. @jhospmedicine.bsky.social @cupediatrics.bsky.social shmpublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

In child development, timing matters when it comes to immunization. Just like kids have developmental stages, their immune systems have stages, too, and vaccines work best when their bodies are ready to respond. Learn more. www.healthychildren.org/English/safe...

This weekend @mleroue.bsky.social & the PICU Peloton team rode too many miles (at altitude!) to raise money for the great work they do everyday at Children's Hospital Colorado. Right now your donation will be doubled thanks to a matching donor: secure.childrenscoloradofoundation.org/site/TR/Cour...

This weekend @mleroue.bsky.social & the PICU Peloton team rode too many miles (at altitude!) to raise money for the great work they do everyday at Children's Hospital Colorado. Right now your donation will be doubled thanks to a matching donor: secure.childrenscoloradofoundation.org/site/TR/Cour...

It's not too late! Register Now for the 42nd Annual Conference on #PediatricInfectiousDiseases live in Vail, CO or virtual: 7/27–8/1 bit.ly/42ndPID Earn 21 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits! @childrenscolo.bsky.social @cudivofid.bsky.social @cuanschutz.bsky.social

💉Building #vaccine confidence through empathy and evidence‐based communication @JHospMedicine.bsky.social 🆓 shmpublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

July 27 - August 1 @cupediatrics.bsky.social in Vail CO

Wow! The pediatric death toll for the 2024-25 flu season keeps climbing. #CDC was informed of +3 deaths last week; they occurred between early Feb & mid April. The total is now 253 pediatric deaths (& more reports could still come). 90% of these kids weren't vaxed. www.cdc.gov/fluview/surv...

An update from Dr. Sean O’Leary on this morning’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) meeting:

This week's ACIP meeting was full of the same intentionally misleading fearmongering that causes vaccine hesitancy. Children and families deserve better — public health information grounded in science.

The Comprehensive Vaccination Education Program is a free PIDS resource aimed at increasing vaccine knowledge while addressing vaccine confidence. Group enrollment is available. #IDSky pids.org/education-tr...

‘I Feel Like I’ve Been Lied To’: When a Measles Outbreak Hits Home www.nytimes.com/2025/06/22/u...

Cuts to Medicaid moving through Congress would shake up health care in the scenic San Luis Valley — with negative downstream effects on local jobs, businesses and education.

A doctor fired by RFK Jr. from the national vaccine advisory board speaks out: Dr. Edwin Asturias explains how unusual the whole thing is. www.kvpr.org/2025-06-15/a... @ayesharascoe.bsky.social

With upticks in measles and pertussis cases, the AAP and AAP Red Book remain trusted resources for pediatricians and medical practitioners committed to the health of all children. Check out updates, webinars, and more from @ameracadpeds.bsky.social on publications.aap.org/redbook/reso...

Important read from all 17 highly qualified ACIP members who recently dismissed - read and share widely jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

I joined a team of scientists from the CU Anschutz medical campus to write an op-ed about the recent dismantling of the CREID Network. You can find it online in The Front Porch newspaper.

Early bird registration ends 6/25. Come join us in Vail this summer to brush up on #PedsID with great speakers and even better scenery🏔️🚵🌷

ACOG is deeply disappointed by HHS’s move to drop COVID-19 vaccine recommendations in pregnancy. The science is clear: COVID-19 remains dangerous in pregnancy and vaccination protects both patients and newborns. The vaccine is safe and protects families. Read our full statement: buff.ly/OGue7sO