What is #Nipah virus and is it a cause for concern? A 🧵, also at virology blog. 1/ virology.ws/2026/02/05/n...

Catch This Episode 74! In this video I explain why we vaccinate newborns against hepatitis B. www.youtube.com/watch?v=VD8a...

Why do we vaccinate newborns against hepatitis B? A 🧵, also at virology blog. 1/ virology.ws/2026/01/01/w...

Six years ago I got divorced. And instead of looking for another relationship, I decided that I was enough. The pressures exerted on women by society and religion to find "the one" no longer affected me. Simply put, I chose myself. I've been living happily, ever since. The end.

My 11-year-old daughter received her second HPV shot today. I'm so happy that she won't get HPV-induced cancer, or any other vaccine-preventable illness because she is fully vaccinated! #vaccineswork #vaccinessavelives

Catch This Episode 73! In this video I describe research that could lead to a new universal antiviral drug. www.youtube.com/watch?v=lg8p...

Hi friends! Five years ago today, in the middle of the biggest pandemic we have known, I started a YouTube channel, where I covered information about the virus, the vaccines, treatments, etc.

In this 🧵 I describe a study that shows that Epstein-Barr virus, the virus that causes mono, is also a risk factor for lupus. Also at virology blog. 1/ virology.ws/2025/12/04/a...

Hot flashes suck. Thank science for HRT.

Last month’s 🧵 provided an overview of various traditional vaccine technologies. The current 🧵highlights more recent advances in the field. Also at virology blog. 1/ virology.ws/2025/11/06/v...

Catch This Episode 72 is about the deadliest virus! Rabies virus is 100% fatal, but you can prevent death by acting swiftly after exposure to an infected animal. Watch to the end for a special cameo appearance! 😺 www.youtube.com/watch?v=2E6U...

Last season was the most severe flu season since we started keeping records, with 280 pediatric deaths, the highest number recorded during a non-pandemic year. 90% of these kids were not vaccinated, so these statistics are preventable! Don't forget to get yours! #VaccinesWork #VaccinesSaveLives

Catch This Episode 71! A Norovirus Vaccine Tablet. In this video I describe clinical trial data evaluating the safety and efficacy of a vaccine that may prevent gastroenteritis induced by norovirus. www.youtube.com/watch?v=kzsa...

With all these attacks on life-saving #vaccines, I thought it would be really important to write a 🧵that outlines all the different vaccine platforms. This topic encompasses so much information that I had to break it up into two posts - second one will be next month. 1/

Is “radical-left” violence really on the rise in America? The killing of Charlie Kirk is part of a grim pattern of political violence. This is what the data show www.economist.com/gr...

This is what INTEGRITY looks like.

As a scientist you are trained to review the evidence and make decisions (including policy changes) based on that evidence. All vaccine recommendations are based on solid evidence that vaccines are safe and efficacious. www.npr.org/sections/sho...

In this 🧵 I describe research that could lead to a new universal antiviral drug. Also at virology blog. 1/ virology.ws/2025/09/04/a...

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'The Deadliest Virus' new on Virology Blog by @catchthis.bsky.social

What is the deadliest virus? It is without a doubt #rabies virus - it is 100% fatal. A 🧵 about the virus - also at virology blog. 1/ virology.ws/2025/08/07/t...

Catch This Episode 70! Should you vaccinate your pre-teen with the HPV vaccine? Absolutely! Here's why! www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZGi...

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What is all this talk about mercury in vaccines? Two take-home points based on factual evidence: 1) Thimerosal is an ethylmercury-containing preservative that used to be present in childhood vaccines. 1/4

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Catch This Episode 69! Want to learn something about West Nile virus? Watch this episode, and please share! www.youtube.com/watch?v=O1i_...

Catch This Episode 68! Did you know that getting the shingles vaccine may reduce your chances of developing dementia? www.youtube.com/watch?v=0RSX...

New on virology blog by @catchthis.bsky.social

If there were a vaccine pill to prevent #norovirus (cruise ship virus) infection, would you take it? I certainly would. In this 🧵 I describe the latest advances in this field. Also at virology blog. 1/ virology.ws/2025/07/03/a...

Catch This Episode 67 - Vitamin A, Cod Liver Oil, and Measles In this video I describe the reasons for why RFK Jr recommends using vitamin A and cod liver oil to prevent measles, and why this strategy doesn't work. www.youtube.com/watch?v=xwAH...

New on virology blog: A vaccine against dementia by @catchthis.bsky.social

"Gain of Function" research continues to garner a bad rap in the media. Two years ago I wrote an article and made a video about why this type of research is important for advancing our knowledge, and why it is misunderstood by the general public. 1/3

Catch This Episode 66! Where did HIV come from? In this video I describe its most likely origins, based on the molecular and epidemiological evidence. www.youtube.com/watch?v=9jg1...

Did you know that getting the shingles vaccine may reduce your chances of developing dementia? A 🧵, also at virology blog. 1/ virology.ws/2025/05/01/a...

The scientific method works as follows: 1. You formulate a question - e.g. does virus X cause disease Y? 2. Based on that question you formulate a hypothesis - a hypothetical answer to that question. 3. You come up with experiments to test your hypothesis. 4. You examine the data.

There are many unproven therapies in the wellness industry. How can you tell if they really work? The gold standard for determining whether a treatment or therapy is legit, is the clinical trial. 1/4

There are many unproven therapies in the wellness industry. How can you tell if they really work? The gold standard for determining whether a treatment or therapy is legit, is the clinical trial. 1/4

Catch This Episode 65! In this video I outline the reasons why, after almost half a century, we still don't have an HIV vaccine. www.youtube.com/watch?v=jgPz...

After getting some rest, I am in awe of everyone who continues to lift their voice and speak out. This is a moment for our country, and we must make a choice about the America we want to be.

I can't believe I had to write this article. But here we are. Do vitamin A and cod liver oil treat and prevent #measles? Also at virology blog. 1/ virology.ws/2025/04/03/v...

Couldn't be prouder. 🥲

In my article today at virology blog, I summarize the book "West Nile Story" as a tribute to Dickson Despommier. Also here, as a 🧵. 1/ virology.ws/2025/03/06/w...

If you can't work out the kinks in your writing late at night, sleep on it and look at it with fresh eyes in the morning. You will get more done in 30 minutes in the morning than in several hours the night before.

Dear AI, do better.

Another note for journalists or others writing about the outbreak: #measles has not been eradicated. That's limited to smallpox in humans (& rinderpest in cattle). It was eliminated in the US in 2000, meaning endemic transmission had ended--every outbreak since started from an imported case. /1

I was so disgusted when I read this. 🤢🤮

There are many cases of measles in Texas, apparently because in certain Texan counties the measles vaccination rate is only about 80%. Last year I made a video, in which I explain why measles is so contagious, and why we need a high vaccination rate (~95%) to keep...

Catch This Episode 64! Sloth Fever. What is it and how do you get it? www.youtube.com/watch?v=fnvW...