I don’t think a lot folks understand how massive Péter Magyar’s election was today in Hungary over Viktor Orbán.

It was a massive 33% swing in votes. That’s insane. That would be like a Democratic supermajority being created in Congress overnight.

Holy shit.

Incredible research and discussions here at Geneve, thank you SPR/ESPR!

"... the entire phylum of viruses".

Awesome - One Vaccine to rule them all 🛡️.

Since he gave himself until September, checks clock, a month from now, to cure autism, when might we expect this One Vaccine? I'm spitballing, but maybe Q1 / Q2 next year?

Preeeecious.

Cancer vaccines will be a big part of the future of immunotherapy. A new, super review @thelancet.com
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

UPDATE: David Huerta was just released from custody!

NIH staff and biomedical community sound alarm about agency politicization, funding slowdown In test of NIH director’s support of dissent, NIH staff sign Bethesda Declaration urging reversal of grant cuts and freezes

🧪NIH staff have released the Bethesda Declaration, a public statement signed by over 340 scientists and staff, urging their director to depoliticize the agency and reverse significant cuts and freezes to external grants. It comes in response to a proposed 40% budget cut to NIH for 2026. #MedSky

RSV: the most common cause of pneumonia in infants Respiratory syncytial virus is highly contagious and affects millions worldwide

Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is the leading cause of acute lower respiratory infections in children globally.

🧒 It causes around 100 000 deaths & 3.6 million hospitalizations each year in children under 5. Infants under 6 months are most at risk.

🔗 bit.ly/4klHdMH

YES

👏👏 amazing

Hooked on ID The field of ID has never been more important. Tell us why you chose it by emailing infectiousdisease@healio.com, with the subject line “Hooked on ID.”

🦠 The field of ID has never been more important. Tell us why you chose it by emailing infectiousdisease@healio.com, with the subject line “Hooked on ID." #IDSky #HIVSky #MedSky

www.healio.com/news/infecti...

Since 2000, 2.2 billion malaria cases and 12.7 million deaths have been averted.

It’s #WorldMalariaDay
The good news: 2.2 billion #malaria cases and 12.7 million deaths have been averted since 2000.
The bad news: after years of steady declines, progress has stalled.
bit.ly/MalariaDay2025

Hilary MarstonHilary Marston • 1st1st Chief Medical Officer, U.S. Food & Drug AdministrationChief Medical Officer, U.S. Food & Drug Administration 3h • 3 hours ago It has been a true privilege to serve as Chief Medical Officer of the FDA. In this role, I’ve had the joy of working with some of the smartest, most dedicated colleagues within my office, throughout the Agency and across the U.S. government. I am sad that this chapter is coming to an end and very sorry for others experiencing the same.

Hilary Marston was the Chief Medical Officer at FDA until today. In my experience, she was one of the folks most interested in helping people with #LongCOVID.

Between Marston and Marrazzo, it's a bloodbath for infection-associated chronic illness today. 🧪

Revising US MMR Vaccine Recommendations Amid Changing Domestic Risks This Viewpoint discusses updating the existing recommendation for an additional early MMR dose to infants aged 6 to 11 months traveling to any region with increased probability of measles exposure.

Low domestic measles vaccination rates should concern us all.
Unfortunately we can no longer think of domestic travel as necessarily safer than international travel when it comes to measles-exposure risk.

#IDsky

jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

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The HPV vaccine is an anti-cancer vaccine

Keep coat, always

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My female mentor told me that years ago, she took over the job of Chair of some division fr a male colleague (he was retiring). A year later, he asked her if they had increased the stipend. That was the 1st time she learned that there was supposed to be stipend with the position. So fucked up. #WIM

Things that remain true, regardless of what the Orange Monster says:
1. Equity is important & an ideal to strive toward.
2. Trans people exist
3. White people in the US were the original illegal immigrant
4. Science is science, not opinion.
5. Infections don't take breaks.

Keep going. I will.

This difference-in-difference in study found “robust evidence that PEPFAR has been associated with a decline in all-cause adult mortality in the African countries where it operated most intensively”: pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...

There’s something WILDLY ironic about this study….

1/2

Was thinking about the possibility of a new pandemic and no communication from any governmental organizations plus all the social media owned by techbros that fell in line and all I gotta say is THANK GOD FOR BLUESKY because it may actually be our best hope for actual information dissemination.

Dear Lord

Thanks @febrilepodcast.bsky.social and @sarawinndong.bsky.social and team!

Check out this cool new episode ID peeps 👀 💡

visual abstract

This multicent. retrospect. study of 2015 consecutive allo-SCT recipients in 🇨🇳 found invasive fungal infection rates remain high despite widespread (76%) mould active proph, possibly d/t higher risk (haploidentical) SCT than in past

academic.oup.com/cid/advance-... #TxID #MedMycoSky #IDSky

Want to share that I’ll be delivering the 2024 Annual Oration for the Mass Medical Society tomorrow, 11/21 at 7 pm ET. 🩺

Youth overdoses are at an all-time high, claiming a classroom of teens every week. Will share stories, data & solutions. ❤️
#medsky

Details here:
www.massmed.org/annual-oration

School-Entry Vaccine Policies: States’ Responses To Federal Recommendations Varied From Swift To Substantially Delayed | Health Affairs Journal School-entry immunization requirements are a valuable strategy to reduce the spread of vaccine-preventable diseases. This research examined the temporal relationship between recommendations issued by the federal Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) and corresponding school-entry requirements adopted by states for adolescent meningococcal ACWY (MenACWY) and tetanus, diphtheria, and acellular pertussis (Tdap) vaccines. A legal epidemiological review of statutes, regulations, and state agency guidance identified school-entry policies across fifty states and Washington, D.C. Researchers measured the number of months between the date of an ACIP recommendation and the effective dates for state policies that were in place through the 2023–24 school year. All fifty-one jurisdictions had school-entry requirement policies for Tdap vaccination, and thirty-six had school-entry requirements for MenACWY vaccination. The average period between ACIP’s recommendations and state policy adoption was 4.94, 9.61, and 8.24 years for Tdap and for MenACWY first and booster doses, respectively. This analysis found diverse timelines and notable delays for both Tdap and MenACWY school-entry requirement policies. This heterogeneity and patchwork of state requirements underscores the need for ACIP to evaluate the role of these policies in reducing vaccine-preventable diseases across the United States.

How quickly will vaccine policies change?

Per this study: "The avg period between ACIP’s recommendations & state [school vaccine] policy adoption was 4.94, 9.61, and 8.24 yrs...." (for various vaccines/boosters)

Know your facts, legislators, & state.

www.healthaffairs.org/doi/full/10....

Congrats!!