Dr. Syra Madad, DHSc, MSc, MCP, CHEP

NYC Health + Hospitals Leads Simulation for MERS, a Viral Respiratory Illness - NYC Health + Hospitals NYC Health + Hospitals recently conducted a simulation exercise to evaluate a portable isolation unit designed for rapid deployment during infectious

Last month @NYCHealthSystem led a MERS simulation @SouthBklynHealth — testing rapid setup of a portable isolation unit for airborne pathogens.

Exercises like this strengthen frontline readiness, teamwork & infection control for future outbreaks. 🦠

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When's the Best Time to Get a Flu Shot? 2025 Flu Season Explained As flu season nears, experts encourage people to get their annual flu vaccine. Here's the best time to get the flu shot, how long it lasts, side effects and more.

Spoke to @todayshow.com about what to know for this respiratory season

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CDC recommends coronavirus vaccine with a new caveat. Here’s what to know. Updated coronavirus vaccines are now recommended after consulting a clinician. In practice, that can mean little difference for a consumer or create complications.

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Interim Effectiveness Estimates of 2025 Southern ... This report describes flu vaccine effectiveness in the Southern Hemisphere during the 2025 flu season.

The 2025–26 Northern Hemisphere vaccine uses the same composition and may offer similar protection if the same viruses circulate.

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During the 2025 Southern Hemisphere flu season, vaccination reduced influenza-associated outpatient visits by 50.4% and hospitalizations by 49.7%.

CDC recommends flu vaccination for everyone ≥6 months.

Made to order bioweapon? AI-designed toxins slip through safety checks used by companies selling genes Researchers expose flaws in safeguards intended to block rogue actors from making bioweapons

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Child dies from complications of measles years after infection – SSPE explained Why falling vaccination rates put vulnerable children at risk.

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US vaccine panel to hold high-stakes policy meeting A US panel stacked with figures sympathetic to the anti-vaccine movement will on Thursday take on federal immunization recommendations in a highly politicized meeting that could upend longstanding medical ...

State-level efforts to provide vaccine guidelines are "a great way to make sure that the access is still there," said CEID affiliate faculty Dr. @syramadad.bsky.social, but "I am worried about the patchwork that it's causing across the United States."
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Turning Against Vaccines, America Is a Global Outlier

Turning Against Vaccines, America Is a Global Outlier
Most governments are trying to fight vaccine hesitancy with science and investment, while the United States heads in the opposite direction

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As climate change brings new challenges like wider spread of vector-borne diseases, @nychealthsystem.bsky.social has developed climate health training to better equip healthcare workers, writes CEID affiliate @syramadad.bsky.social in @thinkglobalhealth.org.
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Public Health in Peril: Why Recent CDC Resignations Matter to Us All Syra Madad writes that the departure of five top officials at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is a seismic blow to public health credibility, and a rebuke of political interferenc...

Public Health in Peril: Why Recent CDC Resignations Matter to Us All

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A 1990 Measles Outbreak Shows How the Disease Can Roar Back

A 1990 Measles Outbreak Shows How the Disease Can Roar Back

To understand the virus’s re-emergence in America in 2025, some experts are looking to a past epidemic that had a high death rate in Philadelphia.

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Mississippi declares public health emergency over rising infant mortality rate | CNN The Mississippi health department declared a public health emergency Thursday over rising infant mortality rates in the state.

Mississippi has declared a public health emergency as infant mortality hits its highest rate in over a decade: 9.7 deaths per 1,000 births in 2024.

Black infants are most at risk, with mortality jumping 24% in one year.

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Exclusive-First human screwworm case in US traced to person in Maryland who traveled from Guatemala, sources say BUENOS AIRES/CHICAGO (Reuters) -A case of the flesh-eating screwworm parasite has been identified in a person in Maryland who had traveled to the United States from Guatemala, according to four source...

Exclusive-First human screwworm case in US traced to person in Maryland who traveled from Guatemala, sources say

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Opinion | The Playbook Used to ‘Prove’ Vaccines Cause Autism Data can easily be manipulated to show causation that doesn’t exist.

Read the full amazing article by @unbiasedscipod.bsky.social

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Public Health Initiatives Deliver Big Returns on Investment During the internet boom of the 1990s, the stock index grew a record 417%. That’s a phenomenal return, but it pales in comparison with the return on investment, or ROI, of many public health intervent...

Public Health Initiatives Deliver Big Returns on Investment
Data analysis shows that every dollar spent on such efforts saves about $14 in medical and societal costs

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CDC gunman had become fixated on his distrust for COVID-19 vaccines, authorities say A man who had blamed the COVID-19 vaccine for making him depressed and suicidal has been identified as the gunman in a shooting at the CDC headquarters.

Misinformation isn’t harmless, it radicalizes.

“CDC gunman had become fixated on his distrust for COVID-19 vaccines, authorities say”

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The famines in Gaza and other conflict areas are a moral failure As scientists and members of the Standing Together for Nutrition Consortium (ST4N) who have been Standing Together For Nutrition during recent crises, we use evidence of the impact of crises on nutrit...

The famines in Gaza and other conflict areas are a moral failure - The Lancet www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

Why Defunding mRNA Vaccine Research Is a Catastrophic Mistake Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s decision to terminate nearly $500 million in federal funding for mRNA vaccine research is a dangerous reversal of scientific progress that puts millions of lives at risk, write...

Why Defunding mRNA Vaccine Research Is a Catastrophic Mistake

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#FlashbackFriday: @syramadad.bsky.social (@nychealthsystem.bsky.social) spoke with Dr. Henry Bosa, Uganda’s Ebola Incident Commander, about the 2025 Sudan virus outbreak for The New York Academy of Sciences.
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🎙️ @syramadad.bsky.social (@nychealthsystem.bsky.social) explains drills & exercises:

“A drill is a smaller-scale, focused activity—often testing a single function. An exercise, on the other hand, is broader in scope & tests multiple capabilities & coordination.”

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ACIP Is Changing. The Science Isn’t - Where to Turn for Trusted Vaccine Guidance

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🎧 Why do drills matter? How do we keep teams ready for real-world response? @jill-morgan.bsky.social dives in with @syramadad.bsky.social (@nychealthsystem.bsky.social), @darrellruby.bsky.social (Providence) & Tim Scholten (@corewellhealth.bsky.social) on the podcast: netec.org/transmission...

Next on Transmission Interrupted: @jill-morgan.bsky.social‬ (Emory University) talks drills vs. exercises in special pathogens preparedness with @syramadad.bsky.social‬ (‪@nychealthsystem.bsky.social‬), @darrellruby.bsky.social‬ (Providence Sacred Heart) & Tim Scholten (@corewellhealth.bsky.social‬)

Strategies for Mental Resilience By turning inward with compassion, we can find the steadiness needed to face the changes in the world.

In a world of breaking news & nonstop doomscrolling, our mental health takes a hit.

Dr. Jessi Gold and I share 3 science-backed ways to build resilience

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Breastfeeding Medicine Is Essential Postpartum Care A firsthand account of why more mothers should know about it and how it can help.

"The Fourth Trimester, the 12 weeks following childbirth, is a critical period of recovery and adjustment for both mother and baby. Yet it remains one of the most neglected phases in maternal healthcare."

~ @syramadad.bsky.social

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House Speaker Mike Johnson says Medicaid work requirements in Trump's "big, beautiful bill" have a "moral component" House Speaker Mike Johnson shepherded through Congress President Trump's spending bill, which includes Medicaid work requirements.

People think cuts to Medicaid & Medicare only affect "other people." That’s false.
These programs quietly uphold huge parts of our healthcare system. Slashing their funding sends shockwaves through the entire system including for those with private insurance. 🧵
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Gene Duplication is Mechanism for Antifungal Resistance in Madurella fahalii-Caused Mycetoma A published study reveals how an extra gene allows a specific mycetoma-causing fungus to neutralize itraconazole when treating the neglected tropical disease.

A published study reveals how an extra gene allows a specific mycetoma-causing fungus to neutralize itraconazole when treating the neglected tropical disease. #IDsky #Medsky

Exclusive | HHS to Stop Recommending Routine Covid Shots for Children, Pregnant Women CDC currently recommends that everyone six months and older receive the vaccines

There is overwhelming evidence that covid is associated w worse pregnancy outcomes and complications. There is evidence that children especially those w comorbidities benefit from covid vaccines. When shots are not recommended insurance can refuse to cover the cost.
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