Marc Bonten

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If there are any kind Danes who have access to this newspaper, Weekendavisen, & might be willing to send me the piece (which I will Google translate!), I’d be eternally grateful

www.weekendavisen.dk/opinion/fagl...

Marc Bonten (@marcbonten1) The placebo effect explained? I was alerted to this message in Medisch Contact, a Dutch journal for physicians: “Brain training enhances immune response after vaccination; possible benefit of posi...

Read my post 👇
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A lower relative incidence of short-term deaths following COVID-19 vaccination support that COVID-19 vaccination is not associated with the observed excess mortality. (5/5)

In comparison, we observed a 16-fold higher incidence of all-cause deaths in the three weeks following a registered positive SARS-CoV-2 infection compared to more than three weeks after infection (IRR 16.19, 95%CI 15.78–16.60). (4/)

We found a 44% lower relative incidence of all-cause deaths in the first three weeks after the primary vaccination compared to more than three weeks after vaccination (IRR 0.56, 95%CI 0.54–0.57). (3/)

We conducted a retrospective data-linkage study including all Dutch inhabitants to investigate the impact of COVID-19 vaccination on excess mortality using a modified self-controlled case series method. (2/)

COVID-19 vaccination and short-term mortality risk: a nationwide self-controlled case series study in The Netherlands - European Journal of Epidemiology Excess mortality during the COVID-19 pandemic partly exceeded COVID-19-related deaths, indicating that other causes may have contributed. We conducted a retrospective data-linkage study including all ...

Published 🎉

Excess mortality during the COVID-19 pandemic partly exceeded COVID-19-related deaths, indicating that other causes (vaccine?) may have contributed.

link.springer.com/article/10.1...

📣 New #Communicable drops Mon 15 Dec!
@angelahuttner.bsky.social & @marcbonten.bsky.social invite Ilan Schwartz @germhuntermd.bsky.social , Neil Stone @drneilstone.bsky.social & Tara Smith @aetiology.bsky.social to debate staying on or leaving Twitter for alternatives 🎤

#IDTwitter #IDSky #clinmicro

Wait, Marc, I've got a screenshot that includes Tara @aetiology.bsky.social (although we're down to half of @germhuntermd.bsky.social, sorry!). Was a great discussion but I hope we didn't pile on @drneilstone.bsky.social too much... Luckily he was tough and gracious at the same time.
#IDSky #MedSky

We recorded a next episode of communicable - podcast from @cmicomms.bsky.social - on "whether to stay or leave twitter/X" with @germhuntermd.bsky.social (40K followers, he left), Neil Stone (115.694, still there) and @aetiology.bsky.social (111.492, still there). (1/)
@angelahuttner.bsky.social

We are very pleased to announce Lennie Derde as Ecraid's new Chief Executive Officer effective 1 January 2026. She will succeed Ecraid’s co-founder @marcbonten.bsky.social

Read more 👉 ecraid.eu/articles/len...

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Lost in translation over BCG vaccination - Let's Talk Science with Marc Bonten Last week I engaged in a discussion on X about the validity of this recent publication on a randomized controlled trial (RCT) on neonatal mortality in newborns. As a background: BCG vaccination is rou...

💉 Read my latest science blog on non-specific effects of BCG, a vaccine intended to prevent tuberculosis. 👇

letstalkscience.eu/2025/11/04/l...

We actually discovered over-the-counter selling of antibiotics
@cmicomms.bsky.social

Now online: our commentary on the topic of initial antibiotic therapy in patients hospitalized with pneumonia. 👇

💣 Spoiler alert: we need to change rules if we want the best therapy for our patients.

www.clinicalmicrobiologyandinfection.org/action/showP...

Can acute COVID-19 awaken dormant cancer cells? - Let's Talk Science with Marc Bonten Yes, according to this study, which was the talk of the summer. In short: In mice experimental lung infection with SARS-CoV-2 and influenza reactivated dormant breast cancer cells, rapidly leading to ...

Can acute COVID-19 awaken dormant cancer cells?

An important study, recently published.

My blog on the translation of experimental findings in mice to observational population-based data in men. 👇

letstalkscience.eu/2025/08/18/c...

I"Het is waar dat geen enkel gesprek perfect is en dat er altijd een risico is dat een discussie uit de hand loopt. Daarom is het nodig dat de universiteit zorgt voor ondersteuning om veilige klaslokalen te creëren waarin gepassioneerde docenten en open-minded studenten met elkaar in gesprek gaan."

Northwestern has not received any NIH funds since March. No written communication about why or what can be done. Thank you Ben Singer for raising awareness at #ATS2025

Now out: complete analysis of the immune modulation for acute COVID-19 in REMAP-CAP study. Interleukin-6 receptor antagonists (tozilizumab & sarlilumab) did better than standard of care, interleukin-1 receptor antagonist (anakinra) did not. @lenniederde.bsky.social

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Communicable E27: Late-breaker trials at ESCMID Global: Should they change your practice? - part 1 This episode of Communicable takes on a special format where editors of...

🎙️ Just published a new #Communicable episode: Communicable E27: Late-breaker trials...

Hosted by Marc Bonten @marcbonten.bsky.social
Josh Davis @gurujosh.bsky.social
Erin McCreary @erinmccreary.bsky.social
Emily McDonald @dremilymcd.bsky.social

Listen here:

#IDSky #Clinmicro #MedSky

BumblebeeJoe: the gift that keeps on giving.

Teken voor een motie van wantrouwen tegen minister Faber De ondertekenaars van deze petitie laten zien dat het Nederlandse volk klaar is met een minister die de hand boven het hoofd gehouden wordt om de coalitie bij elkaar te houden. Dit terwijl de minister...

Ik vind deze campagne op zijn minst een broodnodig signaal.
Doe mee! actie.degoedezaak.org/petitions/mo...

🏥 1 in 3 doctors in Europe are older than 55. Which countries are most at risk from ageing workforces?

'Poor work-life balance, high administrative burdens, and inadequate pay in some countries drive younger doctors to emigrate or leave the profession altogether.'

www.euronews.com/health/2025/...

Debated for 40 years: Selective Decontamination of the Digestive tract in ICU patients (antibiotics to prevent ICU-acquired infections). My editorial to Josh Davis @gurujosh.bsky.social and Allen Cheng @peripatetical.bsky.social pro-con in @cmicomms.bsky.social.

www.cmi-comms.com/article/S295...

8 possible indicators of how RFK Jr.’s HHS will handle vaccine policy Here are eight possible indicators of how health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. may handle U.S. vaccine policy in coming weeks.

Critical new piece from @helenbranswell.bsky.social. This is a crisis point in vaccine regulation.

Perhaps they mean with "intellectual diversity" actually Diversity, Equity and Inclusion?

RFK Jr.: The teen cum is insufficient. I need more teen cum.

RFK’s statements prove autistic people and their families everywhere should fear Trump and his allies | John Harris The idea that autism is some aberration that can be cured is typical of a movement that celebrates simplistic thinking and loathes human difference, says Guardian columnist John Harris

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... we need to ensure these views do not gain traction in the UK

Well that was fast, Bluesky 🤦‍♀️

Trump administration now after editors of medical journals….

Opinion | What’s Happening Is Not Normal. America Needs an Uprising That Is Not Normal. (Gift Article) It will take a concerted effort by every sector of our society to respond to Trumpism’s threat.

“What is happening now is not normal politics. We’re seeing an assault on the fundamental institutions of our civic life, things we should all swear loyalty to — Democrat, independent or Republican.

It’s time for a comprehensive national civic uprising”

#HandsOff

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