Tom Talbot

As more care shifts to outpatient and ambulatory settings, infection prevention teams face unique and evolving challenges. Join SHEA's expert-led Town Hall on February 17th at 4pm ET!

Register here: bit.ly/4rr0BL7

Parents Navigate a Fracturing Vaccine Landscape

“I’m not a doctor, and I don’t want to have to do all the research,” said Cori Folkman, 48, a mother of two near Seattle, who is switching her children to a pediatrician who was vocal about sticking to the A.A.P. schedule. “I want to be able to rely on my doctor to know” @jackiantonovich.bsky.social

Following recommended schedule helps keep children safe from vaccine-preventable diseases Parents, clinicians and the community are looking for guidance and accurate information about immunization schedules.

Following recommended schedule helps keep children safe from vaccine-preventable diseases news.vumc.org/2026/01/20/f...

Looking forward to seeing you in Colorado next month for 52nd Annual Meeting!

🛌 We've added a few more group condos
📖 Up-to-date agenda available online
🎟️ Discounted tuition ends Jan 23!
🎓 A few spots still open for ID Fellows
💻 On-demand registration open

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We urge Congress to investigate why the schedule was changed and why credible scientific evidence was ignored.

Read the full sign-on letter: www.idsociety.org/news--public...

👀👀👀 We've added some additional condos to our group block for those who requested, group rate available until Jan 20!

Register, reserve a room, review agenda and faculty www.wintercourse.org

🎟️Tuition discounts available until 1/23
🎓Inquire about fellows discount
🌐On-Demand is open for registration

Join us on Tuesday, January 20th at 4:00 p.m. ET for our next Town Hall: Respiratory Viruses in Healthcare: Practical Strategies and Persistent Questions.

Register today: bit.ly/49rA3Ch

Read our full statement by AAP President Dr. Andrew Racine on today’s HHS announcement about the childhood immunization schedule: www.aap.org/en/news-room...

1/ Well, he did it. He actually did it.

RFK Jr. just issued a unilateral directive to overhaul the U.S. childhood vaccine schedule. This isn’t based on new data or new evidence, and he bypassed every scientific and clinical process we have, including not taking public comment.

Can't join us this February in Copper Mountain?

On-Demand is a great alternative. Same great agenda, including case presentations, and credit options but on your schedule!

Reduced tuition options available for ID Fellows.

Complete info is available at www.wintercourse.org
#IDSky #MedSky

My ABIM 2025 Summary -- Whew! Would have been embarrassed if these weren't my best topics!

YouTube video by CBS Mornings The Dish: Italian restaurant owner goes from brink of closing to booming business

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So fantastic an experience!

not sure how this got past the censors

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A friendly reminder that SHEA runs on a January–December membership cycle. Renew by December 31 to ensure you continue receiving all your valuable benefits!

Why comparing the U.S. vaccine schedule to European countries’ is a red herring If any ambiguity remained about the ultimate goal of the current administration’s public health policy, last week shattered it. On Friday, following a

Why comparing the U.S. vaccine schedule to European countries’ is a red herring www.statnews.com/2025/12/08/a... via @statnews.com

You can't trust ACIP vaccine recommendations, a committee that has abandoned evidence in favor of conspiracies. Truly a sad time in the history of human health. I fully agree with this message from reputable medical advocacy organizations. www.idsociety.org/news--public...

The ACIP decision to discontinue the recommendation for a universal hepatitis B birth dose vaccine will cause harm.

As the federal government continues to fail children's health, families can rely on our nation's physicians to continue to put children's health first.

Maps with countries that have hepatitis b birth dose - most of the world.

As demonstrated by @thevaccinationstation.org in this infographic, Dr. TracyBethHoeg’s and Dr. Pebsworth claim that the U.S. is an outlier on hepatitis B vaccine birth dose in #ACIP today was incorrect.

Here is Jason Goldman's beautiful, amazing takedown of the whole sham #ACIP meeting today. (2 parts) So glad he said what every expert in the field is feeling today (and all year).

IDSA liaison to ACIP, Flor Munoz, MD, FIDSA, questions the ACIP’s proposed decision to change the schedule for newborn hepatitis b vaccinations.

APIC and SHEA Announce Joint Healthcare Infection Prevention Advisory Group (HIPAG) - APIC

HICPAC is gone, but glad to see @apic-association.bsky.social and @sheaepi.bsky.social lead the way with this new advisory group

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The 2026 membership renewal period is now open!

Please note that ALL SHEA memberships are based on the calendar year and will expire on December 31, 2025.

Full 2026 Agenda Now Available online: wintercourseinfectiousdiseasefoundation.wildapricot.org/page-18332

Discounted lodging is going fast! Register now via our group reservation hotline www.wintercourse.org

52nd Annual Remington WCID: Feb 8-12, 2026, Copper Mountain, CO
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We need to quickly return to medical information and recommendations being based on sound science, not unverified opinions.

Read our full joint statement: bit.ly/47S6LNE

“Since 1998, independent researchers have conducted more than 40 high-quality studies involving over 5.6 million people. The conclusion is clear and unambiguous: There’s no link between vaccines and autism." -Dr. Susan Kressly, AAP President on recent changes to the CDC's website

Evidence-Based ACIP is So Back Never underestimate vaccinologists with a standardized framework for interpreting evidence

Evidence-Based ACIP is So Back
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Congratulations to Helen “Keipp” Talbot, MD, MPH, FIDSA, recipient of IDSA’s 2025 Anthony Fauci Courage in Leadership Award! 🎉

Her pioneering research on respiratory viruses and influenza vaccines has shaped current guidelines and advanced patient care.

Learn more: https://bit.ly/4oudRNA

H. Keipp Talbot, MD, MPH, FIDSA, presents this year’s John F. Enders Lecture, “Vaccines in the Golden Years.”

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