Michael Greenberg MD MPH

Science-based ways to ⬇️ anxiety you can do right now from @evidation.bsky.social evidation.com/blog/how-to-...

“We’re in uncharted territory” Richard Webby, speaking at #WVC2025 about #H5N1

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.

If you are the parent of 6-11 month old infant

They might benefit from a bonus MMR dose now

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@drericding.bsky.social

RFK Jr. Has Already Broken His Vaccine Promise The health secretary is quietly undermining America's vaccination infrastructure.

This shoild come as no surprise. We need to make sure to continue to promote science-based public health policy, especially for #vaccines #VaccinesWork www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...

Sadly this is fully preventable with safe and effective #Vaccines

I joined twitter in the early days and it used to be great. I closed my @greenbergepi twitter (sorry - I won’t call it X) account yesterday because of Elon and all the crap associated with him. Follow me here for posts on solid #vaccine science, infectious diseases, public health and more #goodbyeX

Meeting of key CDC vaccine advisory panel, under scrutiny by RFK Jr., is postponed An upcoming meeting of the ACIP, a key CDC vaccine advisory panel that is under scrutiny by RFK Jr., has been postponed. A U.S. official said it would be rescheduled.

#ACIP, the expert panel that advises #CDC on vaccine policy, will not meet next week.
#HHS, which never gave final approval for the meeting, per sources, suggests it will be rescheduled, but gives no date. www.statnews.com/2025/02/20/a...

UK study finds 2% of primary care antibiotic prescriptions were for RSV—a viral illness Researchers say interventions to reduce RSV infections, like vaccines and monoclonal antibodies, could aid antibiotic stewardship efforts.

UK study finds 2% of primary care antibiotic prescriptions were for RSV—a viral illness

Researchers say interventions to reduce RSV infections, like vaccines and monoclonal antibodies, could aid antibiotic stewardship efforts.

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Yes. Full on bonkers.

RFK Jr asking FFA to revoke approval of polio vaccine

A few weeks before the election I posted about my concerns about RFK Jr getting rid of vaccines and was yelled at by a ton of accounts on Twitter saying he’d never do that, he was against vaccine mandates, not vaccines.

Oh how I wish they’d been right.

Are Childhood Vaccines ‘Overloading’ the Immune System? No. Vaccines today are more efficient and contain far fewer stimulants to the immune system than some used decades ago.

No they are not www.nytimes.com/2024/12/14/h...

AMR Could Surpass Cancer as Leading Cause of Death by 2050 The importance of vaccination in helping address the concerning rise in antimicrobial resistance was emphasized by experts in the field.

AMR Could Surpass Cancer as Leading Cause of Death by 2050 www.medscape.com/viewarticle/... #AMR #sepsis

Beyond supportive care and antibiotics there is no cure for #Sepsis, the bodies own septic response to infection breaching the bodies safety barriers. Please give. 🙏🏻 #Sepsiskills #sepsisdoesnotdiscriminate
#medsky #research #nursesky

Scientists confront a mystery: Why have U.S. bird flu cases been so mild? The H5N1 bird flu outbreak in the U.S. has so far been shockingly mild. Researchers have some theories as to why.

Great reporting from @helenbranswell.bsky.social on why recent cases of #H5N1 avian flu have been so mild www.statnews.com/2024/12/02/b... @statnews.bsky.social

Remember new users are coming on daily, unsure of engagement. The more posts you like and reply to, the strong the platform becomes !

Bluesky is growing so fast it's racing to get hold of more servers, its COO says Bluesky's explosive growth to 21 million users has pushed the company's 20-person team into "firefighting mode," says COO Rose Wang.

Yes! Go @bsky.app! www.yahoo.com/tech/bluesky... #GoodbyeX

SACRAMENTO - The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) today is warning the public to avoid consuming one batch of cream top, whole raw milk produced and packaged by Raw Farm, LLC of Fresno County due to a detection of bird flu virus in a retail sample. At the state's request, the company has issued a voluntary recall of the affected raw milk with lot code 20241109 and Best By date of 11/27/2024 printed on the packaging. No illnesses associated with this lot of raw milk have been reported. Out of an abundance of caution, and due to the ongoing spread of bird flu in dairy cows, poultry, and sporadic human cases, consumers should not consume any of the affected raw milk. Customers should immediately return any remaining product to the retail point of purchase. CDPH is also notifying retailers to remove the affected raw milk from their shelves. The County of Santa Clara Public Health Laboratory has been testing raw milk products from retail stores as a second line of consumer protection. The county identified bird flu in one sample of raw milk purchased at a retail outlet. The testing was then verified by the California Animal Health and Food Safety Laboratory

California now reports raw milk contaminated with bird flu virus. CDPH is also notifying retailers to remove the affected raw milk from their shelves.

Raw Farm, LLC has issued a recall for quart and half-gallon sized milk products with an expiration date of Nov. 27

Respiratory Vaccines Update Robert H. Hopkins, Jr., MD, medical director, National Foundation for Infectious Diseases (NFID) and ACIP liaison, offers guidance and insights on a variety of respiratory vaccines.

A nice overview of respiratory season vaccines by @nfidvaccines.bsky.social 's Medical Director, Dr. Hopkins - #MedSky + #IDSky.

www.contagionlive.com/view/respira...

Yes it does!

Emergence of Escherichia coli ST131 carrying carbapenemase genes, European Union/European Economic Area, August 2012 to May 2024 Analysis of 594 isolates of Escherichia coli sequence type (ST)131 and its single locus variants carrying carbapenemase genes from 17 European Union/European Economic Area countries revealed acquisiti...

E. coli is a leading cause of #sepsis. New report showing rise in ST131 in Europe with increase carbapenem resistance www.eurosurveillance.org/content/10.2... #AMR #Ecoli #sepsisprevention

Very few US adults getting new flu, COVID, RSV vaccines, even in nursing homes

Only 35% and 18% of adults #vaccinated against flu, COVID for 2024-25 respiratory season, also low uptake in nursing homes www.cidrap.umn.edu/influenza-va... @cidrap.bsky.social

It feels so much better on @bsky.app #Icanbreathe

This malaria vaccine is delivered by a mosquito bite Bites from insects infected with modified malaria parasites boosted immunity and stopped people from contracting the disease.

Malaria engineered to be a #vaccine against itself, delivered by mosquito bite. This is brilliant! www.nature.com/articles/d41...