boghuma.bsky.social
Physician Scientist MDPhD
Infectious Diseases specialist
Academic Medicine
Global Public Health
Science Communicator
Posts are my opinions, not my employer's and are not medical advice
I bet on myself and double down
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No. Unless you have someone with TB in your household or have been in close proximity with someone with TB. Risk for community exposure to TB in US is and remains low .
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Not in my top 5
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That is really tough but also what an incredible honor to have your friend trust you with this phase of her life.
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This man will do all the things he lied to senate that he will not do. Every last one.
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Please here is additional context. Click bait headlines never tell the full story.
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Just one of many examples of what's fueling the despair amongst trainees.
www.thedp.com/article/2025...
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If this helps even a little, if this makes them believe a while longer then it's worth it. I share this so folks know what's at stake. We cannot lose an entire crop of brilliant young scientists to despair. Keep speaking up for science. It matters A LOT. Especially now. FIN.
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Who looks like me can exist in this space and make a difference. So I tell them to focus on what they can control and to keep doing good science and believing in their abilities to contribute. I also tell them that I stand with them and will do my best to remain a support system in these time.
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So what do I tell them? I tell them what's giving me courage to continue in these times.
Remember your true North! And don't let anyone take that from you.
For me, that is doing science that can influence policy and the lives of my patients locally and globally and being visible proof that someone
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These young scientists who represent the future of scientific discovery and are what made me excited and hopeful are now considering alternative career paths. What I described is happening across the country. It's hard to bear witness to the discouragement and despair.
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to listen to their own worries. The postdoc who is worried their contract will be rescinded, the grad school applicant worried they will not get an offer, the MDPhD candidate who thinks the training is too long and not worth it in this climate.
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Many of them are underrepresented minority students in medicine and science. They show up in the lab or at my office looking for guidance, for validation of their path and for mentorship. These past weeks while navigating my own anxieties about the viability of my own science and career, I've had
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You can absolutely do it. Thank you.
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4/ The bottom line
There’s no immediate cause for concern, but researchers worldwide are monitoring HKU5-CoV-2 closely.
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✅ Better Preparedness – Unlike in 2019, we now have advanced diagnostics, vaccines, and antivirals ready to respond.
✅ Most Bat Coronaviruses Don’t Jump to Humans – Hundreds exist, but only a handful have ever spilled over.
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3/ So why not panic? A few key reasons:
✅ Limited Infectivity – It doesn’t appear well adapted for human infection, reducing the risk of an outbreak.
✅ Possible Cross-Protection – If it shares some features with SARS-CoV-2, prior infection & vaccines may offer partial immunity.
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2/ 🛑 Does it infect humans?
HKU5-CoV-2 can bind to the ACE2 receptor in lab models, but early studies suggest it does not efficiently infect human cells.
🚨 No reported human infections.
🚨 No evidence of human-to-human transmission.
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1. HKU5-CoV-2 was identified by researchers at the Wuhan Institute of Virology. It belongs to the Merbecovirus subgenus same family as #MERSCoV, but not #SARSCoV2 (which is a Sarbecovirus)
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In the hospital it's all still pretty purple to me 🤒🥴. Everyone and their mama has a flu like illness.
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I hear they pay good money 😂😂😂
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I am so sorry that this has happened to you, You do not deserve this type of treatment nor do your colleagues. Know that we are standing with you in solidarity.
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9/ If you value public health, stand with us. Keep speaking up for science, for research funding, for policies based on facts, not fear. The future of our nation’s health is at stake. #SupportScience #PublicHealthMatters
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8/ Infectious disease experts aren’t the enemy. We’re holding the line against misinformation, underfunding, and neglect. But we can’t do it alone. Science must be defended. Public health must be prioritized. Lives depend on it.
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7/ We’re at a crossroads. If we keep letting ideology undermine public health, preventable diseases will surge, outbreaks will become disasters, and people will die needlessly.
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6/ Fighting a virus is one thing. Fighting against institutions that should be supporting us is another. The more science is sidelined, the less prepared we’ll be for the next pandemic. And we know it’s coming sooner that others have in the past.
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5/ We didn’t enter this field for fame or fortune, there little of that in ID . We did it to prevent suffering, protect the vulnerable, and apply science to keep people safe. But the hostility we face from politicians to misinformation peddlers is exhausting.
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4/ When new outbreaks happen, we should be investigating, stopping spread, saving lives. Instead, necessary public health measures are called “overreach.” Science is silenced, and political optics take priority over action.
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3/ The war on vaccines is unraveling decades of progress. Measles, once nearly eradicated, is back. Polio has resurfaced. Instead of preventing disease, we’re fighting misinformation that undermines public trust in science.
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2/ We fought COVID-19, built public health infrastructure, & advanced lifesaving research, work that took decades of dedicated public service, only to watch it dismantled. Grants that supported crucial studies are vanishing. Without investment and support, we’re flying blind into the next outbreak.
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Who do you get your health advice from?
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I'm obsessed. This asteroid plot is everything right now 😂
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I read it through the lens of a seasoned reviewer and editor if that helps.😊😄
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Beautiful ❤️
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Certainly not one that supports causation to any degree or warrants breathless headlines from multiple news outlets. COVID is still way more dangerous than any of the vaccines we have available to mitigate it's effects.
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I talk with colleagues and collaborators all over Africa several times a week. Things are still on hold, people are still not getting meds, or services or food or other support. People are still dying as a direct result of this. Entire communities are still hurting.
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sorrows , sorrows, prayers
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This awesome :) thanks for sharing and instant follow
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Vaccines will very likely be aggressively undermined over the coming years. It is the sad reality we live in. Have a clear plan, know your trusted resources, block out the noise and misinformation.