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Elon Musk’s Revolutionary Terror The evisceration of U.S.A.I.D. isn’t a policy fight—it’s an execution designed to strike fear in our own government. By Susan B. Glasser www.newyorker.com/news/letter-...

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SUPERNOVA, an RCT of sipavibart vs evushield/placebo to prevent Covid in >3300 immunocompromised Sipavibart assoc w fewer symptomatic Covid infxns at 6mo (NNT 29). No dif in severe dz (not powered for this). No efficacy vs Phe456Leu-containing variants eg XBB www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

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To be clear, the Vance/Musk intervention did not change the outcome. Still, the fact that it happened changes German and European politics forever

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This is the end of post-WWII. Europe has been subsidized by the US since its liberation.This has brought huge benefits to us, but also has allowed the US to become a superpower. Now the EU cannot outsource its safety to the US anymore. What comes next is unknown, but doesn’t look good.

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The Trump Administration Trashes NATO www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...

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A must-read for everyone: Particularly for Europeans.

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Discussing the social transmission of the human microbiome and its impact in health and disease with MCarmen Collado @rutgerwalls.bsky.social Francisco Guarner at the @SEMIPYP meeting in Barcelona - always interesting to discuss the steps to bring our work to specific applications 🦠

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Waivers don't matter for PEPFAR if there is no cash for programs, if doors can't open. Babies are born with HIV when meds are held. People get sick with AIDS and don't get better when meds are held. www.amfar.org/wp-content/u...

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Aaaaaand CZI decides not to continue its diversity initiatives (not surprised, but still disappointed)

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Shame

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HIV interventions have had huge benificial effects on human health. Don’t take them for granted. www.youtube.com/watch?v=DXdg...

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🚨 South Sudan declares an #mpox outbreak. This is very concerning—especially amid an ongoing humanitarian crisis which limits access to care & ⬆️ risk of further spread. Another reminder why the world needs @who.int now more than ever. Diseases have no borders. www.afro.who.int/countries/so...

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Did you know that if a child with #measles walks into a classroom, every unvaccinated child will most certainly get it? Why are measles cases increasing worldwide? And is the measles vaccine safe and effective? Dr Natasha Crowcroft explains on Science in 5. Watch full EP: bit.ly/40RQqoC

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WHO comments on United States announcement of intent to withdraw bit.ly/4hrbeJ7

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We are looking for an Infectious Disease specialist who is truly passionate about understanding and curing Long Covid to join our ID department immediately. Full job description in Catalan, Spanish and English here: lnkd.in/d6jJ6yWt Please repost. Thanks!

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3 new @nejm.org papers on #H5N1 today "highlight the urgent need for vigilant surveillance of emerging mutations and assessment of the threat of human-to-human transmission" (from overview, text below) www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.... www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.... www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....

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A l'aire lliure i en un entorn silenciós i sense vent, la màxima distància en que es pot entendre què diu una persona són 42 metres (30 metres si som al seu lateral, 17 metres si som a la seva esquena). Al Teatre d'Epidaure (c. 360 aC) el so és intel·ligible fins a la darrera grada, a 70 metres.

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Happy Christmas 🎄 and hope 2025 will bring peace and health

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A good thread by @angierasmussen.bsky.social on the recent #h5n1 cases and the question of why some people might be getting much sicker than others. It’s a good hypothesis and I wish there was more data to try and figure out if it’s right (and to answer a range of other questions).

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About 10,000 of 66,000 (15%) California state prisoners who were infected developed Long Covid medrxiv.org/content/10.1...

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Following the relaxing of #COVID19 restrictions, we have seen surges in flu, RSV, and Group A Strep infections. There was a waning of immunity to these infections as fewer people were exposed due to masking and social distancing. academic.oup.com/jid/advance-...

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Sadly, it’s a good time to once again share this amazing infographic that we ran at @science.org more than 7 years ago 🧪 #IDsky www.science.org/content/arti...

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Whoever bans scientifically proven vaccines must be held accountable for all the suffering inflicted by such decision

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Turns out the antiviral TPOXX (tecovirimat) doesn't work for mild/moderate Clade II #mpox ( #monkeypox) either, as previously shown for Clade I. Many treated people reported improvement, but symptoms typically resolve anyway -- that's why we need controlled trials. www.niaid.nih.gov/news-events/...

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Disease outbreak news on undiagnosed disease in #DRCongo bit.ly/3Zpj12M

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If an #H5N1 pandemic starts tomorrow or in three months, there will be little mystery as to how it happened. The conditions are all there. They have been for a while. So in some ways the more interesting question to me at the moment is: Why aren’t we in a pandemic yet? Story here, 🧵 to come: 🧪#IDSky

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🚨 Experts are being deployed to Panzi, in the southwest of the Democratic Republic of the #Congo, to support health authorities in investigating a yet undiagnosed disease. Laboratory tests are underway to identify the cause.

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Updates on disease X outbreak in DRC "The unknown illness, has claimed 79 lives and infected 376 people in the Panzi district, appears airborne per health director, a rural area with high vulnerability due to 40% malnutrition and a recent typhoid outbreak. healthpolicy-watch.news/drc-expects-...

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The #IDsky keeps growing, now with the amazing @fundaciolluita.bsky.social, the reference in clinical Infectious Diseases research in Spain

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Risk of Severe Outcomes From COVID-19 in Immunocompromised People During the Omicron Era: ASystematic Review and Meta-Analysis https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2024.11.25.24317895v1

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🏥 #CampusCanRuti, home to IrsiCaixa, shines as a key hub, with 20+ professionals in the world’s most cited researchers ranking. 😍 Bonaventura Clotet, Javier Martínez-Picado, and @rutgerwalls.bsky.social from IrsiCaixa are recognized for their 2023 impact. Congrats! www.irsicaixa.es/en/can-ruti-...

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Gilead buys experimental HIV vaccines from small Barcelona biotech Aelix Therapeutics took its vaccines into Phase 2 in combination w/the California drugmaker's toll-like receptor agonist vesatolimod

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Aelix Therapeutics vende su vacuna experimental del VIH al gigante Gilead Sciences www.lavanguardia.com/dinero/20241...

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Worth reading

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BREAKING: #CDC reports it has confirmed that a child in California tested positive for #H5N1. The child had no known exposures to infected animals or poultry. The child had mild illness and is recovering. I discuss in this video what cases like this mean, and why they are a bit unsettling.

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Conclusion of Morgan Bomsel’s fascinating talk on viral reservoirs in megakaryocytes and platelets and potential mechanisms for long COVID. Need further work with appropriate controls #demystifyinglongcovid

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One day Long Covid will be cured thanks to people like these (and many others not in the picture) #demystifyinglongcovid

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University College London has joined Bluesky today! Give them a follow - great to see academic institutions joining the platform as well as academics! bsky.app/profile/uclo...

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Enhorabona @unibarcelona.bsky.social !!!! 💙💙💙💙

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Ens ha arribat que esteu per aquí, així que no podíem deixar passar l’oportunitat d’unir-nos a la família de @bsky.app! 🔬 Quina emoció poder explorar aquesta plataforma, connectar amb vosaltres i continuar compartint i rebent contingut científic de qualitat. Som-hi! 🚀

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It’s really great news that @irsicaixa.es joined @bsky.app! Let’s go 💪🏻

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