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New covid guidelines add confusion, complications for Americans seeking shots

Amesh Adalja @ameshaa.bsky.social · 1h

“It’s a little challenging at the moment, because consumers are looking for organizations they can trust” — don’t trust any organization that RFK Jr controls triblive.com/news/world/n...

NEW YORK — Americans headed to pharmacies for covid-19 vaccines are running into roadblocks and confusion due to new U.S. guidance that abandoned broad support for the shots, contributing to the...

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Amesh Adalja @ameshaa.bsky.social · 2h

"Many of the patients received their first diagnosis in the context of this study, despite the fact that they've been unwell for so long." allafrica.com/stories/2025...

Africa: Beyond Malaria - Uncovering the Overlapping Crisis of Long Covid in Ethiopia and Uganda

While governments lifted restrictions and international attention moved elsewhere after some declared victory over the initial, acute phase of the Covid-19 pandemic, a significant portion of Covid-19 ...

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Amesh Adalja @ameshaa.bsky.social · 2h

“Even prior to the latest round of layoffs, clinicians across the country reported dangerous interruptions in access to services including laboratory testing, public reporting and expert analyses of outbreak data and publication of clinical guidelines” www.fiercehealthcare.com/regulatory/s...

How the shutdown impacts healthcare: Reductions in force begin at HHS, with some hiccups at CDC

Reductions in force begin at HHS, with some hiccups at CDCUPDATED: Oct. 13 at 1:25 p.m. | The federal government entered a shutdown Oct. 1 after Republicans and Democrats refused to compromise on the...

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DOT-ting i’s and crossing t’s: More evidence for using long-acting glycopeptides to finish therapy of complicated S. aureus bacteremia

Amesh Adalja @ameshaa.bsky.social · 2h

“The desirability of outcome ranking did not include considerations for quality-of-life factors such as ability to discharge home without an intravenous catheter (and lower risk of thrombosis as a result), which can be important considerations” www.idsociety.org/science-spea...

A JAMA study looked at dalbavancin versus standard therapy for completion of treatment of complicated S. aureus bacteremia. Read IDSA’s Journal Club review.

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Amesh Adalja @ameshaa.bsky.social · 2h

“more than 95% of pregnant women in the Maldives receive prenatal care, which involves almost universal testing for HIV, syphilis and hepatitis B. Additionally, more than 95% of newborns receive a birth dose of the hepatitis B vaccine” www.managedhealthcareexecutive.com/view/maldive...

Maldives First Country to Achieve ‘Triple Elimination’ of Congenital HIV, Syphilis and Hepatitis B

In a historical public health move, the Maldives has eliminated mother-to-child HIV, syphilis and hepatitis B, which are collectively responsible for millions of deaths annually across the globe.

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WHO warns of surging levels of antibiotic resistance

Amesh Adalja @ameshaa.bsky.social · 2h

“Antimicrobial resistance is outpacing advances in modern medicine” www.reuters.com/business/hea...

One in six laboratory-confirmed bacterial infections are resistant to antibiotic treatments, the World Health Organization said on Monday, calling for the medicines to be used more responsibly.

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Amesh Adalja @ameshaa.bsky.social · 4h

“the pipeline for new drugs has largely dried up..broken marketplace for antimicrobials that has driven the world’s biggest pharmaceutical companies from the field. Companies that have tried to make new antibiotics have been unable to make money from them”
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/13/h...

W.H.O. Warns of Sharp Increase in Drug-Resistant Infections

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Cervical cancer could be eradicated. But not with Medicaid cuts and anti-vax politics.

Amesh Adalja @ameshaa.bsky.social · 4h

“But today, the HHS is led by Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who has made false statements about the HPV vaccine’s safety and effectiveness and played a leading role in organizing a mass lawsuit against one of the vaccine’s manufacturers, Merck.” 19thnews.org/2025/10/cerv...

The cancer has a known path of prevention, but that also means it falls at the intersection of cultural issues that are facing strong political opposition.

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Amesh Adalja @ameshaa.bsky.social · 4h

“When it comes to reading, the nation’s third- through eighth-graders are still mired in a pandemic-era slump, according to new testing data.” apple.news/AZCVio7G4Suq...

In reading, the nation’s students are still stuck in a pandemic slump — NPR

New 2025 testing data shows third- through eighth-graders scored far below 2019 levels in reading. In math, some grades have made gains, but all are lagging compared to before the pandemic.

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Amesh Adalja @ameshaa.bsky.social · 17h

“It is not the 1st case of CWD in Portage County, which is located in central Wisconsin, about 50 miles west of Green Bay. Both free-ranging & captive animals have previously tested positive in the county, which is surrounded by other CWD-positive counties” www.cidrap.umn.edu/chronic-wast...

Portage County, Wisconsin, deer farm under quarantine after buck tests positive for CWD

Both free-ranging and captive animals have previously tested positive in the county, which is surrounded by other CWD-positive counties.

Two more measles cases confirmed in Minnesota

Amesh Adalja @ameshaa.bsky.social · 17h

“Fifteen of the 20 cases have been from exposures within the United States, 4 have been imported cases, and 1 case-patient has an unknown exposure.” www.cidrap.umn.edu/measles/two-...

Last year Minnesota reported 70 measles cases, but 0 in 2023.

HEPA purifiers not tied to less viral exposure in elementary classrooms, analysis finds

Amesh Adalja @ameshaa.bsky.social · 18h

“Viruses were detected in 98.5% of 532 bioaerosol samples (median, 3 viruses per classroom). The most common virus was rhinovirus (89.5% of samples), followed by RSV B (23.9%) and RSV A (12.4%), and influenza A and B (17.7% and 14.3%, respectively).” www.cidrap.umn.edu/influenza-ge...

WHO: Antimicrobial resistance is widespread globally and increasing

Amesh Adalja @ameshaa.bsky.social · 18h

“From 2018 through 2023, antibiotic resistance rose in more than 40% of the bug-drug combinations monitored, with an average annual increase of 5% to 15%.” www.cidrap.umn.edu/antimicrobia...

Chaos following mass firings, rehirings at CDC

Amesh Adalja @ameshaa.bsky.social · 18h

"The initial targeting of the CDC's core functions and scientific leadership will cripple the agency that keeps our country safe by monitoring and preventing disease and saving lives in every community across the country” www.cidrap.umn.edu/public-healt...

CDC battered by government shutdown firings, while some are rescinded

Amesh Adalja @ameshaa.bsky.social · 20h

“The people who should be brought back, the official said, include those who produce the MMWR publication, people working on the measles outbreak, people working on the Ebola outbreak in the DRC, and people in the Global Health Center and in the EIS.” www.statnews.com/2025/10/11/c...

The White House’s mass firing of CDC staff on Friday has decimated offices related to injury prevention, respiratory disease surveillance, and chronic disease, according to four people familiar with t...

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Scientists Find Common Nasal Spray Lowers Risk of COVID and the Common Cold

Amesh Adalja @ameshaa.bsky.social · 1d

In this piece I’m quoted about how an anti-histamine spray may have viral infection blocking capacity. www.prevention.com/health/healt...

Research suggests it could shorten how long you’re sick, too.

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Amesh Adalja @ameshaa.bsky.social · 1d

“hyaluronan’s levels can significantly fluctuate during pathological processes such as septic shock and pancreatitis.” bioengineer.org/hyaluronan-f...

Hyaluronan Focus in Septic Shock and Pancreatitis

In a groundbreaking study led by van der Heijden and colleagues, the intricate landscape of plasma proteomics has been explored in relation to two critical clinical conditions: septic shock and

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Post-monsoon dengue outbreak risk high: Experts

Amesh Adalja @ameshaa.bsky.social · 1d

“Epidemiology and Disease Control Division (EDCD) confirmed that 5,874 people have been infected across 75 districts, while two districts” risingnepaldaily.com/news/69544

Experts have warned that the risk of post-monsoon dengue outbreaks remains high, despite the relatively few recorded deaths and infections. Although only a few deaths and infection cases were reporte...

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Bangladesh launches typhoid vaccination drive to combat drug-resistant threat

Amesh Adalja @ameshaa.bsky.social · 1d

“The month-long campaign aims to immunise around 50 million children aged between nine months and 15 years with a single dose of the Typhoid Conjugate Vaccine (TCV).”
www.straitstimes.com/asia/south-a...

The deadly and increasingly drug-resistant disease poses a growing public health threat. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

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Amesh Adalja @ameshaa.bsky.social · 1d

“Much of the crisis is being driven by methamphetamine use, unsafe sex, and a shocking blood-sharing practice known locally as "blue toothing."” www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...

Why Fiji has the world's fastest growing HIV epidemic - ABC listen

Fiji HIV

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Germany announces billion-euro investment to fight AIDS and malaria | dpa international

Amesh Adalja @ameshaa.bsky.social · 1d

“Every euro invested in the fund pays off. It strengthens the health systems of partner countries and makes the world more resilient. This way, we save millions of lives,"
dpa-international.com/general-news...

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The pernicious infections infiltrating Ukraine’s front lines

Amesh Adalja @ameshaa.bsky.social · 1d

“Aided by European allies and the United States, Ukrainian health authorities are trying to tackle what appears to be the root cause of the multidrug resistance: a breakdown in infection control and prevention in overwhelmed casualty wards.” knowablemagazine.org/content/arti...

Doctors and scientists are waging a shadow war in the besieged nation: bacteria that are resistant to multiple antibiotics. The deadly bugs are now knocking on western Europe’s door.

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Amesh Adalja @ameshaa.bsky.social · 1d

“While the administration has since rescinded more than half of the approximately 1,300 termination notices it sent, the upheaval from the layoffs that are still taking effect could undermine efforts to protect public health.” www.axios.com/2025/10/13/t...

CDC purge hits 600 workers in key offices despite reversals

The casualties include employees working on health statistics, injury and violence prevention, congressional outreach and human resources.

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Amesh Adalja @ameshaa.bsky.social · 1d

“Until now, the AMR narrative has focused rightfully on the overuse of antibiotics, but this isn’t enough. To avoid the tipping point, we must now also focus efforts on accelerating innovation and increasing their appropriate use.” www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...

Sharp global rise in antibiotic-resistant infections in hospitals, WHO finds

Experts describe findings as deeply concerning and predict 70% increase in related deaths by 2050

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