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Björn Meyer
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Virologist ☣ | Trying to understand why viruses tick the way they do - then, now and in future | 🇩🇪🇪🇺🇺🇳
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melodyschreiber.com
Update: An HHS official told me after publication that the protocol is still being updated. “This study is going to proceed as planned,” the official said. But major changes would mean the trial would not proceed as it has been described so far. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Controversial US study on hepatitis B vaccines in Africa is cancelled
$1.6m project drew outrage over ethical questions about withholding vaccines proven to prevent disease
www.theguardian.com
January 15, 2026 at 6:44 PM
Reposted by Björn Meyer
jeremyfaust.bsky.social
We have the CDC-funded Hepatitis Vaccine trial in Guinea-Bissau protocol.

It’s worse than you thought.

Check it out, first in Inside Medicine…

with @pauloffit.bsky.social David Boulware and others.

insidemedicine.substack.com/p/scoop-the-...
Scoop: The leaked protocol of the CDC-funded Hepatitis B vaccine trial in Guinea-Bissau. “This is another Tuskegee.”
The protocol reveals that the trial will withhold the Hepatitis B birth dose from thousands—without placebos, without universal maternal screening, and with endpoints critics call indefensible.
insidemedicine.substack.com
January 15, 2026 at 10:57 AM
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amersocvirology.bsky.social
The American Society for Virology (ASV) is dedicated to advancing knowledge of viruses and the diseases they cause. ASV does not support the scaling back of the childhood vaccine schedule recently announced by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. See our statement attached.
January 13, 2026 at 7:54 PM
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bmj.com
Physicians in the Trump administration are aligning themselves with anti-public health interests and policies.

High profile physicians should be resisting Trump and RFK Jr’s damaging policies, not collaborating with them, @gavinyamey.bsky.social @jonshaffer.bsky.social
www.bmj.com/content/392/...
January 6, 2026 at 4:28 PM
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vscooper.micropopbio.org
The @asm.org statement in response to the changes in the childhood immunization schedule:

asm.org/press-releas...
Jan. 5, 2026 The rationale for the recent updates to the U.S. childhood immunization schedule is, at best, uncertain and sets a potentially dangerous precedent for public health. Whatever improvements may be needed to the process the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has followed in the past to update vaccine recommendations, it is unclear what scientific evidence led to these new guidelines. Protecting a country’s public health presents unique challenges that are specific to that country’s population. The prevalence of diseases in the U.S. is not the same as it is in other countries, and public health recommendations should be made based on the public health challenges faced by the American people. The changes by the CDC will reduce the number of recommended childhood vaccines from 17 to 11. This includes narrowing the recommendation for the flu, which has already contributed to the deaths of at least 9 children this season and a near record number of pediatric flu deaths last season. Vaccines are a safe and effective tool to prevent the spread of infectious disease and infection-related deaths, and they have saved and continue to save lives. While we concur with National Institutes of Health Director Jay Bhattacharya that “science demands continuous evaluation,” that must occur with full transparency and input from the scientific community. The schedule changes weaken vaccine recommendations at a particularly critical time. It is crucial that expert consultation and a review of scientific evidence be included in the decisions that impact the health and safety of the country.
January 6, 2026 at 3:59 PM
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January 5, 2026 at 8:32 PM
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who.int
Scientific evidence shows, once again, there is no causal link between vaccines and autism. Vaccines cause adults. - @drtedros.who.int
December 11, 2025 at 11:19 PM
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COVID-19 mRNA Vaccination and 4-Year All-Cause Mortality Among Adults in France: jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
COVID-19 mRNA Vaccination and 4-Year All-Cause Mortality Among Adults in France
This cohort study uses the data from all adults aged 18 to 59 years living in France on November 1, 2021, to evaluate whether there is an association of receipt of an mRNA COVID-19 vaccine with long-t...
jamanetwork.com
December 11, 2025 at 9:36 PM
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A report published in a CDC journal reaffirms the effectiveness of COVID vaccines at preventing severe disease in children
COVID Vaccines Slashed Kids’ ER Visits by 76 Percent, Study Finds
A report published in a CDC journal reaffirms the effectiveness of COVID vaccines at preventing severe disease in children
www.scientificamerican.com
December 11, 2025 at 9:10 PM
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who.int
New analysis from a WHO global expert committee on vaccine safety has found that, based on available evidence, no causal link exists between vaccines and autism spectrum disorders (ASD). The conclusion reaffirms WHO’s position that childhood vaccines do not cause autism. www.who.int/news/item/11...
WHO expert group’s new analysis reaffirms there is no link between vaccines and autism
New analysis from a WHO global expert committee on vaccine safety has found that, based on available evidence, no causal link exists between vaccines and autism spectrum disorders (ASD). The conclusio...
www.who.int
December 11, 2025 at 3:56 PM
bmeyer.bsky.social
Just imagine each EU member country had imposed a fine of 120M each, instead of the cheap EU bundle
December 8, 2025 at 8:28 AM
bmeyer.bsky.social
The CNRS is breaking free from the Web of Science

www.cnrs.fr/en/update/cn...
In favour of qualitative evaluation The use of impact factors in the evaluation of researchers has contributed to the distortion of scientific publishing practices and, in turn, of research practices. Alain Schuhl, the CNRS's Deputy CEO for Science (DGDS), explains that "for too long now, research has been trapped by indicators that actually have nothing to do with the intrinsic quality of the scientific advances set out in a publication". The DGDS considers that dictating the rules of the game for the assessment of researchers by defining the prestige and attractiveness of journals is "a reductive view of science that we should no longer be condoning. This means we have to take action now to guarantee the quality and the ethics of the research assessment system".
December 4, 2025 at 8:24 AM
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nejm.org
In a new trial, one dose of an HPV vaccine was noninferior to two doses in preventing HPV type 16 or 18 infection. Full ESCUDDO trial results: nej.md/49OEzg1

Editorial: Evidence to Action — Single-Dose HPV Vaccination and Cervical HPV Infection nej.md/3XsH9Rx

#MedSky #IDSky
A diagram of the enrollment, randomization, and follow-up.
December 3, 2025 at 10:25 PM
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cidrap.bsky.social
Single #HPV vaccine dose matches protection of 2-dose regimen, new trial shows

The vaccine was 97% effective, and protection did not wane during the follow-up period.

www.cidrap.umn.edu/h...
December 3, 2025 at 10:33 PM
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“Delaying the first hepatitis B vaccine dose beyond the newborn period introduces risks that have lifelong detrimental consequences and no measurable health benefit.”

Important and timely piece by an amazing team - Mike Abers, Angela Ulrich, & Rochelle Walensky. 👏👏

jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Risks of Revising Newborn Hepatitis B Vaccination Recommendation
This Viewpoint from infectious disease experts cautions about the consequences of rescinding the ACIP policy to immunize all newborns against hepatitis B.
jamanetwork.com
December 4, 2025 at 1:49 AM
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Of course he did.
nytimes.com The New York Times @nytimes.com · Nov 21
Breaking News: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said he personally instructed the CDC to abandon its position that vaccines do not cause autism. The move underscores his determination to challenge scientific orthodoxy — in this case, that vaccines save lives — and bend the health department to his will.
RFK Jr. Says He Instructed CDC to Change Vaccines and Autism Language on Website
In an interview, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. cited gaps in vaccine safety research. His critics say he is ignoring a larger point: Vaccines save lives.
nyti.ms
November 21, 2025 at 8:41 PM
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virologyhouldcroft.bsky.social
What does respiratory virus transmission in schools look like with COVId in the mix? Let's look at data from the USA, 600 students (ages 3-18) and 200 staff. Goldman et al. Respiratory Virus Detection and Acute Respiratory Illness
Rates in Students and Staff in Schools. Pediatrics, 2025.
November 11, 2025 at 11:27 AM
bmeyer.bsky.social
Die Stadt Magdeburg findet offensichtlich voraussichtliche Bearbeitungszeiten von Anträgen von 3 Jahren anstatt rund 3 Monaten völlig in Ordnung und eine "Verbesserung".
Verstehe mehr und mehr warum Dinge laufen wie sie laufen mit der anstehenden Wahlen in Sachsen-Anhalt im nächsten Jahr
November 11, 2025 at 10:16 AM
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We are looking to recruit a Ph.D. student to start in Q1 2026 for an exciting new project that is part of the newly funded SynthImmune Cluster of Excellence. Are you interested in the intersection of virology and immunology? Please see the attached info and apply at application.synthimmune.de.
November 10, 2025 at 3:44 PM
bmeyer.bsky.social
aaaannd I missed my entire holiday as the trip had a fix start date/time. well done
bmeyer.bsky.social Björn Meyer @bmeyer.bsky.social · Oct 17
Air France experience over the last couple of days -
- overbooked my flight, couldnt board
- lost my bag
- didn't deliver my bag
-couldnt locate my "found bag"
- finally got my bag, New bag > broken
- they took too long to "locate" the already found bag and missed my flight.
October 17, 2025 at 7:02 PM
bmeyer.bsky.social
Air France experience over the last couple of days -
- overbooked my flight, couldnt board
- lost my bag
- didn't deliver my bag
-couldnt locate my "found bag"
- finally got my bag, New bag > broken
- they took too long to "locate" the already found bag and missed my flight.
October 17, 2025 at 7:47 AM
bmeyer.bsky.social
Getting up in the middle of the night to work around Deutsche Bahn cancellation ✅️
Getting to the airport early to avoid stress ✅️
Waiting in a long line to go the the check in counter after check in Terminals fail ✅️
Making it through security after computer chaos ✅️
October 14, 2025 at 10:56 AM
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Treffe dumme Entscheidungen und lebe mit den Konsequenzen....oder tritt beiseite

www.tagesschau.de/inland/innen...
Bildungsministerin Prien würde bei AfD-Regierung auswandern
Bundesministerin Prien hat sich besorgt über den wachsenden Antisemitismus gezeigt. In einem Podcast sagte sie: Deutschland gelinge es nicht, Juden wirksam zu schützen. Bei einer AfD-Regierung würde s...
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October 10, 2025 at 9:38 AM
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got a hard time to follow -
"Antifa" is more than 100 years old and comes from Weimar Republic
and
"We arrested a girlfriend of one of the founders" (not sure on what ground when "just" a girlfriend)
....that is a pretty old lady then, right?
thebulwark.com The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · Oct 8
Noem: “We are hoping…we will get more and more information about the network and how we can route them out and eliminate them from the existence of American society…Antifa is just as sophisticated as MS-13, as TDA, as ISIS, as Hezbollah, as Hamas, as all of them. They are just as dangerous.”
October 9, 2025 at 11:56 AM
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#ChooseEurope for Science is live!

With €22.5 million under #MSCA, we’re funding organisations to:

🔬 Host postdoctoral researchers in all fields
🔬 Offer stable jobs and great working conditions
🔬 Create long-term career prospects

Europe is where science thrives.

More → link.europa.eu/6JhtHp
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October 2, 2025 at 8:23 AM