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Ofer Levy

@droferlevy.bsky.social

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Physician-scientist; Director, @PrecVaccines.bsky.social; Department of Pediatrics, Boston Children’s Hospital

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Ofer Levy @droferlevy.bsky.social · 2d

Honored to serve on a panel on vaccines for special populations with Drs Rosa Gini of VAC4EU & Dr Michael Caldwell at World Vaccine Congress Amsterdam @precvaccines.bsky.social

Ofer Levy @droferlevy.bsky.social · Sep 9

Exciting update re International Precision #Vaccines Conference, Burlington, Vermont, 08-09 OCT 2025! New abstract deadline *24 SEP 2025*. @precvaccines.bsky.social convenes experts to discuss "Vaccines at a CrossRoads: Precision Vaccinology as a New Paradigm": www.precisionvaccinesconference.org

2025 International Precision Vaccines Conference 2025 | Burlington, VT

The International Precision Vaccines Conference will be held October 8-9, 2025 in Burlington, Vermont. Addressing emerging pathogens and diseases, this conference gathers experts in vaccinology and im...

www.precisionvaccinesconference.org

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HIPC @hipcproject.bsky.social · Jul 29

Our collaborators identify chief predictor of #covid19 severity + death. Many authors include members of #IMPACC network: @rrmsky.bsky.social @bjoernpeters.bsky.social @skleinstein.bsky.social @sesmalab.bsky.social
@joanndarce.bsky.social @droferlevy.bsky.social
www.frontiersin.org/journals/med...

Frontiers | Baseline predictors for 28-day COVID-19 severity and mortality among hospitalized patients: results from the IMPACC study

IntroductionThe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic threatened public health and placed a significant burden on medical resources. The Immunophenoty...

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precvaccines.bsky.social @precvaccines.bsky.social · Jun 16

PVP Director, @droferlevy.bsky.social, was featured in Smithsonian Magazine last week, sharing expert insights on #COVID-19 vaccines.
www.smithsonianmag.com/articles/six...

Six Questions About Covid-19 Vaccines, Answered

Recent vaccination announcements have led to some confusion. Four physicians weigh in on who should get vaccinated and when

www.smithsonianmag.com

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precvaccines.bsky.social @precvaccines.bsky.social · May 28

PVP Director, @droferlevy.bsky.social, was interviewed by Michael Rosenfield at NBC News regarding the new #CDC #vaccine recommendations: www.nbcboston.com/news/local/h...

Health experts weigh in on impact of CDC changing COVID vaccine recommendations

The CDC will no longer recommend the COVID vaccine for healthy children or healthy pregnant women, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced.

www.nbcboston.com

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precvaccines.bsky.social @precvaccines.bsky.social · May 22

@droferlevy.bsky.social, PVP Director, was quoted in @theatlantic.com by @katherinejwu.com about how the new #FDA framework for #COVIDvaccines will impact children: www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...

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precvaccines.bsky.social @precvaccines.bsky.social · May 12

Published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation!
PVP members Drs Asimenia Angelidou, Kinga Smolen, and @droferlevy.bsky.social collaborated with Troy Martin at Fred Hutchinson in developing an HVTN clinical trial of an infant HIV vaccine. www.jci.org/articles/vie... #HelpEndHIV

JCI - Safety and implementation of phase 1 randomized GLA-SE-adjuvanted CH505TF gp120 HIV vaccine trial in newborns

www.jci.org

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John Tsang @tsanglab.bsky.social · May 5

Wonderful to catch up with friends and colleagues at #aai2025. Ofer Levy, Mercy Prabhudas, Donna Farber, me, and Bali Pulendran. Adding @lucasite-lab.bsky.social in the second one!

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precvaccines.bsky.social @precvaccines.bsky.social · May 1

@precvaccines.bsky.social Director @droferlevy.bsky.social was quoted today in the @nytimes.com by Christina Jewett regarding the new #HHS policy on placebo-controlled #vaccine trials: www.nytimes.com/2025/05/01/u...

Kennedy Issues Demands for Vaccine Approvals That Could Affect Fall Covid Boosters (Gift Article)

www.nytimes.com

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Journal of Experimental Medicine @jem.org · Apr 29

Vaccinology: Getting our modernization act together. Viewpoint from Ofer Levy (@droferlevy.bsky.social) @precvaccines.bsky.social on the implications of the new FDA Modernization Act 2.0 for accelerating drug and #vaccine discovery and development. rupress.org/jem/article/...

#PrecVaccinesNetwork

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precvaccines.bsky.social @precvaccines.bsky.social · Apr 23

PVP Director, @droferlevy.bsky.social , reflects on how @fda.gov Modernization Act 2.0 will enhance and accelerate precision drug and vaccine development via human in vitro modeling, systems biology & artificial intelligence #AI as published in @jem.org #Vaccines rupress.org/jem/article/...

Vaccinology: Getting our modernization act together | Journal of Experimental Medicine | Rockefeller University Press

Ofer Levy, Director, Precision Vaccines Program at Boston Children’s Hospital, reflects on implications of the new FDA Modernization Act 2.0 on acceleratin

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Ofer Levy @droferlevy.bsky.social · Apr 21

The @precvaccines.bsky.social team is setting up and looking forward to World Vaccine Conference in Washington DC #WVC2025 @vaccinenation

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Ofer Levy @droferlevy.bsky.social · Apr 21

Today is the Boston Marathon please help us teach our fundraising goal to support @Precvaccines research: secure.childrenshospital.org/site/TR/Acti...

Boston Marathon 2025: Support me fundraising for Boston Children's Hospital

I've joined the Miles for Miracles team because I am passionate about helping kids at Boston Children’s Hospital find lifesaving care, and give families hope. Will you help me reach my fundraising goa...

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precvaccines.bsky.social @precvaccines.bsky.social · Mar 27

@droferlevy.bsky.social, PVP Director, is speaking at the World Vaccine Congress Washington on April 21-24, 2025!

Register today using code BCH25 and save 25%!
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#WVCDC #WorldVaccineCongress

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HIPC @hipcproject.bsky.social · Mar 10

That's our IMPACC, a collaboration, including some of the following: @skleinstein.bsky.social @droferlevy.bsky.social @joanndarce.bsky.social @rrmsky.bsky.social + others
Our site
immunespace.org

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HIPC @hipcproject.bsky.social · Mar 10

Our collaborators identify #allele of MTHFR that increases risk of severe #COVID_19 in preprint.
Part of huge collaboration known as IMPACC. #IDSky
#ImmuneSky
@droferlevy.bsky.social @joanndarce.bsky.social @skleinstein.bsky.social @rrmsky.bsky.social
www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1...

An Allele of the MTHFR one-carbon metabolism gene predicts severity of COVID-19

While the public health burden of SARS-CoV-2 infection has lessened due to natural and vaccine-acquired immunity, the emergence of less virulent variants, and antiviral medications, COVID-19 continues...

www.medrxiv.org

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precvaccines.bsky.social @precvaccines.bsky.social · Feb 25

Out now! Product & trial design considerations for an opioid vaccine in NPJ Vaccines with Drs Elissa Weitzman, David Dowling, and @droferlevy.bsky.social. #EndOverdose #OpioidCrisis #opioid www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Product and trial design considerations on the path towards a vaccine to combat opioid overdose - npj Vaccines

npj Vaccines - Product and trial design considerations on the path towards a vaccine to combat opioid overdose

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HIPC @hipcproject.bsky.social · Feb 19

Our collaborators identify multi-omic factor that predicts #LongCovid
Among 50+ authors include @sesmalab.bsky.social @joanndarce.bsky.social @bjoernpeters.bsky.social
@slimfourati.bsky.social @droferlevy.bsky.social @leying2024.bsky.social
#IDsky #MedSky
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

Identification of a multi-omics factor predictive of long COVID in the IMPACC study

Following SARS-CoV-2 infection, ∼10-35% of COVID-19 patients experience long COVID (LC), in which often debilitating symptoms persist for at least three months. Elucidating the biologic underpinnings ...

www.biorxiv.org

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precvaccines.bsky.social @precvaccines.bsky.social · Jan 29

PVP Director, @droferlevy.bsky.social, was interviewed by @berkeleyjr.bsky.social at NBC News regarding efforts to develop a #birdflu vaccine: www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...

As bird flu concerns grow, scientists race to develop new vaccines

The Department of Health and Human Services on Friday awarded $590 million in funding to Moderna in part to fast-track the development of an mRNA bird flu vaccine.

www.nbcnews.com

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HIPC @hipcproject.bsky.social · Jan 14

Our collaborators find distinct #COVID19 dysregulation in sold organ #transplant recipients. #multiomic profiling including #microbiome
Authors include @skleinstein.bsky.social @droferlevy.bsky.social @joanndarce.bsky.social and others
@naturecomms.bsky.social

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Host-microbe multiomic profiling identifies distinct COVID-19 immune dysregulation in solid organ transplant recipients - Nature Communications

Solid organ transplant recipients are at increased risk of infectious disease and have unique molecular pathophysiology. Here the authors use host-microbe profiling to assess SARS-CoV-2 infection...

www.nature.com

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precvaccines.bsky.social @precvaccines.bsky.social · Dec 18

PVP Director @droferlevy.bsky.social met with members from the Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) Meeting to discuss #PAS2026, which will be held in #Boston! 🏙️ #PASMeeting

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Ofer Levy @droferlevy.bsky.social · Dec 14

We should be mindful of the value of polio immunization: www.nytimes.com/2024/12/13/h...

What the Polio Vaccine Has Meant for Public Health

A lawyer working with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has asked the F.D.A. to withdraw approval of the current shot because it hasn’t been tested against a placebo. Scientists say such a test would be unethical...

www.nytimes.com

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precvaccines.bsky.social @precvaccines.bsky.social · Dec 12

The 4th International Precision Vaccines Conference #IPVC2023 focused on biomarkers of vaccine safety and efficacy. In a recent article, Drs Donato Amodio, Asimenia Angelidou, Amy Sherman, @droferlevy.bsky.social and Paolo Palma highlight the importance of #precisionvaccines: shorturl.at/VSWJa

https://sciencedirect.com/scien…

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HIPC @hipcproject.bsky.social · Dec 11

Our collaborators designed an #immune health metric, a way of calculating the state of the #system. Study from earlier this year. Authors include @tsanglab.bsky.social @skleinstein.bsky.social
#IDSky #MedSky @naturemedicine.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/s41...

A unified metric of human immune health - Nature Medicine

A multimodal analysis of patients with 22 different immune-mediated monogenic diseases versus matched healthy controls leads to the development of the immune health metric, which could be implemented ...

www.nature.com

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precvaccines.bsky.social @precvaccines.bsky.social · Dec 10

PVP Director @droferlevy.bsky.social with Drs Galit Alter and Bali Pulendran at the #NIAID Infant Influenza program meeting today in Rockville, Maryland!

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HIPC @hipcproject.bsky.social · Dec 4

Our collaborators explain how #vaccine against #covid19 shows less T-helper cell support in vivo and in vitro depending on age. @droferlevy.bsky.social @joanndarce.bsky.social
#IDsky #medsky
www.cell.com/iscience/ful...

Graphical depiction of abstract of medical study related to BNT162B2 vaccine against #dovid19.

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Ofer Levy @droferlevy.bsky.social · Nov 21

Many thanks to @emilyanthes @NewYorkTimes for interviewing me regarding importance of studying #vaccinesafety while bearing in mind immense public health value of current vaccine schedule www.nytimes.com/2024/11/19/h...

Five Ways R.F.K. Jr. Could Undermine Lifesaving Childhood Vaccines

If he is confirmed as H.H.S. secretary, the longtime vaccine critic would be in a position to change the government’s immunization recommendations and delay the development of new vaccines.

www.nytimes.com

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Canada Healthwatch 🍁 @canadahealthwatch.ca · Nov 19

New Brunswick measles outbreak spreads to 44 people, mostly unvaccinated children www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...

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The image displays a medical setup on a wooden surface. Two vials are visible: one with a blue cap and another with a clear cap, both likely containing medication. There are two syringes with orange and pink components, positioned next to cotton balls and alcohol swabs. A packet labeled "alcohol" is also present, indicating preparation for an injection. The arrangement suggests a clinical or vaccination context, with all items neatly organized for use.

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Canada Healthwatch 🍁 @canadahealthwatch.ca · Nov 18

We're watching many things this week, but there's one story that's moving particularly fast — Canada’s first domestically acquired case of H5N1.
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B.C. H5N1 case has mutations linked to higher transmissibility

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