Steven Pergam, MD, MPH
@pergamic.bsky.social
Transplant ID Doc and IP Director @Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center/ Faculty @UWMedicine. #InfectionPrevention #TxID #vaccines #prevention #protection #medtwitter
Posts/comments are my own and not reflective of my institutions.
Posts/comments are my own and not reflective of my institutions.
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WCHA disagrees with CDC’s Advisory Committee’s change to decades-long vaccine recommendation that has reduced pediatric hepatitis B infections by 99 percent.
doh.wa.gov/newsroom/wes...
doh.wa.gov/newsroom/wes...
West Coast Health Alliance, WA DOH, and Leading National Medical Organizations Continue to Recommend Hepatitis B Vaccination for Newborns
For immediate release: December 5, 2025 (25-145) Contact: DOH Communications
doh.wa.gov
December 6, 2025 at 12:52 AM
WCHA disagrees with CDC’s Advisory Committee’s change to decades-long vaccine recommendation that has reduced pediatric hepatitis B infections by 99 percent.
doh.wa.gov/newsroom/wes...
doh.wa.gov/newsroom/wes...
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The ACIP Committee which has exactly 0 general pediatricians just voted 6-4 to recommend that we do lab draws on babies to determine if they need subsequent doses of Hepatitis B vaccine. There are multiple problems with this:
December 5, 2025 at 4:03 PM
The ACIP Committee which has exactly 0 general pediatricians just voted 6-4 to recommend that we do lab draws on babies to determine if they need subsequent doses of Hepatitis B vaccine. There are multiple problems with this:
Sad day for children and Americans
Let’s not call RFK Jr’s “ACIP” anything other than what it is - an antivaccine coalition
Personally, think using the ACIP name for this committee is a disservice to all those who served for decades
#vaccinessavelives
Let’s not call RFK Jr’s “ACIP” anything other than what it is - an antivaccine coalition
Personally, think using the ACIP name for this committee is a disservice to all those who served for decades
#vaccinessavelives
December 5, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Sad day for children and Americans
Let’s not call RFK Jr’s “ACIP” anything other than what it is - an antivaccine coalition
Personally, think using the ACIP name for this committee is a disservice to all those who served for decades
#vaccinessavelives
Let’s not call RFK Jr’s “ACIP” anything other than what it is - an antivaccine coalition
Personally, think using the ACIP name for this committee is a disservice to all those who served for decades
#vaccinessavelives
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Our lab has a job opening for a research technician level I or II. Check out the posting and consider applying or referring someone you know @fredhutch.org
careers-fhcrc.icims.com/jobs/30351/r...?
careers-fhcrc.icims.com/jobs/30351/r...?
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
Fred Hutch is dedicated to the elimination of cancer and related diseases as causes of human suffering and death.
careers-fhcrc.icims.com
December 4, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Our lab has a job opening for a research technician level I or II. Check out the posting and consider applying or referring someone you know @fredhutch.org
careers-fhcrc.icims.com/jobs/30351/r...?
careers-fhcrc.icims.com/jobs/30351/r...?
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Acute myeloid lymphoma survivor Tyler Peryea and his mother, Jamie Penkower, speak about how federal funding for childhood cancer research not only gives hope to kids but is an investment in our future. Read his story: buff.ly/LEM8mFO #PediatricCancerProgressReport
December 4, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Acute myeloid lymphoma survivor Tyler Peryea and his mother, Jamie Penkower, speak about how federal funding for childhood cancer research not only gives hope to kids but is an investment in our future. Read his story: buff.ly/LEM8mFO #PediatricCancerProgressReport
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It’s National Influenza Vaccination Week! A great reminder that getting your flu shot is still the best way to protect yourself and those around you from the worst of flu season. Stay healthy! #FightFlu #VaccinateIndiana
December 4, 2025 at 5:01 PM
It’s National Influenza Vaccination Week! A great reminder that getting your flu shot is still the best way to protect yourself and those around you from the worst of flu season. Stay healthy! #FightFlu #VaccinateIndiana
Thanks to all those watching and reporting on the “ACIP” meeting. No doubt hard to watch.
Profound sadness to see what it has become.
Profound sadness to see what it has become.
December 4, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Thanks to all those watching and reporting on the “ACIP” meeting. No doubt hard to watch.
Profound sadness to see what it has become.
Profound sadness to see what it has become.
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Dr Goldman points out the committee bias, unqualified presenters, lack of transparency, cherry-picking data, sidelining actual SMEs, & failure to follow established ACIP procedures. They could have addressed this issue with an unbiased review of evidence (GRADE). That's not what is happening here.
Jason Goldman of ACP (liaison) absolutely ripping the #ACIP on the entire bullshit presented by the committee, says they're promoting an antivaccine agenda. This is amazing, someone please clip it.
December 4, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Dr Goldman points out the committee bias, unqualified presenters, lack of transparency, cherry-picking data, sidelining actual SMEs, & failure to follow established ACIP procedures. They could have addressed this issue with an unbiased review of evidence (GRADE). That's not what is happening here.
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My takeaway from ACIP so far: they have not presented any evidence of harm from the hepatitis B vaccine, yet there are immense benefits.
December 4, 2025 at 3:50 PM
My takeaway from ACIP so far: they have not presented any evidence of harm from the hepatitis B vaccine, yet there are immense benefits.
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Two cases of Middle Eastern Respiratory Syndrome (MERS), a dangerous viral infection, detected in France in travellers from the Arabian Peninsula.
Another reminder that our world is deeply interconnected & vigilance for imported infections is essential.
tinyurl.com/4mdhwfdz
Another reminder that our world is deeply interconnected & vigilance for imported infections is essential.
tinyurl.com/4mdhwfdz
December 4, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Two cases of Middle Eastern Respiratory Syndrome (MERS), a dangerous viral infection, detected in France in travellers from the Arabian Peninsula.
Another reminder that our world is deeply interconnected & vigilance for imported infections is essential.
tinyurl.com/4mdhwfdz
Another reminder that our world is deeply interconnected & vigilance for imported infections is essential.
tinyurl.com/4mdhwfdz
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My remarks today with Drs. Rochelle Walensky and Tom Frieden @nfidvaccines.bsky.social
www.nfid.org/nfid-calls-f...
www.nfid.org/nfid-calls-f...
Medical Experts Urge Pregnant Women and Families to Talk with a Trusted Healthcare Professional
Survey reveals misconceptions about vaccines and declining vaccination rates
www.nfid.org
December 4, 2025 at 12:18 AM
My remarks today with Drs. Rochelle Walensky and Tom Frieden @nfidvaccines.bsky.social
www.nfid.org/nfid-calls-f...
www.nfid.org/nfid-calls-f...
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12 former commissioners of the FDA came together to write a Perspectives piece for the New England Journal of Medicine; raising our concerns about recent changes to vaccine approval policy at the FDA and its implications for patients and public health.
December 3, 2025 at 10:28 PM
12 former commissioners of the FDA came together to write a Perspectives piece for the New England Journal of Medicine; raising our concerns about recent changes to vaccine approval policy at the FDA and its implications for patients and public health.
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I'll share our other words of thanks at the end to get to the #HCWvsHunger results without further ado!! This year, all of you raised $1,038,289! Prior to 2025, our record was 2024 when we raised $812,662. Incredible! And all of us did this together despite the Twitter exodus! /2 #MedSky
a man in a suit is making a funny face while standing in front of a crowd .
ALT: a man in a suit is making a funny face while standing in front of a crowd .
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December 3, 2025 at 8:52 PM
I'll share our other words of thanks at the end to get to the #HCWvsHunger results without further ado!! This year, all of you raised $1,038,289! Prior to 2025, our record was 2024 when we raised $812,662. Incredible! And all of us did this together despite the Twitter exodus! /2 #MedSky
Way to go #IDsky team!
In 3rd place, with $80,842, is the #IDSky team, #MEALioidosis. (FYI Melioidosis is due to gram neg Burkholderia pseudomallei, spread via contaminated air/soil/water, may follow weather disasters, & causes pneumonia, fever, etc...& then *MEAL* like #HCWvsHunger, get it? They’d want you to know. 🧠) 5/
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ALT: a man in a suit and tie is sitting at a table with his arms outstretched in front of a lamp .
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December 3, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Way to go #IDsky team!
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We are so excited to announce our 26-27 ID fellowship class!!
Welcome!
Welcome!
December 3, 2025 at 7:41 PM
We are so excited to announce our 26-27 ID fellowship class!!
Welcome!
Welcome!
Pretty cool
New preprint! Do you like ocean waves? We found similar waves on bacterial colonies! We found that this collective behavior, known as rippling, is nothing but surface waves on an active nematic. @princeton.edu @mpipks.bsky.social @ub.edu @icreacommunity.bsky.social
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
December 3, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Pretty cool
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Vaccinating newborns against hepatitis B saves lives. Why might a CDC panel stop recommending it?
The universal HBV birth dose has prevented more than 90,000 childhood deaths since 1991, but a federal vaccine advisory group may vote to end the practice.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/c...
The universal HBV birth dose has prevented more than 90,000 childhood deaths since 1991, but a federal vaccine advisory group may vote to end the practice.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/c...
December 3, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Vaccinating newborns against hepatitis B saves lives. Why might a CDC panel stop recommending it?
The universal HBV birth dose has prevented more than 90,000 childhood deaths since 1991, but a federal vaccine advisory group may vote to end the practice.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/c...
The universal HBV birth dose has prevented more than 90,000 childhood deaths since 1991, but a federal vaccine advisory group may vote to end the practice.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/c...
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Six-week study of 67 students in four classes, 1047 saliva samples ->
"Prolonged exposure in shared, poorly ventilated spaces, which potentially includes several infectious sources, drives respiratory virus transmission more than close contact."
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
HT: Emily Martin
"Prolonged exposure in shared, poorly ventilated spaces, which potentially includes several infectious sources, drives respiratory virus transmission more than close contact."
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
HT: Emily Martin
The relative contribution of close-proximity contacts, shared classroom exposure and indoor air quality to respiratory virus transmission in schools - Nature Communications
The relative importance of close-proximity interactions, shared space and air quality to the transmission of respiratory viruses is not well understood. Here, the authors investigate this question by ...
www.nature.com
December 3, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Six-week study of 67 students in four classes, 1047 saliva samples ->
"Prolonged exposure in shared, poorly ventilated spaces, which potentially includes several infectious sources, drives respiratory virus transmission more than close contact."
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
HT: Emily Martin
"Prolonged exposure in shared, poorly ventilated spaces, which potentially includes several infectious sources, drives respiratory virus transmission more than close contact."
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
HT: Emily Martin
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New York Times article on science funding with some depressing but familiar curves with interactive graphics.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
The U.S. Is Funding Fewer Grants in Every Area of Science and Medicine (Gift Article)
A quiet policy change means the government is making fewer bets on long-term science.
www.nytimes.com
December 2, 2025 at 11:57 AM
New York Times article on science funding with some depressing but familiar curves with interactive graphics.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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CIDRAP’s Vaccine Integrity Project has released a major evidence review: 400+ studies/reports, 40 years of data—and the conclusion is unmistakable.
There is no evidence supporting a delay in the hepatitis B birth dose.
Full report: www.cidrap.umn.edu/vaccine-inte...
There is no evidence supporting a delay in the hepatitis B birth dose.
Full report: www.cidrap.umn.edu/vaccine-inte...
Vaccine Integrity Project - Hepatitis B
www.cidrap.umn.edu
December 2, 2025 at 12:27 PM
CIDRAP’s Vaccine Integrity Project has released a major evidence review: 400+ studies/reports, 40 years of data—and the conclusion is unmistakable.
There is no evidence supporting a delay in the hepatitis B birth dose.
Full report: www.cidrap.umn.edu/vaccine-inte...
There is no evidence supporting a delay in the hepatitis B birth dose.
Full report: www.cidrap.umn.edu/vaccine-inte...
Proud to support team meal-ioidosis for this year's annual @hcwvshunger.bsky.social #HCWvsHunger and give to one of my favorite organizations - Hopelink @ www.hopelink.org
So much more need than usual this year, so please donate and participate hcwvshunger.org
So much more need than usual this year, so please donate and participate hcwvshunger.org
Healthcare Workers vs Hunger
Healthcare workers vs Hunger is an annual friendly competition between teams of healthcare workers to help relieve food insecurity.
hcwvshunger.org
December 2, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Proud to support team meal-ioidosis for this year's annual @hcwvshunger.bsky.social #HCWvsHunger and give to one of my favorite organizations - Hopelink @ www.hopelink.org
So much more need than usual this year, so please donate and participate hcwvshunger.org
So much more need than usual this year, so please donate and participate hcwvshunger.org
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Delaying the timing of vaccinating infants against hepatitis B — which ACIP could vote on later this week — would likely lead to more chronic infections in kids. www.statnews.com/2025/12/02/c...
Expert review finds delaying the hepatitis B vaccine birth dose would increase chronic infections in kids
Delaying the timing of vaccinating infants against hepatitis B — which ACIP could vote on later this week — would likely lead to more chronic infections in kids.
www.statnews.com
December 2, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Delaying the timing of vaccinating infants against hepatitis B — which ACIP could vote on later this week — would likely lead to more chronic infections in kids. www.statnews.com/2025/12/02/c...
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Any death is tragic; however, the Food and Drug Administration’s vague declaration about the COVID-19 vaccine and pediatric deaths undermines confidence in the safety of the vaccine and raises questions about FDA’s own approval process.
Our statement: bit.ly/44B8IvH
Our statement: bit.ly/44B8IvH
December 2, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Any death is tragic; however, the Food and Drug Administration’s vague declaration about the COVID-19 vaccine and pediatric deaths undermines confidence in the safety of the vaccine and raises questions about FDA’s own approval process.
Our statement: bit.ly/44B8IvH
Our statement: bit.ly/44B8IvH
What is the side dish for your next Holiday dinner?
Salmonella!
Salmonella!
"The Agriculture Department will not require poultry companies to limit salmonella bacteria in their products, halting a Biden Administration effort to prevent food poisoning from contaminated meat."
www.seattletimes.com/business/usd...
www.seattletimes.com/business/usd...
USDA withdraws a plan to limit salmonella levels in raw poultry
The Agriculture Department says it is withdrawing a plan to limit salmonella bacteria in poultry products.
www.seattletimes.com
November 27, 2025 at 9:05 PM
What is the side dish for your next Holiday dinner?
Salmonella!
Salmonella!
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5 years ago I started a team competition on Twitter to raise $ to fight hunger.
@tmprowell.bsky.social gave us a hashtag & much needed organization
Our team of teen volunteers work wonders in the background & we’ve raised >$3.1 million!
Competition starts tomorrow, join us?
HCWvsHunger.org
@tmprowell.bsky.social gave us a hashtag & much needed organization
Our team of teen volunteers work wonders in the background & we’ve raised >$3.1 million!
Competition starts tomorrow, join us?
HCWvsHunger.org
Healthcare Workers vs Hunger
Healthcare workers vs Hunger is an annual friendly competition between teams of healthcare workers to help relieve food insecurity.
HCWvsHunger.org
November 26, 2025 at 7:55 PM
5 years ago I started a team competition on Twitter to raise $ to fight hunger.
@tmprowell.bsky.social gave us a hashtag & much needed organization
Our team of teen volunteers work wonders in the background & we’ve raised >$3.1 million!
Competition starts tomorrow, join us?
HCWvsHunger.org
@tmprowell.bsky.social gave us a hashtag & much needed organization
Our team of teen volunteers work wonders in the background & we’ve raised >$3.1 million!
Competition starts tomorrow, join us?
HCWvsHunger.org