Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School. Infectious diseases doc and scientist at Center for Virology and Vaccine Research, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. #IDsky
This whole story is nightmare-inducing
Kathleen Bachynski“While everyone was safe in the end, the class did experience quite a scare and underwent unnecessary interventions. State and federal health officials conducted a subsequent investigation to figure out how a dangerous pathogen was stored in the same freezer as harmless bacteria for lab classes”
This is a travesty for many reasons, but one is the continued deterioration of scientific collaboration which will only harm the US in the end. There are no major advances in HIV medicine without South Africa. U.S. Plans to End AIDS Funding for South Africa www.nytimes.com/2026/06/19/w...
U.S. Plans to End AIDS Funding for South Africawww.nytimes.comThe OMB and the Politicization of Science | New England Journal of Medicine www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
The OMB and the Politicization of Science | NEJMThe Editors highlight three aspects of OMB’s recently proposed rule changes as particularly
striking: that decisions on research funding would be made by political appointees,
that funding could be...www.nejm.orgFollow @helenbranswell.bsky.social for the best outbreak coverage btw
Helen Branswell 🇨🇦As @statnews.com reported yesterday, several Americans in DRC had high-risk exposures to #Ebola in the latest outbreak. One has tested positive. These individuals are being flown to Germany for observation and treatment as needed. www.statnews.com/2026/05/18/c...
For my virology friends, simple but I liked it
Ian M. Mackay, PhD (he/him) 🦠🤧🧬📑🦟🧀Statement from the International Hantavirus Society and members of the international hantavirus research and clinical community regarding Andes virus transmission and the current outbreak investigation zenodo.org/records/2007...
This story is not funny of course, but … it must be shared www.nytimes.com/2026/04/20/u...
Scientist Irritated by Lab Colleague Accused in Poisoning Attemptwww.nytimes.comYes Helen!! It’s very special to see your mentees thriving in the wild, but this makes me doubly proud. 🥹❤️
Stand Up for Science!Dr. D'Couto speaking at the Take Back Our Science Rally in Washington D.C.! #March7 #March7DC #StandUpForScience #science #savescience
My friend has run a camp for kids affected by HIV/AIDS for 28 years and they’ve expanded to include children impacted by stigma against the LGBTQIA+ community. Please donate! www.mightycause.com/story/rock2026
Help Camp Starlight reach for the stars on MightycauseMore than ever, we need your help!www.mightycause.comThe thing about this that is so enraging to me is that the FDA blessed running this study and 41,000 volunteers (heroes!) put their bodies on the line so we can benefit and that data is thrown away for nothing. (Btw I have no stock in Moderna or any other pharma) www.nytimes.com/2026/02/10/h...
F.D.A. Refuses to Review Moderna Flu Vaccinewww.nytimes.com“Reporters were told the CDC scientist could not be identified by name as a condition of participating in the briefing.” Is there a super secret society of genomic epidemiologists I don’t know about?? @kgandersen.bsky.social @billhanage.bsky.social @helenbranswell.bsky.social
Helen Branswell 🇨🇦Would the #CDC's principal deputy director view it as a public health loss for the US if the country loses its #measles elimination status? "Not really," Dr. Ralph Abraham said at a press conference today. www.statnews.com/2026/01/20/c...
It’s not too late in the season to be vaccinated and children can get the vaccine down to 6 months old. The vaccine is not great this year but it’s better than nothing!
Crawford Kilianwww.cidrap.umn.edu/influenza-ge...
IDSA is the association of all the infectious diseases doctors in America
IDSAToday’s announcement that HHS is drastically altering the U.S. childhood vaccine schedule without a transparent process or clear scientific justification represents the latest reckless step in Secretary Kennedy’s assault on the national vaccine infrastructure. Our statement: https://bit.ly/497Tj8V
#VaccinesWork (to do a lot of things) www.nytimes.com/2026/01/03/h...
Vaccines Are Helping Older People More Than We Knewwww.nytimes.com