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Marc Mendelson

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Prof. & Head of Infectious Diseases & HIV Medicine, Groote Schuur Hospital UCT. view are my own. retweets are not endorsements

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Prepare now for a potential H5N1 pandemic science.org/doi/10.1126/sc… This is what everyone was focusing on prior to COVID-19. It's not only 'the one to watch' but it's the one to do something about! Important call to action from scientists who know what they are talking about

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Vaccine skeptic hired to head federal study of immunizations and autism washingtonpost.com/health/2025/03… "David Geier was disciplined by Maryland regulators more than a decade ago for practicing medicine without a license. " And now the same is seemingly true for science

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RFK Jr. Expected To Lay Off Entire Office Of Infectious Disease And HIV/AIDS Policy via Forbes forbes.com/sites/brucelee… Thank you Mr Secretary! Love from all pathogens around the world

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Trump quoted as saying that if the [measles] utbreak progresses: "we will have to take action very strongly" #InfectiousDiseases 101 Donaldo - 'prevention is better than cure' If you ensure Americans are protected by vaccination, you won't have to 'take action very strongly'

Trump quoted as saying that if the [measles] utbreak progresses: "we will have to take action very strongly"

#InfectiousDiseases 101 Donaldo - 'prevention is better than cure'

If you ensure Americans are protected by vaccination, you won't have to 'take action very strongly'
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Trump goes all out on #COVID Lab-Leak theory. thetimes.com/us/american-po… If you're going to do that, better be relying on more accomplished scientists than Boris Johnson 🙄

Trump goes all out on #COVID Lab-Leak theory. thetimes.com/us/american-po… 
If you're going to do that, better be relying on more accomplished scientists than Boris Johnson 🙄
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1316 days since the Taliban banned teenage girls from school. And 856 days since they barred women from university. With every passing day, millions of women & girls in Afghanistan are lost — to poverty, violence, and extremism. And we are letting it happen.

1316 days since the Taliban banned teenage girls from school. And 856 days since they barred women from university.

With every passing day, millions of women & girls in Afghanistan are lost — to poverty, violence, and extremism.
And we are letting it happen.
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Agree Neil Stone Also witnessed the resulting reduction in moral injury among staff who no longer had to decide who would access advanced respiratory support and who wouldn't. At one stage, we were only accepting <50y olds with no comorbidities for ICU

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The Economics of Life-Saving Diagnostics by Jim O'Neill Project Syndicate prosyn.org/rIO2zIH Also about who gets to use point of care rapid diagnostic tests. Need to broaden our horizons and start bringing them in to all potential #antibiotic access points which includes #OTC sellers

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Misinformation & lies lies & more lies. For shame Robert F. Kennedy Jr 1. Vaccinees have less autoimmune disease 2. New drugs & vaccines are only approved by FDA 3. Vaccines undergo stringent pre-license trials 4. Adverse event surveillance is comprehensive nytimes.com/2025/04/29/us/…

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There is a MAHA civil war brewing over Casey Means nomination as Surgeon General. Anti vaxxers facing off the Wellness Grifters. Risk of Quack on Quack violence.

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Trump picks conspiracy theorist with no medical license to be Surgeon General independent.co.uk/news/world/ame… Business as usual on planet Bonkers 🤦‍♂️

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First white South Africans to arrive under US refugee plan as soon as next week reuters.com/world/trump-of… What a topsy-turvy world of untruths we do live in.

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Trump insists there is a genocide happening in South Africa youtu.be/dbwfZWae9M0?si… Errr..... No, Donald. I think you might just be wrongly informed there. Take it up with dear Elon.

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3. Well, we are excited to announce that this is the second AMR club we launched; the Budhwege Primary School AMR (WASH) Club.We aim to develop students as WASH Champions and ambassadors in their communities, raising awareness about AMR and WASH. Marc Mendelson The Trinity Challenge

3. Well, we are excited to announce that this is the second AMR club we  launched; the Budhwege Primary School AMR (WASH) Club.We aim to  develop students as WASH Champions and ambassadors in their communities, raising awareness about AMR and WASH.
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As an epidemiologist I feel like I cant breathe. I genuinely cant breathe having to act normal. Like nothing is happening. Like people arent going to die because a cult is in charge of the country. They are a cult. Republicans are a fascist death cult. Firing ALL cancer doctors &

As an epidemiologist I feel like I cant breathe. I genuinely cant breathe having to act normal. Like nothing is happening. Like people arent going to die because a cult is in charge of the country. They are a cult. Republicans are a fascist death cult. Firing ALL cancer doctors &amp;