We almost lost a generation of disease detectives | STAT statnews.com/2025/02/18/cdc…

Good to see CDC epi aids are resuming with EIS Officers on the ground in Texas to support Texas DSHS x.com/epi_dude/statu…

Was beginning to wonder if my concern about avian H5N1 (e.g B3.13) not necessarily being detectable on *every* [Seasonal] Flu-A RAT was just me being a little paranoid. Apparently not...

NIH is abruptly terminating at least 33 research grants for projects studying why some people are hesitant to receive vaccines or evaluating strategies that could encourage vaccine uptake. scim.ag/41Tj74S

This week nychealthy was notified that CDC was terminating $100M+ in grants for infectious disease prevention & surveillance on diseases like measles and bird flu. Our top priority remains the health and safety of all NYers as we assess the full impact. healthbeat.org/newyork/2025/0…

An excellent analysis of these important new studies by Jenn Dowd !

We thank the International AIDS Society and all delegates for choosing Rwanda to host one of the world’s leading HIV science conferences. With over 3,500 participants, cutting-edge advances were shared—and the hope to end AIDS is real. Murakoze cyane IAS - the International AIDS Society Government of Rwanda

My resignation letter from CDC. Dear Dr. Houry, I am writing to formally resign from my position as Director of the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), effective August 28, 2025, close of business.

I was a CDC EIS Officer in NYC when West Nile Virus was first detected in the summer of 1999… after that initial outbreak ended, we were not sure if it would survive the winter and return in subsequent years. Well it did, caused way bigger outbreaks and more deaths, and it

🧵1/5: Why we are less prepared for #publichealth threats because of the reductions in force (that means mass layoffs) at #CDC. Some things are obvious, some are not. #rfkjr and his minions don’t know how public health works.