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Adam Ratner MD MPH

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Pediatrician. ID doc. Vaccines, infections, kids. Author, BOOSTER SHOTS: The Urgent Lessons of Measles and the Uncertain Future of Children’s Health - available now! https://linktr.ee/adamratnermd

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Adam Ratner MD MPH @adamratnermd.bsky.social · Oct 14

BOOK NEWS! Booster Shots is available for preorder! Measles, the world’s most infectious virus, evolves with us – aided by poverty, war, and neglect. Its resurgence spotlights our ongoing failure to protect children and suggests a way forward. I’m excited for you to read it! Preorder at link in bio.

Cover image for Booster Shots: The Urgent Lessons of Measles and the Uncertain Future of Children's Health. Coming February 11, 2025.

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Jonathan Howard @joho.bsky.social · 9d

Kind words from @jonathanstea.bsky.social @adamratnermd.bsky.social and John Moore

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ACOG @acog.org · 20d

ACOG reaffirms that acetaminophen is safe for managing pain and fever during pregnancy. No reputable studies support suggestions like those in HHS’s recent announcement linking acetaminophen use in pregnancy to autism; in fact, high-quality studies show no such risk. https://bit.ly/47Wxc59

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Pandemic 𓅃. Index @panaccindex.bsky.social · Aug 28

🧨 REVIEW: Everyone Else is Lying to You by @joho.bsky.social

The direct sequel to 2023's "We Want Them Infected" is another essential history chronicling the anti-vaccine's unprecedent rise to power & the chaos they have unleashed.

👇 READ, SHARE, SUBSCRIBE: www.panaccindex.info/p/review-eve...

REVIEW: Everyone Else is Lying to You by Dr. Jonathan Howard, MD

The Long-Feared Sequel to "We Want Them Infected" Has Arrived

www.panaccindex.info

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Adam Ratner MD MPH @adamratnermd.bsky.social · Aug 28

#PedsID #IDSky

CIDRAP @cidrap.bsky.social · Aug 27

PAHO warns antibiotic-resistant pertussis is spreading

Since 2024, antibiotic-resistant pertussis cases have been detected in four Americas countries: Brazil, Mexico, Peru, and the United States.

www.cidrap.umn.edu/p...

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Adam Ratner MD MPH @adamratnermd.bsky.social · Aug 25

Thank you!! Glad that you enjoyed it!

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Sammy da bes Nüdel @sammylynx.bsky.social · Aug 21

This was a fantastic read. I feel like I learned a ton. I love the author's optimism and his focus on not just the outbreaks but what was learned from each one.

Thanks to House of Pod @kavehmd.bsky.social for the recommendation!

#booksky

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The American Academy of Pediatrics @ameracadpeds.bsky.social · Aug 19

American Academy of Pediatrics has released our annual update to our immunization recommendations to best help children and adolescents build immunity and stay healthy.
Read our full policy statement to learn about AAP's updated immunization schedule.
www.aap.org/en/news-room...

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Adam Ratner MD MPH @adamratnermd.bsky.social · Aug 4

#PedsID

Samir S. Shah @samirshahmd.bsky.social · Aug 3

Two major points on influenza-associated acute necrotizing encephalopathy

- High mortality (27%)
- Most affected children were unvaccinated & did not have major comorbid conditions

#PedSky #IDSky

JAMA @jama.com · Aug 3

#Influenza-associated acute necrotizing encephalopathy in US children during the 2023-2024 and 2024-2025 influenza seasons showed high morbidity and mortality.

ja.ma/4oinX4Q #MedSky #PedSky

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Adam Ratner MD MPH @adamratnermd.bsky.social · Jul 30

Thank you!!!

Matt Young @opticist.bsky.social · Jul 30

My review of Booster Shots by Adam Ratner, on Panda's Thumb. pandasthumb.org/archives/202...
It is potentially an important book, mostly about how we bungled measles but also how we are unprepared for the next pandemic. I hope it gets the attention it deserves.

Booster Shots by Adam Ratner, MD, MPH: 9780593330869 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books

A pediatrician and infectious disease specialist warns of the resurgence of measles, the antivaccine movement, and how we can prepare for the next pandemic Every single child diagnosed with measles r...

www.penguinrandomhouse.com

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Tara C. Smith @aetiology.bsky.social · Jul 26

Oh, hey. Reading "Booster Shots" by @adamratnermd.bsky.social (highly recommended) and page 129-130 discusses a paper I wrote detailing Kent State's large #measles outbreak in 1989. /1

On Oct 5 1988, the campus newspaper at Kent State University in Ohio issued an unusual report. Six students had been diagnosed with measles over the prior two weeks. Over the course of a typical year, the student health center generally saw one or two measles cases, making this cluster noteworthy. These six were the earliest sign of a campus outbreak that would last for more than six months and involve 380 cases. Dr. Tara C. Smith, an infectious disease epidemiologist, has (continued in next pic)

...revisited the Kent State measles outbreak using contemporary news reporting and university records. Smith's analysis provides a detailed look at one of the largest college outbreaks at the leading edge of a nationwide measles surge.

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Adam Ratner MD MPH @adamratnermd.bsky.social · Jul 29

Yay! I loved that paper!!

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314 Action @314action.bsky.social · Jul 10

"This is truly the worst case scenario for those of us who work in pediatric health care."

@drannieandrews.com on how the $1 trillion cuts to Medicaid and ACA will devastate children's health.

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Kristen Stuppy, MD, FAAP @pediatricskc.medsky.social · Jul 5

The US is setting records!

I'm positive there are many more like this to come.

I'm not happy about it. As a pediatrician I'm scared. Very scared.

www.cnn.com/2025/07/05/h...

Measles cases surge to record high since disease was declared eliminated in the US | CNN

There have been more measles cases in the US this year than any other since the disease was declared eliminated a quarter-century ago.

www.cnn.com

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Adam Ratner MD MPH @adamratnermd.bsky.social · Jul 4

Powerful opinion piece in today’s NYT from Perri Klass (gift link): www.nytimes.com/2025/07/04/o...

#PedsID #IDSky #PedsSky

Opinion | ‘I Never Want to See a Case of Polio, but I’m Very Fearful I Will’

www.nytimes.com

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The American Academy of Pediatrics @ameracadpeds.bsky.social · Jun 27

The American Academy of Pediatrics joined fellow medical leaders in a new op-ed in @statnews.com with a clear, urgent message: Vaccines work—and they save lives. www.statnews.com/2025/06/26/v...

We will not stay silent on vaccines, say leaders of five major U.S. medical associations

“We cannot and will not gamble with our patients’ health or the health of our communities,” write the presidents of the AAFP, AAP, ACP, ACOG, and IDSA.

www.statnews.com

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European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control @ecdc.europa.eu · Jun 27

In April 2025, the number of reported #measles cases went 📉compared with March: 18 countries notified 975 cases.

RO (402), FR (186), NL (111), BE (100) and ES (52) had the highest case counts.

Check the monthly measles report to find out more: measles-rubella-monthly.ecdc.europa.eu

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Ilan Schwartz @germhuntermd.bsky.social · Jun 26

“It’s striking how little the voting members seem to know about the diseases and vaccines that they are discussing,” said @adamratnermd.bsky.social

Report on fACIP from @apoorvanyt.bsky.social

Gift link:

www.nytimes.com/2025/06/26/h...

Kennedy’s New Advisers Rescind Recommendations for Some Flu Vaccines

www.nytimes.com

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Adam Ratner MD MPH @adamratnermd.bsky.social · Jun 25

#PedsID #IDSky

The American Academy of Pediatrics @ameracadpeds.bsky.social · Jun 25

Hepatitis B can be passed from parent to baby at birth - and when that happens, the consequences can be deadly. It is unscientific and dangerous to intentionally ignore the success of U.S. vaccination programs or argue that the U.S. should not vaccinate babies for hepatitis B at birth.

Adam Ratner MD MPH @adamratnermd.bsky.social · Jun 24

As the US nears its highest number of measles cases in >30 years, I wrote in @statnews.com
about what is at stake:

A grim milestone: U.S. is on the cusp of losing its official measles elimination status www.statnews.com/2025/06/24/u... #PedsID #IDsky #MedSky #PedSky

A grim milestone: U.S. is on the cusp of losing its official measles elimination status

We have had the ability to prevent nearly all cases of measles for more than 60 years. Yet the number of cases keeps growing.

www.statnews.com

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Adam Ratner MD MPH @adamratnermd.bsky.social · Jun 22

Thank you!!!

Kristy S @usfidpharmd.bsky.social · Jun 21

Enjoyed and highly recommend the book Booster Shots by
@adamratnermd.bsky.social
#publichealth #infectiousdiseases #measles #vaccines #globalhealth #immunizationssavelives #MMR

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Dan Brown @brownorama.bsky.social · Jun 9

Unchecked podcast welcomes @adamratnermd.bsky.social 👨🏼‍⚕️, author of Booster Shots

🎧 New episode!
In Episode 3 @rachelprice.bsky.social and I talk to Adam Ratner, a pediatric infectious disease specialist based in New York City.

unchecked.buzzsprout.com/2448940/epis...

Episode 3: Disinformation and vaccines with Dr. Adam Ratner - Unchecked: The architecture of disinformation

SYNOPSISRachel and Dan talk to Dr. Adam Ratner, author of the new book Booster Shots, about the misinformation he encounters as a pediatric infectious disease specialist. We discuss the distinctions b...

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Adam Ratner MD MPH @adamratnermd.bsky.social · Jun 5

#PedsID

Helen Branswell 🇨🇦 @helenbranswell.bsky.social · Jun 5

Ontario’s large #measles outbreak claims the life of a child. If you let measles spread, preventable harms will happen. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Infant who contracted measles virus before birth is 1st recorded death in current Ontario outbreak | CBC News

Ontario's Ministry of Health has announced the first recorded death of a measles patient from the outbreak that started in October. The newborn contracted the virus before birth from the mother, the c...

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CIDRAP @cidrap.bsky.social · Jun 2

PAHO warns of pertussis rises, vaccination gaps in Americas countries

The US has the most cases with more than 10,000 cases and 5 deaths, 4 of them in children younger than 1 year old.

www.cidrap.umn.edu/p...

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Rapturesaursus @altheasus.bsky.social · May 30

Thanks to @kavehmd.bsky.social I listened to Booster Shots by @adamratnermd.bsky.social and it’s one of the best books about communicable disease I’ve read.

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Adam Ratner MD MPH @adamratnermd.bsky.social · May 30

Thank you!! So glad that you enjoyed it!!!