Amesh Adalja
@ameshaa.bsky.social
Infectious Disease • Critical Care • EM Physician
Independent voice on outbreaks, biosecurity & biothreat preparedness
Pittsburgh • NYC
Independent voice on outbreaks, biosecurity & biothreat preparedness
Pittsburgh • NYC
“I realize that we’re dealing with people who are in a different reality. They don’t understand public health. They don’t understand what it was like to encounter the dangers of the past.” www.statnews.com/2026/01/25/w...
Public health giant William Foege, who helped eradicate smallpox, has died at 89
‘I wish we could have spared him from seeing that’: Friends of Bill Foege on his legacy, and his anger over anti-vaccination.
www.statnews.com
January 26, 2026 at 12:14 PM
“I realize that we’re dealing with people who are in a different reality. They don’t understand public health. They don’t understand what it was like to encounter the dangers of the past.” www.statnews.com/2026/01/25/w...
In this video I discuss one of the most common infectious disease diagnostic tests: blood cultures
January 25, 2026 at 6:37 PM
In this video I discuss one of the most common infectious disease diagnostic tests: blood cultures
“The first and most important rule is to know the truth. You have to set up a surveillance system to know the truth, otherwise you’re responding blindly. The truth changes every day in the White House.”
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/24/u...
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William H. Foege, Key Figure in the Eradication of Smallpox, Dies at 89
www.nytimes.com
January 25, 2026 at 6:33 AM
“The first and most important rule is to know the truth. You have to set up a surveillance system to know the truth, otherwise you’re responding blindly. The truth changes every day in the White House.”
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/24/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/24/u...
In this video I discuss the Oscar nominated movie *The Ugly Stepsister* and its tapeworm subplot
January 24, 2026 at 10:20 PM
In this video I discuss the Oscar nominated movie *The Ugly Stepsister* and its tapeworm subplot
In this piece I am quoted about the role of vitamin D in respiratory infections www.prevention.com/health/healt...
Scientists Find Common Supplement May Help Protect Against the Flu
Here’s what doctors have to say.
www.prevention.com
January 24, 2026 at 7:10 PM
In this piece I am quoted about the role of vitamin D in respiratory infections www.prevention.com/health/healt...
“A W.H.O. meeting on next year’s vaccine is scheduled for February. The official said the Trump administration would soon disclose how or whether it will participate.”
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/22/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/22/u...
U.S. Formally Withdraws From World Health Organization
www.nytimes.com
January 24, 2026 at 12:50 PM
“A W.H.O. meeting on next year’s vaccine is scheduled for February. The official said the Trump administration would soon disclose how or whether it will participate.”
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/22/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/22/u...
In this video I discuss why I chose infectious disease as a career. Short answer — it’s the puzzles, the detective work, the integration with everything in the world. youtu.be/kLrl3FcfaeU?...
The Puzzle That Made Me Choose Infectious Disease
YouTube video by Amesh Adalja MD
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January 24, 2026 at 12:32 PM
In this video I discuss why I chose infectious disease as a career. Short answer — it’s the puzzles, the detective work, the integration with everything in the world. youtu.be/kLrl3FcfaeU?...
In this video I discuss locally acquired Chikungunya and the promise of GMO mosquitos
January 24, 2026 at 4:05 AM
In this video I discuss locally acquired Chikungunya and the promise of GMO mosquitos
“I believe he went against some of his own beliefs as a physician” — exactly and that concretizes how he lusts for political power more than objectivity, logic, reason, and the truth www.nytimes.com/2026/01/23/u...
A Republican Vaccine Defender Fights to Hang On
www.nytimes.com
January 24, 2026 at 2:40 AM
“I believe he went against some of his own beliefs as a physician” — exactly and that concretizes how he lusts for political power more than objectivity, logic, reason, and the truth www.nytimes.com/2026/01/23/u...
“He has no idea what he’s talking about,” www.nytimes.com/2026/01/23/h...
Rejecting Decades of Science, Vaccine Panel Chair Says Polio and Other Shots Should Be Optional
www.nytimes.com
January 24, 2026 at 2:36 AM
“He has no idea what he’s talking about,” www.nytimes.com/2026/01/23/h...
“AMR is undermining our ability to treat even routine infections, putting millions of lives at risk, especially in lower- and middle-income countries," www.cidrap.umn.edu/antimicrobia...
Philanthropic groups announce $60 million in grants for antibiotic discovery
The money from the Gates Foundation, Novo Nordisk Foundation, and Wellcome has been awarded to researchers in 17 countries.
www.cidrap.umn.edu
January 23, 2026 at 10:44 PM
“AMR is undermining our ability to treat even routine infections, putting millions of lives at risk, especially in lower- and middle-income countries," www.cidrap.umn.edu/antimicrobia...
“Crestone evaluated the safety and efficacy of the company’s CRS3123, a small-molecule protein synthesis inhibitor that targets an enzyme found in C difficile and a few species of gut bacteria” www.cidrap.umn.edu/clostridium-...
Narrow-spectrum C difficile antibiotic shows promise in phase 2 study
A small-molecule protein synthesis inhibitor that targets C diff without disrupting the gut microbiome was found to be highly effective and well-tolerated in a small randomized trial.
www.cidrap.umn.edu
January 23, 2026 at 10:43 PM
“Crestone evaluated the safety and efficacy of the company’s CRS3123, a small-molecule protein synthesis inhibitor that targets an enzyme found in C difficile and a few species of gut bacteria” www.cidrap.umn.edu/clostridium-...
“While 48% to 57% of hospitalized children received antivirals for flu before the pandemic, a team led by researchers..found that 38% of these kids received the medications in 2021 to 2022, along with 46% in 2022 to 2023” www.cidrap.umn.edu/influenza-ge...
Antiviral use in kids with flu dropped during pandemic
The use of antiviral treatments in children hospitalized for influenza fell sharply during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a study in Pediatrics.
www.cidrap.umn.edu
January 23, 2026 at 10:38 PM
“While 48% to 57% of hospitalized children received antivirals for flu before the pandemic, a team led by researchers..found that 38% of these kids received the medications in 2021 to 2022, along with 46% in 2022 to 2023” www.cidrap.umn.edu/influenza-ge...
“While seasonal flu activity in the US has decreased for 3 consecutive weeks & hospitalizations among school-aged children are stable, flu activity remains elevated nationally & influenza-related emergency department visits for school-aged children are increasing” www.cidrap.umn.edu/influenza-ge...
US flu activity declines for 3rd straight week but remains elevated
www.cidrap.umn.edu
January 23, 2026 at 10:36 PM
“While seasonal flu activity in the US has decreased for 3 consecutive weeks & hospitalizations among school-aged children are stable, flu activity remains elevated nationally & influenza-related emergency department visits for school-aged children are increasing” www.cidrap.umn.edu/influenza-ge...
“Mounting safety evidence as feds dismantle vaccine schedule” www.cidrap.umn.edu/childhood-va...
No link found between routine childhood vaccines, aluminum adjuvants, and epilepsy risk
www.cidrap.umn.edu
January 23, 2026 at 10:31 PM
“Mounting safety evidence as feds dismantle vaccine schedule” www.cidrap.umn.edu/childhood-va...
“The DPH identified new public exposures at 5 elementary schools, &15 other schools already had students in quarantine. The agency also highlighted public exposures at stores, a fitness center, & a post office in Boiling Springs, Greer, Duncan, & Gaffney” www.cidrap.umn.edu/measles/sout...
South Carolina’s measles outbreak hits 700 cases as CDC confirms 416 so far in 2026
www.cidrap.umn.edu
January 23, 2026 at 10:29 PM
“The DPH identified new public exposures at 5 elementary schools, &15 other schools already had students in quarantine. The agency also highlighted public exposures at stores, a fitness center, & a post office in Boiling Springs, Greer, Duncan, & Gaffney” www.cidrap.umn.edu/measles/sout...
Part of his calculated methodical attack on the entire vaccine ecosystem in the US www.statnews.com/2026/01/23/k...
Key autism committee is being reshaped to support Kennedy's vaccine agenda, researchers and advocates fear
Researchers and advocates fear a key autism committee is being reshaped to support Kennedy's vaccine agenda.
www.statnews.com
January 23, 2026 at 9:21 PM
Part of his calculated methodical attack on the entire vaccine ecosystem in the US www.statnews.com/2026/01/23/k...
“ACIP members depict diverging goals after schedule change” — b/c they are an illegitimate irrational committee constituted in RFK’s nihilist image endpoints.news/acip-members...
CDC vaccine advisors contradict each other on committee goals
Fresh off health officials’ sweeping remake of the US childhood vaccine schedule, two members of a key CDC panel are depicting different versions of the committee’s work moving forward.
endpoints.news
January 23, 2026 at 9:16 PM
“ACIP members depict diverging goals after schedule change” — b/c they are an illegitimate irrational committee constituted in RFK’s nihilist image endpoints.news/acip-members...
“The patient was identified as a child who was not vaccinated against measles. Health officials said the child fell ill after a trip to South Carolina, which is dealing with a massive outbreak.” www.ktvu.com/news/measles...
Measles confirmed in another Bay Area county, the first case there since 2012
Another case of measles has been reported in the Bay Area amid outbreaks around the country of the highly contagious viral illness.
www.ktvu.com
January 23, 2026 at 8:42 PM
“The patient was identified as a child who was not vaccinated against measles. Health officials said the child fell ill after a trip to South Carolina, which is dealing with a massive outbreak.” www.ktvu.com/news/measles...
“It fails to acknowledge the fundamental natural history of infectious diseases. Global cooperation is not a luxury; it is a biological necessity," www.cbsnews.com/news/us-with...
U.S. completes withdrawal from World Health Organization, hampering global response to outbreaks
One year after President Trump announced it, the U.S. has finalized its withdrawal from the World Health Organization. Infectious disease experts call the decision "scientifically reckless."
www.cbsnews.com
January 23, 2026 at 6:45 PM
“It fails to acknowledge the fundamental natural history of infectious diseases. Global cooperation is not a luxury; it is a biological necessity," www.cbsnews.com/news/us-with...
“people with serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25[OH]D) ≤15 nmol/L at baseline were more likely than those with 25(OH)D ≥75 nmol/L to be hospitalized for an RTI (HR 1.33, 95% CI 1.05-1.670” www.medpagetoday.com/infectiousdi...
Low Vitamin D Tied to More Severe Respiratory Infections
Can supplements help?
www.medpagetoday.com
January 23, 2026 at 1:10 PM
“people with serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25[OH]D) ≤15 nmol/L at baseline were more likely than those with 25(OH)D ≥75 nmol/L to be hospitalized for an RTI (HR 1.33, 95% CI 1.05-1.670” www.medpagetoday.com/infectiousdi...
"’It's not an ethical study’ ..did not see how it could be redesigned to make it ethical” www.reuters.com/business/hea...
US-funded Guinea-Bissau vaccine study to undergo ethical review, African health officials say
A Trump-administration-funded study into the effects of hepatitis B vaccines on newborns in Guinea-Bissau has not been cancelled but will undergo further ethical review, African health officials said ...
www.reuters.com
January 23, 2026 at 1:09 PM
"’It's not an ethical study’ ..did not see how it could be redesigned to make it ethical” www.reuters.com/business/hea...
“The contract was awarded to scientists who have been cited by anti-vaccine activists & whose work has been questioned by leading public health experts.
..the hep B vaccine protects newborns, so withholding it from some babies has raised ethical alarms” apnews.com/article/guin...
..the hep B vaccine protects newborns, so withholding it from some babies has raised ethical alarms” apnews.com/article/guin...
Guinea-Bissau suspends Trump-backed hepatitis B vaccine study for ethical review
Guinea-Bissau's health minister says the government is suspending a Trump administration-backed hepatitis B vaccine study on newborns in the West African country pending an ethical review.
apnews.com
January 23, 2026 at 1:08 PM
“The contract was awarded to scientists who have been cited by anti-vaccine activists & whose work has been questioned by leading public health experts.
..the hep B vaccine protects newborns, so withholding it from some babies has raised ethical alarms” apnews.com/article/guin...
..the hep B vaccine protects newborns, so withholding it from some babies has raised ethical alarms” apnews.com/article/guin...
“The reason this matters, in the most immediate sense, is that WHO has a network of 127 laboratories all around the world, and those laboratories detect and sequence flu strains,” www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
U.S. severs ties with WHO, raising concerns about flu epidemics
Health officials haven't committed to an upcoming meeting with the World Health Organization that will select flu strains for next season's shots.
www.nbcnews.com
January 23, 2026 at 1:06 PM
“The reason this matters, in the most immediate sense, is that WHO has a network of 127 laboratories all around the world, and those laboratories detect and sequence flu strains,” www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
“I am quite convinced that there will be unofficial information-sharing among this group. The question is, at what point does that information have to be official in order for companies to take action deciding which vaccine strains they are going to use?” time.com/7357180/us-w...
The U.S. Has Pulled Out of the WHO. Here’s What That Means for Public Health
As the U.S.’s withdrawal from the WHO becomes official, the consequences for the world’s health could be serious.
time.com
January 23, 2026 at 1:05 PM
“I am quite convinced that there will be unofficial information-sharing among this group. The question is, at what point does that information have to be official in order for companies to take action deciding which vaccine strains they are going to use?” time.com/7357180/us-w...