Jason Gallagher
@jgpharmd.bsky.social
ID pharmacy professor who'd rather be biking. Author of Antibiotics Simplified. Editor-in-Chief of Contagion. Marching band parent.
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Paul Offit, MD, voices concerns over CDC’s surveillance capabilities, the federal agency’s lack of movement to address vaccine needs during outbreaks, and diminishing herd immunity, making the vulnerable at risk for contracting disease. @pauloffit.bsky.social #IDsky
We are Losing the Current Battle With Measles as Well as the Long-Term War | Contagion Live
Paul Offit, MD, voices concerns over CDC’s surveillance capabilities, the federal agency’s lack of movement to address vaccine needs during outbreaks, and diminishing herd immunity, making the vulnera...
www.contagionlive.com
February 3, 2026 at 10:13 PM
Paul Offit, MD, voices concerns over CDC’s surveillance capabilities, the federal agency’s lack of movement to address vaccine needs during outbreaks, and diminishing herd immunity, making the vulnerable at risk for contracting disease. @pauloffit.bsky.social #IDsky
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MicuRx Pharmaceuticals has received FDA clearance to begin a phase 2a clinical trial of MRX-5, a novel oral antibacterial therapy for patients with Mycobacterium abscessus pulmonary disease. #IDsky #Medsky
FDA Clears MicuRx’s IND for MRX-5, Paving the Way for Phase 2a Trial in Hard-to-Treat NTM Lung Disease | Contagion Live
MicuRx Pharmaceuticals has received FDA clearance to begin a phase 2a clinical trial of MRX-5, a novel oral antibacterial therapy for patients with Mycobacterium abscessus pulmonary disease.
www.contagionlive.com
February 2, 2026 at 4:06 PM
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As an ID physician who was on the frontlines of #COVID from the beginning and saw countless people die of this disease I find this take from Bhattacharya to be insulting.
It disrespects every healthworker who risked their life and the patients who died.
It disrespects every healthworker who risked their life and the patients who died.
Wow, this is so painful to watch (on kooky right-wing NEWSMAX, ugh)
If you're a healthcare worker, I suspect it'll infuriate you:
He says you were financially incentivized to SAY your patient died of COVID, even if they didn't actually die of COVID; he says you put that diagnosis just to get $$ 🤯
If you're a healthcare worker, I suspect it'll infuriate you:
He says you were financially incentivized to SAY your patient died of COVID, even if they didn't actually die of COVID; he says you put that diagnosis just to get $$ 🤯
In this video, Podcast Jay says doctors lied about COVID killing patients.
Today, he blames "elites" for breaking public trust.
Today, he blames "elites" for breaking public trust.
January 31, 2026 at 1:52 PM
As an ID physician who was on the frontlines of #COVID from the beginning and saw countless people die of this disease I find this take from Bhattacharya to be insulting.
It disrespects every healthworker who risked their life and the patients who died.
It disrespects every healthworker who risked their life and the patients who died.
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RFK is working hard to make autism a compensatable disease under the Vaccine Injury Compensation Program... This advisory panel will prolly recommend NIH fund a "vaccines cause autism study". Then RFK, as Sec of HHS, will add autism to the list.
RFK Jr picks anti-vaxxer to autism board
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RFK Jr. picks promoters of debunked vaccine-autism claims for key panel
The advisory board includes members who have expressed skepticism about vaccine safety and its link to autism despite long-settled scientific conclusions contradicting such claims.
wapo.st
January 30, 2026 at 2:18 PM
RFK is working hard to make autism a compensatable disease under the Vaccine Injury Compensation Program... This advisory panel will prolly recommend NIH fund a "vaccines cause autism study". Then RFK, as Sec of HHS, will add autism to the list.
I've always thought that the HPV vaccine is one of the biggest no-brainers. A vaccine to prevent cancer? I wish we had one for prostate cancer - I'd sign up for the trial.
HPV vaccine can also prevent other cancers caused by the virus, including head and neck and penile cancers. There is no credible evidence of harm.
January 28, 2026 at 9:41 PM
I've always thought that the HPV vaccine is one of the biggest no-brainers. A vaccine to prevent cancer? I wish we had one for prostate cancer - I'd sign up for the trial.
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Preach it, sister!
January 28, 2026 at 8:07 PM
Preach it, sister!
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I am hearing that RFK Jr.’s minions are going to go after HPV vaccines. I’ve got problems with these people and now you’re going to hear about them, first from a personal perspective and then from a professional one.
It all boils down to this: WE HAVE A SAFE VACCINE THAT PREVENTS CANCER.
It all boils down to this: WE HAVE A SAFE VACCINE THAT PREVENTS CANCER.
January 28, 2026 at 7:52 PM
I am hearing that RFK Jr.’s minions are going to go after HPV vaccines. I’ve got problems with these people and now you’re going to hear about them, first from a personal perspective and then from a professional one.
It all boils down to this: WE HAVE A SAFE VACCINE THAT PREVENTS CANCER.
It all boils down to this: WE HAVE A SAFE VACCINE THAT PREVENTS CANCER.
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As of today, the United States has officially left the World Health Organization. We’ll look back on this as a grave error. Health threats do not respect borders, and weakening global cooperation makes Americans less safe.
January 22, 2026 at 5:05 PM
As of today, the United States has officially left the World Health Organization. We’ll look back on this as a grave error. Health threats do not respect borders, and weakening global cooperation makes Americans less safe.
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There’s a big story everyone is missing—but this article hits on it.
We aren’t just seeing public health dismantled bc we’ve been taken over by conspiracy theorists and lunatics.
What we’re really seeing is the giant, predatory, underegulated wellness industry come to Washington.
We aren’t just seeing public health dismantled bc we’ve been taken over by conspiracy theorists and lunatics.
What we’re really seeing is the giant, predatory, underegulated wellness industry come to Washington.
FDA deletes warning on bogus autism therapies touted by RFK Jr.‘s allies
The agency used to warn of chelation, used by RFK Jr.'s anti-vaccine ally David Geier.
arstechnica.com
January 14, 2026 at 2:30 AM
There’s a big story everyone is missing—but this article hits on it.
We aren’t just seeing public health dismantled bc we’ve been taken over by conspiracy theorists and lunatics.
What we’re really seeing is the giant, predatory, underegulated wellness industry come to Washington.
We aren’t just seeing public health dismantled bc we’ve been taken over by conspiracy theorists and lunatics.
What we’re really seeing is the giant, predatory, underegulated wellness industry come to Washington.
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FDA deletes warning on bogus autism therapies touted by RFK Jr.‘s allies arstechnica.com/health/2026/...
FDA deletes warning on bogus autism therapies touted by RFK Jr.‘s allies
The agency used to warn of chelation, used by RFK Jr.'s anti-vaccine ally David Geier.
arstechnica.com
January 14, 2026 at 4:04 AM
FDA deletes warning on bogus autism therapies touted by RFK Jr.‘s allies arstechnica.com/health/2026/...
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Forensic analysis of objective video evidence. This is how you serve readers searching for clarity.
January 8, 2026 at 1:00 PM
Forensic analysis of objective video evidence. This is how you serve readers searching for clarity.
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The CDC changed the universal vaccine schedule & no longer recommends
Rotavirus
Hepatitis A & B
Meningitis
Influenza
RSV
I’ve cared for previously healthy kids who died from RSV, influenza and meningitis.
We all are going to be caring for a lot more now.
In our already overflowing hospitals
Rotavirus
Hepatitis A & B
Meningitis
Influenza
RSV
I’ve cared for previously healthy kids who died from RSV, influenza and meningitis.
We all are going to be caring for a lot more now.
In our already overflowing hospitals
January 6, 2026 at 12:02 AM
The CDC changed the universal vaccine schedule & no longer recommends
Rotavirus
Hepatitis A & B
Meningitis
Influenza
RSV
I’ve cared for previously healthy kids who died from RSV, influenza and meningitis.
We all are going to be caring for a lot more now.
In our already overflowing hospitals
Rotavirus
Hepatitis A & B
Meningitis
Influenza
RSV
I’ve cared for previously healthy kids who died from RSV, influenza and meningitis.
We all are going to be caring for a lot more now.
In our already overflowing hospitals
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Jealous that @mmpharmd.bsky.social has written an ID editorial that references The Fate of Ophelia multiple times
Keep it 💯
Keep it 💯
December 22, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Jealous that @mmpharmd.bsky.social has written an ID editorial that references The Fate of Ophelia multiple times
Keep it 💯
Keep it 💯
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This is the worst case scenario that everybody was worried about
It is utterly catastrophic that RFK Jr. plans to end CDC recommendations for most childhood vaccines.
It’s a betrayal of science, ethics, compassion, and the people of the United States.
And it was also a specific goal of Project 2025 (page 254).
It’s a betrayal of science, ethics, compassion, and the people of the United States.
And it was also a specific goal of Project 2025 (page 254).
December 20, 2025 at 2:16 PM
This is the worst case scenario that everybody was worried about
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It is unethical to do a randomized controlled trial in which you withhold a proven, life-saving vaccine from newborn babies.
December 18, 2025 at 12:18 PM
It is unethical to do a randomized controlled trial in which you withhold a proven, life-saving vaccine from newborn babies.
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Grading and googling hallucinated citations, as one does nowadays, and now that LLMs have been around for a while, I've discovered new horrors: hallucinated journals are now appearing in Google Scholar with dozens of citations bc so many people are citing these fake things
December 15, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Grading and googling hallucinated citations, as one does nowadays, and now that LLMs have been around for a while, I've discovered new horrors: hallucinated journals are now appearing in Google Scholar with dozens of citations bc so many people are citing these fake things
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#ACIP just voted to scrap the universal hepatitis B birth-dose recommendation.
There is no new safety signal. No scientific rationale.
We are dismantling a 30-year-old, cancer-preventing policy that has nearly eliminated hepatitis B in U.S. children. 1/2
There is no new safety signal. No scientific rationale.
We are dismantling a 30-year-old, cancer-preventing policy that has nearly eliminated hepatitis B in U.S. children. 1/2
A panel that advises #CDC on vaccine policy votes to do away with the recommendation all babies should be vaccinated against #hepatitisB at birth. "We are doing harm," said panel member Cody Meissner, who voted against this #ACIP recommendation. www.statnews.com/2025/12/05/c...
CDC panel recommends delaying birth dose of hepatitis B vaccine
The CDC's ACIP panel voted to recommend delaying the birth dose of the hepatitis B vaccine, ending a policy that has reined in the virus.
www.statnews.com
December 5, 2025 at 4:13 PM
#ACIP just voted to scrap the universal hepatitis B birth-dose recommendation.
There is no new safety signal. No scientific rationale.
We are dismantling a 30-year-old, cancer-preventing policy that has nearly eliminated hepatitis B in U.S. children. 1/2
There is no new safety signal. No scientific rationale.
We are dismantling a 30-year-old, cancer-preventing policy that has nearly eliminated hepatitis B in U.S. children. 1/2
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The ACIP meeting today was a disgrace. What a bunch of nincompoops. Making things up, can't even figure out what they're voting on. It's a clown show. Except it isn't funny. Lives are at stake and the worst people are in charge.
Defend Public Health is speaking out about the ACIP meeting calling it an epidemiological crime scene.
www.defendpublichealth.org/press-releas...
www.defendpublichealth.org/press-releas...
ACIP Meeting Turns into “Epidemiological Crime Scene” | Defend Public Health
Health experts with Defend Public Health expressed shock at the flood of antivaxxer disinformation that dominated the first day of the December meeting of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practi...
www.defendpublichealth.org
December 4, 2025 at 8:50 PM
The ACIP meeting today was a disgrace. What a bunch of nincompoops. Making things up, can't even figure out what they're voting on. It's a clown show. Except it isn't funny. Lives are at stake and the worst people are in charge.
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HOT OFF THE PRESSES: RFK Jr. told me he personally instructed CDC to abandon its longstanding position that vaccines don't cause autism. He acknowledged that large-scale studies of MMR vaccine and thimerosal show no link. But he cited gaps in vaccine safety science.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/u...
Kennedy Says He Told C.D.C. to Change Website’s Language on Autism and Vaccines
www.nytimes.com
November 21, 2025 at 7:16 PM
HOT OFF THE PRESSES: RFK Jr. told me he personally instructed CDC to abandon its longstanding position that vaccines don't cause autism. He acknowledged that large-scale studies of MMR vaccine and thimerosal show no link. But he cited gaps in vaccine safety science.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/u...
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First story from our new writer, Laine Bergeson!
RSV vaccine highly effective against hospital admission in older adults, study suggests
82% effective against any RSV-related illness & 87% effective against severe RSV
www.cidrap.umn.edu/r...
Pic: Whispyhistory/Wikimedia Cmmns
RSV vaccine highly effective against hospital admission in older adults, study suggests
82% effective against any RSV-related illness & 87% effective against severe RSV
www.cidrap.umn.edu/r...
Pic: Whispyhistory/Wikimedia Cmmns
November 12, 2025 at 6:23 PM
First story from our new writer, Laine Bergeson!
RSV vaccine highly effective against hospital admission in older adults, study suggests
82% effective against any RSV-related illness & 87% effective against severe RSV
www.cidrap.umn.edu/r...
Pic: Whispyhistory/Wikimedia Cmmns
RSV vaccine highly effective against hospital admission in older adults, study suggests
82% effective against any RSV-related illness & 87% effective against severe RSV
www.cidrap.umn.edu/r...
Pic: Whispyhistory/Wikimedia Cmmns
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many people have been saying
As predicted, they’re going after the entire childhood vaccination schedule (second slide, from WaPo).
November 10, 2025 at 9:39 PM
many people have been saying
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Unbelievable.
Daycare Teacher Pulled Out Of Preschool By Armed Federal Agents, 'Traumatizing,' Parents Say blockclubchicago.org/2025/11/05/d...
Daycare Teacher Pulled Out Of Preschool By Armed Federal Agents, 'Traumatizing,' Parents Say blockclubchicago.org/2025/11/05/d...
Daycare Teacher Pulled Out Of Preschool By Armed Federal Agents, 'Traumatizing,' Parents Say
The incident happened in front of parents and children at Rayito de Sol in North Center, a parent said. They believe the employee is legally allowed to work in the United States.
blockclubchicago.org
November 5, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Unbelievable.
Daycare Teacher Pulled Out Of Preschool By Armed Federal Agents, 'Traumatizing,' Parents Say blockclubchicago.org/2025/11/05/d...
Daycare Teacher Pulled Out Of Preschool By Armed Federal Agents, 'Traumatizing,' Parents Say blockclubchicago.org/2025/11/05/d...