Krutika Kuppalli, MD FIDSA
@krutikakuppalli.bsky.social
ID Physician. Associate Professor. Global public health, pandemic preparedness and response, emerging infectious diseases (COVID-19, viral hemorrhagic fevers, mpox). Former #WHO medical officer in Epidemic and Pandemic Preparedness. Section editor PLOS GPH
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Global health and pandemic preparedness at a crossroads
The re-election of Donald Trump as the 47th president of the USA has raised concerns
among health-care professionals and public health experts about the future of global
health and pandemic preparedne...
www.thelancet.com
Excited to share my latest in Lancet ID: Global Health & Pandemic Preparedness at a Crossroads.
With Trump as POTUS & RFK Jr. as @HHSGov Secretary, I explore how this could weaken evidence-based policy & global collaboration amid emerging threats like H5N1. 🌍
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
With Trump as POTUS & RFK Jr. as @HHSGov Secretary, I explore how this could weaken evidence-based policy & global collaboration amid emerging threats like H5N1. 🌍
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Reposted by Krutika Kuppalli, MD FIDSA
🧪 Gonorrhoea gonna be big today 🎉
Big news for 2 new #antibiotics
💊 Zoliflodacin phase 3 trial published @gardp.bsky.social - FDA decision soon
💊 Gepotidacin gets FDA approval
Now, can we use them wisely?
@kakape.bsky.social @krutikakuppalli.bsky.social
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Big news for 2 new #antibiotics
💊 Zoliflodacin phase 3 trial published @gardp.bsky.social - FDA decision soon
💊 Gepotidacin gets FDA approval
Now, can we use them wisely?
@kakape.bsky.social @krutikakuppalli.bsky.social
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Zoliflodacin versus ceftriaxone plus azithromycin for treatment of uncomplicated urogenital gonorrhoea: an international, randomised, controlled, open-label, phase 3, non-inferiority clinical trial
Zoliflodacin was non-inferior to ceftriaxone plus azithromycin for the treatment of
uncomplicated urogenital gonorrhoea and had a similar safety profile. These data suggest
a potential role for zolifl...
www.thelancet.com
December 12, 2025 at 9:11 AM
🧪 Gonorrhoea gonna be big today 🎉
Big news for 2 new #antibiotics
💊 Zoliflodacin phase 3 trial published @gardp.bsky.social - FDA decision soon
💊 Gepotidacin gets FDA approval
Now, can we use them wisely?
@kakape.bsky.social @krutikakuppalli.bsky.social
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Big news for 2 new #antibiotics
💊 Zoliflodacin phase 3 trial published @gardp.bsky.social - FDA decision soon
💊 Gepotidacin gets FDA approval
Now, can we use them wisely?
@kakape.bsky.social @krutikakuppalli.bsky.social
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Reposted by Krutika Kuppalli, MD FIDSA
Rise of anti-science rhetoric has fundamentally changed the relationship between doctors and patients
And it’s getting worse. From @krutikakuppalli.bsky.social www.statnews.com/2025/12/10/a...
And it’s getting worse. From @krutikakuppalli.bsky.social www.statnews.com/2025/12/10/a...
Rise of anti-science rhetoric has fundamentally changed the relationship between doctors and patients
“The rise of anti-science and anti-vaccine rhetoric has fundamentally changed the relationship between clinicians and patients.”
www.statnews.com
December 11, 2025 at 10:49 AM
Rise of anti-science rhetoric has fundamentally changed the relationship between doctors and patients
And it’s getting worse. From @krutikakuppalli.bsky.social www.statnews.com/2025/12/10/a...
And it’s getting worse. From @krutikakuppalli.bsky.social www.statnews.com/2025/12/10/a...
So much for the first amendment and freedom of speech
December 11, 2025 at 6:55 AM
So much for the first amendment and freedom of speech
Reposted by Krutika Kuppalli, MD FIDSA
🚨 Today, I formally introduced articles of impeachment against Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.
RFK Jr. has turned his back on science and the safety of the American people. Michiganders cannot take another day of his chaos.
RFK Jr. has turned his back on science and the safety of the American people. Michiganders cannot take another day of his chaos.
December 10, 2025 at 1:10 PM
🚨 Today, I formally introduced articles of impeachment against Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.
RFK Jr. has turned his back on science and the safety of the American people. Michiganders cannot take another day of his chaos.
RFK Jr. has turned his back on science and the safety of the American people. Michiganders cannot take another day of his chaos.
I wrote in @statnews.com about the emotional toll anti-vaccine rhetoric is taking on clinicians — and how it’s straining our relationships with patients.
This isn’t abstract; it’s happening every day in exam rooms across the country.
🔗 www.statnews.com/2025/12/10/a...
#Vaccines #PublicHealth
This isn’t abstract; it’s happening every day in exam rooms across the country.
🔗 www.statnews.com/2025/12/10/a...
#Vaccines #PublicHealth
Rise of anti-science rhetoric has fundamentally changed the relationship between doctors and patients
“The rise of anti-science and anti-vaccine rhetoric has fundamentally changed the relationship between clinicians and patients.”
www.statnews.com
December 11, 2025 at 5:09 AM
I wrote in @statnews.com about the emotional toll anti-vaccine rhetoric is taking on clinicians — and how it’s straining our relationships with patients.
This isn’t abstract; it’s happening every day in exam rooms across the country.
🔗 www.statnews.com/2025/12/10/a...
#Vaccines #PublicHealth
This isn’t abstract; it’s happening every day in exam rooms across the country.
🔗 www.statnews.com/2025/12/10/a...
#Vaccines #PublicHealth
The way the word “expert” has been weaponized is frightening.
You want an expert flying your plane — and you should want one taking care of your health, too
You want an expert flying your plane — and you should want one taking care of your health, too
"More than half of those with chronic hepatitis B infection with whom the children had come in contact didn’t know they were infected."
pauloffit.substack.com/p/rfk-jr-we-...
pauloffit.substack.com/p/rfk-jr-we-...
RFK Jr.: “We Need to Stop Trusting Experts”
A recent recommendation by RFK Jr.’s vaccine advisory committee shows why trusting experts is still a good idea
pauloffit.substack.com
December 9, 2025 at 1:17 PM
The way the word “expert” has been weaponized is frightening.
You want an expert flying your plane — and you should want one taking care of your health, too
You want an expert flying your plane — and you should want one taking care of your health, too
🚨 Scientists detected a recombinant monkeypox virus combining Clade Ib & Clade IIb in a traveler from Asia to the UK.
The virus continues to surprise us — this is what happens when transmission continues unchecked.
Surveillance + data sharing matter more than ever.
virological.org/t/inter-clad...
The virus continues to surprise us — this is what happens when transmission continues unchecked.
Surveillance + data sharing matter more than ever.
virological.org/t/inter-clad...
Inter-Clade Recombinant Mpox Virus Detected in England in a Traveller Recently Returned from Asia
Inter-Clade Recombinant Mpox Virus Detected in England in a Traveller Recently Returned from Asia Authors: Steven T. Pullan1, Isobel Everall1, Rebecca Doherty1, Lucy Crossman1, Emma Wise1, Hassan Ha...
virological.org
December 9, 2025 at 11:16 AM
🚨 Scientists detected a recombinant monkeypox virus combining Clade Ib & Clade IIb in a traveler from Asia to the UK.
The virus continues to surprise us — this is what happens when transmission continues unchecked.
Surveillance + data sharing matter more than ever.
virological.org/t/inter-clad...
The virus continues to surprise us — this is what happens when transmission continues unchecked.
Surveillance + data sharing matter more than ever.
virological.org/t/inter-clad...
A new report suggests a possible new Mpox strain — we don’t yet have enough info to draw conclusions.
This is why unchecked viral spread matters: viruses can evolve under the radar.
We need stronger surveillance, data-sharing, testing — and more information.
www.gov.uk/government/n...
This is why unchecked viral spread matters: viruses can evolve under the radar.
We need stronger surveillance, data-sharing, testing — and more information.
www.gov.uk/government/n...
New mpox strain identified in England
UKHSA reminds eligible groups to come forward for mpox vaccination.
www.gov.uk
December 9, 2025 at 6:32 AM
A new report suggests a possible new Mpox strain — we don’t yet have enough info to draw conclusions.
This is why unchecked viral spread matters: viruses can evolve under the radar.
We need stronger surveillance, data-sharing, testing — and more information.
www.gov.uk/government/n...
This is why unchecked viral spread matters: viruses can evolve under the radar.
We need stronger surveillance, data-sharing, testing — and more information.
www.gov.uk/government/n...
Public health has been hijacked by politics — and what happened with ACIP proves it. This wasn’t science. It was ideology overruling evidence and putting power ahead of people.
And the real victims? Our kids are innocent bystanders while science gets sidelined.
And the real victims? Our kids are innocent bystanders while science gets sidelined.
December 5, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Public health has been hijacked by politics — and what happened with ACIP proves it. This wasn’t science. It was ideology overruling evidence and putting power ahead of people.
And the real victims? Our kids are innocent bystanders while science gets sidelined.
And the real victims? Our kids are innocent bystanders while science gets sidelined.
As anti-vax voices get louder, viruses like Marburg are still a death sentence for many — with devastating fatality rates.
This is why vaccines matter. Science saves lives.
The new Marburg vaccine being deployed in Ethiopia right now isn’t ideology — but survival.
www.sabin.org/resources/sa...
This is why vaccines matter. Science saves lives.
The new Marburg vaccine being deployed in Ethiopia right now isn’t ideology — but survival.
www.sabin.org/resources/sa...
Sabin Vaccine Institute’s Investigational Marburg Vaccine Delivered to Ethiopia for Outbreak Response
Sabin has sent more than 640 doses of its investigational cAd3-Marburg Vaccine to Ethiopia to support the country’s response to its first-ever outbreak of Marburg virus disease.
www.sabin.org
December 5, 2025 at 1:43 PM
As anti-vax voices get louder, viruses like Marburg are still a death sentence for many — with devastating fatality rates.
This is why vaccines matter. Science saves lives.
The new Marburg vaccine being deployed in Ethiopia right now isn’t ideology — but survival.
www.sabin.org/resources/sa...
This is why vaccines matter. Science saves lives.
The new Marburg vaccine being deployed in Ethiopia right now isn’t ideology — but survival.
www.sabin.org/resources/sa...
Reposted by Krutika Kuppalli, MD FIDSA
Are there any US medical professionals looking to escape to a common sense country? British Columbia Canada is hiring. Get your fresh start here, we have resources to help you come to Canada. applicants.healthmatchbc.org/JobsBoard/HM...
applicants.healthmatchbc.org
December 5, 2025 at 1:19 AM
Are there any US medical professionals looking to escape to a common sense country? British Columbia Canada is hiring. Get your fresh start here, we have resources to help you come to Canada. applicants.healthmatchbc.org/JobsBoard/HM...
Why should a child’s access to life-saving medicine depend solely on parental decisions? If a child wants to be vaccinated to protect themselves from a life-threatening disease, they should be allowed to do so.
Preventing access to proven prevention is not protection — it’s risk. #VaccinesSaveLives
Preventing access to proven prevention is not protection — it’s risk. #VaccinesSaveLives
December 4, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Why should a child’s access to life-saving medicine depend solely on parental decisions? If a child wants to be vaccinated to protect themselves from a life-threatening disease, they should be allowed to do so.
Preventing access to proven prevention is not protection — it’s risk. #VaccinesSaveLives
Preventing access to proven prevention is not protection — it’s risk. #VaccinesSaveLives
Today’s ACIP discussion about changing hepatitis B vaccine policy is alarming.
Months ago I cared for two women in the U.S. with HBV who gave birth — something I’d never seen before.
Newborns rely on timely vaccination to prevent lifelong infection - changing this puts lives at risk. 💉🩺
Months ago I cared for two women in the U.S. with HBV who gave birth — something I’d never seen before.
Newborns rely on timely vaccination to prevent lifelong infection - changing this puts lives at risk. 💉🩺
December 4, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Today’s ACIP discussion about changing hepatitis B vaccine policy is alarming.
Months ago I cared for two women in the U.S. with HBV who gave birth — something I’d never seen before.
Newborns rely on timely vaccination to prevent lifelong infection - changing this puts lives at risk. 💉🩺
Months ago I cared for two women in the U.S. with HBV who gave birth — something I’d never seen before.
Newborns rely on timely vaccination to prevent lifelong infection - changing this puts lives at risk. 💉🩺
🚨 >50% of ID fellowships went unfilled—just as the need is surging.
Currently on ID consults and seeing unprecedented volumes and an increasingly immunocompromised population at risk for life-threatening infections.
I’m worried we’re heading toward fewer specialists when we need them most.
Currently on ID consults and seeing unprecedented volumes and an increasingly immunocompromised population at risk for life-threatening infections.
I’m worried we’re heading toward fewer specialists when we need them most.
December 4, 2025 at 5:24 AM
🚨 >50% of ID fellowships went unfilled—just as the need is surging.
Currently on ID consults and seeing unprecedented volumes and an increasingly immunocompromised population at risk for life-threatening infections.
I’m worried we’re heading toward fewer specialists when we need them most.
Currently on ID consults and seeing unprecedented volumes and an increasingly immunocompromised population at risk for life-threatening infections.
I’m worried we’re heading toward fewer specialists when we need them most.
Not just Canada but experts around the world
This has only gotten worse give the political climate we live in
This has only gotten worse give the political climate we live in
Online harassment is silencing Canada’s health experts — institutions need to do more to protect them
theconversation.com/online-haras...
theconversation.com/online-haras...
Online harassment is silencing Canada’s health experts — institutions need to do more to protect them
If Canada wants to get ahead of the next health crisis, it needs to shield its scientists and researchers from online abuse.
theconversation.com
December 1, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Not just Canada but experts around the world
This has only gotten worse give the political climate we live in
This has only gotten worse give the political climate we live in
There is no evidence linking COVID-19 vaccines to deaths in children. There is evidence that COVID causes serious harm — including long COVID, MIS-C, cardiac complications & diabetes.
This administration’s actions are dangerous, and the damage to the public and children may be irreversible
This administration’s actions are dangerous, and the damage to the public and children may be irreversible
Big change: FDA to impose strict new vaccine requirements under RFK Jr ally
Vinay Prasad signaled changes to annual flu shots, concurrent vaccines + more
Prasad said his team found link between covid-19 shots and kids' deaths, necessitating a new approach overall
with @rachelroubein.bsky.social
Vinay Prasad signaled changes to annual flu shots, concurrent vaccines + more
Prasad said his team found link between covid-19 shots and kids' deaths, necessitating a new approach overall
with @rachelroubein.bsky.social
FDA to impose strict new vaccine requirements, claiming child covid shot deaths
Vinay Prasad, the nation’s top vaccine regulator, said his team concluded that coronavirus shots were linked to children’s deaths, necessitating a new approach.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 29, 2025 at 1:47 PM
There is no evidence linking COVID-19 vaccines to deaths in children. There is evidence that COVID causes serious harm — including long COVID, MIS-C, cardiac complications & diabetes.
This administration’s actions are dangerous, and the damage to the public and children may be irreversible
This administration’s actions are dangerous, and the damage to the public and children may be irreversible
This 💯💯💯 👇
How is it that we already know so much about the guy who shot 2 national guardsmen this afternoon but we know pretty much nothing about the two guys who tried to assassinate the president months ago?
November 27, 2025 at 7:55 PM
This 💯💯💯 👇
Happy Thanksgiving.
I’m grateful for all first responders, public health officials, and healthcare workers who show up every day—and for those working today to keep us safe.
With everything happening in the world, your dedication and resilience matter more than ever. Thank you for all you do. 🧡🦃
I’m grateful for all first responders, public health officials, and healthcare workers who show up every day—and for those working today to keep us safe.
With everything happening in the world, your dedication and resilience matter more than ever. Thank you for all you do. 🧡🦃
November 27, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Happy Thanksgiving.
I’m grateful for all first responders, public health officials, and healthcare workers who show up every day—and for those working today to keep us safe.
With everything happening in the world, your dedication and resilience matter more than ever. Thank you for all you do. 🧡🦃
I’m grateful for all first responders, public health officials, and healthcare workers who show up every day—and for those working today to keep us safe.
With everything happening in the world, your dedication and resilience matter more than ever. Thank you for all you do. 🧡🦃
Reposted by Krutika Kuppalli, MD FIDSA
While RFK Jr spreads conspiracies, California will stick to science.
Breaking News: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said he personally instructed the CDC to abandon its position that vaccines do not cause autism. The move underscores his determination to challenge scientific orthodoxy — in this case, that vaccines save lives — and bend the health department to his will.
RFK Jr. Says He Instructed CDC to Change Vaccines and Autism Language on Website
In an interview, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. cited gaps in vaccine safety research. His critics say he is ignoring a larger point: Vaccines save lives.
nyti.ms
November 25, 2025 at 5:24 PM
While RFK Jr spreads conspiracies, California will stick to science.
My dog has the best life
Sunday morning I am working and he is passed out and likely dreaming of food
Sunday morning I am working and he is passed out and likely dreaming of food
November 23, 2025 at 5:24 PM
My dog has the best life
Sunday morning I am working and he is passed out and likely dreaming of food
Sunday morning I am working and he is passed out and likely dreaming of food
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@verizonofficial.bsky.social - this doesn’t resolve the issue with my hacked account.
Every time I speak to someone, I get passed to another person and told to repeat steps I’ve done—without unlocking my account or investigation into how it was compromised.
This has been going on for weeks
Every time I speak to someone, I get passed to another person and told to repeat steps I’ve done—without unlocking my account or investigation into how it was compromised.
This has been going on for weeks
November 22, 2025 at 8:53 PM
@verizonofficial.bsky.social - this doesn’t resolve the issue with my hacked account.
Every time I speak to someone, I get passed to another person and told to repeat steps I’ve done—without unlocking my account or investigation into how it was compromised.
This has been going on for weeks
Every time I speak to someone, I get passed to another person and told to repeat steps I’ve done—without unlocking my account or investigation into how it was compromised.
This has been going on for weeks
@verizonofficial.bsky.social - this doesn’t resolve the issue with my hacked account.
Every time I speak to someone, I get passed to another person and told to repeat steps I’ve done—without unlocking my account or investigation into how it was compromised.
This has been going on for weeks
Every time I speak to someone, I get passed to another person and told to repeat steps I’ve done—without unlocking my account or investigation into how it was compromised.
This has been going on for weeks
November 22, 2025 at 8:53 PM
@verizonofficial.bsky.social - this doesn’t resolve the issue with my hacked account.
Every time I speak to someone, I get passed to another person and told to repeat steps I’ve done—without unlocking my account or investigation into how it was compromised.
This has been going on for weeks
Every time I speak to someone, I get passed to another person and told to repeat steps I’ve done—without unlocking my account or investigation into how it was compromised.
This has been going on for weeks
Social media please help amplify!
@verizonofficial.bsky.social pls help.
My account was hacked, and Verizon locked me out. I’ve spent 20+ hours with support — online, phone, in-store — and STILL going in circles.
15 years as a loyal customer & no resolution. This is unacceptable
@verizonofficial.bsky.social pls help.
My account was hacked, and Verizon locked me out. I’ve spent 20+ hours with support — online, phone, in-store — and STILL going in circles.
15 years as a loyal customer & no resolution. This is unacceptable
November 22, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Social media please help amplify!
@verizonofficial.bsky.social pls help.
My account was hacked, and Verizon locked me out. I’ve spent 20+ hours with support — online, phone, in-store — and STILL going in circles.
15 years as a loyal customer & no resolution. This is unacceptable
@verizonofficial.bsky.social pls help.
My account was hacked, and Verizon locked me out. I’ve spent 20+ hours with support — online, phone, in-store — and STILL going in circles.
15 years as a loyal customer & no resolution. This is unacceptable
It’s been a rough week, but this little man is the bright spot.
Proof that he’ll do literally anything for food. 😂🐾
Proof that he’ll do literally anything for food. 😂🐾
November 22, 2025 at 5:13 AM
It’s been a rough week, but this little man is the bright spot.
Proof that he’ll do literally anything for food. 😂🐾
Proof that he’ll do literally anything for food. 😂🐾
Reposted by Krutika Kuppalli, MD FIDSA
RFK Jr. has NO business being health secretary and his conspiracy theories are going to get people killed.
This cannot continue—Republicans should join me in calling for RFK Jr. to be FIRED.
This cannot continue—Republicans should join me in calling for RFK Jr. to be FIRED.
CDC in turmoil after agency backpedals on rejecting vaccines-autism link
Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-Louisiana), who voted to confirm Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. after he pledged not to remove language stating vaccines do not cause autism from the CDC website, condemne...
www.washingtonpost.com
November 21, 2025 at 3:14 PM
RFK Jr. has NO business being health secretary and his conspiracy theories are going to get people killed.
This cannot continue—Republicans should join me in calling for RFK Jr. to be FIRED.
This cannot continue—Republicans should join me in calling for RFK Jr. to be FIRED.