Tim Lahey
@timlaheymd.bsky.social
Infectious diseases doc, ethicist, and medical educator in Vermont ❤️🏳️🌈🕊️
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It’s hard to recall a regulator who has done as much damage to medical innovation in as little time as Vinay Prasad”
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Opinion | Vinay Prasad’s Vaccine Kill Shot
Does the White House know the harm he’s doing to public health?
www.wsj.com
February 12, 2026 at 5:11 AM
It’s hard to recall a regulator who has done as much damage to medical innovation in as little time as Vinay Prasad”
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Glad to see this, even though it reflects the "collapse" of trust in CDC's ACIP
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AMA Joins Vaccine Review Effort as CDC Trust Plummets
The system has 'now effectively collapsed,' the AMA said
www.medpagetoday.com
February 11, 2026 at 8:51 PM
Glad to see this, even though it reflects the "collapse" of trust in CDC's ACIP
www.medpagetoday.com/infectiousdi...
www.medpagetoday.com/infectiousdi...
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This is absurd. Prasad's FDA is simply refusing to review Moderna's mRNA flu vaccine, which seems to work pretty well. He says it wasn't compared to the right vaccine but per the article it was so...
“They are refusing to review a new vaccine with a more flexible technology, while creating a real risk we will not have traditional vaccines for next year," @doritreiss.bsky.social said.
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FDA declines to review Moderna application for new flu vaccine
Moderna requests meeting to discuss refusal as decision could have implications for all new and updated vaccines
www.theguardian.com
February 11, 2026 at 1:04 AM
This is absurd. Prasad's FDA is simply refusing to review Moderna's mRNA flu vaccine, which seems to work pretty well. He says it wasn't compared to the right vaccine but per the article it was so...
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It is absolutely outrageous that Moderna’s flu vaccine was met with a “refusal-to-file” even after their approved their protocol with FDA and carried out the trial as agreed. This vaccine works better in older adults than the current flu vaccines.
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Moderna says FDA refuses its application for new mRNA flu vaccine
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is refusing to consider Moderna’s application for a new flu vaccine made with mRNA technology.
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February 11, 2026 at 12:13 AM
It is absolutely outrageous that Moderna’s flu vaccine was met with a “refusal-to-file” even after their approved their protocol with FDA and carried out the trial as agreed. This vaccine works better in older adults than the current flu vaccines.
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And the next step in zealots’ plan to kill mRNA vaccination is….
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2026/...
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FDA won’t review Moderna application for first mRNA-based flu vaccine
The decision, which shocked company officials, comes as the FDA says it will take a stricter approach to federal vaccine approvals.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 11, 2026 at 11:18 AM
And the next step in zealots’ plan to kill mRNA vaccination is….
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2026/...
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“A world shaped by Mr. Trump’s aid policies will be meaner and more opaque — one where hunger, preventable diseases and desperation spread. It will be a world in which America stands isolated and friendless.”
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www.nytimes.com/2026/02/08/o...
Opinion | The Aftermath of Feeding America’s Credibility Into the Woodchipper
www.nytimes.com
February 8, 2026 at 11:03 AM
“A world shaped by Mr. Trump’s aid policies will be meaner and more opaque — one where hunger, preventable diseases and desperation spread. It will be a world in which America stands isolated and friendless.”
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/08/o...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/08/o...
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Psychiatrist Says Kennedy Was ‘Not Accurate’ in Discussing His Keto Studies
Psychiatrist Says Kennedy Was ‘Not Accurate’ in Discussing His Keto Studies
www.nytimes.com
February 7, 2026 at 2:58 AM
Psychiatrist Says Kennedy Was ‘Not Accurate’ in Discussing His Keto Studies
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“…23% of the zoliflodacin microbiological failures and the single ceftriaxone and azithromycin microbiological failure had different gonococcal strains at TOC versus baseline, which suggests reinfections and not treatment failures.”
New research article
Microbiological analysis and whole-genome sequencing of #Neisseria gonorrhoeae from the microbiological failures in the … #zoliflodacin … trial for treatment of uncomplicated urogenital #gonorrhoea
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#IDSky #ClinMicro #STI #AMR #OpenAccess #OA
Microbiological analysis and whole-genome sequencing of #Neisseria gonorrhoeae from the microbiological failures in the … #zoliflodacin … trial for treatment of uncomplicated urogenital #gonorrhoea
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
#IDSky #ClinMicro #STI #AMR #OpenAccess #OA
February 7, 2026 at 10:13 AM
“…23% of the zoliflodacin microbiological failures and the single ceftriaxone and azithromycin microbiological failure had different gonococcal strains at TOC versus baseline, which suggests reinfections and not treatment failures.”
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Controversial Danish vaccine research group faces new allegations: new paper shows many of their trial results have not been published.
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Controversial Danish vaccine research group faces new allegations
Researchers say they couldn’t find complete data for 10 trials that together enrolled tens of thousands of children in Guinea-Bissau
www.science.org
February 6, 2026 at 2:32 AM
Controversial Danish vaccine research group faces new allegations: new paper shows many of their trial results have not been published.
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With severe funding cuts to global health efforts aimed at disease elimination we are poised to see resurgence of neglected tropical diseases that cause a great deal of human suffering and disproportionately impact people living in the Global South.
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‘Biblical Diseases’ Could Resurge in Africa, Health Officials Fear
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February 5, 2026 at 2:31 PM
With severe funding cuts to global health efforts aimed at disease elimination we are poised to see resurgence of neglected tropical diseases that cause a great deal of human suffering and disproportionately impact people living in the Global South.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/03/h...
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74,000 patients enrolled in clinical trials were affected.
You don’t terminate funding for clinical trials midway & “order” patient care to continue.
That’s not how it works.
I can’t tell whether Jay Bhattacharya is lying or just showing off his sparkling incompetence.
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You don’t terminate funding for clinical trials midway & “order” patient care to continue.
That’s not how it works.
I can’t tell whether Jay Bhattacharya is lying or just showing off his sparkling incompetence.
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February 3, 2026 at 7:02 PM
74,000 patients enrolled in clinical trials were affected.
You don’t terminate funding for clinical trials midway & “order” patient care to continue.
That’s not how it works.
I can’t tell whether Jay Bhattacharya is lying or just showing off his sparkling incompetence.
🧪 archive.today/ooHj6
You don’t terminate funding for clinical trials midway & “order” patient care to continue.
That’s not how it works.
I can’t tell whether Jay Bhattacharya is lying or just showing off his sparkling incompetence.
🧪 archive.today/ooHj6
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“No.”
Do pediatricians make large profits from vaccines? We followed the money. www.statnews.com/2026/01/29/p...
Do pediatricians make large profits from vaccines?
Vaccine critics like to say that pediatricians profit from vaccines. This report found something very different.
www.statnews.com
February 1, 2026 at 4:57 PM
“No.”
Bioethicists point to “a profound misapplication of pediatric bioethics principles” in government’s transphobic report
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7 pediatric bioethicists: Proposed ban on Medicaid funding for hospitals providing gender-affirming care for minors is deeply unethical
7 pediatric bioethicists on what’s wrong with the proposed ban on Medicaid funding for hospitals providing gender-affirming care for minors.
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February 2, 2026 at 1:12 PM
Bioethicists point to “a profound misapplication of pediatric bioethics principles” in government’s transphobic report
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The EPA just erased a century of public health progress www.statnews.com/2026/02/02/e... via @statnews.com
"What is the value of a human life? According to the Trump administration’s Environmental Protection Agency, the answer is zero dollars."
"What is the value of a human life? According to the Trump administration’s Environmental Protection Agency, the answer is zero dollars."
The EPA just erased a century of public health progress
Former Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health Dean Michelle A. Williams on the EPA’s incorrect and morally wrong decision.
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February 2, 2026 at 11:54 AM
The EPA just erased a century of public health progress www.statnews.com/2026/02/02/e... via @statnews.com
"What is the value of a human life? According to the Trump administration’s Environmental Protection Agency, the answer is zero dollars."
"What is the value of a human life? According to the Trump administration’s Environmental Protection Agency, the answer is zero dollars."
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@bradspellberg.bsky.social and other ID gurus -
Does this look OK to you?
Any critiques and/or additional thoughts you would pass along to front-line clinicians about implementing this regimen in real life?
(disclosure: my hatred of ampho-induced AKI runs deep)
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Does this look OK to you?
Any critiques and/or additional thoughts you would pass along to front-line clinicians about implementing this regimen in real life?
(disclosure: my hatred of ampho-induced AKI runs deep)
emcrit.org/ibcc/cryptoc...
February 1, 2026 at 5:14 PM
@bradspellberg.bsky.social and other ID gurus -
Does this look OK to you?
Any critiques and/or additional thoughts you would pass along to front-line clinicians about implementing this regimen in real life?
(disclosure: my hatred of ampho-induced AKI runs deep)
emcrit.org/ibcc/cryptoc...
Does this look OK to you?
Any critiques and/or additional thoughts you would pass along to front-line clinicians about implementing this regimen in real life?
(disclosure: my hatred of ampho-induced AKI runs deep)
emcrit.org/ibcc/cryptoc...
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Measles reported at a Texas ICE detention center where 5yo Liam Ramos was held.
Measles is airborne with an R₀ of 12–18—one infected person can spread it to up to 18 others. 1 in 5 unvax'd patients require hospitalization. DHS says cases are quarantined—but overcrowded, poorly ventilated 1/2
Measles is airborne with an R₀ of 12–18—one infected person can spread it to up to 18 others. 1 in 5 unvax'd patients require hospitalization. DHS says cases are quarantined—but overcrowded, poorly ventilated 1/2
Source: Measles outbreak reported at ICE's Dilley family detention facility
DPS troopers stand guard in front of the Dilley detention center during a protest last weekend. After a week of public outcry over the South Texas Family
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February 2, 2026 at 12:36 PM
Measles reported at a Texas ICE detention center where 5yo Liam Ramos was held.
Measles is airborne with an R₀ of 12–18—one infected person can spread it to up to 18 others. 1 in 5 unvax'd patients require hospitalization. DHS says cases are quarantined—but overcrowded, poorly ventilated 1/2
Measles is airborne with an R₀ of 12–18—one infected person can spread it to up to 18 others. 1 in 5 unvax'd patients require hospitalization. DHS says cases are quarantined—but overcrowded, poorly ventilated 1/2
“No application of armed violence can make the men with guns as heroic as the people who choose to stand in their path with empty hands in defense of their neighbors”
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Minnesota Proved MAGA Wrong
The pushback against ICE exposed a series of mistaken assumptions.
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January 30, 2026 at 2:46 PM
“No application of armed violence can make the men with guns as heroic as the people who choose to stand in their path with empty hands in defense of their neighbors”
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"For all the sorrow and horror over what is happening in Minneapolis, the people there are an example to the rest of us. They are organizing to defend their city, but more importantly to care for each other...an example of another kind of social organization built on solidarity and community..."
Alex Pretti was part of a proud tradition of healthcare workers standing up to fascism. https://bit.ly/3LJMzFv
Healthcare Workers Must Continue Alex Pretti’s Fight
Pretti was one of us. We have to carry on his struggle.
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January 30, 2026 at 11:13 AM
"For all the sorrow and horror over what is happening in Minneapolis, the people there are an example to the rest of us. They are organizing to defend their city, but more importantly to care for each other...an example of another kind of social organization built on solidarity and community..."
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“I’m not a doctor, and I don’t want to have to do all the research,” said Cori Folkman, 48, a mother of two near Seattle, who is switching her children to a pediatrician who was vocal about sticking to the A.A.P. schedule. “I want to be able to rely on my doctor to know” @jackiantonovich.bsky.social
Parents Navigate a Fracturing Vaccine Landscape
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January 30, 2026 at 3:31 AM
“I’m not a doctor, and I don’t want to have to do all the research,” said Cori Folkman, 48, a mother of two near Seattle, who is switching her children to a pediatrician who was vocal about sticking to the A.A.P. schedule. “I want to be able to rely on my doctor to know” @jackiantonovich.bsky.social
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Forget who I stole this from but it’s perfect
January 30, 2026 at 12:01 PM
Forget who I stole this from but it’s perfect
Helpful tutorial from Dr Glaucomflecken on eye safety if you get pepper sprayed somewhere in the United States at a protest or walking your dog or, you know, going outside for any reason …
www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8a13tkQ/
www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8a13tkQ/
What if you get pepper sprayed?
TikTok video by Dr. Glaucomflecken
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January 30, 2026 at 1:33 AM
Helpful tutorial from Dr Glaucomflecken on eye safety if you get pepper sprayed somewhere in the United States at a protest or walking your dog or, you know, going outside for any reason …
www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8a13tkQ/
www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8a13tkQ/
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It’s not going to be a health care election but it will partly be a health cost election.
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January 29, 2026 at 5:47 PM
It’s not going to be a health care election but it will partly be a health cost election.
Our new poll: on.kff.org/3LGVtUh
Our new poll: on.kff.org/3LGVtUh