Heather D. Marshall
@heatherdmarshall.bsky.social
Ph.D. in Immunology & Virology, science communicator & blogger, and medical writer/editor for the physician reference DynaMed. Infectious Disease, Immunology/Vaccinology, & Public Health are areas of expertise. I also have a shell baby named Luke O' Cyte.
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ACIP has voted 8-3 to change the infant vaccination schedule for hepatitis B. Meissner, Hibbeln, Pollack voted no. Here's the language.
December 5, 2025 at 3:34 PM
ACIP has voted 8-3 to change the infant vaccination schedule for hepatitis B. Meissner, Hibbeln, Pollack voted no. Here's the language.
EtR and GRADE are not magic words just because you don't know what they mean or how to implement them, Restef. Stop cherry picking data. #ACIP
December 4, 2025 at 9:43 PM
EtR and GRADE are not magic words just because you don't know what they mean or how to implement them, Restef. Stop cherry picking data. #ACIP
If #ACIP recommends against universal hep B vaccination, we will not observe a difference for another 50 years -- when people born after 2025 start developing liver disease in 2075 and beyond.
December 4, 2025 at 6:33 PM
If #ACIP recommends against universal hep B vaccination, we will not observe a difference for another 50 years -- when people born after 2025 start developing liver disease in 2075 and beyond.
Huge disconnect noticed this morning with surveillance data and now. Yes, 60-year old adults are getting diagnosed with chronic hep B because their livers are starting to fail. What is missing is that most of them acquired the infection in early childhood, which we can prevent w universal vax! #ACIP
December 4, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Huge disconnect noticed this morning with surveillance data and now. Yes, 60-year old adults are getting diagnosed with chronic hep B because their livers are starting to fail. What is missing is that most of them acquired the infection in early childhood, which we can prevent w universal vax! #ACIP
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ACIP has just voted 6-3 to put off all of the hepatitis B birth dose vaccine dose votes until tomorrow, Friday.
#CDC #IDsky #vaccines #hepB #pediatrics #familymedicine #obgyn
#CDC #IDsky #vaccines #hepB #pediatrics #familymedicine #obgyn
December 4, 2025 at 6:12 PM
ACIP has just voted 6-3 to put off all of the hepatitis B birth dose vaccine dose votes until tomorrow, Friday.
#CDC #IDsky #vaccines #hepB #pediatrics #familymedicine #obgyn
#CDC #IDsky #vaccines #hepB #pediatrics #familymedicine #obgyn
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The CDC provided some real-world data on community/household transmission of Hep B at the last ACIP meeting.
It happens.
It happens.
December 4, 2025 at 5:50 PM
The CDC provided some real-world data on community/household transmission of Hep B at the last ACIP meeting.
It happens.
It happens.
The most vulnerable point in the life of a liver isn't when a person is 40, 50, 60, or older. It is when they enter this world. A few facts about HBV and the birth dose vaccine (in case you hear otherwise this week):
#HBV #hepatitis #vaccines #ACIP #KeeptheBirthDose
#HBV #hepatitis #vaccines #ACIP #KeeptheBirthDose
December 4, 2025 at 5:45 PM
The most vulnerable point in the life of a liver isn't when a person is 40, 50, 60, or older. It is when they enter this world. A few facts about HBV and the birth dose vaccine (in case you hear otherwise this week):
#HBV #hepatitis #vaccines #ACIP #KeeptheBirthDose
#HBV #hepatitis #vaccines #ACIP #KeeptheBirthDose
Another thought about the #ACIP voting questions. Can they vote on screening? I was under the assumption that they can only vote on vaccine recommendations given the current healthcare setting and landscape they would be provided.
December 4, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Another thought about the #ACIP voting questions. Can they vote on screening? I was under the assumption that they can only vote on vaccine recommendations given the current healthcare setting and landscape they would be provided.
Risky behavior for acquisition of hep B in children include: putting things in their mouths, biting, scratching, touching their eyes, etc.
"Waiting for vaccination until risky behavior" = shortly after birth, so no change?
#ACIP #hepatitisB #HepBVaccine #vaccines
"Waiting for vaccination until risky behavior" = shortly after birth, so no change?
#ACIP #hepatitisB #HepBVaccine #vaccines
December 4, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Risky behavior for acquisition of hep B in children include: putting things in their mouths, biting, scratching, touching their eyes, etc.
"Waiting for vaccination until risky behavior" = shortly after birth, so no change?
#ACIP #hepatitisB #HepBVaccine #vaccines
"Waiting for vaccination until risky behavior" = shortly after birth, so no change?
#ACIP #hepatitisB #HepBVaccine #vaccines
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So far, the Temu ACIP meeting is basically a bounce house of misinformation.
December 4, 2025 at 2:47 PM
So far, the Temu ACIP meeting is basically a bounce house of misinformation.
Updated #measles information Part 1: Clinical Suscpicion and Diagnosis (also some management). #IDsky #Medsky
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Measles Outbreaks in the United States: Clinical Suspicion, Diagnosis, & Management | Health-Notes
Measles in the U.S.: Here’s what raises clinical suspicion and how to make a measles diagnosis.
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March 28, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Updated #measles information Part 1: Clinical Suscpicion and Diagnosis (also some management). #IDsky #Medsky
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