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Krutika Kuppalli, MD FIDSA

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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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Krutika Kuppalli, MD FIDSA @krutikakuppalli.bsky.social · Nov 28

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...

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

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Krutika Kuppalli, MD FIDSA @krutikakuppalli.bsky.social · 2d

Six former surgeon generals, multiple former CDC directors, Nobel Laureates, numerous scientists and even his family do not think RFK should be HHS Secretary - perhaps time for a little self reflection?

Joshua Weitz @joshuasweitz.bsky.social · 2d

More are united around a simple message: RFK Jr should not be HHS Sec. His decisions undermine our public health capacity and put lives and health at risk.

As 6 former Surgeon Generals argue:

"He has rejected science, misled the public and compromised the health of Americans."

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Opinion | Six surgeons general: RFK Jr. is a threat to the health of Americans

It was our duty in office to warn of dangers when we found them. We’re doing that again today.

wapo.st

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Krutika Kuppalli, MD FIDSA @krutikakuppalli.bsky.social · 3d

We are going to loose our #measles elimination status in a few months - so much for making america healthy

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Krutika Kuppalli, MD FIDSA @krutikakuppalli.bsky.social · 13d

🚨8 months in & the health misinformation from this administration is terrifying

💊 Tylenol causes autism? False.
💉 Vaccines unsafe? False.
⚠️ Public health under attack? Sadly true.

Disinformation isn’t leadership. It’s reckless. Lives are on the line.

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Krutika Kuppalli, MD FIDSA @krutikakuppalli.bsky.social · 13d

Thank you @barackobama.bsky.social for using science to speak truth.

I miss the days when our leaders respected the power and influence they have and were careful with it.

Barack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social · 14d

We have people in power making broad claims around certain drugs and autism that have been continuously disproven.

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Krutika Kuppalli, MD FIDSA @krutikakuppalli.bsky.social · 13d

False. Kids in the U.S. get ~20–24 vaccine doses before age 5.

What about the child who can’t be vaccinated because of immune suppression, and is then infected by a child whose parents chose not to vaccinate—leading to serious illness or even death?

How does ignoring this make America healthy.

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Dr. Vin Gupta @vinguptamd.bsky.social · 14d

This image gives me a lot of hope for the future.

Former, future. @governor.ca.gov

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Governor Gavin Newsom @governor.ca.gov · 14d

Wake up, America, or I fear we may not have elections in 2028.

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Krutika Kuppalli, MD FIDSA @krutikakuppalli.bsky.social · 16d

I am done engaging- you obviously have your mind made up and it’s not worth my time or energy to argue with someone who is wrong.

Krutika Kuppalli, MD FIDSA @krutikakuppalli.bsky.social · 16d

Even the UK’s MHRA fighting back against the bogus Tylenol causes autism claim

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Krutika Kuppalli, MD FIDSA @krutikakuppalli.bsky.social · 16d

I never said that. Do you know how much Tylenol you have to take to cause liver damage?

Any medication in excess quantities and lead to medical complications.

At the end of the day there is no evidence that Tylenol causes autism or is unsafe if taken in appropriate doses

Krutika Kuppalli, MD FIDSA @krutikakuppalli.bsky.social · 16d

Aspirin is not a good medicine for pain and fevers. Additionally there is real data showing risks of using it in pregnancy.

There is no actual real data showing that Tylenol is harmful.

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Krutika Kuppalli, MD FIDSA @krutikakuppalli.bsky.social · 16d

If #tylenol is so bad for children's health then why aren't we worried about #guns

I bet more children have died or been adversely affected due to gun violence than tylenol.

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Krutika Kuppalli, MD FIDSA @krutikakuppalli.bsky.social · 16d

Is #tylenol safe in pregnancy? Data 👇

A large Swedish study of 2.48M children found:

👶 No link btwn prenatal tylenol & autism, ADHD, or intellectual disability once sibling comparisons controlled for family/genetic factors.

👉 Tylenol is safe in pregnancy if needed.
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

Acetaminophen Use During Pregnancy and Children’s Risk of Autism, ADHD, and Intellectual Disability

This nationwide cohort study with sibling control analysis examines the association of acetaminophen use during pregnancy with children’s risk of autism, ADHD, and intellectual disability.

jamanetwork.com

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Krutika Kuppalli, MD FIDSA @krutikakuppalli.bsky.social · 16d

When major medical societies, Nobel laureates, leading scientists, and even your own family are all condemning your comments and policies, maybe the problem isn’t them.

Time for some self-reflection.

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Krutika Kuppalli, MD FIDSA @krutikakuppalli.bsky.social · 16d

Good to see professional societies coming out against the misinformation from the administration re-emphasizing that acetaminophen is safe in pregnancy .

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Krutika Kuppalli, MD FIDSA @krutikakuppalli.bsky.social · 16d

Imagine: the president — with zero medical training — telling pregnant women to avoid Tylenol. 🚫💊

Who’s responsible when this leads to confusion, fear, and worse health outcomes? 🤰➡️😡

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Krutika Kuppalli, MD FIDSA @krutikakuppalli.bsky.social · 16d

PSA for the day

💉 Vaccines don’t cause autism
💊 Tylenol doesn’t cause autism
💊 Ivermectin & HCQ don’t cure COVID
🧴 Bleach ≠ medicine

Can’t believe THESE are the people running our government and making healthcare policy for our country 🤯

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Krutika Kuppalli, MD FIDSA @krutikakuppalli.bsky.social · 17d

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Krutika Kuppalli, MD FIDSA @krutikakuppalli.bsky.social · 17d

Scientists have spent decades studying autism.

This crew with zero expertise “solved it” in months—right on cue.

They didn’t discover answers. They wrote a script. 🎭

Pop Base @popbase.tv · 17d

Donald Trump says at Charlie Kirk’s memorial that his administration has found “an answer to autism” which will be announced tomorrow.

“One of the biggest announcements, medically, in the history of our country.”

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Krutika Kuppalli, MD FIDSA @krutikakuppalli.bsky.social · 17d

With their obsession over ivermectin & hydroxychloroquine, I’m half-expecting this administration to claim they “cure” autism next. 🙄

We’re living in a science-free, data-free era where anything goes—except facts.

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Krutika Kuppalli, MD FIDSA @krutikakuppalli.bsky.social · 17d

In 8 months, this administration has done more to undermine science & vaccines than Wakefield’s bogus, retracted study linking the #MMR #vaccine to autism ever did.

Wakefield lit the match. 🚬
This White House poured gas. ⛽🔥

The damage to public health, vaccinations & health will last generations.

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Krutika Kuppalli, MD FIDSA @krutikakuppalli.bsky.social · 17d

🚫 This is nonsense

- No evidence Tylenol in pregnancy ➡️ autism.
- Leucovorin is a folate rescue drug used in cancer care and rare metabolic disorders.

Using NIH (i.e. taxpayer $$) to chase this pseudoscience is a waste of money & idiverts funding from real science that desperately needs support

Dan Diamond @ddiamond.bsky.social · 17d

New: inside Trump’s “very important” autism announcement for Monday

— new warnings on tylenol’s risk for pregnant women

— new endorsement of leucovorin’s potential as autism treatment

— new NIH data science initiatives underway

Trump administration set to tie Tylenol to autism risk, officials say

The Trump administration plans to tie Tylenol to autism risk while touting another drug, leucovorin, as a potential autism treatment.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Krutika Kuppalli, MD FIDSA @krutikakuppalli.bsky.social · 19d

For all those who continue to think infectious diseases are going away, they are not.

First case of eastern equine encephalitis leading to death in 20 years

www.abccolumbia.com/2025/09/19/f...

First SC Equine Encephalitis death in 20 years - ABC Columbia

Friday, September 19, the SC Department of Public Health announced the first confirmed death caused by an infection due to the Eastern Equine Encephalitis Virus in more than 20 years.

www.abccolumbia.com

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Krutika Kuppalli, MD FIDSA @krutikakuppalli.bsky.social · 19d

The U.S. and I fear the world will never recover from what is being done

Krutika Kuppalli, MD FIDSA @krutikakuppalli.bsky.social · 19d

Making #ivermectin OTC is backwards. More concerned with pushing illegitimate treatments than ensuring access to vaccines that actually save lives.

And now, people who truly need it—for serious infections like strongyloides—may not even be able to get it.

www.texastribune.org/2025/08/27/t...

Bill making ivermectin an over-the-counter drug signed by Gov. Greg Abbott

Some people use the drug to treat COVID, even though it’s not approved by the FDA for such use.

www.texastribune.org

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