Adam Ratner MD MPH
@adamratnermd.bsky.social
Pediatrician. ID doc. Vaccines, infections, kids. Author, BOOSTER SHOTS: The Urgent Lessons of Measles and the Uncertain Future of Children’s Health - available now! https://linktr.ee/adamratnermd
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BOOK NEWS! Booster Shots is available for preorder! Measles, the world’s most infectious virus, evolves with us – aided by poverty, war, and neglect. Its resurgence spotlights our ongoing failure to protect children and suggests a way forward. I’m excited for you to read it! Preorder at link in bio.
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Top medical groups warn that HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr poses a risk to US public health amid vaccine policy turmoil.
Here’s the latest on the mounting pressure to remove him from the HHS.
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Here’s the latest on the mounting pressure to remove him from the HHS.
ja.ma/4n8weqs
CDC Chaos and Calls for HHS Secretary to Step Down
This JAMA Medical News article discusses the growing demand for the resignation or firing of US Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr because of what critics view as an agenda unsupported by science.
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October 17, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Top medical groups warn that HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr poses a risk to US public health amid vaccine policy turmoil.
Here’s the latest on the mounting pressure to remove him from the HHS.
ja.ma/4n8weqs
Here’s the latest on the mounting pressure to remove him from the HHS.
ja.ma/4n8weqs
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Kind words from @jonathanstea.bsky.social @adamratnermd.bsky.social and John Moore
October 3, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Kind words from @jonathanstea.bsky.social @adamratnermd.bsky.social and John Moore
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ACOG reaffirms that acetaminophen is safe for managing pain and fever during pregnancy. No reputable studies support suggestions like those in HHS’s recent announcement linking acetaminophen use in pregnancy to autism; in fact, high-quality studies show no such risk. https://bit.ly/47Wxc59
September 22, 2025 at 9:24 PM
ACOG reaffirms that acetaminophen is safe for managing pain and fever during pregnancy. No reputable studies support suggestions like those in HHS’s recent announcement linking acetaminophen use in pregnancy to autism; in fact, high-quality studies show no such risk. https://bit.ly/47Wxc59
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🧨 REVIEW: Everyone Else is Lying to You by @joho.bsky.social
The direct sequel to 2023's "We Want Them Infected" is another essential history chronicling the anti-vaccine's unprecedent rise to power & the chaos they have unleashed.
👇 READ, SHARE, SUBSCRIBE: www.panaccindex.info/p/review-eve...
The direct sequel to 2023's "We Want Them Infected" is another essential history chronicling the anti-vaccine's unprecedent rise to power & the chaos they have unleashed.
👇 READ, SHARE, SUBSCRIBE: www.panaccindex.info/p/review-eve...
REVIEW: Everyone Else is Lying to You by Dr. Jonathan Howard, MD
The Long-Feared Sequel to "We Want Them Infected" Has Arrived
www.panaccindex.info
August 28, 2025 at 6:53 PM
🧨 REVIEW: Everyone Else is Lying to You by @joho.bsky.social
The direct sequel to 2023's "We Want Them Infected" is another essential history chronicling the anti-vaccine's unprecedent rise to power & the chaos they have unleashed.
👇 READ, SHARE, SUBSCRIBE: www.panaccindex.info/p/review-eve...
The direct sequel to 2023's "We Want Them Infected" is another essential history chronicling the anti-vaccine's unprecedent rise to power & the chaos they have unleashed.
👇 READ, SHARE, SUBSCRIBE: www.panaccindex.info/p/review-eve...
PAHO warns antibiotic-resistant pertussis is spreading
Since 2024, antibiotic-resistant pertussis cases have been detected in four Americas countries: Brazil, Mexico, Peru, and the United States.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/p...
Since 2024, antibiotic-resistant pertussis cases have been detected in four Americas countries: Brazil, Mexico, Peru, and the United States.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/p...
August 28, 2025 at 12:47 AM
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This was a fantastic read. I feel like I learned a ton. I love the author's optimism and his focus on not just the outbreaks but what was learned from each one.
Thanks to House of Pod @kavehmd.bsky.social for the recommendation!
#booksky
Thanks to House of Pod @kavehmd.bsky.social for the recommendation!
#booksky
August 21, 2025 at 8:18 PM
This was a fantastic read. I feel like I learned a ton. I love the author's optimism and his focus on not just the outbreaks but what was learned from each one.
Thanks to House of Pod @kavehmd.bsky.social for the recommendation!
#booksky
Thanks to House of Pod @kavehmd.bsky.social for the recommendation!
#booksky
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American Academy of Pediatrics has released our annual update to our immunization recommendations to best help children and adolescents build immunity and stay healthy.
Read our full policy statement to learn about AAP's updated immunization schedule.
www.aap.org/en/news-room...
Read our full policy statement to learn about AAP's updated immunization schedule.
www.aap.org/en/news-room...
August 19, 2025 at 3:21 PM
American Academy of Pediatrics has released our annual update to our immunization recommendations to best help children and adolescents build immunity and stay healthy.
Read our full policy statement to learn about AAP's updated immunization schedule.
www.aap.org/en/news-room...
Read our full policy statement to learn about AAP's updated immunization schedule.
www.aap.org/en/news-room...
Two major points on influenza-associated acute necrotizing encephalopathy
- High mortality (27%)
- Most affected children were unvaccinated & did not have major comorbid conditions
#PedSky #IDSky
- High mortality (27%)
- Most affected children were unvaccinated & did not have major comorbid conditions
#PedSky #IDSky
#Influenza-associated acute necrotizing encephalopathy in US children during the 2023-2024 and 2024-2025 influenza seasons showed high morbidity and mortality.
ja.ma/4oinX4Q #MedSky #PedSky
ja.ma/4oinX4Q #MedSky #PedSky
August 4, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Thank you!!!
My review of Booster Shots by Adam Ratner, on Panda's Thumb. pandasthumb.org/archives/202...
It is potentially an important book, mostly about how we bungled measles but also how we are unprepared for the next pandemic. I hope it gets the attention it deserves.
It is potentially an important book, mostly about how we bungled measles but also how we are unprepared for the next pandemic. I hope it gets the attention it deserves.
Booster Shots by Adam Ratner, MD, MPH: 9780593330869 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books
A pediatrician and infectious disease specialist warns of the resurgence of measles, the antivaccine movement, and how we can prepare for the next pandemic Every single child diagnosed with measles r...
www.penguinrandomhouse.com
July 30, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Thank you!!!
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Oh, hey. Reading "Booster Shots" by @adamratnermd.bsky.social (highly recommended) and page 129-130 discusses a paper I wrote detailing Kent State's large #measles outbreak in 1989. /1
July 26, 2025 at 12:40 AM
Oh, hey. Reading "Booster Shots" by @adamratnermd.bsky.social (highly recommended) and page 129-130 discusses a paper I wrote detailing Kent State's large #measles outbreak in 1989. /1
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"This is truly the worst case scenario for those of us who work in pediatric health care."
@drannieandrews.com on how the $1 trillion cuts to Medicaid and ACA will devastate children's health.
@drannieandrews.com on how the $1 trillion cuts to Medicaid and ACA will devastate children's health.
July 10, 2025 at 7:46 PM
"This is truly the worst case scenario for those of us who work in pediatric health care."
@drannieandrews.com on how the $1 trillion cuts to Medicaid and ACA will devastate children's health.
@drannieandrews.com on how the $1 trillion cuts to Medicaid and ACA will devastate children's health.
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The US is setting records!
I'm positive there are many more like this to come.
I'm not happy about it. As a pediatrician I'm scared. Very scared.
www.cnn.com/2025/07/05/h...
I'm positive there are many more like this to come.
I'm not happy about it. As a pediatrician I'm scared. Very scared.
www.cnn.com/2025/07/05/h...
Measles cases surge to record high since disease was declared eliminated in the US | CNN
There have been more measles cases in the US this year than any other since the disease was declared eliminated a quarter-century ago.
www.cnn.com
July 5, 2025 at 3:35 PM
The US is setting records!
I'm positive there are many more like this to come.
I'm not happy about it. As a pediatrician I'm scared. Very scared.
www.cnn.com/2025/07/05/h...
I'm positive there are many more like this to come.
I'm not happy about it. As a pediatrician I'm scared. Very scared.
www.cnn.com/2025/07/05/h...
Powerful opinion piece in today’s NYT from Perri Klass (gift link): www.nytimes.com/2025/07/04/o...
#PedsID #IDSky #PedsSky
#PedsID #IDSky #PedsSky
Opinion | ‘I Never Want to See a Case of Polio, but I’m Very Fearful I Will’
www.nytimes.com
July 4, 2025 at 10:35 AM
Powerful opinion piece in today’s NYT from Perri Klass (gift link): www.nytimes.com/2025/07/04/o...
#PedsID #IDSky #PedsSky
#PedsID #IDSky #PedsSky
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The American Academy of Pediatrics joined fellow medical leaders in a new op-ed in @statnews.com with a clear, urgent message: Vaccines work—and they save lives. www.statnews.com/2025/06/26/v...
We will not stay silent on vaccines, say leaders of five major U.S. medical associations
“We cannot and will not gamble with our patients’ health or the health of our communities,” write the presidents of the AAFP, AAP, ACP, ACOG, and IDSA.
www.statnews.com
June 27, 2025 at 10:05 PM
The American Academy of Pediatrics joined fellow medical leaders in a new op-ed in @statnews.com with a clear, urgent message: Vaccines work—and they save lives. www.statnews.com/2025/06/26/v...
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In April 2025, the number of reported #measles cases went 📉compared with March: 18 countries notified 975 cases.
RO (402), FR (186), NL (111), BE (100) and ES (52) had the highest case counts.
Check the monthly measles report to find out more: measles-rubella-monthly.ecdc.europa.eu
RO (402), FR (186), NL (111), BE (100) and ES (52) had the highest case counts.
Check the monthly measles report to find out more: measles-rubella-monthly.ecdc.europa.eu
June 27, 2025 at 10:12 AM
In April 2025, the number of reported #measles cases went 📉compared with March: 18 countries notified 975 cases.
RO (402), FR (186), NL (111), BE (100) and ES (52) had the highest case counts.
Check the monthly measles report to find out more: measles-rubella-monthly.ecdc.europa.eu
RO (402), FR (186), NL (111), BE (100) and ES (52) had the highest case counts.
Check the monthly measles report to find out more: measles-rubella-monthly.ecdc.europa.eu
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“It’s striking how little the voting members seem to know about the diseases and vaccines that they are discussing,” said @adamratnermd.bsky.social
Report on fACIP from @apoorvanyt.bsky.social
Gift link:
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/26/h...
Report on fACIP from @apoorvanyt.bsky.social
Gift link:
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/26/h...
Kennedy’s New Advisers Rescind Recommendations for Some Flu Vaccines
www.nytimes.com
June 26, 2025 at 5:40 PM
“It’s striking how little the voting members seem to know about the diseases and vaccines that they are discussing,” said @adamratnermd.bsky.social
Report on fACIP from @apoorvanyt.bsky.social
Gift link:
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/26/h...
Report on fACIP from @apoorvanyt.bsky.social
Gift link:
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/26/h...
Hepatitis B can be passed from parent to baby at birth - and when that happens, the consequences can be deadly. It is unscientific and dangerous to intentionally ignore the success of U.S. vaccination programs or argue that the U.S. should not vaccinate babies for hepatitis B at birth.
June 25, 2025 at 4:59 PM
As the US nears its highest number of measles cases in >30 years, I wrote in @statnews.com
about what is at stake:
A grim milestone: U.S. is on the cusp of losing its official measles elimination status www.statnews.com/2025/06/24/u... #PedsID #IDsky #MedSky #PedSky
about what is at stake:
A grim milestone: U.S. is on the cusp of losing its official measles elimination status www.statnews.com/2025/06/24/u... #PedsID #IDsky #MedSky #PedSky
A grim milestone: U.S. is on the cusp of losing its official measles elimination status
We have had the ability to prevent nearly all cases of measles for more than 60 years. Yet the number of cases keeps growing.
www.statnews.com
June 24, 2025 at 9:44 AM
As the US nears its highest number of measles cases in >30 years, I wrote in @statnews.com
about what is at stake:
A grim milestone: U.S. is on the cusp of losing its official measles elimination status www.statnews.com/2025/06/24/u... #PedsID #IDsky #MedSky #PedSky
about what is at stake:
A grim milestone: U.S. is on the cusp of losing its official measles elimination status www.statnews.com/2025/06/24/u... #PedsID #IDsky #MedSky #PedSky
Thank you!!!
Enjoyed and highly recommend the book Booster Shots by
@adamratnermd.bsky.social
#publichealth #infectiousdiseases #measles #vaccines #globalhealth #immunizationssavelives #MMR
@adamratnermd.bsky.social
#publichealth #infectiousdiseases #measles #vaccines #globalhealth #immunizationssavelives #MMR
June 22, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Thank you!!!
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Unchecked podcast welcomes @adamratnermd.bsky.social 👨🏼⚕️, author of Booster Shots
🎧 New episode!
In Episode 3 @rachelprice.bsky.social and I talk to Adam Ratner, a pediatric infectious disease specialist based in New York City.
unchecked.buzzsprout.com/2448940/epis...
🎧 New episode!
In Episode 3 @rachelprice.bsky.social and I talk to Adam Ratner, a pediatric infectious disease specialist based in New York City.
unchecked.buzzsprout.com/2448940/epis...
Episode 3: Disinformation and vaccines with Dr. Adam Ratner - Unchecked: The architecture of disinformation
SYNOPSISRachel and Dan talk to Dr. Adam Ratner, author of the new book Booster Shots, about the misinformation he encounters as a pediatric infectious disease specialist. We discuss the distinctions b...
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June 9, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Unchecked podcast welcomes @adamratnermd.bsky.social 👨🏼⚕️, author of Booster Shots
🎧 New episode!
In Episode 3 @rachelprice.bsky.social and I talk to Adam Ratner, a pediatric infectious disease specialist based in New York City.
unchecked.buzzsprout.com/2448940/epis...
🎧 New episode!
In Episode 3 @rachelprice.bsky.social and I talk to Adam Ratner, a pediatric infectious disease specialist based in New York City.
unchecked.buzzsprout.com/2448940/epis...
Ontario’s large #measles outbreak claims the life of a child. If you let measles spread, preventable harms will happen. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Infant who contracted measles virus before birth is 1st recorded death in current Ontario outbreak | CBC News
Ontario's Ministry of Health has announced the first recorded death of a measles patient from the outbreak that started in October. The newborn contracted the virus before birth from the mother, the c...
www.cbc.ca
June 5, 2025 at 7:14 PM
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PAHO warns of pertussis rises, vaccination gaps in Americas countries
The US has the most cases with more than 10,000 cases and 5 deaths, 4 of them in children younger than 1 year old.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/p...
The US has the most cases with more than 10,000 cases and 5 deaths, 4 of them in children younger than 1 year old.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/p...
June 2, 2025 at 8:08 PM
PAHO warns of pertussis rises, vaccination gaps in Americas countries
The US has the most cases with more than 10,000 cases and 5 deaths, 4 of them in children younger than 1 year old.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/p...
The US has the most cases with more than 10,000 cases and 5 deaths, 4 of them in children younger than 1 year old.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/p...
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Thanks to @kavehmd.bsky.social I listened to Booster Shots by @adamratnermd.bsky.social and it’s one of the best books about communicable disease I’ve read.
May 30, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Thanks to @kavehmd.bsky.social I listened to Booster Shots by @adamratnermd.bsky.social and it’s one of the best books about communicable disease I’ve read.
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We outgrew the first starter pack -- here is the much-anticipated Pediatric ID Starter Pack 2!
Please suggest additions and also follow the PedsIDSky feed. #PedsIDSky #PedsID
go.bsky.app/EGSmBTu
Please suggest additions and also follow the PedsIDSky feed. #PedsIDSky #PedsID
go.bsky.app/EGSmBTu
May 19, 2025 at 11:16 PM
We outgrew the first starter pack -- here is the much-anticipated Pediatric ID Starter Pack 2!
Please suggest additions and also follow the PedsIDSky feed. #PedsIDSky #PedsID
go.bsky.app/EGSmBTu
Please suggest additions and also follow the PedsIDSky feed. #PedsIDSky #PedsID
go.bsky.app/EGSmBTu
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I’m like 75% done with BOOSTER SHOTS by Adam Rater—this book should be required reading!
Ratner gives an in-depth explanation of the measles virus (like how it destroys the memory of your immune system), the history of the vaccine, & why hesitancy persists.
#Booksky #science 🧪 #nonfiction #vaccine
Ratner gives an in-depth explanation of the measles virus (like how it destroys the memory of your immune system), the history of the vaccine, & why hesitancy persists.
#Booksky #science 🧪 #nonfiction #vaccine
May 12, 2025 at 11:54 AM
I’m like 75% done with BOOSTER SHOTS by Adam Rater—this book should be required reading!
Ratner gives an in-depth explanation of the measles virus (like how it destroys the memory of your immune system), the history of the vaccine, & why hesitancy persists.
#Booksky #science 🧪 #nonfiction #vaccine
Ratner gives an in-depth explanation of the measles virus (like how it destroys the memory of your immune system), the history of the vaccine, & why hesitancy persists.
#Booksky #science 🧪 #nonfiction #vaccine