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Björn Meyer
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Virologist ☣ | Trying to understand why viruses tick the way they do - then, now and in future | 🇩🇪🇪🇺🇺🇳
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Ging also nie eigentlich um Integration
www.tagesschau.de/inland/innen...
Regierung will sparen: Freiwillige Integrationskurse eingestellt
Das Bundesinnenministerium schränkt den Zugang zu Integrationskursen ein, um Kosten zu sparen. Kritik kommt auch aus der eigenen Regierung. 130.000 Menschen könnten nach Schätzung des Volkshochschulve...
www.tagesschau.de
February 12, 2026 at 9:39 AM
bmeyer.bsky.social
Ridiculous how the Dark Ages look like

www.nytimes.com/2026/02/10/h...
F.D.A. Refuses to Review Moderna Flu Vaccine
www.nytimes.com
February 11, 2026 at 8:22 AM
bmeyer.bsky.social
Befürchte sehr, dass man so die 40% Umfragewerte der AFD bestätigt oder weiter ausbaut.

www.deutschlandfunk.de/ministerprae...
Sachsen-Anhalt - Ministerpräsident Schulze für Gegenleistungen bei Bürgergeld
Der neue Ministerpräsident von Sachsen-Anhalt, Schulze, spricht sich für eine stärkere Verpflichtung von Bürgergeldempfängern zu gemeinnützigen Tätigkeiten aus.
www.deutschlandfunk.de
February 8, 2026 at 1:08 PM
bmeyer.bsky.social
Or one could vaccinate their child
February 5, 2026 at 10:26 PM
bmeyer.bsky.social
Wonder what all these NIH research groups do all day, if not doing research, which also includes a thing that is literally called "Clinical Center Research Hospital"
atrupar.com Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 9d
BHATTACHARYA: I do not believe patients' care was disrupted. If there were disruptions, it's the responsibility of the researchers, not the NHS

HASSAN: That is an unacceptable and outrageous response. You can make an edict - 'Don't disrupt care!' - but that can be a very complicated thing
February 4, 2026 at 10:30 AM
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thebinderlab.bsky.social
Together with colleague and friend Carl Herrmann @uniheidelberg.bsky.social, we are looking for a motivated postdoc with experience in organoid culture and data analysis (#bioinformatics), for a project in the @hlsalliance.bsky.social Joint Postdoc call.

www.health-life-sciences.de/opportunitie...
HEALTH + LIFE SCIENCE ALLIANCE | Interinstitutional Postdocs
www.health-life-sciences.de
February 3, 2026 at 11:03 AM
bmeyer.bsky.social
Eine AfD-Landesregierung wäre das endgültige Aus für Sachsen-Anhalts Hochschulen, Lehre und Forschung und alle damit verbundenen Stellen. Somit ist man nicht mehr wettbewerbsfähig.
Auch das sollte und muss klar im Vorfeld so deutlich benannt werden.

www.jmwiarda.de/blog/2026/01...
Ein Bundesland als Versuchslabor
www.jmwiarda.de
January 30, 2026 at 9:50 AM
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idsainfo.bsky.social
ID physicians see the devastating consequences of vaccine-preventable diseases every day, & now more than ever, families & clinicians need accurate information & evidence-based recommendations they can trust.

IDSA endorses AAP's 2026 childhood immunization schedule.

@ameracadpeds.bsky.social
January 27, 2026 at 2:54 PM
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ukhsa.bsky.social
UKHSA responds to the confirmation from @WHO that the UK has lost its measles elimination status.

Read more from WHO here: https://bit.ly/3YZuOFa
Dr Vanessa Saliba, Consultant Epidemiologist at UKHSA, said: 'Infections can return quickly when childhood vaccine uptake falls; elimination is only possible if all children receive two MMRV doses before school. Older children and adults who missed vaccination must be caught up. The NHS is making vaccination easier, including offering the second MMRV dose earlier at a new 18-month appointment to boost uptake and support elimination goals.'
January 26, 2026 at 2:41 PM
bmeyer.bsky.social
And as usual, a good vaccine is available
who.int WHO @who.int · 20d
Measles can be fatal.

Do you know its symptoms?
🔴 Rash that starts on the face and spreads over the body
🔴 Fever
🔴 Cough
🔴 Red and watery eyes
🔴 Small white spots inside the cheeks

Seek health care if you suspect you or your child has measles. 🔗bit.ly/4iq4nkD
WHO graphic titled “Measles can be fatal – Know the symptoms.” A child’s face and body are shown with red spots. Labels point to symptoms: rash starting on the face and spreading over the body, fever, red and watery eyes, runny nose, small white spots inside the cheeks, and cough.
January 23, 2026 at 3:30 PM
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helenbranswell.bsky.social
The number of confirmed #measles cases in South Carolina has hit an astonishing 558 in an outbreak that started in October. For context: that is more cases in 4 months than the entire US racked up most years in the past 30+ years. www.reuters.com/business/hea...
Measles cases in South Carolina explode to 558, state officials say
South Carolina reported nearly 250 new measles cases this week, official figures showed on Friday, bringing the total of confirmed infections to 558 since October as the threat of a wider outbreak inc...
www.reuters.com
January 19, 2026 at 2:24 PM
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mollyploofkins.bsky.social
January 17, 2026 at 1:03 PM
bmeyer.bsky.social
A good reminder that measles is one of the most contagious viruses known with an R(0) of around 14
megtirrell.bsky.social Meg Tirrell @megtirrell.bsky.social · Jan 13
South Carolina adds 124 new measles cases since Friday - cases in the state have doubled in the last week, now to 434. 409 people are in quarantine: dph.sc.gov/news/tuesday...
January 17, 2026 at 6:32 PM
bmeyer.bsky.social
Them Mercedes, BMW and Audis for rich Americans will become expensive
jaketapper.bsky.social Jake Tapper, long-suffering Philly sports fan @jaketapper.bsky.social · 26d
Trump says on Feb 1 he will impose a 10% tariff “on any and all goods sent” to US from Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, UK, Netherlands, & Finland, increasing to 25% June 1 “until such time as a Deal is reached for the Complete and Total purchase of Greenland.”
January 17, 2026 at 6:21 PM
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geroldlab.bsky.social
Come join us for a newly funded @horizoneu.bsky.social @globalhealthedctp3.bsky.social project on CHIKV vaccine responses in vulnerable populations in Africa. We seek a highly motivated and skilled #postdoc and #projectmanager. Please find details here: virologie.i-med.ac.at/career/ #lovevirology
Career | Institute of Virology Innsbruck - IVI
virologie.i-med.ac.at
January 16, 2026 at 5:33 PM
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melodyschreiber.com
Update: An HHS official told me after publication that the protocol is still being updated. “This study is going to proceed as planned,” the official said. But major changes would mean the trial would not proceed as it has been described so far. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Controversial US study on hepatitis B vaccines in Africa is cancelled
$1.6m project drew outrage over ethical questions about withholding vaccines proven to prevent disease
www.theguardian.com
January 15, 2026 at 6:44 PM
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jeremyfaust.bsky.social
We have the CDC-funded Hepatitis Vaccine trial in Guinea-Bissau protocol.

It’s worse than you thought.

Check it out, first in Inside Medicine…

with @pauloffit.bsky.social David Boulware and others.

insidemedicine.substack.com/p/scoop-the-...
Scoop: The leaked protocol of the CDC-funded Hepatitis B vaccine trial in Guinea-Bissau. “This is another Tuskegee.”
The protocol reveals that the trial will withhold the Hepatitis B birth dose from thousands—without placebos, without universal maternal screening, and with endpoints critics call indefensible.
insidemedicine.substack.com
January 15, 2026 at 10:57 AM
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amersocvirology.bsky.social
The American Society for Virology (ASV) is dedicated to advancing knowledge of viruses and the diseases they cause. ASV does not support the scaling back of the childhood vaccine schedule recently announced by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. See our statement attached.
January 13, 2026 at 7:54 PM
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bmj.com
Physicians in the Trump administration are aligning themselves with anti-public health interests and policies.

High profile physicians should be resisting Trump and RFK Jr’s damaging policies, not collaborating with them, @gavinyamey.bsky.social @jonshaffer.bsky.social
www.bmj.com/content/392/...
January 6, 2026 at 4:28 PM
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The @asm.org statement in response to the changes in the childhood immunization schedule:

asm.org/press-releas...
Jan. 5, 2026 The rationale for the recent updates to the U.S. childhood immunization schedule is, at best, uncertain and sets a potentially dangerous precedent for public health. Whatever improvements may be needed to the process the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has followed in the past to update vaccine recommendations, it is unclear what scientific evidence led to these new guidelines. Protecting a country’s public health presents unique challenges that are specific to that country’s population. The prevalence of diseases in the U.S. is not the same as it is in other countries, and public health recommendations should be made based on the public health challenges faced by the American people. The changes by the CDC will reduce the number of recommended childhood vaccines from 17 to 11. This includes narrowing the recommendation for the flu, which has already contributed to the deaths of at least 9 children this season and a near record number of pediatric flu deaths last season. Vaccines are a safe and effective tool to prevent the spread of infectious disease and infection-related deaths, and they have saved and continue to save lives. While we concur with National Institutes of Health Director Jay Bhattacharya that “science demands continuous evaluation,” that must occur with full transparency and input from the scientific community. The schedule changes weaken vaccine recommendations at a particularly critical time. It is crucial that expert consultation and a review of scientific evidence be included in the decisions that impact the health and safety of the country.
January 6, 2026 at 3:59 PM
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Bleak
January 5, 2026 at 8:32 PM
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who.int
Scientific evidence shows, once again, there is no causal link between vaccines and autism. Vaccines cause adults. - @drtedros.who.int
December 11, 2025 at 11:19 PM
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COVID-19 mRNA Vaccination and 4-Year All-Cause Mortality Among Adults in France: jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
COVID-19 mRNA Vaccination and 4-Year All-Cause Mortality Among Adults in France
This cohort study uses the data from all adults aged 18 to 59 years living in France on November 1, 2021, to evaluate whether there is an association of receipt of an mRNA COVID-19 vaccine with long-t...
jamanetwork.com
December 11, 2025 at 9:36 PM
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sciam.bsky.social
A report published in a CDC journal reaffirms the effectiveness of COVID vaccines at preventing severe disease in children
COVID Vaccines Slashed Kids’ ER Visits by 76 Percent, Study Finds
A report published in a CDC journal reaffirms the effectiveness of COVID vaccines at preventing severe disease in children
www.scientificamerican.com
December 11, 2025 at 9:10 PM
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who.int
New analysis from a WHO global expert committee on vaccine safety has found that, based on available evidence, no causal link exists between vaccines and autism spectrum disorders (ASD). The conclusion reaffirms WHO’s position that childhood vaccines do not cause autism. www.who.int/news/item/11...
WHO expert group’s new analysis reaffirms there is no link between vaccines and autism
New analysis from a WHO global expert committee on vaccine safety has found that, based on available evidence, no causal link exists between vaccines and autism spectrum disorders (ASD). The conclusio...
www.who.int
December 11, 2025 at 3:56 PM