Onisillos
@onisillos.bsky.social
Editor-in-Chief of a very good microbial journal.
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Fresh from the oven!
A very useful conversation!
Our inaugural episode of Science Counterpunch with @peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social and @michaelemann.bsky.social is out now: www.protagonist-science.com/p/science-un...
YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=O4PF...
Apple podcast: podcasts.apple.com/ch/podcast/s...
Full convo 🔽
Some highlights below:
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YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=O4PF...
Apple podcast: podcasts.apple.com/ch/podcast/s...
Full convo 🔽
Some highlights below:
1/
Science under Siege /w Peter Hotez and Michael Mann
Science Counterpunch - Episode 1
www.protagonist-science.com
February 15, 2026 at 9:19 AM
A very useful conversation!
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🆕 I had the honor of working at WHO during the COVID-19 & mpox PHEICs.
In my comment for Lancet ID, I explain why global coordination is critical & offer an inside view of what the US is walking away from.
Pathogens have no borders. In public health time is vital
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
In my comment for Lancet ID, I explain why global coordination is critical & offer an inside view of what the US is walking away from.
Pathogens have no borders. In public health time is vital
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
I worked at WHO: the USA leaving will not make America healthier
On Jan 30, 2020, WHO declared COVID-19 a Public Health Emergency of International
Concern (PHEIC), the highest alarm it can sound, which is used for moments when the
world must act together or risk ca...
www.thelancet.com
February 14, 2026 at 6:59 PM
🆕 I had the honor of working at WHO during the COVID-19 & mpox PHEICs.
In my comment for Lancet ID, I explain why global coordination is critical & offer an inside view of what the US is walking away from.
Pathogens have no borders. In public health time is vital
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
In my comment for Lancet ID, I explain why global coordination is critical & offer an inside view of what the US is walking away from.
Pathogens have no borders. In public health time is vital
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
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Doctors say that vaccines protect children from dangerous diseases. A nepo baby who barbecues dogs and snorts cocaine off toilet seats says that vaccines make children vulnerable to 5G radiation. For busy parents, it can be hard to know who to trust.
February 14, 2026 at 3:39 AM
Doctors say that vaccines protect children from dangerous diseases. A nepo baby who barbecues dogs and snorts cocaine off toilet seats says that vaccines make children vulnerable to 5G radiation. For busy parents, it can be hard to know who to trust.
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Want To Become The Next WHO Director-General? Get In Line
healthpolicy-watch.news/want-to-beco...
healthpolicy-watch.news/want-to-beco...
Want To Become The Next WHO Director-General? Get In Line - Health Policy Watch
As the mandate of Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus approaches its expiration in August 2027, the high-stakes manoeuvring for the next WHO Director-General (DG) of the World Health Organization (WHO) has ...
healthpolicy-watch.news
February 14, 2026 at 1:18 PM
Want To Become The Next WHO Director-General? Get In Line
healthpolicy-watch.news/want-to-beco...
healthpolicy-watch.news/want-to-beco...
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“Please enjoy the museum”:
Relooted is OUT NOW!
Please share!
Relooted is OUT NOW!
Please share!
February 10, 2026 at 3:02 PM
“Please enjoy the museum”:
Relooted is OUT NOW!
Please share!
Relooted is OUT NOW!
Please share!
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Our inaugural episode of Science Counterpunch with @peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social and @michaelemann.bsky.social is out now: www.protagonist-science.com/p/science-un...
YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=O4PF...
Apple podcast: podcasts.apple.com/ch/podcast/s...
Full convo 🔽
Some highlights below:
1/
YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=O4PF...
Apple podcast: podcasts.apple.com/ch/podcast/s...
Full convo 🔽
Some highlights below:
1/
Science under Siege /w Peter Hotez and Michael Mann
Science Counterpunch - Episode 1
www.protagonist-science.com
February 13, 2026 at 5:43 PM
Our inaugural episode of Science Counterpunch with @peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social and @michaelemann.bsky.social is out now: www.protagonist-science.com/p/science-un...
YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=O4PF...
Apple podcast: podcasts.apple.com/ch/podcast/s...
Full convo 🔽
Some highlights below:
1/
YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=O4PF...
Apple podcast: podcasts.apple.com/ch/podcast/s...
Full convo 🔽
Some highlights below:
1/
Reposted by Onisillos
February 14, 2026 at 7:03 AM
Oh my god, this is real!
In other news, the editor of the Daily Telegraph needs his chimney swept (not sexy slang).
February 14, 2026 at 9:41 AM
Oh my god, this is real!
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The effect of pneumococcal conjugate vaccine and pneumococcal PSV on nasopharyngeal colonisation following human infection challenge with st 3 and st 6B (PREVENTING PNEUMO 2): a double-masked phase 4 RCT
Liatsikos, et al.
Lancet Microbe, 2026.
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Liatsikos, et al.
Lancet Microbe, 2026.
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
February 14, 2026 at 8:47 AM
The effect of pneumococcal conjugate vaccine and pneumococcal PSV on nasopharyngeal colonisation following human infection challenge with st 3 and st 6B (PREVENTING PNEUMO 2): a double-masked phase 4 RCT
Liatsikos, et al.
Lancet Microbe, 2026.
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Liatsikos, et al.
Lancet Microbe, 2026.
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
The paparazzi are out looking for Mandelson again
February 14, 2026 at 7:26 AM
The paparazzi are out looking for Mandelson again
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What has the Daily Mail got against greyhounds?
You can catch our podcast on @boldpolitics.bsky.social
With over a million plays a month, watch/listen to Gorton & Denton candidate Hannah Spencer on all streaming platforms now.
You can catch our podcast on @boldpolitics.bsky.social
With over a million plays a month, watch/listen to Gorton & Denton candidate Hannah Spencer on all streaming platforms now.
February 13, 2026 at 10:29 PM
What has the Daily Mail got against greyhounds?
You can catch our podcast on @boldpolitics.bsky.social
With over a million plays a month, watch/listen to Gorton & Denton candidate Hannah Spencer on all streaming platforms now.
You can catch our podcast on @boldpolitics.bsky.social
With over a million plays a month, watch/listen to Gorton & Denton candidate Hannah Spencer on all streaming platforms now.
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The FDA refused to consider a new, possibly better flu vaccine, sending shockwaves through the industry and leading to the cancellation of vaccines against mono/MS, shingles, and more.
I asked: Did FDA approve the study design, as Moderna told me?
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
I asked: Did FDA approve the study design, as Moderna told me?
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
FDA refuses to consider Moderna flu shot in move experts claim is part of ‘anti-vaccine agenda’
Agency says application rejected due to lack of ‘adequate and well controlled’ trial, but experts say ‘they’re just coming up with reasons’
www.theguardian.com
February 13, 2026 at 3:06 PM
The FDA refused to consider a new, possibly better flu vaccine, sending shockwaves through the industry and leading to the cancellation of vaccines against mono/MS, shingles, and more.
I asked: Did FDA approve the study design, as Moderna told me?
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
I asked: Did FDA approve the study design, as Moderna told me?
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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This morning I posted our petition to get Palantir out of our NHS and our public services.
Over 40,000 people have now signed it - thank you.
Please do keep sharing!
you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/st...
Over 40,000 people have now signed it - thank you.
Please do keep sharing!
you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/st...
Stop Palantir taking over our public services!
Our public services aren’t for a secretive profit-hungry US tech firm. Sign the petition to tell the Government to scrap all contracts with secretive US tech firm Palantir.
you.38degrees.org.uk
February 13, 2026 at 8:35 PM
This morning I posted our petition to get Palantir out of our NHS and our public services.
Over 40,000 people have now signed it - thank you.
Please do keep sharing!
you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/st...
Over 40,000 people have now signed it - thank you.
Please do keep sharing!
you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/st...
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Fresh from the oven!
February 13, 2026 at 9:06 AM
Fresh from the oven!
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"[the US's] premier infectious-disease research institute have been instructed to remove the words “biodefense” and “pandemic preparedness” from the institute’s web pages".
As leadership said, all as part of the effort to "restore trust".
Down is up and up is down.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
As leadership said, all as part of the effort to "restore trust".
Down is up and up is down.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Exclusive: Key US infectious-diseases centre to drop pandemic preparation
Staff members have been instructed to scrub this topic and ‘biodefense’ from the agency’s website.
www.nature.com
February 13, 2026 at 7:37 PM
"[the US's] premier infectious-disease research institute have been instructed to remove the words “biodefense” and “pandemic preparedness” from the institute’s web pages".
As leadership said, all as part of the effort to "restore trust".
Down is up and up is down.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
As leadership said, all as part of the effort to "restore trust".
Down is up and up is down.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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New research article
The effect of pneumococcal conjugate vaccine and pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine on nasopharyngeal colonisation following human infection challenge with serotype 3 and serotype 6B (PREVENTING PNEUMO 2)
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
#IDSky #ClinMicro #OpenAccess #OA
The effect of pneumococcal conjugate vaccine and pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine on nasopharyngeal colonisation following human infection challenge with serotype 3 and serotype 6B (PREVENTING PNEUMO 2)
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
#IDSky #ClinMicro #OpenAccess #OA
February 13, 2026 at 1:16 PM
New research article
The effect of pneumococcal conjugate vaccine and pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine on nasopharyngeal colonisation following human infection challenge with serotype 3 and serotype 6B (PREVENTING PNEUMO 2)
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
#IDSky #ClinMicro #OpenAccess #OA
The effect of pneumococcal conjugate vaccine and pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine on nasopharyngeal colonisation following human infection challenge with serotype 3 and serotype 6B (PREVENTING PNEUMO 2)
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
#IDSky #ClinMicro #OpenAccess #OA
"One of the striking things about being part of the service economy is that nobody really notices you. You’re basically invisible."
www.bylinesupplement.com/p/from-burea...
www.bylinesupplement.com/p/from-burea...
From Bureau Chief to Uber Driver
For the Byline Podcast, Steve Scherer, former Foreign Correspondent for Reuters, talks to Adrian Goldberg about migration after his own enforced move from Canada back to the United States.
www.bylinesupplement.com
February 13, 2026 at 12:26 PM
"One of the striking things about being part of the service economy is that nobody really notices you. You’re basically invisible."
www.bylinesupplement.com/p/from-burea...
www.bylinesupplement.com/p/from-burea...
Given warnings about Trichophyton are emerging (www.cidrap.umn.edu/sexually-tra...), this recent paper in The Lancet Microbe might be of interest.
New research article
Emerging terbinafine-resistant #Trichophyton indotineae between 2018 and 2023: a multinational genomic epidemiology study
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
#IDSky #ClinMicro #MycoSky #AMR #OpenAccess #OA
Emerging terbinafine-resistant #Trichophyton indotineae between 2018 and 2023: a multinational genomic epidemiology study
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
#IDSky #ClinMicro #MycoSky #AMR #OpenAccess #OA
February 13, 2026 at 11:05 AM
Given warnings about Trichophyton are emerging (www.cidrap.umn.edu/sexually-tra...), this recent paper in The Lancet Microbe might be of interest.
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A court has ruled that the government's authoritarian ban on Palestine Action was unlawful.
Time to stop criminalising the people protesting a genocide - and start ending the UK's complicity.
Time to stop criminalising the people protesting a genocide - and start ending the UK's complicity.
February 13, 2026 at 10:22 AM
A court has ruled that the government's authoritarian ban on Palestine Action was unlawful.
Time to stop criminalising the people protesting a genocide - and start ending the UK's complicity.
Time to stop criminalising the people protesting a genocide - and start ending the UK's complicity.
"Waiting for Washington to do the right thing can mean watching people die while politicians debate."
www.statnews.com/2026/02/13/c...
www.statnews.com/2026/02/13/c...
America's disease surveillance system is going dark. Here's what we can build to replace it
America’s disease surveillance system is broken. Here’s how to replace it.
www.statnews.com
February 13, 2026 at 10:06 AM
"Waiting for Washington to do the right thing can mean watching people die while politicians debate."
www.statnews.com/2026/02/13/c...
www.statnews.com/2026/02/13/c...
Fresh from the oven!
February 13, 2026 at 9:06 AM
Fresh from the oven!
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Very please to share the results of the SaDAPT Trial.
In Malawi and Lesotho, same-day initiation for ART for #HIV in people with #TB symptoms was non-inferior to ART initiation after TB investigations, and with no safety concerns.
authors.elsevier.com/c/1mb~68MsVo...
@uofgshw.bsky.social
In Malawi and Lesotho, same-day initiation for ART for #HIV in people with #TB symptoms was non-inferior to ART initiation after TB investigations, and with no safety concerns.
authors.elsevier.com/c/1mb~68MsVo...
@uofgshw.bsky.social
February 13, 2026 at 6:55 AM
Very please to share the results of the SaDAPT Trial.
In Malawi and Lesotho, same-day initiation for ART for #HIV in people with #TB symptoms was non-inferior to ART initiation after TB investigations, and with no safety concerns.
authors.elsevier.com/c/1mb~68MsVo...
@uofgshw.bsky.social
In Malawi and Lesotho, same-day initiation for ART for #HIV in people with #TB symptoms was non-inferior to ART initiation after TB investigations, and with no safety concerns.
authors.elsevier.com/c/1mb~68MsVo...
@uofgshw.bsky.social
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Climate change policy rollbacks ignore what the science is telling us loud and clear: climate change is driving a present and escalating public health emergency.
Weakening climate protections increases health risks for current and future generations.
👉 buff.ly/RRH2v0d
Weakening climate protections increases health risks for current and future generations.
👉 buff.ly/RRH2v0d
February 12, 2026 at 8:30 PM
Climate change policy rollbacks ignore what the science is telling us loud and clear: climate change is driving a present and escalating public health emergency.
Weakening climate protections increases health risks for current and future generations.
👉 buff.ly/RRH2v0d
Weakening climate protections increases health risks for current and future generations.
👉 buff.ly/RRH2v0d